How to utilise the power of your network
Here are just a few of the ways your network can help strengthen your portfolio career.
Meet the team: Afonso Pereira
Creativity is a powerful driving force. It inspires you to keep learning; to keep innovating. When you tap into that part of your brain, you awaken an insatiable hunger for discovery. We all have our own means of being creative – whether that’s problem solving, painting, or preparing a pitch. For Afonso Pereira, creativity meant … Continued
Always striving for adventure: Heather’s story
How often do you follow your passions? Are they embedded in your everyday life or do you tuck them aside for those out-of-office moments between Zoom calls and client pitches? Just imagine how happy you’d be if you channelled all that drive and energy into building a portfolio career shaped by the things you love. … Continued
Finding career happiness supporting multiple startups: Frederick’s story
Some realisations build slowly over time, growing more intense in the pit of your stomach as you rise up the rungs of the professional ladder. Frederick Leuschner always knew he loved a challenge, whether that was leading a team or knocking a startup into shape. So when the opportunity to step away from traditional employment … Continued
Meet the team: Jane O’Sullivan
No matter how much energy you spend plotting out your life, things never go exactly to plan. Most of the time, that’s a good thing. Predictability is boring. A life without surprises is one without excitement, and no one can attest to that fact more than our very own Lead UX Designer, Jane O’Sullivan. ©Jane … Continued
Fighting for a better world: Grace’s story
Sometimes passion can lead us in exciting and unexpected directions. For Grace Olson-Davidson, a love for musical theatre and performance drove her to build connections with people both on and off the stage. She always knew she wanted a life in the arts, but she never expected to find a parallel path in sales and … Continued
Embracing the weird and wonderful: Alex’s story
Ever since Alex Pitt joined our Catapult course back in November 2020, she’s been a huge pillar of The Portfolio Collective community. That’s because the story of how she started a portfolio career and founded her own business reflects a wider journey of self discovery that so many of our members embark on – she … Continued
Meet the team: Lexi Radcliffe-Hart
There are moments in all of our lives that provide a profound sense of clarity. For some, it hits us hard like an epiphany. For others, it’s a bit softer; more discreet. But no matter what form we find our truths in, they are the things that define us and help us strive for lives … Continued
In search of passion and purpose: Matt’s story
Who ever said a career had to be one-dimensional? If portfolio professionals have taught us anything, it’s that the one-job-for-life model is fast becoming a myth. These days, you can have a job doing literally anything – several jobs, in fact, all at the same time. That means you can truly embrace the things you’re … Continued
Meet the team: Claire Moss
Choosing a career path is never easy. We think we know what we want when we enter the working world, but you can’t really be sure until you’re in the midst of a particular job or career. Sometimes the path you pick isn’t right for you, and that’s okay. But that’s the beauty of it … Continued