After seven years running a marketing design company, Hamilton man Phil Pankhurst swapped out the laptop for landscaping over the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Filling his day helping locals with odd jobs, it’s now become his new career.
He says it wasn’t easy making the move, however.
“To be honest there were some pretty scary times there during the lockdown and what-have-you but once we really pushed for it and we wanted to do what we wanted to do, we followed it along and with the support of our friends and other businesses and – just the people of the Waikato really, who all came together and it made the process incredibly easy - once you let go of the fear of what’s going to happen."
He says the new business is going “overwhelmingly well” and is excited to see where the venture will head.
“We are just doing a good job. We are not charging some ridiculous rates to get it done, we are not cutting any corners, we are just going out there and as long as the bills are paid we are happy and you are happy.
“It’s really, really exciting to see where this is going,” he says.
Pankhurst says if people’s careers have been tipped upside down, it’s an opportunity to do something different.
“If you’re passionate about something, try and find a way to monetise it. Try and find a way to do more of it,” he says.
“You can get out of the situation you are in and into something that was better than before.”
Watch his full interview with Seven Sharp in the video above.
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