What would you do if your boss let you go tomorrow?

A story of an entrepreneur who turned being fired into faith.

“You’re fired.”

My friend heard the words through the computer speaker. He was in a Zoom call and never felt more alone. But where most people would panic, Noah felt peace.

Odd.

But Noah wasn’t clinging to a job.

Today’s Lab is different. You’re not hearing from a theologian or a copywriter or me riffing on story frameworks. You’re hearing from a guy who’s been in the trenches of entrepreneurship, scaled businesses, tasted success, and then had it all pulled out from under him.

I met Noah on LinkedIn (as every modern friendship now begins). When he told me his story, I couldn’t shake it. It’s not just about losing a job; it’s about losing the wrong thing to find the right thing.

And that’s precisely why I wanted you to hear from him.

Back to Noah.

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Why, you may be wondering, did being fired give me so much peace?

Well, first let me take you back…

I grew up in what most would call the ideal ‘Christian family.’ Dad’s side was full of ministers; Mum’s side, missionaries. My entire life, I figured I’d follow that same path into vocational ministry.

That was the success metric. That was the plan.

But somewhere along the way, God started revealing something different.

In high school, I created and flipped Instagram theme pages. I started my own photography business. I dove into copywriting. I devoured business book after business book.

Deep down, I knew there was an entrepreneur inside me who was going to make something happen one day.

So I did what you do when you really want to learn: I apprenticed under people who’d already done it.

I joined different businesses. Trained under leaders who were thriving. I worked hard and progressed quickly. Eventually, I became one of the senior leaders in a small business.

Then I decided to move to a new city and landed a role at a marketing agency in London. Things were going great. We got acquired by a bigger business, and I thought, “Okay, this is cool. Let’s see where this goes.”

But here’s the thing about acquisitions: sometimes the numbers don’t add up the way they should.

It turns out my boss had overpromised. The new company didn’t have the resources they thought they did. A month or two after the acquisition, the executives decided to give half the team the axe.

Including me.

And do you know what I felt? Excited.

Over the previous few months, I’d been doing a little bit of my own side business here and there—picking up a few clients, testing the waters. It had been going okay, but nothing serious.

But getting fired forced a crossroads: get a new job or go ALL IN.

Remember, my entire family background is ministry and missionary work. Business language wasn’t something they understood. The concept of stepping out on your own felt foreign and risky to them.

I had a wedding on the way, not much savings, and no certainty of any clients. But after praying about it, I knew this moment was a gift.

This meant instead of squeezing my business dreams into evenings and weekends, I could step fully into God’s plan for my life. I could build my own business the way He intended.

Walking in alignment with God’s calling doesn’t make things easy, but it does mean He’s with you in it.

Let me be honest with you: it didn’t come without adversity.

Those first few weeks were brutal—failed pitches, family urging me to get a job. Doubts about whether I could provide as a future husband. Constant questions about whether I’d really heard from God.

Fast forward just one month, and here’s where I am now: seven clients, nearly back to my previous financial position, and more freedom than I’ve ever had.

I get to spend quality time with my fiancée. I’m on the leadership team of a local church plant. And I have the deepest fulfillment helping Christian men transform their lives through coaching.

Amidst the ups and downs, I realised something important: you’re going to experience pain either way.

There’s the pain of staying where you are—feeling unfulfilled, knowing you’re not walking in your calling, wondering “what if” for the rest of your life.

And there’s the pain of change—the uncertainty, the financial stress, the people who don’t understand your vision.

Either way, there’s pain. I’d rather choose the pain that comes with growth, with alignment, with stepping into what God has for me.

This message isn’t meant to make you think entrepreneurship is easy. It’s not.

It requires a step of faith. It requires trusting that God’s timing is perfect, even when it feels terrifying. It requires believing that His plan is better than your backup plan.

But here’s what I want you to understand: when God calls you to something, He doesn’t leave you to figure it out alone.

Every client that came my way after that initial doubt? That was God providing.

Every skill I’d developed over the years—the Instagram pages, the photography, the copywriting, the business knowledge—God was preparing me for this moment.

Even getting fired was part of His plan. Without that push, I might have stayed comfortable in my corporate role forever, never fully stepping into what He had for me.

There have been a few hurdles, but I can already see how God’s hand has been in every single step of this journey.

• The family that didn’t understand business? They’re starting to see the vision now.

• The financial uncertainty? God’s been faithful to provide.

• The fear of failure? It’s been replaced with excitement about what He’s building through me.

If you’re reading this and feeling that tug in your heart—that sense that God is calling you to something bigger, something scarier, something that requires more faith than you feel you have—I want to encourage you.

You can really do this.

You just have to believe.

Trust God’s timing, even when it doesn’t make sense. Trust His provision, even when you can’t see the full picture.

Because when you step out in faith, when you align yourself with His calling on your life, that’s when the real adventure begins.

That’s when you discover what He’s been preparing you for all along.

If you want to connect and talk about stepping out in faith in your own journey, I’m here to help. Because we’re all in this together, walking out God’s incredible plan for our lives.