No job posting, no playbook: Lessons in building a portfolio career
For every professional contemplating a similar transition, here is what I learnt and what I wish I had known earlier
ALMOST five years ago, I made a decision that unsettled me more than I let on.
After three decades in banking, payments and fintech, I stepped away from corporate life without a clear plan. The Covid-19 pandemic forced a pause. In that stillness, I finally asked: How do I want to spend my time, with whom, and on what?
Those questions led me to a portfolio career, with board roles across listed companies, financial institutions and the non-profit sector.
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