Leaving Corporate Behind: Amanda Foley's Journey to Soul-Centered Entrepreneurship

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Bleav + Anika Jackson

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🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

After spending ten years directly with major pharmaceutical companies followed by years in corporate consulting, Amanda Foley found herself climbing the ladder of success while feeling increasingly disconnected from her true purpose. The turning point came during a period of intense burnout when she was billing sixty hours a week managing a significant client account, only to experience relief when that client was acquired by a larger pharmaceutical company. Rather than immediately pursuing another demanding project, Amanda made the courageous decision to take nine months away from the relentless pace of corporate life, a choice her mind initially resisted but her soul desperately needed.

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0:00.0	I think of human design as a map of your soul before the world got its hands on you and conditioned,
0:04.8	you know, and conditioned us to think we had to be a certain way. It's really like our authenticity
0:09.1	at its most base level. And then I started to work with other clients in the space that were,
0:14.3	you know, a lot on the spirituality side that were open to this. And I started using human design
0:18.9	to help me pitch them.
0:21.9	Step into the world of success with your brand amplified, the ultimate podcast designed to
0:27.7	unravel the intricacies of thriving businesses. I'm your host, Onica Jackson, and I'm on a mission
0:33.6	to uncover the stories, strategies, and secrets that have propelled entrepreneurs and business
0:39.0	leaders to success.
0:43.0	It's been a while since I've had a straight PR conversation. So I am thrilled to have Amanda Foley
0:48.2	on the show. Amanda, you have Curate the Soul as your firm. And I'm really excited to dive in to what that means
0:57.2	and how you approach PR. So thank you for being on your brand amplified. Yeah, thanks for having
1:02.0	me. I'm excited to be here. Let's start with your background. You were in corporate pharma PR,
1:09.2	Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Merck, before you pivoted to entrepreneurship,
1:14.3	what was it that made you realize that that world wasn't the full expression of who you were
1:21.4	as a human and as a professional? Yeah, so I spent about 20 years working in healthcare communications. So like as you said,
1:31.1	about 10 years working directly for big companies. And then for most of my time after that,
1:36.3	I actually ended up in corporate consulting. So I've sort of had like three phases of my career
1:40.7	where at what point I was just, you know, kind of probably having those
1:45.0	inklings that I wasn't maybe in the right place. And I definitely was climbing the ladder,
1:49.4	but wasn't so happy doing that. And I had worked with a PR firm that was virtual back in
1:54.8	like the early 2000s when that wasn't even a thing, right? Yeah. And so I became really good
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