Pivot Club
Pivot Club
Playlist by Pivot ClubWelcome to Pivot Club, where we sit down with people who've spent years building their lives… and then one day completely changed direction. People who looked at the path they were on and said, "Actua…9 clip(s) in playlist
From MTV to Peaches Pilates: Turning Redundancy Into An Empire With Tori Clapham
What happens when the "dream job" you hustled so hard to get...suddenly disappears? You're trapped in the story of who you think you should be, convinced you only fit into one box. When life tears up the script, that loss of identity can be paralysing. But what if that ending is actually the best t…
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Canadian Slopes To Regional NSW: Why Georgia Louise Uprooted Three Kids To Go Back To Uni
What happens when a six-month holiday turns into a 14-year life chapter? You pack a bag for a gap year in the snow and accidentally stumble into a whole new world - a career, a husband, a mortgage, and three children. On paper, it’s the fairytale expat dream. But eventually, the adventure stops fe…
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Trading A Laptop For A Tractor: Tim Abbott’s Escape From The Cost Of Living Crisis
What happens when you need a gap year from real life? When you’ve worked hard, climbed the corporate ladder and saved every penny to buy your first apartment in the big city, only to find yourself in a trap? Tim Abbott was living the quintessential city life. By 28, he had cracked the Sydney prope…
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From M&A Law To 'Sushi Counter': Why Alex Marks Risked Her Life Savings
What happens when you have the ‘perfect’ corporate job at a top-tier firm with a clear path to partnership, but deep down, you feel a pull towards something else? For Alex Marks, the founder of New York’s cult-favourite ‘Sushi Counter’, that pull wasn’t just a distraction - it was the catalyst for …
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From Head Of Podcasts To Student Teacher: Lize Ratliff On Walking Away From The Top
What happens when you're not just climbing the ladder, but standing at the very top? For Lize Ratliff, that meant achieving her dream job as Head of Podcasts at Mamamia, after 10 years hustling to get there. Lize’s journey is a masterclass in pure tenacity. She started at 19 as an intern from a s…
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Doing It Terrified: Nude Nutritionist To Swimwear Founder
What happens when you decide to take the leap with a dream you’ve been sitting on for years? For Lyndi Cohen, that dream meant pivoting into an industry she knew nothing about, long after she’d built her own successful empire. Lyndi’s first journey began after a decade-long battle with binge eati…
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From World-Champion To Doctor: All Of Life’s Hurdles With Jana Pittman
What happens when your entire identity is built on being the best in the world? For Jana Pittman, one of Australia's most famous athletes, the singular goal of Olympic gold was repeatedly torn away by devastating injuries and gut-wrenching losses. You might think her biggest pivot was swapping the…
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Changing Tack With Jessica Watson: From Global Adventurer To An "Ordinary" Life
What happens when you achieve the biggest dream of your life at 16? After national treasure Jessica Watson sailed around the world solo at 16, she had to figure out what to do next. The world expected more adventure, more record-breaking, something bigger and more dramatic. But, her first pivot wa…
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Introducing... Pivot Club
Welcome to Pivot Club, where we sit down with people who've spent years building their lives… and then one day completely changed direction. Whether it's celebrities who walked away from fame to study their true passion at university, corporate leaders who took up comedy and "fell up", or your ne…
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