In this episode of The OBM Show, Sarah Noked sits down with Ayesha Bhimji, a UK-based Accredited OBM, whose journey proves that you don't have to start from scratch to build a business you love.
After spending 25 years in corporate across investment banking, fundraising, and sustainability, Ayesha reached a point where she wanted something different. Something with more flexibility, more purpose, and more ownership over her work.
What followed wasn't one dramatic leap.
It was a series of intentional steps that helped her realize the skills she'd spent decades building were exactly what growing businesses needed.
In this conversation, Ayesha shares how she discovered the Online Business Manager role, overcame self-doubt, trusted her transferable skills, and is now evolving her business with a strategic new dashboard offer that helps founders turn data into better decisions.
We'll talk about:
• why transferable skills are often your greatest career advantage
• why confidence comes from taking action, not waiting until you feel ready
• what it really looks like to transition from corporate into online business
• how to keep growing after becoming an OBM
• why purpose, curiosity, and continuous learning matter more than having everything figured out
Whether you're a Virtual Assistant, online service provider, project manager, corporate professional, or aspiring Online Business Manager, this episode is a reminder that your next chapter doesn't require starting over.
Sometimes, it simply requires seeing your experience in a whole new way.
Connect with Ayesha: https://soyoudonthaveto.co.uk/online-business-operations-manager/
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