What work were you doing previously? I worked at Ernst & Young (EY) for about seven years. At EY I worked in mergers and acquisitions, advising on tax restructuring in private equity. What are you doing now? I now work at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in the finance initiative. As part of a … Read more
What work were you doing previously? I was teaching science to secondary school children, aged between 11-16. What are you doing now? I’m a Systems Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where I help to develop, deploy and maintain systems my team are responsible for. Why did you change? The decision to switch careers was … Read more
This year, I turned my life upside-down. I ended a long-term relationship, packed up my little house in the country I’ve lived in for the last 8 years, and took a 7-day road trip through Europe to set up home in a brand-new place. The last 10 months have been hard. Beautiful and hard. And … Read more
What work were you doing previously? I spent ten years as a professional footballer in England. I was fortunate to progress through Port Vale’s Academy after joining at 8, and went on to play for the first-team, as well as Luton Town, Leicester City and Fleetwood Town, before deciding to pursue an alternative career at … Read more
What work were you doing previously? I was the Vice President of Sales for Weatherbeeta Ltd, one of the leading global equestrian wholesale businesses. I was responsible for delivering the sales across Europe and North America. What are you doing now? I’m now running my own business, Bea Adventurous Ltd, a travel blog and small … Read more
What work were you doing previously? Initially I worked in Professional Services marketing in the City for 15 years. After I took redundancy I worked in fundraising for a local hospice for five years which involved working with local school children. During Covid I took a temporary role at a big sixth form college and … Read more
What work were you doing previously? I was a software consultant (at the time the name of the role was Solutions Architect), for a company that creates, sells, markets and implements technology for B2B organisations. Once someone buys the software, there are teams of consultants who implement and ‘plug it in’ for the company who … Read more
What work were you doing previously? I was a professional Opera Singer performing in the UK, France and other European countries since I graduated, for about seven years. What are you doing now? I am now a Management Consultant and work for one of the world’s top consulting firms, Deloitte. Why did you change? A … Read more
There’s a lot of discussion in career change circles about fears and limiting beliefs – the niggling, negative assumptions and concerns we tell ourselves that can keep us stuck. I call them ‘quiet passengers’. Quiet passengers are subtle narratives we’ve constructed, learned, or internalised over time about the world of work and career change. And, … Read more
What work were you doing previously? Klara: I’ve always worked in marketing. After studying marketing at university I worked on the corporate side for a company in their communications department. Then I worked in numerous agencies for a range of clients. Marketing was always what I’d wanted to do. Mel: The last 10 years of … Read more