From the world of marketing & executive support, to social innovation and now to education. Janice’s story reflects the twists & turns of self discovery and search for purpose.

Your Story by Design combines the mindset of the designer and the skill of storyteller.

Following the completion of her Marketing degree, Janice left Ireland for the bright lights of London where she held internal communication and executive support positions in international investment banking. After about 10 years and a period of personal hardship she began to desire more purpose, agency and creative expression in her life.

This internal shift brought her back to Ireland and into the realm of life coaching and social entrepreneurship. Upon completing her training as a life coach and driven to inspire others to follow their creative dreams Janice began running workshops and events in Dublin’s startup community. And one of these, a hackathon event called Hack Access Dublin was such a success that it became a full-time business, which operated between 2017 and 2020; closing in the pandemic.

Now Janice is bringing together her passion for design and social innovation and her skills as a Guidance Counsellor and Career Coach in a new endeavour called Your Story by Design.

Janice’s goal is to help students from diverse backgrounds to design careers that are not only reflective of their values and strengths and the changes they want to make in the world, but empower them to flourish and maximise their quality of life.