JULY 29, 2025
#143 The Empowered Exit from Corporate Life: How Airbnb Helped Rebecca Reclaim Her Time and Wealth
Feel like you’re trapped in the 9-to-5 grind with no real way out?
Let me introduce you to someone who didn’t just quit her corporate job—she rewrote the rules. In Episode #143 of the podcast, I’m joined by Rebecca Muriuki, a former director at a Big Four audit firm turned remote entrepreneur and short-term rental success story.
Rebecca’s journey is a blueprint for making an empowered exit from corporate life—one that replaces burnout with balance, and golden handcuffs with remote income streams.
Why the Empowered Exit Isn’t Just a Dream
We’ve been told that climbing the ladder equals success.
But what if that ladder is leaning against the wrong wall?
Rebecca’s story is proof that women exiting corporate careers don’t have to sacrifice their ambition. In fact, they can channel it into something even more aligned—like building a business around short-term rentals, family, and freedom.
Her story is more than inspiring—it’s strategic. It’s a guide for anyone ready to leave the 9-to-5 and pursue real, lasting lifestyle freedom.
From Corporate Hustle to Lifestyle Freedom with Airbnb
Rebecca’s career change using Airbnb didn’t happen overnight. It was a process filled with mindset shifts, financial planning, and a commitment to values-first decision-making.
She now manages a thriving Airbnb business remotely from Nairobi, Kenya—proving that you don’t need to live near your properties to make this work. You just need a vision, a system, and the courage to step into something new.
Why Airbnb Is a Powerful Vehicle for Career Change
For women ready to quit corporate and start a new chapter, Airbnb can be more than a side hustle—it can be your main income stream.
In this episode, Rebecca shares how she:
- Replaced her salary with short-term rental income
- Built a remote team and leveraged systems
- Redefined success on her terms
And she did it all while staying true to what matters most: her time, her family, and her sense of purpose.
HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY POINTS:
[00:22] A short introduction about our guest Rebecca Muriuki and how she started in the world of short-term rental business far from home
[03:35] Rebecca shares how a misaligned job and desire for time freedom led her to short-term rentals—and how her vision helped her act before crisis struck
[08:44] Rebecca reflects on her intuitive decision-making and how her values-based foresight shaped her path
[13:01] Rebecca shares how frustration in corporate life revealed the core values that now guide her business decisions
[16:10] Rebecca opens up about the emotional shift after leaving corporate life and how mindset work helps her navigate uncertainty and find self-worth from within
[20:55] How childhood loss fueled our need for external validation and how healing that pattern has helped us build true confidence and inner-driven success
[25:20] How Rebecca supports women in entering the world of short-term rentals and unlocking the powerful benefits it offers
[31:07] Rebecca highlights the hardest part for women entering STR especially around how long success actually takes
[34:51] Rebecca’s approach to aligning exit timelines with each woman’s personal and professional goals
[37:01] The myth of passive income in STRs and the importance of vetting property managers
[42:34] The lightning round
Golden Nuggets:
- “The only option that I could see, and that was being taught a lot, was to build a business. So that’s what I did. I started building a business.”
- “It’s such an interesting thing how sometimes when you look back hindsight, you realize some of the skill sets you don’t actually realize you have.”
- “I really started to accept my values when I started to reflect on what were the things that totally pissed me off about my corporate job, things that annoyed me.”
- “Once I learned to live my life from the inside out and recognize that when I have internal abundance, the external abundance is a natural byproduct of it.”
- “What if this doesn’t work? Yeah, there’s a chance it couldn’t work, but you also have the power to refine until it works.”
- “I would definitely put myself in rooms where you can see evidence that it’s possible, because the environment has a big impact on your conditioning; which has a big impact on your thoughts, your belief system.”
- “Never compare yourself with others. Stay in your own lane. You are on your own journey.”
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