Ever wondered whether you are doing the job you were destined to do? Do you even know if there are other jobs that exist that you may excel at?
On the Career Couch, people from many different industries with varied career journeys will be interviewed every month, hoping to inspire you to choose a career path that you were always meant to follow. We will also learn the best piece of career advice they were ever given and whether Covid has been a catalyst or a challenge to their working world.
New episodes every month, please follow!
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Ever wondered whether you are doing the job you were destined to do? Do you even know if there are other jobs that exist that you may excel at?
On the Career Couch, people from many different industries with varied career journeys will be interviewed every month, hoping to inspire you to choose a career path that you were always meant to follow. We will also learn the best piece of career advice they were ever given and whether Covid has been a catalyst or a challenge to their working world.
New episodes every month, please follow!
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In this episode of The Career Couch, host Susie Burns interviews Alex Dubois, a head coach at The Career Couch, about her career journey from university to her current role in Switzerland. They discuss the influence of childhood experiences, university choices, early career challenges, and the importance of authenticity in leadership.
Alex shares her experiences with redundancy and how coaching played a pivotal role in her personal and professional growth. The conversation highlights the significance of choosing the right company and the impact of supportive relationships in navigating career transitions. In this conversation, Alex shares her journey of moving to Switzerland, navigating job searches, and balancing career with motherhood. She emphasizes the importance of networking, the challenges of maternity leave, and the impact of COVID-19 on work-life balance.
Alex discusses her aspirations in coaching and the significance of self-discovery and personal growth throughout her career. The conversation highlights the need for flexibility in the workplace and the value of investing in oneself through coaching and reflection.
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In this episode of The Career Couch, Susie welcomes Tricia Rosas, a talented creator, musician, and mother, who shares her inspiring journey from an academic background in the United States to discovering her passion for opera in Paris. Trisha discusses the pivotal moments in her life, including her mother's suggestion to take a gap year, her experiences at the conservatory in Paris, and the challenges of navigating a career in music. She also reflects on the rise of social media and how it transformed her career, leading to her current role as an influencer and content creator.
Throughout the conversation, Tricia emphasises the importance of following one's passion and the support of family in pursuing dreams. Tricia Rosas shares her journey of navigating love, motherhood, and identity across different countries. From awkward encounters that led to a long-distance relationship to the challenges of moving to a new country and becoming a mother, Tricia reflects on her experiences and the importance of community and connection.
She candidly discusses the struggles of postnatal depression and the journey of rebuilding her identity while balancing work and motherhood. In this conversation, Tricia shares her journey through motherhood, the challenges of balancing professional life with parenting, and the importance of mental health.
She discusses the realities of maternity leave in the US, her struggles with identity after childbirth, and the impact of ADHD on parenting. Tricia emphasizes the need for support systems, the significance of self-discovery, and the joy of returning to her passion for music. The discussion highlights the evolving dynamics of family life and the importance of embracing change and finding balance.
If you are struggling with your career after having children then contact us for support: thecareercouch.co.uk
Trigger warning- post natal depression is discussed
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In this episode, I speak to Sarah Gallagher who is a music artist manager to talent such as Olly Murs and JLS. I wanted to hear about how she got into the industry, what it's like to work in music and also how she manages her work around having a young family.
Sarah takes us on the journey from helping out her boyfriend book DJs for gigs whilst she was at uni, to helping her brother who was plating guitar for an up and coming artist called ADELE! to then taking on the second and third finalists in the X factor and managing Olly still to this day.
Please follow, rate and review this podcast and get in touch at susie@thecareercouch.co.uk with any questions you have. Enjoy!
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In this episode we meet Jayne Secker an English journalist and newsreader on the Today program on Sky News. I met Jayne through a friend of a friend and was really interested to find out quite simply what it is like to be on the 'tele'. I was fascinated to hear how Jayne had started, always putting herself up for work experience slots, promotions and new jobs. Jayne isn't afraid to work hard and it has paid off. Jayne has had a passion for telling stories and that passion has taken her here. She shares her journey, tips for success and what it has been like over the years and how the industry has adapted to new technology and life after Covid.
Please let me know what you think, rate and review!
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On this episode, I speak to Georgina Heron, one of the people who inspired this podcast. I was interested to hear what it was like working for a private jet company, especially in the pandemic. Georgina talked about how she worked her way up through the company from starting there in her university holidays. We discussed what it was like working her way up the company to director, being on call 24/7 and then having a maternity leave during the pandemic.
After maternity leave, Georgina worked with her employer to work out the best role for her skills and the business to accommodate the fact she now had a young family.
I hope you enjoy the episode, follow me on @the_career_couch on Instagram and feel free to follow, rate and review!
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Back to school is here and so is series 2 of The Career Couch podcast!
This series still showcases interesting people with interesting careers to inspire your next step but will also focus on people who have had to adapt their career post having children/ caring responsibilities. Whether they have a new flexible way of working with an existing employer or whether they have had to completely change career to fit round new responsibilities.
Would love to know what you think.
Please follow me on @The_Career_ Couch on Instagram and feel free to rate and review!
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Unlike most of my guests to date, Sarah was quite clear that she wanted to go into marketing but thought that this meant fashion first. After some wise words form her parents, she took their advice and went to study fashion at university. Sarah takes us through her quite straight forward journey client side in marketing until she made a turn into the tech world, starting with some of the brands she worked for, then onto a tech start up and now for an agency bringing brands and technology together and recently promoted into a global role.
Listen to find out how Sarah made the choices that she did and what it's like to work with a young family. Enjoy!
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Like most of my guests, Mark didn't really know what job he wanted to do when choosing his qualifications so chose subjects he liked, enjoyed and was subsequently good at. Mark was drawn to London to start his career and initially chose banking as he thought there were elements of the role he would be good at and ultimately, it would pay well and enable him to enjoy himself in his other passions whilst living in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Mark was good at his job but it didn't make him jump out of bed in the morning so he started to think about what did give him purpose and fire in his belly and when he got in touch with an old uni pal, they decided to realise their dreams of working in the fitness industry. Over the last 6 years their business has evolved and it is exciting to hear the journey they have been on.
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This episode is with James Munce, a friend of mine for nearly 10 years. Over the last 10 years I knew he had had a career in finance and that he had started as a chartered accountant with my husband but didn't really know where his new job as CEO at Abu Dhabi Catalyst partners had taken him. Anecdotally I had heard about some of the interesting partners he has been working with and how much he is making investments in the digital world but I wanted to know more about it and how he had got there.
We hear about how he decided to go into accountancy in the first place, a move to Jersey, working for a bank in the 2008 financial crisis to now working in Abu Dhabi through a global pandemic and becoming the CEO even though he didn't want the limelight.
Enjoy episode 3!
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