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.”
From Commercial Manager to Massage Therapist “I’d felt like a square peg in a round hole for a long time.”
From Pig Breeder to Charity CEO “I had no real interest in working for a large multinational, whose bottom line was making a profit for shareholders.”
Research Analyst to Social Entrepreneur “My role was to sit with another 1,000 people and stare into a computer screen all day making money out of money for rich people.”
Business Consultant to Polar Expedition Leader “I wanted to get out of bed on a Monday morning and really want to get stuck into the day.”