This document discusses several examples of successful people who changed careers from their original profession. It describes Walt Disney starting as a newspaper editor but becoming an animator and film producer. It also mentions Chetan Bhagat working as an investment banker but becoming a famous writer, and Rowan Atkinson studying engineering but becoming a famous comedian known for his character Mr. Bean. The document provides several other examples of people changing careers from fields like policing, football, engineering, medicine, and more to pursue their passions in other industries like acting, writing, dancing, and photography.

1. successful people who changed their profession
Aashish Awasthi
ADMC 2ND YEAR
PG Diploma in mass communication & public Relations
Jagran Institute Of Management & Mass Communication
(JIMMC)

2. INTRODUCTION
 Some of the most successful people in the country
didn’t start out on a career path anywhere close to
that which eventually made them happy, rich or
both.
 You know how you always thought that someday
you wanted to quit your job your and do something
of your own – cook, bake, travel the world or start
your own business?
 So no, you’re not alone if you’re unhappy with
where you’re at. To convince you that leaving your
day job might just be the best thing you’ve ever
done, we rounded up some of most inspirational
career changes in recent history

3. CONTINUE
 We bring you some people (and trust us, there
are thousands of them!) who actually did this all
to follow their passion .
 Whether it was to pursue a hobby, turning it into a
business or starting a business, their stories are
inspiring.

4. FROM A NEWS PAPER EDITOR TO
AN ANIMATOR & FILM PRODUCER
 The founder of The Walt
Disney Company started out
as a newspaper editor, but
was apparently fired
because “he lacked
imagination and had no
good ideas.”
 He and his staff created
numerous famous fictional
characters including Mickey
Mouse, Donald Duck,
and Goofy. Disney himself
was the original voice for
Mickey.
 Awards- 22 Academy
Awards, Oscar, Emmy

5. FROM AN BANKER TO AN FAMOUS WRITER
 Chetan Bhagat
 (born 22 April 1974)
 He worked in Goldman Sachs
in Hong Kong as an Investment
Banker
 an Indian
author, columnist, screenwriter,
television personality and
motivational speaker, known for
his English-language novels
about young urban middle-class
Indians.
 Bhagat also writes for columns
about the youth, career
development and current
affairs for The Times of India (in
English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in
Hindi).

6. FROM A ENGG DEGREE HOLDER TO A FAMOUS
COMEDIAN
 Bean was developed
while Atkinson was
studying for his
master's degree in
electrical engineering
at Queen's College,
Oxford.

7. FROM AN POLICE MAN TO AN ACTOR
 Raaj Kumar (October 1926 – 3
July 1996),
 A personality who became
famous in whole bollywood by
his sonorous voice and the
marvelous dialogue delivery. A
person who shook the film
industry by just saying "Jaani.."
and "Hum..". That Legend was
Bollywood Super Star Raj
Kumar.
 Kulbhushan Pandit, was
a Hindi film actor who known as
raaj kumar.He worked as sub-
inspector of mumbai Police in the
late 1940s before he turned to
acting with the 1952
film Rangeeli.

8. FROM AN FOOTBALLER TO AN AWESOME CAPTAIN &
PLAYER
 born(7 july 1981)
 M. S. Dhoni; is an
Indian cricketer and the
current captain of the Indian
national cricket team in
limited-overs formats. An
attacking right-handed
middle-order batsman
and wicket-keeper, he is
widely regarded as one of the
greatest finishers in limited-
overs cricket. He made
hisOne Day
International (ODI) debut in
December 2004
against Bangladesh, and
played his first Test a year
later against Sri Lanka.

9. FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINEER TO A AWARD WINNING
ACTOR
 Akkineni Nagarjuna (born
29 August 1959) is
an Indian film actor,
producer and television
presenter who works
primarily in the Telugu
cinema, and television. He
has acted in over ninety
films as an actor in a lead,
supporting and cameo
roles, including
Bollywood and Tamil films.
He has received
two National Film Awards
nine state Nandi
Awards and three Filmfare
Awards South.

10. FROM PHYSICIAN TO A AN ACTOR
 Ken Jeong
 Better known as Mr. Chow
from The Hangover series,
actor/comedian Ken Jeong
is actually a physician.
Jeong earned his MD from
the University of North
Carolina in 1995, completed
his residency at Ochsner
Medican Center in New
Orleans, and then began his
practice in California, with
no intention of becoming an
actor. In 1995

11. FACT ABOUT INDIA
 There is no denying the fact that Indians, especially
Indian parents are obsessed with engineering. It is
said that in India, people choose their career path
after completing their engineering. Hence, it is not
uncommon to see engineers taking up professions
completely different from their degrees. Let’s have a
look at some of the famous engineers from around
the world who chose a career path completely
different from their engineering degree and
succeeded.

