By all standards, Phumi Morare was on a stellar path: following 4 years on the credit risk team at Goldman Sachs and two years at McKinsey & Company, she still decided to begin again: In 2017, she pursued her passion for film-making and set sail for film school in LA.

We did an episode on endings and beginnings on this podcast (#14, with Angus Ridgway). In it we explore, what happens when it's time for change: how do we know the moment has arrived? How do we think about our reputations and others' expectations of us?

Phumi took a massive risk to begin again in one of the most competitive industries of them all. Her story is one of taking the less popular path and eating into her savings to fund a dream. It worked: in 2022 her film was nominated for an Academy Award in the live action short-film category. She is now working on a feature film commission.

This is her story, so far.