Shameless Careers

What makes someone shift from a stable corporate career to a completely different path? In this deeply personal episode of Shameless Careers, Angela Senese reflects on how a combination of personal experiences - motherhood, health issues, and the loss of a loved one - led her to reassess her career and life in general. These life events have led Angela to leave the financial services industry, whe...

Feeling stuck in your career? In this episode of Shameless Careers, we dive deep into the confusing - but, I promise you, exciting - world of career transitions. If you’re feeling unfulfilled, if you feel like something is missing in your career, or if you are unsure what you really want to do next, this conversation will help you gain clarity and direction. My guest is Maria, an international car...

In this episode of Shameless Careers, Violetta returns one year after leaving her legal career to build a macramé fashion brand. In our first episode, we explored her bold career change from law to craft - and now, she shares what happened next: scaling, burnout, pregnancy, and letting go of the pressure to constantly “succeed.” Listen in for a raw, honest conversation about the joys and the strug...

Ever dreamt of building your own business  without  quitting your 9-to-5? In this episode of  Shameless Careers , we sit down with Elston Baretto, founder of  Tiiny Host , to unpack exactly how he built a thriving SaaS company - which he had started as a side gig.   Tune in to the interview to find out:  Why, if its your first business, its better to start with a...

Want to start a business but are as clueless as I am about how to do it? There is hope! This episode of Shameless Careers is your practical guide to finding the right business idea and taking it forward based on insider knowledge from someone who has done it multiple times. Today’s guest, Pascal Pert, is a serial entrepreneur who exited two companies - sports tech and big data - to some of the big...

Are You Stuck in the Success Trap? 🚀 So many high achievers look successful on the outside - career, money, status - but deep inside, they feel something is missing. Why does achievement often fail to bring real fulfilment? And how do you break free from chasing success that doesn’t truly satisfy? In this episode of Shameless Careers, I sit down with Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi , award-winning transfor...

Hi everyone! This episode of Shameless Careers is about finding work you love and starting a service business. My guest in this episode is Nikita Khodkov. Nikita began his career in investment banking but later quit to co-found an edtech startup. When the startup didn’t work out, he had to quickly find a new job and became an immigration advisor. But the story doesn’t end there—Nikita still had an...

Ever wondered what it's like to work for a big firm (like Google) versus a fast-scaling startup? I have too! We could have continued suffering in the unknown, but don’t you worry - because in the new episode of Shameless Careers (link in comments), I interview my brilliant guest, Ekaterina Kalygina, exactly about that! Early in her career, Ekaterina worked at Unity Technologies - a Series A startu...

Hi everyone - in this episode, I'm SUPER excited to plunge into the (hot!) topic of AI Entrepreneurship with my guest JJ. In my humble opinion, JJ's career path is MEGA exciting. JJ started his career at Google 🤩, went to McKinsey🧠 where he got exposure to digital transformation and deep learning projects. JJ then went deeper into AI space, joining an AI consultancy 🤖 where - at 25! - he was th...

Have you ever felt stuck in your career? In this episode of Shameless Careers, I sit down with Kenzy Goodwin to explore her bold journey of leaving a stable corporate career to pursue a path that she was more passionate about. Specifically, Kenzy was a senior equity trader at a large international asset management firm where she spent almost 20 years, and then she pivoted to become a Managing Part...

Mariia had a promising legal career in Russia, working with the Central Bank and a leading neobank Tinkoff. But her life took a major turn in 2022, leading her to relocate and reconsider her career. In this episode, Mariia shares her journey from being a disillusioned lawyer to finding fulfilment as a contract manager in the UK. Mariia's story will resonate if you're contemplating a career switch...

#sexcoaching #relationshipcoach #careerpath Hi, everyone! In this episode of Shameless Careers, I sit down with Rosa Maxwell, a former finance professional from Lloyds Banking Group who made a bold leap into becoming a sex, love, and relationship coach. We will talk about her journey of transitioning from corporate career to coaching, discussing the challenges, the rewards, and the practical steps...

From Corporate VP to Solopreneur #careertransformation #lifecoaching #neurosciencecoaching Leaving a high-paying corporate job isn’t easy, but sometimes it’s the key to finding true happiness. In this episode, Manj Bahra talks about his journey from J.P. Morgan to becoming a coach, starting a dating service, and thriving as a solopreneur. We cover actionable advice for career transitions, overcomi...

