Cate De Leon
Filipino writer and former managing editor and columnist who moved to Madrid to pursue horizontal growth and self-actualization; author of Substack 'Madrileña From Manila' and former community manager and book author.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 60min
#21 Leaving the Corporate Ladder for Horizontal Growth | Cate de Leon | Philippines → Spain
Cate De Leon, a Filipino writer and former managing editor who moved to Madrid, left the corporate ladder seeking horizontal growth and self-actualization. She talks about rejecting vertical career paths, how travel reshaped her sense of home, the trade-offs of starting over in Spain, building friendships and routines abroad, and coping with grief and immigration realities while carving a new life.
