Name: Maya Calica Collins My job today: Storyteller/art tutor I call myself a storyteller because I’m always weaving tales—whether it’s with words or images. I do many things: I am a freelance writer for travel magazines. I write and illustrate books. I draw portraits of both humans and pets. I also teach realistic drawing to kids […]
How I quit my day job to draw things
Name: Ella Lama My job today: I used to refer to myself as a letterer but now I feel like that’s too limiting. Basically I draw and run my own stationery business for a living. My last corporate job: Online shop, customer service, finance and administration manager (yes, I was all of those things, all at […]
How I quit my day job to become a romance author
Name: Ines Bautista-Yao My job today: Romance author (she recently released her latest novel, When Sparks Fly, which is available here, here and at Common Room Katipunan and Powerplant Mall) My last corporate job: Director of a tutoring center Why did you leave? The pressing reason I left was because I was pregnant, but overall, what […]
How I quit my day job to become a life coach
Name: Aurora M. Suarez My job today: Life coach My last corporate job: I was the Marketing and Purchasing Director for National Book Store, the biggest one in the Philippines. Why did you leave? When I joined National Book Store, I was in the middle of training to become a life coach. There were a lot of bills to […]