This episode features someone with THREE decades of experience in very successfully making an independent life work. Mark started out selling t-shirts to student union shops but soon after got into the marketing agency world ultimately reaching the heights of Saatchi & Saatichi leading teams working with global clients like IBM and Canon. Mark then set up his own agency that prospered until he decided that independent consulting on his own account was the direction he wanted to take. Learn in this episode from someone who in the words of many of his clients is a real trusted advisor.

After 30 years with a single employer, leaving the corporate world might feel overwhelming. But in this episode, Barbara Brown shares how she channeled her long-standing career in banking into a fulfilling and impactful consulting practice.

As a former Regional Managing Director for RBS Invoice Finance in Scotland, Barbara reflects on the entrepreneurial spark ignited during her corporate tenure. With her deep network, growth mindset, and a commitment to giving back, she’s created a career that combines professional success with personal fulfillment.

You’ll discover how to transition from a single employer, leverage your network effectively, and balance business ambitions with making a difference. Barbara’s story is both inspiring and practical for anyone considering a consulting career after decades in corporate life.

Lindsey spent her corporate career first with Experian and then with Ikano, a financial services division of the ledgendary Ikea group, where she was General Manager of their Insight business. Learn on this episode how an unexpected career crossroads and being done with titles combined with a real passion for making a difference for her clients has enabled Lindsey to build a thriving independent consulting practice that gives her the freedom to choose how, when and who she works with.

Jamie’s career has been spent in the marketing and business development arena at a senior level in both business to business and consumer markets, in the UK and the USA and across a wide range of sectors; these include restaurants, wine, aviation, publishing, professional services, health, internet, retail and leisure. Not only that, he has owned his own businesses, been part of some amazing start up teams at firms like Moonpig and today is a much in-demand advisor and consultant. Learn on this episode how an uncoventional career path is no barrier whatsover - and is maybe even an advantage - to becoming a super successful independent consultant.

Following a glittering corporate banking career that included client coverage and product specific roles at Fortis, HSBC, BNP Paribas and ultimately as Managing Director of Transactional Banking at Santander in the UK, oh and a non-executive directorship with Vocalink prior to their sale to MasterCard, Sarah became an independent consultant in 2016. Hear on this episode how diligence and determination enabled Sarah to discover new levels of freedom and fulfillment.

Karen cut her teeth as a Client Services Manager in the banking sector and earned her stripes (so to speak) through mergers, acquisitions, outsourcing, offshoring as well as navigating the highs and lows of various economic challenges. After making it to the heady heights of Vice President she found her passion leaning towards talent development and thankfully hasn’t looked back! Hear how Karen has spent the last 10 years building a thriving independent consulting practice, being there for her family - and even becoming a Team GB cyclist!

Following a career that started at BT, led to AT&T where he was CMO of Concert then to Accenture, on to Energis and finally Cable & Wireless where he was Marketing Director, Simon then used his deep corporate experience to start up and develop Chemistry, a human insight consultancy business. Having exited that business in 2015, he joined Positive Momentum and is now highly in demand worldwide for his expertise. Hear how Simon achieves freedom, fulfillment and flexibility and the invaluable advice he has to offer others who want to follow his path.

Following a global career that included CxO roles with American Express, Aviva and Colt in India, the US and the UK, in 2012 Rajnish established his independent consulting practice in India. Today he is the Managing Partner of Positive Momentum India, a fast growing community of talented former leaders providing services to clients in the Indian Sub Continent and beyond. Hear how he has used his corporate and consulting experience to help others do as he has done and build sustainable practices offering true freedom, fulfillment and security.

After a stellar full time career that included both Healthcare and Telecoms, culminating in senior leadership roles at BT Global Services, in 2012 Linda chose to make the move to independent consulting. Hear how she has used her corporate experience to build a sustainable practice that gives her true freedom, fulfillment and security.

After a very successful career that included increasingly senior roles with BT, Galileo, NCR, AT&T, Equant/Orange Business Services, Colt and finally NSC Global, learn in this episode how Gary carefully planned his exit from a full time role in 2008 (of all years!) and has since developed a consulting practice that has delivered true freedom, fulfillment and security.