On Thursday September 15, New Work City will be holding a meetup on the topic of Jumping Ship – How to Leave your Day Job.

This is a free event. See description:

It’s easy to dream of quitting one’s job to pursue their dreams, but how do you really pull it off?

Join us for a special night featuring awesome people who have successfully left employed life behind. Learn what it took for them to make the jump, the challenges they faced, and how they overcame the odds to build successful careers on their terms.

Paul Canetti had a successful job at Apple Inc as a creative lead and manager. He was at the height of his professional career when he gave it up to risk it all and go freelance. In just under 3 years, Paul has founded his own company MagAppZine, which has put 12 apps on the App Store with new ones being added every week. Hear Paul share his journey and learn from his success.

By day, Angie Anderson managed national marketing campaigns for big companies like Starwood Hotels and Moleskine, but by night, she was formulating a plan to break away, start an independent graphic design company, and turn her employers into clients. In December 2010, that’s just what she did, launching Biggest Little: a small design operation with big ideas (and some big clients too). Angie shares her experience making the leap (and prepping the net).

Got an interesting story on the topic? We’d love to hear it!Contact us and let us know that you’d like to be included in the presentation.

Beer will be on hand following the discussion.