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In this episode, Dray sits down with Austin Brown, a former corporate director turned founder of Laid Off Launchpad — a platform helping job seekers navigate the emotional and logistical rollercoaster of layoffs. After being laid off three times, Austin saw a glaring gap in the support offered post-layoff: no one was talking about how to manage the day-to-day.

He created the LAND Routine — Learn, Apply, Network, Defend Your Energy — and now leads both 1:1 and group programs designed to give people their structure back. We talk about the mental health toll on breadwinners, why outplacement services often fall flat, and what it really takes to build something from a severance package.

🎯 Topics Covered:

• The emotional chaos of being laid off
• Starting a business after three layoffs
• Why routines matter more than resumes
• Mental health & identity after job loss
• What the LAND Routine actually is
• Building Laid Off Launchpad from the ground up

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• Check out the Laid Off Launchpad: https://www.laidofflaunchpad.co/
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