Kelly Keating had a successful corporate career for decades but recently pivoted away from that path and fulfilled her dream of starting a festival – something only made possible by her large pension pot.
Kelly, 48, worked for big names like the RNLI, LV= and JP Morgan for nearly 30 years but changed path in 2021, setting up her own coaching consultancy.
She decided to take stock of her finances in 2025 and realised she could afford to start her own event, after saving as much as 18 per cent of her salary into her pension, building a pot now worth £500,000.
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Kelly decided to start boosting her pension savings after one of her managers introduced her to the concept of “leveling” – essentially putting in as much into your pension as you can afford.
