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E31 - PIBYR: Burn the Job Description - Build a Life That Fits
What if career success didn’t mean climbing higher - but choosing how you spend your time?
In this episode of Play It by Your Rules, I sit down with Ani Filipova - former Citi COO turned portfolio career strategist - to unpack what it really means to step off the traditional career ladder and design a working life that fits your priorities.
Ani shares how she intentionally moved away from a single, full-time corporate role - not to work less, but to work differently: with more autonomy, flexibility, and control over where her time and energy go. For her, a portfolio career isn’t about chaos or juggling - it’s about choice.
We explore what portfolio careers look like in practice, who they’re for, and why they’re becoming a powerful alternative for experienced professionals who want freedom without starting from scratch.
We covered:
Why portfolio careers unlock freedom - especially around how, when, and with whom you work
What Ani carried from corporate into her portfolio - and what she consciously left behind
How she defines a portfolio career (and why it’s not just for entrepreneurs)
Fractional work: what it is - and why it’s still emerging in places like Switzerland
The mindset shift from “one role” to “multiple value streams”
Why experimenting before quitting is smarter than making a clean break
Practical Takeaways:
Audit how you spend your time - freedom starts with awareness
Run small experiments (projects, advisory roles, fractional work) before committing
Design your portfolio around energy and values, not just income streams
This episode is for anyone who feels successful on paper - but constrained in real life - and wants more freedom over their time without burning everything down.
Explore More:
🔗 Follow Ani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anifilipova/
🌱 Change Is Possible Community: https://changeispossible.co.uk/
🚀 Portfolio Career Accelerator: https://simplebooklet.com/portfolio_career_accelerator#page=1
🎧 Listen to Ani’s podcast: Change Is Possible Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangeIsPossiblePodcast
Your life. Your rules. For more freedom, flow, and fun.
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By Meggi RombachWhat if career success didn’t mean climbing higher - but choosing how you spend your time?
In this episode of Play It by Your Rules, I sit down with Ani Filipova - former Citi COO turned portfolio career strategist - to unpack what it really means to step off the traditional career ladder and design a working life that fits your priorities.
Ani shares how she intentionally moved away from a single, full-time corporate role - not to work less, but to work differently: with more autonomy, flexibility, and control over where her time and energy go. For her, a portfolio career isn’t about chaos or juggling - it’s about choice.
We explore what portfolio careers look like in practice, who they’re for, and why they’re becoming a powerful alternative for experienced professionals who want freedom without starting from scratch.
We covered:
Why portfolio careers unlock freedom - especially around how, when, and with whom you work
What Ani carried from corporate into her portfolio - and what she consciously left behind
How she defines a portfolio career (and why it’s not just for entrepreneurs)
Fractional work: what it is - and why it’s still emerging in places like Switzerland
The mindset shift from “one role” to “multiple value streams”
Why experimenting before quitting is smarter than making a clean break
Practical Takeaways:
Audit how you spend your time - freedom starts with awareness
Run small experiments (projects, advisory roles, fractional work) before committing
Design your portfolio around energy and values, not just income streams
This episode is for anyone who feels successful on paper - but constrained in real life - and wants more freedom over their time without burning everything down.
Explore More:
🔗 Follow Ani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anifilipova/
🌱 Change Is Possible Community: https://changeispossible.co.uk/
🚀 Portfolio Career Accelerator: https://simplebooklet.com/portfolio_career_accelerator#page=1
🎧 Listen to Ani’s podcast: Change Is Possible Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangeIsPossiblePodcast
Your life. Your rules. For more freedom, flow, and fun.