For years, I did what most of us are told to do.

Study hard. Get a good job. Build a career. Earn well. Keep growing.

I followed that path.

After an engineering degree and an MBA, I built my career in business analysis, working across fintech and enterprise software. Eventually, I joined Eurofins, where I worked on enterprise products and collaborated with global business teams.

On paper, things were going well.

But something didn’t feel right.

I was spending more time in boardroom meetings where people were trying to prove their points than discussing what would actually make the product better.

I wanted to solve harder problems. Work closer to the product. See the difference my work made to the people using it.

And somewhere along the way, I realised there was something else I wanted even more.

Freedom.

Freedom over my time. Freedom to choose the work I take on. And the financial freedom to live life on my own terms.

A high-paying job gave me security. But it wasn’t giving me the kind of work and independence I was looking for.

So, I made a decision that wasn’t easy: I left Eurofins.

Not because I had everything figured out. I didn’t.

But I knew I didn’t want to spend years waiting for the perfect time to change direction.

In January 2025, I began my journey as an independent product manager.

Today, I work with B2B SaaS products, including supply chain and manufacturing software. I’m also exploring how AI can solve real business problems through practical prototypes.

The journey is still unfolding. Finding the right clients, choosing the right problems, and building a sustainable independent career are challenges I’m learning to navigate.

But the difference is that I’m building something on my own terms.

I’m not chasing a title. I’m trying to build a career where the problems are worth solving, the work makes a difference, and I have more control over how I live.

I don’t have all the answers yet.

But I’m finally asking myself a different question:

What kind of work and life do I actually want to build?

And I’m going to find out, one problem at a time.