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Escape Heroes doing brilliant things: November spotlight
Every month, our Head of Alumni, Stacey, sends an exclusive newsletter to the thousand-plus individuals that have graduated from The Escape School and have gone on to make inspiring career changers and build brilliant businesses. Take a look at what our Alumni have...
Why we get career stuck and how we can get ourselves unstuck
This blog talks about the psychology of stuckness, or, why we get stuck and how we can get ourselves unstuck. This is a big one, fundamental to any sort of life transformation. Your Mind is Not Your Friend. Your brain has a big job to do: keep you safe. It's a job...
5 minutes with: Hannah Hodgkinson, Head of Marketing of Tech-based divorce service
Tech-based divorce service amicable was recently accredited as one of the Best Companies To Escape To in 2019, achieving the highest possible score in the Mission, Innovation and Workplace Culture categories. The company exists to give separating couples an easier,...
How can I make progress on a career transition in one week?
This is a story about two friends; Ken and Ryan. By this age, they were meant to be doing something cooler. Both were old enough to have friends who were buying houses and raising babies, but young enough to feel like their seemingly adult lives didn’t quite belong to...
15 top tips to help you pick the right business idea
A good startup isn't just a good idea, it's customer conversations, dogged determination and excellent execution. Have ideas that excite you and turn them into small realities as quickly as you can. Ideas are on their own are worth nothing. Don't put too much emphasis...
DAME. The young startup bringing candour and sustainability to Femcare. Period.
DAME’s founders - Alec Mills and Celia Pool - used to run the period subscription service Sanitary Owl. It was here, while working with existing brands, that they first encountered the failings of the Femcare industry. They yearned for a better way to provide period...
Helen’s escape story – What I learnt since leaving the corporate world and moving country
I first came across Escape The City five years ago when I was working in corporate marketing in London for a large global consultancy. On paper, it was a great job - well paid, friendly people, room for development and a supportive environment. However, I knew deep...
Usman’s start-up story – Bringing an adventurous idea into existence
Before Tri-Pakistan and enrolling onto the Startup Accelerator at Escape the City, I had recently graduated and was working as a marketing assistant in a technology company. I had a thirst for adventure and was looking to find a way to combine a passion for sports,...
Starting a side hustle and how to fund it
You’ve got it! You’ve got that business idea that will make a massive impact for you, on your community, or maybe even the world. Crowdfunding is not only an excellent way of raising money for your idea, it can also raise awareness of your brand/organisation and,...
Sofia’s Career Change Story: Architect to Business Development
Sofia completed the Career Change Accelerator in March 2018. Formerly an architect, she’s now a business development representative working with builders and home designers. 1. What career change have you made? What are you up to now? It’s been a crazy year since I...
Why the rise of ‘better business’ means start-ups can no longer avoid embedding purpose from the outset
x+why CEO, Rupert Dean, talks exclusively about what he believes the rise of ‘purpose’ on the global and local stage really means for the next generation of start-ups. August saw executives from the Business Roundtable, including the leaders of Apple and JPMorgan...
6 ways to improve your mental wellbeing when making a career change
If you aren’t enjoying your job or are struggling to figure out your future career direction, it’s unsurprising that your mental wellbeing might take a hit. Often when we are yearning for something “different” we wonder if there’s something wrong with us or that we’ve...