305 I From Career Confusion to Launching an Unexpected Business with Maren Sorber van Halteren

From Burnout to Business Owner (Client Case Study) In this episode, I’m sharing a powerful career coaching case study with my client, Maren. After moving from the Netherlands to Sweden and building a “squiggly” career across physiotherapy, admin, tech support, HR tech and customer success, she hit a point of exhaustion and misalignment at work. Maren came to coaching feeling tired, frustrated, and unsure of her next career move. Together, we explored her strengths, values and ideal work life. What started as a search for a new role turned into something bigger: the clarity and confidence to start her own business and design work that truly fits her. What You’ll Learn in This Episode How career coaching creates clarity The tools we used to help Maren understand her strengths, preferences and ideal working environment. From self-doubt to self-advocacy at work How Maren went from “keeping quiet” to confidently speaking up, communicating her value, and challenging assumptions about what was possible in her career. A practical path from employee to business owner How she made a calculated, low-risk transition into entrepreneurship in Sweden, including using a legally protected leave to start her business without losing job security. In this episode, we talk about: What burnout and misalignment looked like for her day-to-day Why trying to “figure it all out in your head” keeps you stuck How informational interviews and LinkedIn outreach gave her real-world data The mindset shift from “maybe one day I’ll start a business” to “I’m a business owner now” The emotional reality of starting a business: fear, excitement, headaches… and growth Maren also shares how coaching helped her avoid taking the long, indirect “multi-stop flight” in her career, and instead take a more direct route to the work and life she actually wanted. Connect with Maren Today, Maren runs Floohi , where she helps small and growing businesses: Create calm, systemised operations behind the scenes Streamline workflows and processes Use tools like Notion to bring structure and clarity so founders can focus on what they do best If you’re a business owner who feels like everything is in your head and your backend is chaos, you’ll love hearing how Maren supports her clients. 👉 Connect with Maren and learn more about Floohi via the links in the show notes. Send us Fan Mail Invest in Yourself and Your Career: Community — Join our Network for mid-career women redesigning what's next in their careers Coaching — Join the Waitlist for The Portfolio Career Academy . Turn Your Expertise Into Multiple Streams of Income & Impact Through Building A Portfolio Career. Join The Waitlist Connect with me! Website: careerchangemakers.com Email: podcast@careerchangemakers.com LinkedIn: Janine Esbrand Instagram: @careerchangemakerspodcast Career Change Makers on Apple Podcasts

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305 I From Career Confusion to Launching an Unexpected Business with Maren Sorber van Halteren is an episode from The Career Change Maker Podcast by Janine Esbrand - Executive Coach, Career Strategist, Keynote Speaker .

This episode is 39:14 long.

This episode was published on Jan 22, 2026.

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