Like many small business founders, I established Wonder Career as a business because it provides the coaching service I really wanted and needed for myself!

My career started in Human Resources, where I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to work in a variety of interesting and challenging senior-level roles (both in Jersey and Internationally).

However, over the years, I started to notice more and more colleagues, friends, and relatives were talking to me about the issues and frustrations of their careers and getting confused about the ‘What’s next?’. 

I found they were asking for advice and support as they navigated potential career change because they knew I had experience of all aspects of people management and a degree of ‘inside knowledge’ about how organisations worked - but also because facing career change alone can sometimes feel overwhelming and confusing.

I came to realise that I loved this ‘side hustle’ of one-to-one career coaching work and wanted to offer this in a more structured way as a service to others.

Our careers, like life, can be work in progress and it took me a while, (and the completion of my professional CCS Career Coach qualification) to build the confidence to incorporate this into my own ‘portfolio’ career.

Through my own self-reflection work, I realised career coaching is a natural work ‘fit’ for me. It combines my strengths and skills, my Human Resource experience, and a passionate interest in other people’s careers. I enjoy encouraging people to be curious by asking challenging questions.

Although I live in Jersey (the home of the Jersey Wonder!) I grew up in Hong Kong and have relocated internationally 7 times (also spending time living in London and Singapore). So, I also understand first-hand some of the anxieties and challenges that can accompany career – and life – transitions. I love being able to use my personal experience of change to provide practical support and guidance in my career coaching work.