12. MECHANICAL ENGINEER WHO WENT ON TO
BECOME A LEGENDARY LEG SPINNER
 Anil Kumble
 Anil Kumble aka “Jumbo”
needs no introduction. A
Former Indian captain and
the third highest wicket
taker in test cricket, he is
one of the greatest leg
spinners in the history of the
game. But before taking up
cricket as a professional
sport, he studied
mechanical engineering. He
graduated B.E from
Rashtreeya Vidyalaya
College of Engineering
(RVCE) in Mechanical
Engineering in 1991–92.

13. CHEMICAL ENGINEER TURNED FAMOUS
COMMENTATOR
 Harsha Bhogle
 Before gaining fame as a
cricket commentator,
Harsha Bhogle studied
engineering for his
undergraduation. He
graduated as a chemical
engineer from Osmania
University and went on to
receive PGDM degree from
IIM-Ahmedabad. Post
graduation he had brief
stints at an advertising
agency and a sports
management company
before becoming a full time
commentator and TV
presenter.

14. ELECTRONICS ENGINEER TURNED MODEL/ACTOR
 Sonu Sood
 Sonu Sood, a model/actor
who is famous for his
physique and negative role
in “Dabangg” is actually an
electronics engineer by
education. He graduated as
an electronics engineer
from YCCE( Yeshwantrao
Chavan College of
Engineering), Nagpur. After
which he got inclined
towards film industry and
debuted in a Tamil movie as
actor.

15. A ZOO ASSISTANT TO AN ACTOR
 Sylvester Stallone
 Before stepping into the ring
and fighting heavyweight
champions, actor Sylvester
Stallone held some not so
glamorous jobs. Most
notably, he worked as a
deli-counter assistant and
cleaned lion cages at the
Central Park Zoo for $1.12
an hour. So, he did what
any unhappy employee
would do: wrote a hit movie
that stars himself as the
hero.

16. A COMMON SCHOOL GIRL TO AN
LEADER
 Malala Yousafzai
 Pakistani schoolgirl who
defied threats of the
Taliban to campaign for
the right to education.
She survived being shot
in the head by the Taliban
and has become a global
advocate for women’s
rights, especially the right
to education.


17. A MEDIA PLANNER TO A DOG TRAINER
 Pranita Balar quit her job to
start a dog training academy
 After finishing her Bachelors
in Business Management and
a Masters in Media, Pranita
had a conventional start to
her corporate career with
stints in marketing, corporate
gifting, and later moving on to
become a media planner.
 Today Pranita runs her own
Canine Training Academy, a
field still new to India, and
prides herself on using
humane, non-control
techniques on the dogs.

18. AN IITIANS TO A DANCER
 Surabhi Jain
 Working at Google, most people’s
dream company, and living in London,
being an IIT-grad, Surabhi lived what
you’d consider a charmed life.
 But despite the money and the comforts,
Surabhi had started feeling pangs of
dissatisfaction and a rising urge to
follow her passion.
 She came back to India and pursued a
Diploma in Movement Arts and Mixed
Media from Attakkalari in Bangalore,
from where she’s now pursuing a post
diploma in Contemporary Dance. She
is also teaching at the Swiss Embassy
office in Bangalore and working as a
freelancer choreographer, and as an
administrator at an upcoming dance firm
called Lshva.

19. A ENGINEER TO AN FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER
 Devendra Purbiya, Wedding
Photographer
 A Ex-Engineer took a big
leap of faith and quit his job
at Samsung India to turn into
a fulltime shutterbug.
 Dev’s love affair with
photography started after he
bought a DSLR while on
a work trip in South Korea.
He started a “Photo a day”
feature on Facebook, which
earned him rave reviews. He
happened to participate in
the Kingfisher Calendar
Contest, and to his surprise,
won it.

20. OVERVIEW
 So according to us it never late to switch your job
field.
 So do whatever your want to do and be happy.

21. REFERENCE
www.huffingtonpost.com
www.storypick.com
www.officechai.com
www.11points.com
www.google.com

22. THANK YOU