From Law to Own Business “For all the hours I put in, I felt that my work never really had a significant impact on anyone in the world at large.”
From Corporate Consulting to Start-up “I had no time or space to have fun and create the kind of life I wanted.”
From City Law to Start-ups “I'd always wanted to run my own business. So... I decided to make the move.”
From Marketing to Interior Design “There was a slow dawning that if I didn't make a change, I would seriously regret never having given it a go.”
From Art Direction to Portfolio Career “I couldn't ignore that niggling voice that was telling me I was destined for something different.”
From Sales to Start-Up “I was never unhappy at work, but everything was always just 'OK'. I wanted more 'wow'.”
From Full-time Marketing to Portfolio Career “I felt stuck... I wanted to test new roles and working identities without completely derailing my life.”
From Corporate Communications to Travelling Portfolio Careerist “I'd started to value the wrong things, and I was feeling empty because of it.”
From Sports Coaching to Property Development “I'm happy to work hard for a goal, but I realised that the hours I was putting in weren't worth it if that goal was ultimately unachievable.”
From Marketing to Teaching “I came home from a bad day at work and a hideous journey on the tube, and I just knew I had to do something else.”
From Finance to Writing & Own Business “I don't miss the sweaty morning commute or the feeling that I was living for the weekend.”
