Ever wondered what someone does when they wake up one day and decide to build a tennis court?

Today, we bring you the story of an exceptionally positive and inspiring individual: Ieva, a wanna-be librarian turned cheerleader turned product manager turned founder. Throughout her dynamic career journey, with numerous 'turns', two constants have remained — her unwavering love for sports and a disarmingly strong belief in herself.

Ieva is the co-founder of The Beyond.Berlin, a community-based platform with a mission to democratize tennis. In this episode, she opens up about her path to founding the The Beyond, the role of Tech in her journey (and why it didn't drive her), and how her younger self continues to be a wellspring of inspiration.

If you want to book a fun tennis class in Berlin without waiting for 56 years for a spot at a tennis court (and that will heal any tennis-related childhood traumas), check out The Beyond.Berlin and follow them in Instagram @thebeyond.berlin.

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After the first episode, we have been debating for MONTHS (hence the silence): what is this 'Tech' we want to quit? O. doesn’t want to quit Tech at all, yet he started this podcast with me (O., buddy, you okay?), and I want to quit something but not sure it’s Tech itself. What’s our problem? Is it really ‘Tech’ we are discontent with?

Claire Stapleton, who used to be the fun, quirky voice of Communications Department at Google (or “The Bard of Google”, as Larry Page used to call her), is no stranger to this question. Having started at Google fresh after college, she went from total awe to organising the Walkout, the biggest protest in the Tech industry at that time. Together we try to break down the nature of work and what we are trying to break free from.

If you want to connect with Claire, subscribe to her newsletter Tech Support and join her community on Discord.

The book we mentioned in the episode is ‘The Artist’s Way’ by Julia Cameron.

If you are looking for meaningful problems to solve, check out 80000 Hours and All Tech Is Human.

If you want to tell you career change and quest for meaning story, write us: [email protected]

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We are two product managers questioning their careers — but from different angles. You will also hear from Kelly Davey, a brave ex-techy who followed her wine passion and started Visa De Vino, providing fun and approachable wine experiences. Kelly's journey is a great example of how you don't need to know everything to start something great.

Hope you enjoy our very first episode. Either way, make sure to book a wine tasting with Kelly.

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