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Helen’s Startup Story: From corporate life to sustainable swimwear
Helen is a Development Economist turned Founder of Davy J: a swimwear brand for the wild. She completed the Startup Accelerator programme in October 2015 and is now based in Devon, working full-time on her business and preparing for the launch of their second...
Justina’s Career Change Story: From climate policy adviser to coaching & entrepreneurship
Justina is a coach, facilitator and environmentalist. She’s moved from working in environmental policy-making to helping people and micro-businesses reach their full potential, and be a force for good in helping our society thrive. What career change have you...
Jas’s Career Change Story: From recruitment to digital nomad
Jas is a former recruitment consultant. He completed the Career Change programme in 2015 and has since explored a number of different careers - from starting an education company to working remotely in financial services - alongside completing a masters in...
Joppe’s Startup Story: From fintech sales to children’s author
Joppe is a former Sales Manager in Fintech. He completed the Startup Accelerator in 2016 and has since published a successful children’s book and started a business on Amazon, as well as a separate Amazon advisory business What businesses have you started since...
JP & Arthur’s story: From sales & private equity to a standup startup
After meeting whilst taking part in Escape the City's Startup Accelerator in 2017 and working on separate projects, JP and Arthur decided to join forces to launch Deskmate, a pop-out, portable standup desk business. Here they share their story, and what they've...
Leaving the 9-5 behind to start up in professional bike cleaning
After a career change and a surprise redundancy, Founding Escape Member Katy decided to push aside her fear of failing to launch her own business, Ride Clean, at the end of 2017. She shares her startup journey so far. What business have you started and why? In 2018 I...
From project management to startup freedom (and a last minute trip to Antartica)
After completeing the Startup Accelerator in July 2017, Natasha left her project management job to set up her own decluttering business. She reflects on how running her own business gives her the freedom and flexbility to escape on the occasional adventure. Something...
6 things I learned in my first year of running a business
Quitting my full-time job 1 year ago was daunting but mostly exciting for me. Having been through the business Startup Accelerator I felt as equipped as I would ever be and ready to hit the ground running. I had a plan for the next 3 months ahead at least. What’s the...
Oli & Matt’s Startup Story: Co-founding the world’s first savings account for travel
Before meeting at an Escape Startup Accelerator, Matt and Oli had successful careers in digital marketing and finance. Since then, they have quit their jobs and gone on to launch the world's first savings account for travel. Here they share their journey to...
Kickstart Your Creativity for Career Change
“Every child is an artist, the trick is to stay one as you grow up.” –Pablo Picasso It’s possible no one has ever told you that you are creative. It’s even possible you’ve been told the opposite: that you are not a creative person. There’s a deeply ingrained belief in...
Bella’s Career Change story
Is your career (and your manager) zapping your energy? Then you might be doing it all wrong. Here are six ways to help you create a working life you don’t want to escape from. Is your career (and your manager) zapping your energy? You’re not alone. The results from...
Martine’s Startup Story: Strategic Relationships and Networks Ltd
Before launching my own business I was a Director within a Big 4 accountancy firm working ridiculous hours. In all honesty, I felt utterly disillusioned. I loved what I did but the value I was hired to bring to the firm was diminishing - I was being pulled in so many...