I Have a Life Outside My Job, Actually with Lauren Hidalgo
Crying in Chili's · Nov 13, 2026 · 1:14:04
Crying in Chili's · Nov 13, 2026 · 1:14:04
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What if you’re ambitious and also just want to log off and play the violin?
This week, I’m joined by Lauren Hidalgo, founder of Awarehouse, a curated online marketplace that works with more than 200 small businesses. We get into how she started it while working a nine-to-five, what the aesthetic “just start a business” reels leave out, and why I’m perfectly happy to retire from climbing the corporate ladder.
We also talk about having hobbies for the hell of it, what living in the Bahamas is actually like, and how one piece of feedback about the podcast nearly sent me into a spiral. And when I find out Lauren has never been to Chili’s, I take it upon myself to explain the Presidente Margarita.
