My guest for this episode is Mike Churchyard. Mike is an ex-police offer turned sports massage therapist. Mike had always wanted to run his own business, so facing retirement after a 30 year career in Sussex Police, he trained in sports massage therapy and in early 2020 was set to open the doors to his new clinic. One global pandemic and two years later, Mike is now able to reflect and appreciate how such a tough and challenging time was actually a blessing in disguise – and how it enabled him to grow his business at a pace that suited him. One of Mike’s motivation to set up his own business in retirement was to create a lifestyle of freedom and adventure and he’s done just that – splitting his time between Sussex and the Lake District – travelling between the two in his camper van, Tigger. Mike is a real advocate for trusting his intuition, going against the grain and creating a life and business that works for him. I really hope you love this episode.

I hope you enjoy our conversation! Get in touch with me at [email protected]

There has never been a better time to think about changing your job, career or even setting up a business. A 2021 poll of 4000 employees showed that over 60% of employees intended to make changes to their careers as a result of the pandemic. That’s 3 in 5 people considering a change in what they are doing for work – an increase in over 10% from the previous year. Out of those 60%, the top reasons for individuals wanting a change is to pursue a career where you can work remotely, for career advancement and more flexibility, things that I know are all very important to me in my career.

However, it’s not always a simple as that – just to make a change and take action. Even if you’re part of that 60% who are thinking about a career change, it’s likely you’ve invested a ton of time and energy into your career so far and it’s not easy to take your life in a different direction. More to the point, what direction should you take it in?

In this episode, I walk you through the four steps to take to create a successful career change - how to evaluate where you are now, work out what you actually want, master your mindset and then create a plan to get there. 

I hope you enjoy this episode! Get in touch with me at [email protected]

My guest for this episode is the amazing Kelly Gentry. Kelly is a swimmer, coach, boat pilot, and water lover from California with 25+ years spent in and around the water. In her early-20’s, while her friends were pursuing what society dictates as a ‘normal career’, Kelly started to create her ‘rebel career, moving to Europe, securing a job as a Swim Guide for SwimTrek and settling near the beautiful city of Dubrovnik in Croatia. In this episode Kelly tells her story from studying Environmental Science at university because it felt like the sensible thing to do, to building a career as a Swim Guide which has led her all over the globe. This came to an abrupt halt when COVID hit in 2020 but she pivoted, making the difficult decision to move back to California and build her coaching business SwimSwell from her base overlooking San Francisco bay.

I was so intrigued by her story and wanted to find out what drove her to go against the grain to focus on what truly makes her happy and how she escaped the rat race to pursue a career as a Swim Guide.

Find Kelly here:

www.swimswell.com  / @swimswell_openwater / @pacificswimco

I hope you enjoy our conversation! Get in touch with me at [email protected]

My guest for episode two of Rebel Careers is the incredible Melanie MacIntrye. Mel is an international bestselling author, keynote speaker, sought after coach and business mentor and the founder of Mel MacIntyre Coaching. Mel runs her business remotely from the tiny Scottish island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides and is at her happiest when she has sand in her toes, the sun on her face and the wind in her hair.

In this episode, we dive into:

• How complete burnout in her 30’s led Mel to setting up her own business
• How she navigated the first year running her business whilst being a full-time carer for her Dad
• The steps Mel took to grow a six-figure coaching business from a tiny Scottish island with a young family

Find Mel here:

www.melmacintyre.com / @mel_macintyre_coaching / Join Mel's Facebook Community

I hope you enjoy our conversation! Get in touch with me at [email protected]

Today, to kick off this very first series of the podcast, I’m going to share my own career story. For many years I struggled with feeling like I didn’t ‘fit’ into the traditional 9-5 career path, feeling like there must be something else out there for me, but unsure of what that was or what it looked like. This is the story of how I got off the beaten track and created my own rebel career – as an entrepreneur, adventurer and traveller. 

In this episode I want to share my whole career story with you, all the way back to 2012 when my entrepreneurial journey started. I'm talking about:

• How work experience whilst at university made me realise I didn’t want a traditional 9-5 and I wanted to do something different
• The moment I realised I needed to take control of my career and set up my own business
• How I came up with the idea for my first business and got started
• How in 2019 I was the epitome of a ‘busy fool’ – over-worked, over-whelmed and stressed out
• The mindset tools and strategies I’ve used over the past three years that have helped me create the success I’ve experienced (and the things I still do today to keep me on track!)
• How I created a business I could run 100% remotely and spent nine months travelling around Europe in a camper van
• How you can open yourself up to new opportunities and make 2022 the year you turn your ideas into reality

I hope you enjoy this episode! Get in touch with me at [email protected]