People leave their corporate jobs for all sorts of reasons. And sometimes the choice is either to go for the ultimate top job of CEO in a large corporation or get off the hamster wheel altogether.

Talita Ferreira was Chief Finance Officer and Chief HR Officer of BMW UK and BMW Financial Services until about 2 years ago. The next step, if she had decided to stay on her career trajectory, would have been CEO. But instead she decided to go it alone.

In our interview we talk about the first third of her career working in finance, her discovery of the power of people and how that discovery changed her life. Today she helps companies create more authentic, inclusive cultures and to help individuals bring more of their true selves to everything they do. Talita shares the lessons she’s learned since leaving her high powered role and how she’s carved a path for herself outside of the corporate world.

We discuss:

• Understand who you are
• Finding your purpose
• Changing your thoughts
• Who your target audience is
• Lessons learned on the journey to self-employment so far
• Attitudes towards money and how those change
• Authenticity
• Burn out
• Leaving a senior role at the height of your success

Talita’s story so far shows us how much this journey changes who you are, how much you learn about yourself that you simply couldn’t have known if you’d have stayed in a job you were comfortable with.

You can find out more about Talita’s work on her website or follow her on Twitter.

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