Take the Leap: Reinventing Your Career in Mid-Life with Gaelle Dudley

“I can’t tell you how much joy it brings me to see people who are agents of change.” - Gaelle Dudley

After climbing multiple steps on the corporate career ladder, Gaelle Dudley experienced a health scare that made her ask a big question: does this work make me feel complete? The answer was a resounding no. So, at age 40, Gaelle left her corporate career behind to found GLDESIGN despite having no formal training as a designer. Nine years and countless happy clients later, it’s clear that her leap into the unknown was worth the risk. 

Today Gaelle shares how she found the courage to make such a major life change at 40, how she navigated her career transition both financially and as a mom, what ‘work/life balance’ means to her, and the evolutions she has experienced in regards to her stress and relationships. 

Today on WithIn: 

• How Gaelle took the leap from the corporate ladder to opening her own design firm

• Expanding your definition of being a ‘working mom’ 

• Gaelle’s approach to juggling the competing responsibilities of work and family 

• The evolution of how Gaelle has managed stress

• Navigating relationships, and sometimes moving on, in business and life

• Gaelle’s reflections as she turns 50 

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IG: @gldesignhome

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