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Giorgio Armani was initially a doctor, Mick Jagger studied economics and Jeff Bezos chucked in a Wall Street career to start Amazon in his garage. Your career path is far from fixed by the time you leave school or university, and Jackie Smith is New Zealand’s shining example. The owner and founder of Caci, the skin and appearance business with 52 clinics across the country, was a nurse then spent almost a decade managing a team of computer engineers before changing tack.

It’s been 25 years since the doors of Caci’s first clinic opened. Jackie says getting a solid start in her own business was about transferable skills, a commitment to making a positive impact and just enough entrepreneurial spirit