From Project Manager to Author & Screenwriter “My husband and I had an inkling that there was more to life than the 9–5 grind.”
From Advertising in London to Social Enterprise in New Zealand “I learnt that sometimes it's OK to leave things behind and admit defeat.”
From Law to Learning and Development “I decided to look for a career which combined my two passions.”
From Officer to Business Owner “I don't miss the rigid hierarchy and the constrained 'way we do things'.”
From PR to Art “I finally felt that I was correcting my career path to what it always should have been.”
From Corporate Marketing to Start-up “I wanted to be in an environment where thinking differently and taking risks were encouraged.”
From The City to The Classroom “I gained less job satisfaction as the years went on. I felt that I wanted to give something back to society.”
From Merchandising to Nutrition “A voice inside me said 'There must be more to life than this'. On the following Monday, I handed in my notice.”
From Private Equity to Social Investing “I've gone from working in a role that was removed from what I care most about, to a job that I would still do even if I won the lottery.”
From Marketing to Own Business “When I realised that I was no longer springing out of bed in the morning, eager to start the day, I knew that I had to do something about it.”
From Research to Teaching “I felt trapped in a life which was destroying me; little by little, my entire world was collapsing."
