What started as a hobby is now a full-fledged business — and Michelin-starred restaurants are among my clients

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
A woman working at the pottery wheel.
Belle Yeoh started Buttersage Pottery in her hometown of Penang, Malaysia, in 2022.

Rae Hong.

I quit investment banking to work in Big Tech. My work life balance is better but it's harder to make friends.

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Dana Schoolsky
After two years of working in investment banking this former analyst left for a job at TikTok.

Dana Schoolsky

4 steps to change careers after 40 if you're feeling completely stuck, according to a career coach.

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Ashley Jablow
Ashley Jablow uses four steps to help her clients overcome feelings of " stuckness" in life and their careers.

Ashley Jablow

I left LA tech to try Bangkok fashion. It helped me escape the hustle.

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Sutasit Srivisarvach standing in Fewer Better Things, his shop in Bangkok, Thailand.
After Sutasit Srivisarvach lost interest in LA tech, he moved back to Bangkok to open a fashion boutqiue.

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I became a full-time content creator, but quit after I realized I was sacrificing my morals for a paycheck. It made me insecure and anxious.

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Evelyn Ramli sitting in front of a window wearing a black dress with a drink on the table by her side.
Former influencer Evelyn Ramli took a pay cut when she quit content-creating and got a corporate job.

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I quit my job to scale my side hustle. I've earned over $800,000 in 5 years on Fiverr by raising prices and optimizing my profile.

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Harlan Rappaport
Harlan Rappaport.

Ed Fortunato

I'd become the kind of adult my younger self would have pitied. A weeklong Arctic retreat helped me find my way back.

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Stephanie Pensa is taking a selfie in Norway.
Stephanie Pensa was feeling lost and went on a hiking retreat in the Arctic to help her reconnect with purpose.

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I quit my 40-year marketing career and became an EMT at 61. This is a role AI will never take.

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A man sitting on the edge of the back of an open ambulance, posing and smiling.
Stephen Condon left his marketing career to become an EMT at 61.

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I flip homes in the Hamptons. I made $360,000 on Airbnb last year, and I use brand partnerships on Instagram to save money on renovations.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Blythe Graham-Jones stands in front of ktichen sink
Blythe Graham-Jones found that her project management skills, acquired during a first career in advertising, helped her excel at buying, renting, and reselling homes.

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I quit my teaching job and earn more money as a freelance writer. Here are the 5 keys to my success.

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headshot of Steph Mickelson
I quit my teaching job to be a writer and I've never been happier.

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