Episode #2 with Ella Mannix: pivoting from corporate HR to the All About Fertility Expo

Welcome to episode #2 of the Career Pivot Podcast! This episode is available on Spotify, Stitcher and iTunes, and if you enjoy it, I would love it if you could please subscribe and leave me a review.

In today’s podcast episode, I interview Ella Mannix, the founder and owner of All About Fertility Expo. Following her own fertility journey, Ella saw a gap in the Australian market to create an event bringing the fertility industry together to support people to become first-time parents or extend their family.

Prior to creating All About Fertility Expo, Ella was a HR & Talent Acquisitions consultant working in the corporate field. She had the pleasure of placing a number of people, either starting their career or climbing the ladder to senior management, into their dream job. Ella believes in chasing your dreams and never giving up, which is why she decided to take a leap of faith and quit her corporate job to follow her passion and create an event that will benefit many people on their fertility journey.

Show Notes

1:41 Ella’s career pivot story and the catalyst that made her want to make the change.

3:00 How Ella became sure that she wanted to launch the expo in Australia.

4:00 The specific catalyst that made Ella take the leap into leaving corporate and running the expo full time after doing it for months on the side.

6:39 Ella’s advice for anyone who is looking to pivot their careers into a business.

7:50 What to do if you want to leave your current role and continue to build a business.

8:27 Some of the biggest fears you can build up in your mind around starting a business - and the question you can ask yourself to shift your mindset.

9:30 How Ella reached out to a previous mentor to get feedback on her initial business idea.

11:15 The support you need to build your business, and where you can get this.

13:15 One thing Ella was very conscious of doing when she stepped into her own business full time.

14:20 Why starting a business is kind of like giving birth - according to Ella who has had a baby :)

15:00 How you can avoid “failure” in business.

17:05 The three best things for Ella about having her own business.

21:00 Ella’s “why” - her reason for having her own business and launching All About Fertility Expo.

22:05 Ella’s recommendations if you’re in a corporate role or another career and you’re feeling like it’s not right for you - her thoughts on how to find clarity and to pivot.

23:50 What to do if you’re questioning whether you should step into a different role or career, or start your own business.

26:15 One book that has made the most impact on Ella to pursue her passion.