Trevor O'Hara
Trevor O’Hara is the Founder and CEO of The Interlude Café, the creator of the Agilism framework, and the publisher of Out of Line on Substack.
Before founding The Interlude Café, Trevor ran a venture development practice in the transportation and airport industry for 20 years. Earlier in his career, he held executive roles in the technology and telecoms industry.
He has lived in 12 countries and operated across 40 others.
His work focuses on what happens when people, institutions, and careers keep applying assumptions that no longer match the reality they are operating in.
That pattern first became visible to him in business: capable teams, strong ideas, and serious projects failing not because they were weak, but because the environment around them had changed. Over time, he began to see the same mismatch in adult life more broadly — across work, money, identity, health, place, and relationships.
He is currently writing Postlinear, a book about what happens when the old script of life no longer matches the lives people are currently living.
Trevor also advises a small number of organisations in the longevity and future-of-work space as a board advisor or non-executive director.
He holds a BA (Hons) from University College Dublin, an MBA from ESCP Europe, a Diplôme de Grande École from Paris, and a Diplom Kaufmann from Berlin.
A passionate mountaineer, Trevor finds inspiration in nature and divides his time between Henley-on-Thames in the UK, Vancouver, and Alicante.
For more on why The Interlude Café exists, read A Message from the Founder.
Articles
Longevity Deserves More Than Retirement
Retirement was built as a concept for a shorter, more predictable life. But longer, less linear lives now ask for far more than one old idea was ever designed to carry.
Why Midlife No Longer Has a Script
Longer lives have stretched the middle years into something far larger than the old life sequence was built to hold. The result is a structural gap.
Why The Fix Didn't Fit It
Sometimes you change jobs, move house, make a plan, have a conversation, or take a break. And still the pressure remains. When life starts pressing from several directions, the loudest problem may not be the actual source.
The Career Stage Nobody Prepared You For
The career ladder was built for ascent and exit. It had very little to say about the long, uneven territory between the two. But that's exactly where many people now find themselves.
If Something Feels Off, It May Not Be You
When life no longer follows the path you expected, it is easy to mistake the uncertainty for personal failure.
Why the Old Rules Are No Longer Working
For years, the deal was simple: work hard, be sensible, and effort will lead to security. Most of us followed it. But then, one day, we discover it was all a condition after we'd already built a life around it.