She tells me about her former bosses who think she’s either inspirational or insane to walk away from a rising career in investment banking. Words tumble out of her as she speaks about the heady mixture of relief, excitement, fear and uncertainty she is experiencing. This 40-year-old woman is very articulate and obviously really bright. We’ve been connected by a mutual friend and we are both enjoying our first mentoring blind date. She’s jacked in her well-paid job with a multinational corporation and, with enough savings to keep the family afloat for two years if they are careful, she intends to start up a fintech business to tackle poverty in the UK.Ĭaroline is telling me all this over a coffee in a central London cafe. Caroline* is sick and tired of the ‘profit only’ motive of the businesses where she has worked since graduation.
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