welcome!
If your career doesn’t fit neatly into a box, welcome. If you checked all the right boxes and still felt like something was missing, also welcome.
Maybe you’re five years into banking and starting to wonder what else is out there. Maybe you already made the leap and you’re figuring out what’s next. Maybe you’re building something on the side, or exploring a totally different path, or just refusing to settle for a career that looks great on paper but doesn’t feel like yours.
You’re not here for “quiet quit and find balance” advice. You’re asking better questions: What do I actually want? How do I build something that makes me rich AND happy? How do I make moves without blowing up what I’ve already built?
What you’ll get:
Under-the-radar jobs in tech and startups, updated weekly
Career decision-making frameworks: when to stay vs. leave, how to evaluate opportunities beyond title and comp, how to think about risk when the “safe” path doesn’t feel safe anymore
Building a personal brand that works as career insurance (not the cringey “thought leader” kind)
Money stuff for people in transition: negotiating comp when you’re switching paths, equity vs. cash, financial flexibility so you can actually make moves
Side projects, solopreneurship, and how to test ideas without blowing up your life
Stories from other nonlinear high performers who’ve figured out how to have both
hi, i’m hannah
I’m a marketer in my 9-to-5 and content creator, speaker, and mentor in my 5-to-9.
In 2020, I quit my six-figure dream job in investment banking. I’d spent all of college working toward a path I no longer wanted, and suddenly I had no idea what came next.
What followed was years of exploring: tech and startup roles across the US and Latin America. Wharton (where I led a trip to Antarctica). Applying to YC and getting rejected. Building a six-figure side hustle from content. Vibe-coded AI products. All while obsessing over the same question you’re probably asking yourself right now.
I’m not a career coach. I’m one step ahead of you, navigating the same decisions in real time: what to optimize for, when to bet on yourself, how to know if the grass is actually greener.
I started this newsletter because the content I needed at every crossroads didn’t exist. Most career advice makes you choose: get rich and be miserable, or find meaning and go broke.
I don’t buy that. And if you’re here, you probably don’t either.
