36. SJ Tudor: Leaving the Freelance Hustle and Stepping Into What’s Next
Description
SJ Tudor is a Career Breaker.
After nearly a decade freelancing and enjoying the freedom and flexibility of running her own creative business, SJ started to feel the limits of hustling alone. SJ had big ambitions, including becoming a creative director for a global brand, and she realized she needed new experiences, bigger teams, and a different kind of environment to get there.
In this episode, SJ shares how she made the intentional shift from freelancing to corporate life, letting go of a long-held identity and stepping into a role that pushed her to grow. She talks about craving more stability, outgrowing hustle culture, and learning to hold her five-year plan loosely so she could stay open to what might come next.
We talk about the entrepreneurial skills she brings into corporate, how designing her life with intention has always been her compass, and why no chapter has to be forever.
Listen now to hear how SJ is rewriting what a modern creative career can look like and what her story can teach us about choosing the pace, structure, and path that support who you’re becoming.
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Notes:
Here’s some links to things we discussed in this episode.
SJ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjtudor/
SJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjtudor?igsh=dnJxM3Bycnk4bjFn





