5 episodes
- Laura is a nutritionist with a glittering CV. She went to Cambridge, worked at JP Morgan and Boston Consulting Group.. but then decided a big change was needed to find more fulfilling work. We chat about why and how she made the change and the main lessons she's learned along the journey.
#3: Kate Hawker: ex-Teacher building an adventure sports business with her partner
26/03/2025 | 54 mins.Kate is a former teacher, an adventurous spirit, and the co-founder of Adventuro, a business she's building with her fiancé. We speak about her early work experiences in South America, her journey as a teacher, how she decided to move into 'business', and the experience of building that business with her partner, Max.- Niall is an entrepreneur from Northern Ireland. We talk about the importance of enjoying the day-to-day, feeling like there's a why behind your work, getting the financials right, doing things for good reasons, and much more. I loved this conversation and hope you find it valuable!
You can find him @ niallmckeever.com. And you can always reach me @ ryancobain.com. - Alex is an entrepreneur, writer and more. He writes the blog 'A Questionable Life'. We speak about him leaving the corporate world via buying his own business, finding work more aligned with him, the challenges he's faced - including filing for restructuring bankruptcy - the limitations of ideas like 'work-life balance', his decision to return to (and then leave) corporate life again, and much more.
You can learn more about him @ alexgmichael.com
And you can always reach me @ ryancobain.com
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About Better Work
Better Work is hosted by Ryan Cobain - a career coach, writer, and curious human. It's a podcast about rethinking work and careers. Ryan speaks with people exploring unconventional or interesting work paths and plumbs them for insights we can all use to build more rewarding relationships with work.
You can find out more about Ryan on his website @ ryancobain.com
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