From leading banks to leading conversations in coaching, Andrew D’Arcy shares how he shifted from a high-profile corporate career - including CEO roles at Wesleyan Bank and senior leadership positions at RBS - to building a practice centred on curiosity, leadership, and helping others realise their potential.

Andrew reflects on stepping away from the corporate treadmill, why non-executive roles weren’t the right fit, and how he chose to invest in becoming a professionally qualified coach. He talks candidly about the challenges of starting out, the importance of networking with intent, and the surprising lessons he’s learned from clients along the way. With honesty and practical insight, Andrew reveals what fulfilment looks like for him today - flexibility, purpose, and the joy of seeing others thrive.

From finance boardrooms to coaching breakthroughs and bare-minimum Mondays, Andy Jones shares how he rewrote the rules of working life after a high-flying corporate career.

Andy reflects on what it took to step away from senior roles at investment banks and financial institutions to build a new life as an executive coach and facilitator. With warmth, humility and humour, he opens up about the moment a coach changed the course of his life, why he returned to the classroom in his fifties, and how a single coffee would kickstart a whole new chapter.

This is a conversation for anyone wondering if, and when, it’s time to leap.

From executive boardrooms to a colourful “fruit salad” of advisory, coaching, and charitable roles, Mark Evans shares how he transformed a high-powered corporate career into a life rich in variety, purpose, and fulfilment.

Mark reflects on leaving behind his role as Managing Director at Direct Line Group to build a portfolio career aligned with his values. He discusses the power of planning ahead, the importance of reframing ego, and the unexpected joys of coaching and charity work. With refreshing honesty and humour, he also unpacks what he misses from corporate life — and why, despite that, he’s never looked back.