# @valeriechapman on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNBEQ_kqWcC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61113124-valeriechapman-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b12b596cc7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-06T14:22:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** VALERIE CHAPMAN (@valeriechapman) — https://gondola.cc/valeriechapman

## Caption

This was filmed minutes before I got laid off.

I was doing everything “right.”

✅ Good job.

✅ Steady paycheck.

✅ Performing well.

And still…I felt like something was missing.

I didn’t know it then, but that layoff would become one of the most sacred turning points of my life.

A few days later, I walked into zcon.xyz. 🧡

Still stunned.

Still a little scared.

But something inside me whispered,

“This is your moment.” 🤞✨

I decided to bet on myself.

Now it’s August 2025.

I’m fully self employed.

I’ve built a brand that feels like an extension of my soul.

I’ve created with LinkedIn, HubSpot, and Anthropic, to name a few.

My work has reached millions of REAL PEOPLE.

But more than the numbers…

I feel proud.

I feel free.

I feel like I’m finally living the life I used to daydream about between meetings.

If you’re in a season that feels like the rug got pulled out from under you,

I want you to know that sometimes the breakdown is the beginning.

God didn’t forget you. 

He’s just getting ready to reveal you.

Are you ready to let your voice be heard?

💌 Follow me valeriechapman for the latest in AI, personal branding, and the future of work.

#CareerRebirth #WomenInBusiness #LifeAfterLayoff #SelfEmployed #PersonalBranding #DivineTiming

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## Tags

selfemployed, careerrebirth, personalbranding, divinetiming, womeninbusiness, lifeafterlayoff

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