Gilli Apter’s Journey: Changing Careers at 33 to Become a Stand-Up Comedian #careerchange In this episode of Shameless Careers, Gilli Apter shares her inspiring journey of leaving her filmmaking dreams behind to pursue stand-up comedy at 33. We discuss the challenges of changing careers, for example: why it's so easy to get stuck and spend years not pursuing your dreams, how to overcome self-doubt...

In this episode, my guest is Nikita. For 14 years, Nikita built a career as a software engineer at large tech companies, such as Yandex — a tech giant in Russia — and later at Microsoft, where he reached the position of Senior Software Engineer. However, Nikita then decided to dive into entrepreneurship by joining an entrepreneurship program at Antler. This program welcomes individuals from variou...

Are you thinking of changing careers into a completely different area? In this episode, Sofia shares her inspiring journey from a successful career in finance to becoming a women only certified personal trainer, nutrition coach and corrective exercise specialist. After 11 years at a large prestigious asset management firm, Sofia took a career break for parenting and discovered her true passion for...

⭐⭐⭐ Link to buy the book "The Untethered Soul" by Michael A. Singer http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1626250766/ref=nosim?tag=shamelesscare-21 Ready to hear an inspiring career change journey? In this episode of Shameless Careers, Nuri Camrass shares her story of leaving tech space (Bloomberg and then Snowflake) to start a holistic nutrition and breathwork business. She explains how she understood th...

Link to buy the book "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002SQ7HVO/ref=nosim?tag=shamelesscare-21 In this episode I'm super excited to interview Matthew Jones. Matthew is a qualified meditation and yoga teacher. He has trained at a Buddhist monastery, has a vast work experience in Indonesia and the UK, and now is running his own company ZenEvents which is focused on o...

In one of the prior episodes - "How Mindfulness Can Help You Find A Career You Love" - my guest Victoria Zimmer, a wellness and mindfulness professional, said that its super important to relax, because its only when you are in a relaxed state, creative solutions can come to you. When you are in stressed and contracted state you are in a focused, problem-solving mode and there is limited room for c...

Link to buy the book "The Range" by David Epstein https://www.amazon.co.uk/Range-Key-Success-Performance-Education/dp/1509843523/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?crid=2QN15C78X6Q1C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4293vD5BfPIw6DtbnPdwklZzFf72ijC5hWq_8034U2tjaGCshCXrfm9ciLZxw6elyS0xP1M0CgBgM7BzQG2A9dkuWDE_6PKRxeryJqUg7XBolM0OxLxE_89SFHG2s0Fwj-5z0UXlD1UW0cZi09mv3V2-zgimVzJ5WhDPbmvlz-W3jklpWC0NzRgG55V0qJbzsQNspgRPGxsZ25G...

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In this episode I'm super excited to interview James. James started his carer at a big corporate - Deutsche Bank - where for 6 years James was building a career as a software engineer. But then James ventured into entrepreneurship. He did this by joining an entrepreneurship program - that we are talking about in the episode - and launching his own fitness app. Now James has something that can be t...

In this episode I’m super excited to interview Amos. Amos started his career journey in journalism, did a Master’s degree in China, worked for a super reputable tech firm Palantir and is now a co-founder and CEO of a climate tech company Dovetail Finance (now renamed to Unwritten) that has just completed its second round of financing*. So if you ask me - a truly shameless career! In this episode w...

In this episode I'm super excited to interview Victoria Zimmer. Victoria runs her own company Love Life Retreats focused on self-discovery, transformative experiences and holistic wellbeing. Victoria is an internationally recognised yoga teacher and retreat facilitator, with nearly two decades of experience. She is also a lead trainer of yoga, mindfulness and meditation at London Wellness Academy...

In this episode I’m super excited to interview Alexandra Kirienko. Alexandra has made an amazing pivot - she used to work in finance, at an investment bank Jefferies as Equity Sales and she made a pivot towards doing what she loves - which is being a behavioural scientist, career consultant and a PhD candidate at London School of Economics researching hybrid work and wellbeing at work. In this int...