Moving out of the office to create a DIY career

As a young professional all Bengaluru-based Savitha Kuttan wanted was to move up the corporate ladder and become successful. “Finding a fulfilling career is difficult, but once you decide on it, have an aim and a roadmap, it’s not that hard to execute,” she says. “It’s living a life that suits your personality and doing work how you feel like it,” says Marianne Cantwell, a UK-based career coach and author of Be A Free-Range Human. “When things weren’t working for me in the job, I knew it’s time to shift gears and act.” Within three months, in July 2017, he launched Buzzoka, an influencer marketing company. “A middle-class household teaches you to never leave a good job,” says Rukmini Ray Kadam, 33, who followed this advice for 11 years, and did seven jobs, ranging from associate creative director to content writer.