Work has a way of waking up parts of us we thought we'd outgrown. You can move forward professionally, take on more visible roles, and be widely regarded as capable -and still find yourself unsettled by moments that seem, on the surface, fairly ordinary. A comment lingers longer than expected. A meeting leaves you tense for days. A role you worked hard to earn suddenly feels exposing rather than energizing.
I believe we've yet to fix the challenge around silos, but I have seen a lot of people being unafraid to start again and find their new potential, whether that's in a new workplace, a new country, or even a completely new sector. There's an appetite to learn more, know more, and do more, and honestly I love that. I think the bravery is also in the ability to share.
Planning a career pivot raises some big questions: in which direction should you move, how do you make the shift, and, crucially, when is the right time to do it? In 2025, Business Insider spoke to professionals who made mid-career pivots, including some who did so more than once. Have you made an unconventional career move? If you're comfortable discussing it with a reporter, please fill out this quick form.
To succeed in the long term, any business needs to refresh itself continually with new talent and new ideas. The Food Network is no exception. Unfortunately, bringing in new talent means that some familiar favorites end up getting squeezed out or simply move on to other ventures. Of course, the shoe is often on the other foot as well. Some chefs and hosts might move on for reasons of their own.
Victoria also said that the "industry has changed so much" that she wasn't able to give him "any advice," adding: "But I told him: 'Don't expect immediate success.' It's almost better if it isn't an immediate success."
The U.S. labor market is unusually tight, with limited hiring and firing prompting many office workers to reconsider their careers. A 2025 Flexjobs report found 62% of white-collar workers would switch to trade jobs for better stability and pay, while others aim to start businesses, retire early, move abroad, or take career breaks. Younger generations, especially Gen Z and Millennials, feel unprepared by education and training for the workforce.
The main one is that after IBM acquired Red Hat, and later when I moved to VMware/Broadcom, I didn't always feel comfortable posting on my personal blog or speaking as freely as I would have liked. I was also less involved with my open source projects and busy working on something new that I couldn't actively promote at the time. So, I decided to step away from blogging for a while; I just didn't know how long that would end up being.
Anna Ashurov has been busy. A 2018 member of Business Insider's rising stars list, Ashurov has changed companies twice since her stint at Goldman Sachs, going from the investment bank to the world's largest beer brewer and then to the world's largest asset manager, where she's worked since 2021. Ashurov now oversees growth strategy and client relationships for Aladdin, BlackRock's widely used risk analytics and portfolio management tech. She told Business Insider, she's focused on "driving growth holistically" instead of structuring deals and advising clients.
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