Career Change Maker | Career Clarity, Career Opportunities, Career Pivots, Burnout, Corporate Job, Income #299 - How Slowing Down Helps You Build A More Intentional Career with Tosin Hunter
In this week’s episode, I’m joined by creative entrepreneur, writer and past client, Tosin Hunter, for a deeply honest conversation about navigating the messy middle of career change, making an intentional pause, and rebuilding a life and career that genuinely aligns with your values.
Tosin spent over a decade in corporate recruitment roles at organisations like EY, UBS and Salesforce — climbing the ladder, getting promoted (even while on maternity leave), and doing everything “right.” But behind the scenes, she was exhausted, burnt out, and increasingly disconnected from the work she was doing.
In our coaching journey, she began unpacking what wasn’t working, rediscovering her values, and reconnecting with parts of herself she’d buried for years. That inner work sparked a complete life shift. One that led her to leave corporate, honour her season of motherhood, rediscover her creativity, and eventually build Hunter Digital, the website design studio she now co-leads with her husband.
If you’re in the midst of questioning your career, craving more alignment, or feeling the nudge to pause and reassess, this conversation will resonate deeply.
🎙️ Episode Overview
You’ll hear:
- What it really looked like for Tosin to walk away from a misaligned corporate career
- The mindset work, values exploration, and coaching conversations that surfaced hidden desires
- How an intentional pause helped her unravel old definitions of success and reconnect with creativity
🌟 What You’ll Learn
1. Your values are data. Misalignment is a message
During our coaching work, Tosin realised her values were family, creativity, fulfilment and simplicity… yet none of these were reflected in her day-to-day life. Recognising that misalignment became the catalyst for change. Before looking outward for roles, she started looking inward and that clarity changed everything.
2. A career pause can be productive, powerful and deeply clarifying
Stepping away from corporate gave Tosin the time and emotional space to rediscover herself. Through journaling, creativity courses, volunteering and time with her daughter, she unravelled old beliefs and began shaping a life that actually worked for her. Her reminder? You don’t always need the next step. Sometimes you just need space.
3. Nothing is wasted — your experience still counts
Tosin shares how easy it was to downplay her corporate achievements, until she realised those same skills ; storytelling, communication, listening, branding are now leveraged in business. Every chapter prepared her for the next. Your past isn’t irrelevant; it’s raw material for what’s next.
If you’re feeling the nudge to get support, consider this your sign to reach out and let’s explore how coaching with me can support your next chapter.
🔗 Connect with Tosin
- 🌐 Hunter Digital Studio: https://hunterdigital.studio/
- 📸 Instagram: @hunterdigital.studio
- 💼 LinkedIn: Tosin Hunter
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