I had been following Genevieve Nikolopulos at her @This_is_Fifty instagram account and it turns out she was following me. So we decided to chat. I love her positive message - that 50 really isn’t so horrible and I love her openness to new people and new experiences.

What I think is amazing about Marsha’s story and so many of our stories is how much we always circle back to what we are really love and what is so much part of our DNA that we don’t recognise it as a skill. For Marsha it’s fitness.

What is so inspiring about Mark is that he is not afraid to make a dramatic change or try something new. His attitude is… if you take risk after risk after risk, occasionally you’ll win. Yes, to that!

After watching his father struggle with the loss of community and status resulting from an early retirement Stuart Lewis made it his mission to help people stay engaged and purposeful for longer. The upshot is Rest Less.

After a 25 year “maternity leave", Tracey McAlpine started Fighting Fifty to provide older women with health, beauty and fitness information they need to stay confident. And in the process proving its never too late to reinvent your career!

Over 50s Influencer, Speaker, Entrepreneur and Founder Advantages of Age and Silver Sharers Suzanne Noble reminds us that we need to rid ourselves of the naysayers. It's tough enough without extra negativity.

Author of Personal Branding for Brits, Jennifer Holloway gives us some great tips about how to you start to define yourself and create your own personal brand. Hint it involves confidence, clarity and focus.

How do you carve out a career when there are no examples to follow? For Anne Ditmeyer, it meant being super creative and thinking way out of the box. The result - a fabulous, diverse career that suits her perfectly.

Taking his favourite quote to heart, when Dave Watts was made redundant for his 5th time in his late 50s he started The Redundancy Podcast to learn about podcasting and share his experiences.

Founder of 31st State, a new skincare range developed for teen boys, Stephanie Capuano reminds us that we might not always have control over a situation but we do have a choice in how we navigate it.

When Katharine Landale couldn't find companies willing to take on older workers wanting flexible work she created her own recruitment and reskilling agency to do just that!

Jillian Reilly discusses how taking the time to really understand her own story led her to found Antacara and begin to help others navigate change and optimise growth.

Lucia Knight, founder of Midlife Unstuck thinks changing careers shouldn't be so difficult and has made it her mission to help others find a better, more enjoyable work path.

Chris Ward knows something about perfectionism - he just wrote a book about it! Perfectionism can make people feel that they are never good enough. We talk about letting go of expectations and serendipity.

What do you do when you notice you are no longer the youngest guy in the room? The answer for Jeff Tidwell, the founder of Next For Me, is start a new business, build a community and start conversations.

Courage to try and the courage to take chances. If you want to make a change or try something new, it couldn’t be more important. We talk to Mark Cranwell, MD Block9 who has spent his career saying yes.

Creative director at Pencil Agency and founder of Goddess Charms Jenny Dyson thinks we shouldn’t be afraid to to put our hand up and say I am struggling; you might just find you are not alone.

Justine Campbell, Managing Partner for Talent at EY highlights the danger of women in their 50s becoming invisible but ultimately feels hopeful that employers are beginning to see the power of experience.

If you take a risk and it pays off it, every day you get to do something you love. That was the thinking that led Neil Gibson from management consultancy to graphic novel publishing.

Think you are unemployable in mainstream work environments? Fleur Emery, start-up expert and columnist at Courier Magazine did and this realisation and her desire to keep her life simple was life-changing.