Have you ever reached a point in your career where you thought:
“I know I’m capable of more.”
Not because you’re necessarily unhappy with your work or because you lack experience.
But because you’ve spent years building skills that seem like they should lead to something bigger, something with more autonomy, more freedom.
If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you.
In this episode of The OBM Show, Sarah Noked sits down with Ayesha Bhimji, a UK-based Accredited OBM, who made a bold career pivot after 25 years in corporate across investment banking, fundraising, and sustainability.
What makes Ayesha’s story so relatable isn’t that she had everything figured out before she started.
It’s that she didn’t.
She simply knew she wanted more flexibility, more purpose, and more ownership over the work she was doing.
Throughout the conversation, Ayesha shares how she discovered the Online Business Manager role, why her years of corporate experience became one of her greatest strengths, and how she’s continuing to evolve her business by creating strategic services that help clients make smarter decisions.
If you’ve ever questioned whether your experience is “relevant enough” to become an OBM, this conversation may completely change your perspective.
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What You’ll Learn in This Episode
This episode is especially relevant for Virtual Assistants, online service providers, project managers, operations professionals, and corporate professionals looking for a more strategic career path.
You’ll learn:
👉 why your transferable skills may be more valuable than you realize
👉 why career pivots rarely happen through one big “aha” moment
👉 why operational leadership is about solving problems, not just completing tasks
👉 how listening to your clients can help you develop new, high-value offers
👉 why the best OBMs continue evolving long after they land their first clients
Most importantly, you’ll be reminded that you don’t have to start over to build a meaningful new career.
Sometimes your next chapter is built on everything you’ve already learned.
The Next Step
If you’ve been wondering whether your experience could translate into becoming an Online Business Manager, I hope Ayesha’s story reminds you that your background may be far more valuable than you realize.
If you’d like to explore what the role actually looks like, join us for OBM Week, our free live training where we break down what OBMs do, the skills businesses are looking for, and whether this career path is the right fit for you.
And if you’re ready to build on the experience you already have, learn more about OBM Accreditation, where you’ll develop the strategic frameworks, confidence, and practical experience to become a certified OBM and work with top-shelf clients.
Because sometimes the biggest career breakthrough takes place when you finally recognize the value of everything you already bring to the table.
For business owners reading this and thinking, this is exactly what my business is missing…
You do not need to keep holding everything together on your own.
You can explore our Directory of Accredited OBMs or be matched directly with the right partner through OBM School’s matchmaking process.
It’s time to SCALE strategically and sustainably and step back from the day-to-day so you can focus solely on the parts of the business that need your attention.
