Your Big Career Move with Yesim Nicholson

What inspires someone up sticks and move to a country which he’s never even visited before? Oh yeah, and did I mention he took his wife and 2 kids with him for the ride? In this candid and insightful interview he talks to me about:How he overcame his fear of quitting his job and moving to the other side of the worldHow he deals with low confidenceHis incredible year of “creative endeavour”How livi...

What makes someone want to leave their dream job? Ben Edmonds had always dreamed of being a design manager at Dyson one day. It’s one of the many dreams he’s had, and fulfilled over the years. He worked there for 12 happy years…so why did he quit? In this fascinating conversations we cover (amongst many other things): How he “accidentally” started a kids club Why he ultimately left Dyson His top t...

In Part 2 of my chat with Shane Monahan, we talk about: - How he came to terms with the fact that his rugby career was over, and let go of his dream of playing for Ireland - How he came up with the idea for his business, Limor - How he went about building a success team around him - The beauty (and continued rise) of podcasts If you haven’t watched Part 1 yet, I highly recommend it. Find out more...

In this episode I talk to Shane Monahan about his experience of going from being a professional rugby player to becoming an entrepreneur. Part 1 -How he became a professional rugby player -The support received from his family and parents in particular -The role that luck played in his career -How ruthless life as a professional athlete can be -What led him to hanging up his boots -How Mike Tindall...

Many of us enter the workforce after education not really knowing what we want our careers to look like. Many of us retire many years later, still being clueless about what we're really good at and passionate about. Jake has a really interesting take on how young people can get started in their careers and how to develop a career that they'll love. Listen to the full interview to hear - wh...

Eimear had an impressive corporate career which saw her steadily climb the ladder with big fashion brands. When she found herself in a situation where lots of big changes occurred in her life in short succession, it was time for her to pivot and follow her instinct of setting up her own business as a dating coach. In this interview she talks to me about: - How she decided to set up a dating busine...

Leaving a stable job after 27 years can be daunting, but Martin embraced the challenge of a brand new career and has never looked back. Find out how he decided to turn his hobby of beekeeping into a thriving business. His passion for the work he does, and the joy he finds in it is so inspiring. I hope you enjoy this conversation and if you feel like you're ready for a career change you can: Co...

Imagine accepting a new job and relocating your family to the other side of the world, only to be told 9 months later that your role didn't exist anymore. To many this would spell disaster. But not to Nigel Marsh. The decision he made following his redundancy changed his career (and life) trajectory beyond what he could have imagined at the time. In this conversation he shares candidly what he's e...

Natasa and Jim, two extraordinary people, both reached the pinnacle of their international careers, before they both ultimately quit their jobs and carved out a whole new, exciting chapter for themselves. Before their big career changes, Jim was General Counsel to companies such as Ryanair, Etihad and Uber. Natasa was co-founder and former head of corporate communications and public affairs of Wiz...

Sarah Green candidly shares her story of being made redundant, and starting her own highly successful project management consultancy business. We talk about: * How she overcame her doubts and fears, and started to believe in herself. * How she learned not to take on other people's fears. * Her passion for women in tech. * Why she loves what she does and how she wants to inspire others to follo...

The decision to leave her job as Executive Vice President of a Marketing agency was not an easy one. In fact it took Sarah Mannone several months to make the decision and then a few more to actually make the bold move. Having been influenced from a very young age by her parents and grandparents, she’d always had a love of nature and gardening. Reaching mid age she started to ask herself some chall...

People often assume that when they work with me, they will always end up completely changing their careers. While this is often the case, there are in fact 4 possible outcomes of working with me. Which do you think you would be? Would love to hear your thoughts. You can find out more about working me with me at www.yescareercoaching.com

When Lucy Cordrey faced redundancy after more than decade working for the National Trust, it was a trip to America that sparked an idea for her big, bold career move. What started as a tiny brewery in her garage is now, 12 years on, a thriving business. Find out more about Lucy and Corinuim Ales at http://www.coriniumales.co.uk/ If you're feeling stuck in your career, you're probably askin...

Debs Wright had a highly successful career in the RAF for 23 years before taking a big leap of faith and going out on her own last October. In this interview, we talk about how she got into RAF, what her job entailed, what ultimately led her to making the decision to leave and how she’s been navigating her life & career beyond the structure of the military. Debs is one of the most positive, op...

In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to Anthony de Souza about his incredible career journey. He started out teaching for 19 years in South Africa, ran his own business in Mallorca, and became a crowdfunding expert in the UK, amongst other things. When Covid lockdown killed off both his and his wife’s businesses almost overnight, they capitalised on his love of technology, taking his wif...

When his brother asked him to join the family business in 2010, it took Jono Sumner just one minute to decide that that’s what his next career move would be. Leaving the world of banking behind, he joined his father and brother in running a chemical distribution company. When they sold the business in 2016 due to a decline in his father’s health, Jono took 18 months off, before jumping at the oppo...

"It got to a point in my life where I thought, 'If I don't do it, it's something I'll always regret'". After 30 years of working in the same industry, Michael Rickatson finally left his job working for Formula 1, took the leap of faith and set up his own coffee business. He ploughed every penny he had into the business and is now reaping the rewards. If you fancy tryi...

In this episode I chat to author and mentor John Spencer Williams about his career change, but we also talk about his love for comedy, his incredible support network, his interest in AI and his many "play projects" over the years.  You can find out more about John and his work here - https://theideaslab.org/ If you've been inspired to make a career change of your own, check out www.y...

There are so many things I loved about this conversation with Alessandro Ferullo. Covid and the conflict in Ukraine became the catalyst for Alessandro to turn his ‘hobby business’ into his full time occupation. Some of the things we talk about: - His daily practice that helps him to overcome any fears he might have around his business - How the practice of Qigong allowed him to connect with thousa...

Danny turned his back on a lucrative, yet highly stressful career when he collapsed in the middle of London, and was hit with the realisation that something had to change. His wife reminding him that he'd dreamt of being a graphic designer as a child, was the beginning of a brand new chapter for Danny. You can listen to Ken Robinson's Ted Talk about creativity here https://www.ted.com/talk...

After a long and successful career in Sales in the gift industry, Sarah left her job and after much soul searching landed a job she now loves. In this candid conversation we talk about the obstacles she had to overcome during her career change, to ultimately land her new role as Philanthropy Manager at a national charity. She also talks about her support network, how she kept a positive attitude d...

Unsure of whether she'd ever be able to fly again, airline pilot Hannah made a big career change during Covid lockdown.  Not one to sit around twiddling her thumbs, she underwent training in massage therapy and set up her own massage therapy business, in her home.  Now that she's flying again, she continues to run her business around her roster, and feels she has the best of both worlds. W...

"Leaving a job you love is really hard, when actually you don't want to"  Louise was enjoying her successful career as Head of HR, until she started to experience anxiety due to perimenopause.  Despite the fact that work had always been important to her, she found she became fearful of everything and couldn't work anymore. Reluctantly she ended up leaving her job.  She is now a m...

"I'd built myself a beautiful cage"   This is how Jen Le Marinel describes her life, when it looked just perfect to everyone but her. Around 6 years ago, while working for a big wealth management company, she experienced burnout & depression, which led her to re-evaluate everything and carve out a completely new career path for herself.     You can find out more about Jen and her...

"Don't doubt yourself, embrace the change and be flexible!"   When Dave was made redundant after 26 years in the print trade, he skipped across the car park. He went on to turn his passion for stone into not one, but two businesses. He now does dry stone walling across the Cotswolds, and is a creative stone carver, producing commissions and running courses from his studio near Cirenc...