We're Not Doing Unhappy

What would it take to improve your life? Maybe it’s not about doing more. Maybe it’s about getting past your fear. Fear keeps us stuck, second-guessing ourselves and settling for less than we want. But every meaningful transformation starts with a risk—the risk to leave what’s comfortable, bet on yourself, and believe your life can be bigger. I’m Teri Ijeoma — financial educator, trading expert, and author. Welcome to The Risk Worth Taking Podcast. Each week, I talk with inspiring guests about the pivotal risks that changed their lives—the moments they faced fear, uncertainty, or doubt and chose courage anyway. My hope is to help you think bigger, move smarter, and take the risks that could change your life too. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ She sold her couch, moved across the country, hated the job in three weeks, and went home. Most people would call that failing. Amber Grimes calls it the risk that taught her how to win the second time. Amber was Capitol Records' youngest SVP in history and is now a partner at LVRN. In this one we get into the "girl boss" lie, walking away from a comfortable seat for equity, and why if you've outgrown a title, a city, or a relationship, going home is never the embarrassment everyone assumes. You don't have to have it figured out first. You just have to decide it's worth it. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to The Risk Worth Taking 01:12 Meet Amber Grimes 02:19 Leaving Atlanta for LA 06:15 When the first move failed (going home with no shame) 10:59 What alignment actually means 13:00 The "girl boss" lie 19:43 The second move: a calculated plan 25:07 The smart risk (the idea behind the book) 28:09 Throw away your list 35:20 Why she bet on ownership and equity 39:23 What it really takes to break an artist 46:27 If you're the only one in the room, don't be the last 53:13 Rapid fire: therapy, villains, and staying too long 1:06:17 Closing This conversation is the whole reason I wrote my book. The Risk Worth Taking follows Erin as she walks away from a toxic job, starts traveling, and learns how to take smart risks that change her life. If Amber's story moved something in you, the book is the plan. You can do this too. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📒 THE RISK WORTH TAKING 📅 Releases July 14, 2026 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🛒 Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS... 📚 Barnes & Noble → https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-... 📖 Books-A-Million → https://www.booksamillion.com/p/97816... 🎯 Target → https://www.target.com/p/the-risk-wor... 🛍️ Walmart → https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Risk-W... 🌱 Bookshop (supports indie stores) → https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-risk... ✈️ Hudson Booksellers → https://hudsonbooksellers.com/book/97... 🔖 ISBN: 9781637634653 💛 More info → https://theriskworthtaking.com #TheRiskWorthTaking #TeriIjeoma #AmberGrimes #RiskWorthTakingPodcast #LVRN #TakeTheRisk