"I'm really risk averse. I had built my career as a journalist for twenty years. It was really scary to suddenly leave that profession."

Shani Raja was a senior editor at The Wall Street Journal. He left in 2016 to teach non-journalists the powerful writing techniques he'd learned throughout his distinguished journalism career, which included writing for The Economist, Financial Times, Dow Jones and Bloomberg News.

Shani has built a lasting passive income, giving him complete freedom over his time, by creating one of the most popular writing classes in the world with 350,000 students.

"To my dying day I would have regretted not giving it a go."
- Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman S4 Capital

In our conversation Sir Martin Sorrell reflects on the difficulty of balancing career, society and family and the decisions behind the turning points in his career. In particular, why 40 is a critical age to consider a career jump.

Sir Martin is a living legend in the world of advertising. Some even draw a comparison to Don Draper known from the TV Series ‘Mad Men’.

"Every day I was told this is a man's world. You don't belong here."
- Reese Scott, Founder Women’s World of Boxing

For 19 years, Reese had a rock star career as a creative in the publishing industry. However, what seemed amazing from the outside did not reflect how she felt inside. Reese was battling depression. Today, Reese runs Women's World of Boxing, the first and only all female boxing gym in New York city. This is the inspiring story of a woman who made it in a world where she was told she does not belong.

If you live in the Western World you probably have never heard of James Alofs. If you live in China, however, you know him as a famous actor and TV personality who has starred in 14 TV series, 7 movies and host of a TV show with more than 40 million weekly viewers. He started his career at Procter and Gamble, but then met an intern in the elevator who changed his life…