BONUS: Live from Canary Wharf - Why I'm relaunching as From Corporate To Calling
I’m recording this bonus episode on location in Canary Wharf, one of London’s biggest business districts. I’m surrounded by glass towers that house the likes of Chase, JP Morgan, and Revolut—a far cry from the woods where I usually do my best thinking, coaching, and wandering.
For years, the woods have been my sanctuary. They’ve been my escape from a business world where I once felt I had to put on a mask, hide parts of myself, and succeed on someone else’s terms. But here’s the truth: while I’ve loved that season of retreat and reconnection with nature, staying in the woods has also meant expecting people to come and find me there.
The reality is, the people who most urgently need my support—the ones suffocating in corporate roles that look good on paper but feel wrong in their bones—are right here, inside these buildings. They don’t have time to wander out into the sunshine, let alone the forest. If I want to be a lifeline for them, I need to step out of my own comfort zone and meet them where they are.
That’s why I’m relaunching this podcast as From Corporate to Calling. I’ll still bring the same honesty and exploration, but with a sharper focus on helping you find your way out of corporate and into meaningful, regenerative work.
If you’ve been with me since the beginning, thank you for walking this path with me—and if you’re new, welcome. You’re in the right place if you’re ready to leave behind burnout and misalignment, and redirect your skills into work that brings life back to you and to the world around you.
The first episode of the relaunch is already waiting for you—let’s begin this new chapter together.
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Full Transcript
Alisa:
Today I’m recording a special bonus episode of the podcast — and I’m doing it on location. I’ve come to Canary Wharf, one of London’s major business districts.
I’m sitting in the main plaza, surrounded by tall glass office buildings that belong to the likes of Chase Bank, JP Morgan, and Revolut.
You might be thinking this is an unusual setting for me. If you know me, you’ll know my preference is to spend as much time as possible wandering in the woods, being in nature, and doing my work there — coaching people, taking calls, simply being outside.
I’ve fallen back in love with nature and my community. I find so much solace there. But if I’m honest, the woods have also become a kind of comfort zone.
I spent 15 years as an entrepreneur. I was never directly in corporate — I’ve never worked inside these buildings — but I’ve stepped into many of them. I’ve sat in boardrooms. I’ve spent time in corporate settings where it felt like I had to put on a uniform or a mask, leaving my humanity at the door to succeed in that world of business.
When I stepped away from that, I needed to detox. I’ve so enjoyed this period of wandering and exploring in the woods.
But here’s the issue: as long as the woods remain my happy place, I’m expecting people to come find me there.
And some incredible people have done exactly that. People who’ve also stepped out of the corporate world and come looking for me in the metaphorical woods. Together, we’ve crafted meaningful, regenerative work.
But I want to do that for so many more people.
The people who need me most — the ones who urgently need to quit and reinvent their work lives — are right here, in these glass buildings.
They don’t even have time to sit outside in the sunshine where I am now, let alone wander into the woods to find me.
So I have a journey to go on. I need to get out of my comfort zone and into these liminal spaces. I need to get uncomfortable again. I need to be where the people who most need me actually are.
My goal is to be a lifeline for people who are slowly suffocating inside their work lives. People who know there is something better waiting for them, who desperately want work that aligns with their values and the future they want to see.
That is my calling.
And that is why I am relaunching this podcast as From Corporate to Calling.
I’ll still be showing up exactly as I always have: with vulnerability and in the spirit of exploration. But now, I’ll be speaking more directly to the people who need me most — those who are desperately seeking a way out of corporate and into their calling.
If you’re a loyal listener who’s been here from the start, thank you for supporting me on this journey. If you’d like to give something back, I’d be so grateful if you shared this podcast with someone who needs that lifeline.
And if you’re new here — welcome. What a time to join. If you’re in a career that looks great on paper but feels wrong in your bones, you are absolutely in the right place. Follow this podcast and I’ll be here every week, helping you find your way out of corporate and into meaningful, regenerative work.
I’m so excited for this next chapter. Thank you for joining me. And the first episode of the relaunched podcast is available now, so go and have a listen.
If this episode of From Corporate to Calling was helpful or inspiring, follow the show so you don’t miss an episode. And if you know someone questioning their career, send them this podcast. Lifelines are meant to be shared.
Remember: you don’t have to tolerate burnout or misalignment. You can redirect your skills into meaningful work that brings life back to you, and to the world around you.
