From PR to Coach and Business Communication Skills Trainer “I remember feeling like I was the only 'loser' who couldn't settle into a career.”
From Recruitment to Inspiring Networking Events “The usual frustrations of working for somebody else who was purely focused on the bottom line were starting to kick in.”
From Regenerating Towns to Celebrating Lives “I knew at that moment, when someone else was reading my words, that it should have been me delivering the service.”
From Astrophysics to Visual Arts “I ended up in a field that was fascinating, but not exactly what I wanted to do in my life.”
From the BBC to the Birthing Suite “I loved working for the BBC, but I still wasn’t as fulfilled as I wanted to be.”
From Prison Psychologist to Interior Designer “I had got to the point where I was dreading going into work, I was stressed out, and teetering dangerously close to burnout.”
From Arts Grants to Technology Consultancy “I wanted more choice about how I worked and how much time I spent with my children.”
From Politics and Policy to Coaching and Consulting “People kept telling me that I had good empathy and intuition, and I thought I could do more with those qualities.”
From Management Consultants to Online Entrepreneurs “We both wanted to do something a bit different, something that we genuinely cared about.”
Web developer / support to Internet Business Owner “I wanted freedom from the 9–5, to be able to live in exotic locations while still working.”
From Commercial Manager to Massage Therapist “I’d felt like a square peg in a round hole for a long time.”