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Katie Moumtzoglou    
A true escapee Katie worked at Deutsche Bank for 7 years and has now escaped to set up a cracking online furniture and interiors boutiqe Coco Coco Målé (www.cocomale.com...[read more]
Financial Services >> Startup Consumer Products & Retail
Philip Letts    
Philip's blur Group recently successfully saved an Esc member from a large traditional media agency. He is a successful entrepreneur and has lots and lots of interesting projects on the go....[read more]
Technology & Internet >> Startup Technology & Internet
Brad Cheng    
After 9 years as an Investment Banker Brad packed it all in to set up Wear Chemistry. Read his story and if you want to do something similar - ask him a question....[read more]
Financial Services >> Startup Fashion & Design
Lucy Heathcoat Amory    
Lucy is a great example of someone who has made the leap from Corporate events and PR into interior design... and from there to starting her own interior design company. She has some great a...[read more]
PR & Events >> Startup Media & Design
Roya Dabir-Alai    
Sitting in a Tree is a great idea - a service for all those for whom love is tricky to find in the big smoke (not that we have used it... yet!). Read below for a fantastic, in-depth descript...[read more]
Charity & Development >> Startup Advice
Will Holloway    
Will avoided the City altogether. Instead he went straight into being an entrepreneur after University and has never looked back. Want some advice on setting up your own business, be sure to...[read more]
Sales & Marketing >> Career Change PR & Events
Samantha van Dalen    
Samantha is starting a fantastic project called Form of Hope to raise funds to help fight Combat Stress. Some great answers on getting something off the ground, persevering, and why life is ...[read more]
Property & Real Estate >> Startup Charity & Development
Oli Marlow-Thomas    
"I had some horrible internships where my greatest excitement of the day was visiting the water cooler! I had to find something that was really going to inspire me." - "I was struggling t...[read more]
Student >> Startup Technology & Internet
Victoria Parkinson    
Victoria is a hero who epitomises why we set up Escape the City. She packed in her comfortable job (Management Consultant - Accenture), left her comfortable life behind and really did do som...[read more]
Other >> Startup Charity & Development
Benjamin French    
"I have always had a desire for adventure and once you start these sort of things i think you get a lust for them and now i am always looking out for the next expedition or challenge"...[read more]
Student >> Adventure Cycling
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