A mom of twin toddlers left her six-figure Google job to bet on herself: 'I thought about the story I wanted to tell my kids.'

Taylor M. LaSane

Taylor M. LaSane

• Taylor M. LaSane built a career coaching side hustle while working at Google.
• Last year, she accepted a voluntary buyout to focus on her business full-time.
• She shared why she made the leap — and her advice for others weighing major career moves.

Last June, Taylor M. LaSane faced a decision she'd been weighing for years: whether to walk away from her six-figure salary at Google to go all in on the career coaching business she started three years earlier.