Annabelle Reynolds never thought she’d be able to turn her passion for the ocean into a job. She’d been in advertising for most of her career, and that’s where she planned to stay. But just like the world, her work began to slow as COVID-19 tightened its grip. 

She lost her job in June 2020, but after a trip to the beach she had a light bulb moment. An idea that would quite literally allow her to stay afloat. 

She tells Newshub’s Wilhelmina Shrimpton how  she turned her love for surfing into a business, and how Mish Surf Society was born. 

Send your career pivot story to thepivot@newsub.co.nz

For more, visit www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

Annabelle Reynolds never thought she&rsquo;d be able to turn her passion for the ocean into a job. She&rsquo;d been in advertising for most of her career, and that&rsquo;s where she planned to stay. But just like the world, her work began to slow as COVID-19 tightened its grip.&nbsp;
She lost her job in June 2020, but after a trip to the beach she had a light bulb moment. An idea that would quite literally allow her to stay afloat.&nbsp;
She tells Newshub&rsquo;s Wilhelmina Shrimpton how&nbsp;&nbsp;she turned her love for surfing into a business, and how Mish Surf Society was born.&nbsp;
Send your career pivot story to thepivot@newsub.co.nz
For more, visit www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

2020 was ruthless, unforgiving and unprecedented. Because, while our bodies became sick from Covid 19, so did our economy. There were redundancies, company closures, and the largest rise in unemployment since the global financial crisis. The seismic shift in our daily lives forced us to change, adapt and pivot. 

 Join Newshub’s Wilhelmina Shrimpton who speaks to Kiwis whose livelihoods were stolen overnight, and pushed into survival mode in the blink of an eye. 

Each episode will share a new story of sudden change. Everyday people who were made redundant, forced to close their business or completely change the way they operated. From former cabin crew, pilots and media executives to event organisers, designers and travel agents. How did they cope? And where are they now? How did they utilise their skills to forge a new path, and become a career chameleon? 

This is ‘The Pivot’. 

Subscribe with Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts and more visit newshub.co.nz/podcasts

2020 was ruthless, unforgiving and unprecedented. Because, while our bodies became sick from Covid 19, so did our economy.&nbsp;There were redundancies, company closures, and the largest rise in unemployment since the global financial crisis.&nbsp;The seismic shift in our daily lives forced us to change, adapt and pivot.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Join Newshub&rsquo;s Wilhelmina Shrimpton who speaks to Kiwis whose livelihoods were stolen overnight, and pushed into survival mode in the blink of an eye.&nbsp;
Each episode will share a new story of sudden change. Everyday people who were made redundant, forced to close their business or completely change the way they operated.&nbsp;From former cabin crew, pilots and media executives to event organisers, designers and travel agents. How did they cope? And where are they now?&nbsp;How did they utilise their skills to forge a new path, and become a career chameleon?&nbsp;
This is &lsquo;The Pivot&rsquo;.&nbsp;
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