Podcast 243: Rikke Hansen: A Lady Who Wont Eat Muffin Paper And Tells Us Why

Published: Dec. 27, 2014, 5:01 a.m.

b'Todays guest is a lady who can call herself a true lady of the globe.\\nComing originally from Denmark, she grew up in the Scandinavian countryside clambering around the hills and fjords happily, until moving to Paris for three years to live in the capital of romance and culture.\\nBut now she calls the UK home and has been living in London since 1996.\\nYep, we have adopted her as one our own.\\nAnd she has appeared to flourish whilst living in London, as her career went from strength to strength, as she worked hard on a career in Human Resources for companies such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Shell.\\nBut it is ok to have a career that is on the ascendency , well actually it\'s a great thing, but when you have a career that is going well, but you want to do your own thing, then it can feel quite differently.\\nAnd our guest knew that her path was going to change\\nShe had always wanted to start her own career change consultancy, so in 2005 did just that, and quit her well paid job to go it alone.\\nShe walked away from the consistent monthly salary, and started flexing her hustle muscle on a daily basis.\\nAnd now as she says on her business site "I have a knack for quickly connecting with people and drawing them out thereby helping them understand how they can translate their unique personality, skills and interests into a career or business on their terms.\\nCombining my experience of career coaching over 500 clients, 8 years+ of owning my own business and a background in HR, I can offer you the practical know-how, motivation and confidence to actually make your career change or business idea happen!"\\nSo lets find out how this Scandinavian lady came to leave the glorious Danish countryside, to live in the English Capital?\\nAnd does she see a need for more and more assistance to be offered to wannabe entrepreneurs nowadays, than compared to when she started back in 2005?\\nWell lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Rikke Hansen.'