Episode #5 with Katy Rachel Moore: from PR to actor and presenter

Welcome to episode #5 of the Career Pivot Podcast, hosted by Bec Sands. 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 Katy Rachel Moore, an actor and presenter who pivoted from an eight-year career in public relations. Katy is originally from England and made the sea change out to Sydney four years ago. She has been pursuing acting since the age of seven years old, and along the way has featured in a number of stage productions and appeared in TV and short films, both in the UK and Australia. She has an honours degree in drama and English. Katy recently made the full career pivot, landing a dream full-time role doing TV presenting training here in Australia. (Although it has been on temporary hold due to COVID-19).

Show notes

1:26 Where Katy was at before she pivoted her career, and why she booked a one-way ticket from London to Australia!

2:17 Katy’s true passion, and how she continued to nurture this alongside her PR career.

3:50 How Katy got into PR originally and what made her pivot into her true passion, despite hiding and pushing it down for a long time.

5:45 Despite having a PR job she enjoyed, the one decision that gave Katy the motivation to continue to pursue acting on the side.

7:00 One big indicator to tell whether or not you’re doing what you love and are passionate about.

7:31 Katy’s turning point and how she landed a role in the entertainment industry.

8:50 What it means when you feel envious of other people pursuing dreams that you have (or once had) for yourself - and what you can do about it.

10:50 The number one thing that holds so many people back from pursuing their dreams.

12:00 What it takes to go after a creative pursuit.

13:38 The parallels between creative living and having your own business.

14:20 Katy’s three top recommendations for people who are in a career but feel unsure whether it’s right for them, and aren’t sure what they want to do instead.

20:30 How you can take steps to support yourself as well as pursue your passion.

22:41 Two of the books that have made a massive impact for Katy in relation to finding and pursuing her passion.