Way Out #15: From Startup Toxicity to Building a Balanced Life with Anna Duin

Anna Duin spent 11 years doing marketing at startups — always doing the work of multiple people for the price of one. She navigated layoffs, negotiated flexible hours, and went through two terrifying years with a seriously ill child while her last company turned toxic. When she finally left, she didn’t have a plan. Just a conversation where she heard herself say: “I think I just have to build my own thing.” This is what happened in the year that followed.