Welcome 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, "Actually, this isn't for me anymore". 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 neighbour who left teaching to start a food truck – we're here to uncover the real stories behind life's biggest pivots. How did they know it was time? What was the scariest part? And most impo...
Latest episodes
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35 min
Full Plate - Life Changing Potatoes & The Power Of Ice Water With Firefighter Karen Moore
INTRODUCING FULL PLATE! In this episode of Full Plate, Liz Ellis sits down with Karen Moore, a firefighter stationed in one of Western Sydney’s busiest districts. After a decade in…
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43 min
From Studying Power To Holding It: Why Anne Aly Chose A Career Bigger Than Herself
Sometimes, a pivot isn’t triggered by a failure.Sometimes, it happens because you keep looking for a way to make the world a little bit fairer. Anne Aly was born in Alexandria, Egy…
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36 min
How A 'Temporary' Sea Change Cemented A New Career Path For Jo Yates
Sometimes, a pivot isn't triggered by a failure. Sometimes, it happens when you’re winning. You can have the perfect life on paper - the apartment by the beach, the successful busi…
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49 min
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.…
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35 min
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 hus…
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50 min
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…
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44 min
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, t…
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33 min
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 y…
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46 min
Meet The Nutritionist Who Decided To Create Her Own Swimwear Label
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, lon…
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43 min
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 rep…
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46 min
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…
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2 min
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 awa…