Clarinda Woodford, Founder, CFW Fin Crime Consulting, on going against conventional career timelines

In this episode of Women Who Make It Happen, host Michelle Khan talks to Clarinda Woodford, Founder and Director of CFW Fin Crime Consulting, about building a career in financial crime consulting and having the confidence to challenge the expected path.Clarinda shares her journey from falling into consulting after university to spending nearly 14 years in the profession, building her experience within major global consultancies before taking the leap into a smaller business. She discusses the drive to prove herself, pushing against conventional career timelines, and the lessons that came from moving through different environments in financial services.The conversation explores ambition, career progression, the challenge of being defined by who you were when you first joined a business, and why changing your environment can sometimes be an important part of moving forward. Clarinda also reflects on success on your own terms and the decisions that have shaped her career in financial crime.What’s Inside:⬩ Falling into financial crime consulting and building a career from an unexpected starting point⬩ Challenging traditional career timelines and progressing on your own terms⬩ Moving from major global consultancies into a smaller consultancy environment⬩ The challenge of outgrowing the reputation you built early in your career⬩ Ambition, hard graft and defining what success means to you🔥 Why Listen?If you work in financial services, financial crime or consulting, Clarinda Woodford offers a candid look at what career progression actually feels like from the inside. She shares the decisions, challenges and mindset that helped her move forward, including why there does not always need to be a five year plan to build a successful career.Key Topics: Clarinda Woodford, CFW Fin Crime Consulting, financial crime, financial services, consulting, career progression, women in finance, leadership, career development, professional growth, financial crime consulting, women in leadership, career change, female founders✨ Subscribe for more conversations with women shaping leadership across business and finance. Let us know in the comments: Do you think having a five year career plan helps, or can it sometimes hold you back?#WomenWhoMakeItHappen #ClarindaWoodford #MichelleKhan #FinancialCrime #WomenInFinance #FinancialServices #CareerGrowth #WomenInLeadership #Consulting #LeadershipDevelopment #Podcast