I Made $250K Year and Was Miserable | Grow With Kepo Ep. 31

Kepo shares her raw, unfiltered journey from VP-level strategy roles at Bain & Company and Deloitte to walking away and building her own coaching business. She unpacks the reality of golden handcuffs: the ego, the coping mechanisms, the quiet misery and the specific mindset shifts and self-investments that made leaving possible.

If you're a high-earning professional who knows you're capable of more but feels stuck, this episode gives you both the permission and the push to start now.

Key Takeaways:

What golden handcuffs actually feel like beyond the paycheck

The question Kepo asked herself that changed her internal dialogue overnight

Why comparison steals both your joy AND your confidence

The Ed Mylett principle: "You don't get your goals, you get your standards"

How raising her personal standards led directly to her first $5,000 in coaching revenue

Why the best time to start was five years ago and the next best time is now