Life after Microsoft: What's Next?
Redundancy can be a huge shock, even if you saw the writing on the wall. Fear and self-doubt arrive uninvited. Stress levels shoot up, aches and pains appear in places you didn't know that you had, and a good night's sleep becomes a distant memory!
Colleagues who you thought were lifelong friends are suddenly ghosting you. Everyone else seems to have their act together while you are still trying to figure out how on earth to put the pieces back together without losing your home and loved ones.
We want you to know you are not alone. We have been through it ourselves. We have made mistakes, learnt a ton along the way, and we want to help you avoid the pitfalls and get back on your feet faster than we did!
Join our free workshop to help you figure out your next move.
By the end of the workshop:
Get help to get your head straight
Connect with other people in your position
Reduce the fear and feeling of being lost
Hear from others who have been through redundancy—the good, the bad, and the ugly!
Get help to get on the front foot
Find your purpose and rebuild your confidence for the next move
Discover exciting opportunities that are now open to you
Gain insight into how to start your own business without spending money
Get a route map to other forms of help
Hosted by Simon Paine, Co-Founder of Rebel School and Christine Clacey, Coach and former Learning Development Director at Microsoft.
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Meet Christine Clacey
Founder of Chyra Ltd | Leadership & Mental Wellbeing Coaching & Training
Christine Clacey, Founder of Chyra Ltd, has spent over thirty years in industry-leading tech corporates including Microsoft. A lifelong learner with many years of experience in learning and development, she specialises in developing leaders and building award-winning, global teams. Her experiences have given her extensive insight into the challenges of leadership and organisation transformation. She understands both the incredible potential that lies within each of us and the very real challenges that can block it—burnout, disconnection, anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the silent suffering that too many struggle with.
Christine is a Master Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and NLP Coach as well as a Certified Practitioner in Brain and Behaviour Change. She has studied applied neuroscience and neuro-leadership and is certified in Brain Based Coaching. Christine is also a Certified Master Mapping Coach & Practitioner and uses Brian Mayne's Goal Mapping systems to help clients achieve authentic, sustainable success.
Christine regularly supports Robbins Research International events as an Anthony Robbins Trainer. She has founded two corporate Toastmasters clubs, enabling hundreds of members to grow their leadership and communication skills. She is passionate about contribution and regularly volunteers her time to help those struggling with mental well-being and to teach leadership skills to teenagers from all over the world.
Watch this video to hear from Christine.
Meet Simon Paine
Co-Founder of the Rebel School CEO. Keynote Speaker. Entrepreneurial Disruptor.
Simon Paine is the co-founder and CEO of The Rebel School (formerly PopUp Business School), a global movement that has trained over 30,000 aspiring entrepreneurs across 10 countries—from the UK to New Zealand to Morocco. Simon is best known for tearing up the rulebook on traditional business education, pioneering a “sell-first, build-second” approach that helps people start businesses without debt or formal plans.
In 2019 alone, Rebel helped launch nearly 1,000 businesses, running free events everywhere from shopping centers to mountaintops—proving that entrepreneurship is for everyone, not just the privileged few.
Simon has delivered over 4,000 hours of live training and works with global brands including Microsoft, British Airways, Burberry, and UNICEF, coaching their leaders in creativity, communication, and resilience.
A TEDx speaker, DisruptHR contributor, and guest at international summits, Simon is known for blending raw honesty, humor, and creative storytelling on topics such as inclusive entrepreneurship, mental health, and experimental leadership.
Offstage, he’s a dad of three, a band frontman, a coffee snob (Yemeni only, please), and possibly the only CEO who proudly dodges DIY.