From Marketing to Portfolio Career “I wanted to make a difference. But all I was doing was making rich companies richer.”
From Corporate Life to Portfolio Career (Plus Post-Shift Update) “I felt I was letting my employer down by not going back.”
From Google to Start-up (Plus Post-shift Update) “I was living life at such a furious pace; I needed to step off the treadmill.”
From Manager to Blacksmith “Doing the same thing every day really got to me – it wasn't what I wanted to do with my life.”
From Higher Education to Own Business “I realised that the already-pressured environment would become even worse.”
From Corporate Life to Consultancy “I loved the work, but not the four hours a day of commuting that came with it.”
From Libraries to Research “It was difficult not to feel attached to the identity that I'd carried for 15 years.”
From Employee to Entrepreneur “I was spending a lot of time in pointless meetings and tied up in bureaucracy.”
From Office Life to Own Business “I had a burning desire that got stronger. I wanted to try to make a go of things myself.”
