Retiring To UnRetire: Bruce Hathaway’s Unconventional Path To Finding Balance

In this episode of The 3rd Phase Podcast, host Lori Carpenter explores the question many people face in their 60s and beyond: to retire or unretire. Lori is joined by Bruce Hathaway, a recently retired (and newly “unretired”) lighting industry veteran and former Director of National Sales at Accord Lighting, who shares what led him to step away from corporate life, reflect on work-life balance, and design a next chapter built around creativity, family, and flexibility. Bruce also introduces The Coffee Lamp, a sustainability-driven project that transforms coffee-industry materials into one-of-a-kind lighting pieces, and offers practical perspective on planning for retirement, staying engaged, and finding the thing that makes your “eyes sparkle.”

Links from this episode:

1. Bruce Hathaway: Instagram
2. Lori Carpenter: loricarpenterdesigns.com | Instagram

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