Robin Merle has been a senior executive for billion-dollar nonprofit organizations. She’s raised more than a half-billion dollars in philanthropy during her nearly forty years in the field. We discuss: How to be resilient in the face of major career challenges [ The path to adding meaning somewhere to somebody’s life [ Why involuntary exit is more prevalent than many people think [ The first 24 hours of being fired [ The people who will not add drama to your trauma [ Longer than you think: stages of grieving in children [ The biggest killer of a new business [ The thrill of not hearing from your clients anymore [ Robin has been Vice-Chair of National Philanthropy Day in New York 3 times, served on multiple nonprofit boards, and was named Woman of Achievement in 2017 by Women in Development, New York. She recently, voluntarily, left her last executive-level position at a major university to promote her new book, Involuntary Exit, and expand her nonprofit consulting business. Learn more about Robin at https://theprofessionalguide.com and LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.