Life After Corporate — Building a Smoother Path

Leaving corporate life can be liberating — but also messy. Many professionals underestimate how different independent work really is. In this session, Alevtina Amchislavskaia shares practical lessons from her transition from consulting and banking to running her own agency. **The session will cover:** * Key mindset and structure shifts after corporate life * Common early mistakes and how to avoid them * Practical systems for focus, clients, and consistency * Simple ways to generate work without constant outreach Whether you're starting a new business, or you've already launched, this event is for you. We convene the Free Business Startup Clinics regularly to provide new and existing business owners a space to ask questions and get answers about all the key areas of running a business. With experienced business advisors and industry specialists on hand, this event is designed so you can ask as many questions about running a business as desired. You can ask any question you like about your business, and we will help guide you. During the session, you'll have lots of time to resolve any uncertainties about your business. As an interactive group event, you'll also be invited to contribute your own thoughts and insights to others when it is relevant and helpful to them. It is surprising what we know already, and how this information can be useful to others too. By the end of each Free Business Startup Clinic, you should have clarity about what you need to do next to move your business forward successfully. **::: ADVISORS :::** This session will be presented by Alevtina Amchislavskaia (Founder / Business Consultant) and co-hosted by Patrick Lauruol (Business Advisor). **About Alevtina Amchislavskaia** Alevtina is the Founder of Aleva Agency, a boutique consulting firm helping startups and small businesses scale through process optimisation and smart systems. A former Kearney consultant with 7+ years of experience across consulting, banking and tech, she has delivered 80+ projects across the USA, Europe and the MENA region. Alevtina focuses on building practical structures that reduce inefficiency and enable faster, more confident growth. **About Patrick Lauruol:** Patrick has been supporting people to start and grow their businesses since 2013. As the founder of 'Pirate Startups', Patrick helps people get up and running in their business successfully. Based in Lancaster, England, Patrick works with clients around the globe. **::: SESSION FORMAT :::** * 45-minute talk + Q&A * Location: Online via Zoom Questions can be about any business topic. The Q&A session is for every participant of the group. By attending this clinic, you can ask all your questions and get answers about any issue, query or dilemma you have regarding your business. **::: DATE & TIME :::** Monday 3rd November 2025 4:00 PM GMT (UK time) **::: SESSION LENGTH :::** 1 hour **::: PRICE :::** Free **::: HOW TO JOIN :::** This event will take place using the Zoom video calling app online. If you haven't got Zoom installed on your device already, you can download it from https://zoom.us/download You will receive a message with the link to join the Zoom call on the same day as the event itself. We usually send the link out at least 1 hour before he session starts. So you don't miss any part of the presentation, please join the Zoom call a few minutes before the advertised start time. **::: BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW :::** Everyone is welcome!