From Employment to Self-Employment “I became increasingly unhappy and started to look for alternatives where I could be in control of my own destiny.”
From Money to Sports “I would rather all that effort was going into a job that was aiming to improve society.”
From Weather Presenter to Teacher “I love leaving work each day feeling like I've made a difference.”
From Operations to Start-up “I knew that I couldn't make the changes I wanted in my organisation, because I was a part of the problem...”
From Credit Cards to Charities “I wanted to feel, at the end of a hard week, like it had all been worthwhile.”
From Project Manager to Marketer and Author “I took a look at the future I could foresee for myself, and I didn't like what I saw.”
From Office Worker to Digital Nomad “I'd been itching for years to break free... but I lacked the confidence to make the change.”
From Teaching to Silverware “Sometimes it feels like people think I'm just playing at shops because I don't work an obvious 9–5 job.”
From Corporate Finance to Social Finance “I just couldn't picture myself wanting to be any of my bosses.”
From Coffee to Crafts “The hardest part was coming from a business which I'd run for 15 years... to a business where I had no experience or knowledge to add.”
From Information Specialist to Own Digital Marketing Business “I was waiting for someone to recognise my potential; now I see had to make it happen for myself.”
From Finance to Social Enterprise “For most of my career, I'd been working towards what I thought was my 'dream role'. When I finally got to it, I was miserable.”
