{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Adapted Ambitions","title":"0208 The Career Moves You Aren’t Considering (But Should Be)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d3654247\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1144,"description":"In this episode, Ada Offonry challenges the idea that midlife career change means either staying stuck or starting from scratch.\nShe explores increasingly mainstream career paths such as sabbaticals, fractional roles and consulting, showing how experienced people can gain more flexibility, autonomy and income without blowing up their lives.\nYou'll learn all about:\n\nCareer paths hiding in plain sight\nHigh income without full-time roles\nPivoting without quitting outright\n\nAda breaks down who these options are really for, how to test them safely, and how to pivot strategically rather than impulsively.\nData Sources:Fractional/portfolio work (47% increase): MBO Partners State of Independence 2025UK non-traditional income (1 in 4): IPSE (Association of Independent Professionals) 2025Sabbatical outcomes (38% better roles): Harvard Business Review, \"The Sabbatical Effect\" 2024\n \nTo be reminded of all future episodes, please FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE.\nFor more from Ada: https://adaoffonry.com/\nFollow Ada: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adaoffonry/\nFind out more about Ada's new venture: https://www.inferencesearch.ai\nAbout your Host: Ada Offonry\nAda Offonry provides talent and career intelligence for quantitative finance and technology.\nShe spent four years as Global Head of Talent at Quadrature Capital, and over 20 years in executive search partnering with hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and elite investment banks across New York, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore.\nAda now works with firms building high performance technology teams, and with senior quantitative and engineering professionals navigating complex career inflection points, through Inference Talent Advisory.\nHer work sits at the intersection of market intelligence, talent strategy, and career decision making in an increasingly volatile world of work.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UtbCZpPlM_3rZLTSxeeBlbaKKLDCb9_ZKEJPo1tFWYw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMDNm/YzQ4YTBjYmQ3OTVl/MmIyMzIxODVlMzU2/MDgyYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}