Olivia Stamp spent years in recruitment, startups, and venture capital before a growing sense of misalignment led her to leave tech and move into the social sector. In this episode, we talk about what that transition actually looked and felt like — from the initial reckoning with the polycrisis, to the uncertainty of relocating and starting over as a freelancer, to finding her footing on the other side.

What we cover:

- Olivia's career path from recruitment, startups, and VC into purpose-driven work
- The polycrisis as a catalyst for rethinking what meaningful work looks like
- The unfiltered reality of navigating uncertainty, moving cities, and starting to freelance
- How community and nature helped her through the messiest parts of the transition
- What Olivia's life and work look like now, on the other side of change
- Why she's hopeful (and why you might be too)

Books, podcasts and newsletters mentioned in our conversation:

Rachel Donald - Planet Critical podcast https://www.planetcritical.com/
David Graber - Bullshit Jobs https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34466958-bullshit-jobs
Rutger Bregman - Moral Ambition https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231128182-moral-ambition?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_14 
John Alexander - Citizens, why the key to fixing everything is all of us https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60651047-citizens 
Olivia’s Substack 1 - Unravelling Together https://oliviastamp.substack.com/
Olivia’s Substack 2 - Learning to Love Where We Live https://www.learningtolovewherewelive.com/

Whom to follow on LinkedIn:

Jon Alexander - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-alexander-11b66345/
Cormac Russell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cormacrussell/
Imandeep Kaur - https://www.linkedin.com/in/immykaur/

Connect with Olivia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviastamp/
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Connect with Andra on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andra-nuta/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andranutacoach/
Website: https://andranuta.com/

If you have feedback or suggestions for guests I should talk to, I’d love to know.

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Music and editing by Emanuele Marchi