Is 2026 the Year You Finally Create a Flexible Income? (A Plan for the Over 30s)
If you felt a distinct knot of dread in your stomach when you looked at your work calendar this week, you are not alone.
By the time we hit our 30s and 40s, our priorities shift.30+.
We want ambition, yes. But we also want flexibility.
Ady Jones, Avon Man in a Hat™
Jan 32 min read
Career Change at 50: Why I Swapped the Boardroom for a Business in a Box
Do you remember the "Sunday Night Dread"?
You know the feeling. The knot in the stomach around 6 pm on a Sunday, because you know the alarm is going off at 6 am Monday. The commute. The stakeholders. The targets set by someone who has never done your job.
Ady Jones, Avon Man in a Hat™
Dec 17, 20252 min read
From Redundancy to Financial Freedom: How Jackie & Ady Jones Turned a Crisis into a Career
They say that sometimes, the worst things that happen to us turn out to be the best things.
If you’d told us back in 2015 that we would be running one of the UK’s most successful Avon teams, enjoying two holidays a year, and working entirely on our own terms, we probably wouldn't have believed you.
Ady Jones, Avon Man in a Hat™
Nov 23, 20253 min read
Sarah Davies & Avon Leadership: Insights with Jackie Jones
Today, I want to share a truly inspiring story—one that's very close to my heart, and one that recently got a wonderful boost when my wife, Jackie, met the incredible entrepreneur and Dragon's Den star, Sarah Davies.
Ady Jones, Avon Man in a Hat™
Nov 19, 20253 min read
