Redefining Success on Your Terms ft. Lucy Capon
What inspires someone to trade corporate life for a fresh start on a jungle-covered island? Lucy Capon joins Zoë Schofield to discuss her shift from a high-pressure marketing role in the city to running her own consultancy, Wellhouse, while working remotely from Thailand. They explore her career evolution, the lessons Lucy has learned, and how she applies the Career Equation to create a business that reflects her values and aspirations.
With a focus on coaching others, solving business challenges, and aligning her work with her personal vision of impact, Lucy’s story offers valuable insights for anyone considering a major career pivot or seeking greater fulfillment in their work.
Key Topics Discussed
1. The Conundrum
How to balance meaningful work with personal well-being and autonomy.
The challenges of transitioning from corporate leadership to running a solo consultancy.
Rebuilding connection and fulfilling the desire to mentor and coach others outside of a traditional team dynamic.
2. A Bold Career Transition
From over 20 years in corporate in-house marketing roles to founding Wellhouse in 2024.
The leap from being head of marketing in the finance sector to launching a business remotely from Koh Yao Noi, Thailand.
How the pandemic drove Lucy’s re-evaluation of how to direct her time and energy in a way that aligns with her values.
3. Aligning Work with Values
Lucy’s focus on driving growth for businesses that create positive change in the world.
Her desire to empower smaller organisations with strategic marketing expertise.
The importance of working with teams that value autonomy, collaboration, and trust.
4. Passion for Coaching and Development
Early realisations in her career that Lucy thrives on mentoring others and enabling team growth.
The desire to formalise coaching and mentoring into a new strand of her consultancy.
Helping others find their voice and confidence, particularly women in male-dominated sectors.
5. Using the Career Equation to Thrive
Strengths: A natural curiosity, problem-solving, and the ability to distill ideas into clear narratives.
Passion: Helping businesses align their strategies with meaningful impact.
Purpose: Leaving businesses and individuals better off through collaboration and innovative problem-solving.
Environment fit: Autonomy, trust, clear direction, flexibility, and space to focus.
6. The Joy of Impactful Client Work
Recent successes working with small businesses to build in-house marketing capability from the ground up.
The mutual benefit of trust and collaboration when solving complex business challenges.
7. Future Goals and Ideas
Exploring how to integrate coaching and mentoring opportunities formally into her business.
Building an intentional roadmap for Wellhouse that also nurtures connection and long-term impact.
Inspiring Takeaways
“Sometimes, the environments that don’t nourish us teach us the most about the ones we need to thrive.” – Lucy Capon
“Businesses are made of people—understanding their individual needs is the key to building something remarkable.” – Zoë Schofield
Actionable Insights
Reflect on work environments that have supported or restricted you and use those insights to create a thriving zone for yourself.
Redefine success by considering how you can align your strengths and passions in work that creates meaningful impact.
Create structures in your business or career that leave room for mentoring, growth, and collaboration—it benefits everyone.
Listen to this inspiring conversation with Lucy Capon on The Career Equation. Discover how to make bold career decisions, build a business with impact, and craft a career—and life—that truly works for you.