When Everything Changed: Louise Pengilley on Reinvention, Energy and Finding a New Way to Work

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If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd love to hear from you! What if the life you never planned for turns out to be exactly the one you needed? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Louise Pengilley, a business growth and mindset mentor whose journey from global corporate leadership to running her own business was sparked by a single, unexpected question: “Can you teach me everything you know?” Louise shares how she rebuilt her career and redefined success after redundancy and her husband’s life-altering cancer diagnosis. This isn’t a story of polished pivoting. It’s about brave choices, shifting priorities and building a business that fits real life. You’ll hear: Why self-employment wasn’t the plan but became the right path The three ‘D’s from corporate life that still shape her approach today How illness shifted everything, including priorities, pace and purpose Why energy, mindset and wellbeing matter when building a business that supports real life What her clients say when they finally feel calm, clear and back in control Louise is real, grounded and unafraid to talk about the hard stuff.

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