Her background as a professional of over forty years’ standing includes a pivotal mid-life shift from a successful but soul-eroding 17-year management career across property, international software, and defence and tech publishing into career development work after a period of burnout. She spent almost 15 years at Aberystwyth University, where she progressed from trainee careers adviser to careers and employability director and equality champion, before founding Career Alchemy, her career and life coaching practice, in 2015.