In this episode of Working It Out Along the Way, I sit down with Dan, a designer whose story arcs from growing up in a cult on the Sunshine Coast to leading creative teams at Booking.com. Dan shares what it was like to leave a controlling religious community as a child, discover design by accident in a t-shirt shop, and eventually build a global career in London and Amsterdam. It’s a conversation about curiosity, courage, and the freedom to write your own story, one decision at a time.
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In this episode of Working It Out Along the Way, I sit down with Dan, a designer whose story arcs from growing up in a cult on the Sunshine Coast to leading creative teams at Booking.com. Dan shares what it was like to leave a controlling religious community as a child, discover design by accident in a t-shirt shop, and eventually build a global career in London and Amsterdam. It’s a conversation about curiosity, courage, and the freedom to write your own story, one decision at a time.
1. Veronique Merriam Barbosa: The Founder Who Left Banking, Built a Startup, and Might Do It All Again
Working It Out Along the Way
47 minutes
8 months ago
1. Veronique Merriam Barbosa: The Founder Who Left Banking, Built a Startup, and Might Do It All Again
In this first episode of Working It Out Along the Way, I sit down with my friend Veronique "V" Merriam Barbosa, whose career has taken her from investment banking to the fast-paced world of startups. The daughter of a diplomat and a banker, she grew up moving around the world before landing in London for university—without a clear plan for what came next. V became an investment banker, then walked away from the big paycheques to join Revolut as employee number 4. Soon after, she co-founded Fl...
Working It Out Along the Way
In this episode of Working It Out Along the Way, I sit down with Dan, a designer whose story arcs from growing up in a cult on the Sunshine Coast to leading creative teams at Booking.com. Dan shares what it was like to leave a controlling religious community as a child, discover design by accident in a t-shirt shop, and eventually build a global career in London and Amsterdam. It’s a conversation about curiosity, courage, and the freedom to write your own story, one decision at a time.
