How can Doctors Move into Interior Design?
Abeyna's guest in this episode is Joanna Draper, a doctor who left medicine to pursue her career in Interior Design. They talked about how she made money to sustain her income after leaving training and embarking on a £19k Interior Design Diploma, her quick progress into a leadership position, and the salary levels as an Interior Designer.

Abeyna’s guest in this episode is a doctor who left medicine to pursue her career in Interior Design.
Meet Joanna Draper, Head of Interior Design at Nina Campbell Ltd. She graduated in 2011 and went on to do Core Surgical Training in London. She left in 2016 to pursue a career in Interior Design.
In this episode, Joanna talked about:
🎨 Why Joanna chose Medicine initially despite a strong creative background
🖼️ How she made money to sustain her income after leaving training and embarking on a £19k Interior Design Diploma
🏇 How she progressed quickly to a leadership position within Interior Design despite no prior experience in this area
📈 The salary levels you would expect working as an Interior Designer either employed or self-employed
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