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  From executive boardrooms to a colourful “fruit salad” of advisory, coaching, and charitable roles, Mark Evans shares how he transformed a high-powered corporate career into a life rich in variety, purpose, and fulfilment.   Mark reflects on leaving behind his role as Managing Director at Direct Line Group to build a portfolio career aligned with his values. He discusses the power of planning ahead, the importance of reframing ego, and the unexpected joys of coaching and charity work. With refreshing honesty and humour, he also unpacks what he misses from corporate life — and why, despite that, he’s never looked back.

Stepping away from a high-profile career in journalism to start a consulting business is no small shift, but in this episode, Luisa Baldini shares how she turned her experience as a BBC correspondent into a thriving consultancy in communication and media training. From covering global news stories to coaching senior leaders, Luisa’s transition was driven by a desire for more control, more impact, and a more balanced lifestyle. She opens up about the unexpected challenges of leaving a well-known brand, the power of storytelling in business, and why she believes strong communication skills are more crucial than ever in today’s world. You’ll discover why networking matters more than you think, how to position yourself with confidence, and the importance of pricing with conviction. Whether you’re considering a leap into consulting or just looking to sharpen your communication skills, Luisa’s insights on reinvention, resilience, and staying curious will leave you inspired.

E15 : Alex Hambrook

A special one off edition of Full time to Fulfilled featuring content produced by Google's extraordinary new NotebookLM platform that in one click has turned my book into an AI generated podcast! It's cheesy and all a bit forced but mind blowing in of how easy it was to produce. What could you do with this technology?

This fascinating episode charts the journey of a global executive leader operating at the highest level in the world of law to the life of an independent coach, advisor and educator. Richard Macklin previously served on the Global Board of the world’s largest law firm as Global Vice Chair and Global Client Partner, responsible for the global client and markets strategy for a $2.5bn business located in 82 countries. Today he's a partner at The Alexander Partnership, a teaching Associate at the Møller Institute at Cambridge University, a course contributor at Oxford Saïd Business School and a Faculty member of Meyler Campbell, delivering executive coach training and leadership development. He also serves on the advisory board of Imperial College’s MBA programme. He's also one of the most energised, wise and inspiring people we know.

E13 Kevin Cunningham

E14: Simon Brown

E12 - Julian March

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E10: Mark Evans

E9: Barbara Brown

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 ion 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.

E7: Jamie Malcolm

E6: Sarah Beauvallet

E5: Karen Taplin

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 ed 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.

Folloing 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.

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.