# Leaving Teaching for a Media Career in Midlife with Tiphany Kane Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-imperfect-adulting-7153506/leaving-teaching-for-a-media-career-in-midlife-with-tiphany-kane Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-imperfect-adulting-7153506/leaving-teaching-for-a-media-career-in-midlife-with-tiphany-kane.md Podcast: [The Art Of Imperfect Adulting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-imperfect-adulting-7153506) Published: 2026-06-18T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.imperfectadulting.com Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/369be7b6-d4ba-472b-89de-a9bd6ae11b3b.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-art-of-imperfect-adulting-7153506/episodes/leaving-teaching-for-a-media-career-in-midlife-with-tiphany-kane Duration seconds: 3288 ## Resource If you love the show and you'd like to support it directly you can tip the host here https://imperfect-adulting.captivate.fm/support In this episode of The Art of Imperfect Adulting, Amy Stone speaks with Tiphany Kane about embracing passion and reinvention in adulthood. Joining the conversation from sunny Southern California, Tiphany shares her journey of escaping a restrictive upbringing, redefining her career path from teacher to media company co-owner, and why true opportunity lies in leaning into your authentic self. Listeners will hear how Tiphany navigated being told she was "too passionate," faced institutional barriers, and ultimately found empowerment and possibility through podcasting, entrepreneurship, and letting go of sunk costs. About Tiphany Kane: Tiphany Kane, M.Ed., is the CEO & co-founder of KaSa Media Productions, Executive Director of Sonic Bloom Podcast Awards, Public Speaker, Award-winning Podcast, Video, & Live Events Producer who brings her passion for the art of the spoken word to people who have a powerful story to tell. She is also a member of the AIVA (Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts) and serves as an AIVA juror. Tiphany is building Just 4 Feet Studio, a 5,500 sq ft state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos recording & post-production studio in Orange County, CA. Main Topics Covered: Overcoming the limitations of a high-control, patriarchal upbringing and embracing education and independence Navigating career transitions: from passionate teacher, to frustrated administrator, to dynamic entrepreneur The impact of being labeled "too passionate" in the workplace, and how that informed Tiphany’s decisions and self-worth Addressing inequity in education, especially for gifted and talented programs and underrepresented students The power… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-art-of-imperfect-adulting-7153506/episodes/leaving-teaching-for-a-media-career-in-midlife-with-tiphany-kane/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-imperfect-adulting-7153506/leaving-teaching-for-a-media-career-in-midlife-with-tiphany-kane.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.