From Emmy-Winning Journalist to CEO | Aundrea Cline-Thomas | Unfinished Business Podcast

What happens when you walk away from a high-profile career to bet on yourself with no backup plan? That’s exactly what Aundrea Cline-Thomas, three-time Emmy-winning journalist and CEO of The Rewrite and Mountain Court Media, did. In this episode, David Sliman digs in with Aundrea on career reinvention, the business of media, and how storytelling can literally change your life.

From covering tragedies in Macon, Georgia, to anchoring in New York City, Aundrea built a powerful career in journalism, but it was her transition into entrepreneurship that revealed her deeper purpose: helping leaders find their voice, own their story, and communicate with intention.

 

💡 Key Takeaways:

• Storytelling = strategy – Why every professional needs to master their narrative, especially during career transitions.
  
• The business of media is broken – What Aundrea saw from the inside and why she left the newsroom for entrepreneurship.
  
• Get uncomfortable on purpose – How growth, clarity, and reinvention come from pushing past fear and stepping into new spaces.
  
  

🎙️ Podcast Quote:
"We give our pens away and let someone else write our story, why do we do that?" – Aundrea Cline-Thomas

 

Connect with Aundrea Cline-Thomas:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aundreact/ 
• Website: https://www.mountaincourtmedia.com 
• Podcast: The Next Best Thing

Connect with David Sliman

• Website: http://salesproformance.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidslimansalespro/
• Linktr: https://linktr.ee/salesproformance 
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SalesProformancePCS
• Email: GoPro@SalesProformance.com 

 

This episode is brought to you by Unfinished Business, where we dive deep into the journeys of people who are reshaping what success looks like. Make sure to tune in for more episodes that’ll inspire your own entrepreneurial path!

 

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