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Episode #49 - The Victory Lap with Mike Drak

The Retirement Spy··14 August 2026·53 min

About this episode

The Spy talks with author and retirement thinker Mike Drak about why retirement is more than a financial event. The conversation focuses on the emotional side of leaving work, the reality of retirement shock, and how to build a meaningful phase two before you ever stop working.Mike Drak shares his own post retirement struggle after being forced out of banking at 59, plus the lessons behind his books Victory Lap Retirement, Retirement, Heaven or Hell, Which Will You Choose, and Longevity Lifestyle by Design.