Hi, I’m Iris Smyth, I've made it my mission to help professionals like you break free from career indecision and move towards work that actually fits their life.

When I graduated from university, I thought the corporate world was the ultimate goal. That’s what success looked like. You study hard, land a “good” job, work your way up - that’s how you build a stable, successful career.

So that’s exactly what I did. I entered the corporate world, working in marketing for big companies with strong career prospects. But it didn’t take long for the cracks to show.

I quickly realised that corporate life wasn’t what I had imagined.

I felt like a tiny cog in a giant machine - doing work that felt meaningless, following orders, and playing office politics just to get ahead.

The work I was doing didn’t feel like it mattered. Decisions were made by people far above me, and my role was just to execute, not to create, contribute, or make a real impact.

Within just a few years, I felt completely lost.

I had worked so hard to get here, but now that I had… I didn’t even want it.

❌ I hated the game-playing, the corporate politics, and the feeling that my value was tied to how well I could climb the ladder.

❌ I felt trapped, because if this wasn’t the right career for me, then what was?

❌ I had no idea what else I could do, or even where to start looking for alternatives.

I told myself I should be grateful. Other people would kill for this career, so why wasn’t it enough for me?

But the truth was, I didn’t want to spend my life just “getting through” each day, waiting for the weekend.

I Did Everything Wrong… and Paid for It.

I was so desperate for a change that I quit my job, without a plan, without a backup, without knowing what I was even running toward.

And I paid for it.

❌ I burnt through my savings trying to figure it out.

❌ I spent years in trial and error, testing out different industries and projects with no real strategy.

❌ I wasted so much time feeling lost, trying to “find my passion,” and making decisions based on hope instead of a structured plan.

The biggest lesson? Career change doesn’t have to be this hard. If I had known then what I know now, I could have made a strategic career pivot in months, not years.

Now, I Help You Do This the Right Way.

That’s why I created Pivot Like a Pro, to give you the structured, strategic career change process I wish I had.

✅ Identify 2–3 career paths that fit you - so you stop feeling stuck and start moving forward with confidence.

✅ Test and validate your next steps through low-risk career experiments - so you don’t waste time or energy on the wrong move.

✅ Build a transition strategy that works for you - whether that means exploring new roles, freelancing, consulting, or repositioning in your industry.

✅ Move forward without financial stress or the fear of starting over, because your next career move should work for you, not set you back.

You don’t need to quit your job tomorrow. You don’t need to have an epiphany about what you’re “meant” to do. You just need a clear process to help you explore, test, and validate your next move - before making any big changes. I hope to see you inside Pivot Like a Pro soon!