The RFS Podcast

We’ve created this podcast to give YOU maximum success in your career. We’ll talk to experts, specialists, and other spouses, to help your job search success. What happens when a thriving career collides with the unpredictability of military life? In this episode of The RFS Podcast, Heledd Kendrick speaks with Kate Cashmore, military spouse and now Head of News at Virgin Group. Kate shares the rea...

We’ve created this podcast to give YOU maximum success in your career. We’ll talk to experts, specialists, and other spouses, to help your job search success. Jodie Rudd works for JP Morgan Chase, they're making an effort to bring other military spouses together, including James Cooper, a male spouse looking to find a community.  In this episode, Heledd speaks to Jodie and James about finding a co...

We’ve created this podcast to give YOU maximum success in your career. We’ll talk to experts, specialists, and other spouses, to help your job search success. Today Heledd is joined by Cerise, Joselyn and Rusila discussing what it's like moving to England from another country and how the team from RFS can make the leap less daunting. To find out more about Recruit for Spouses and the work we do: ...

We’ve created this podcast to give YOU maximum success in your career. We’ll talk to experts, specialists, and other spouses, to help your job search success. Tracey Jones started her business (Lotus Bridge Coaching) in 2021, after a successful 28-year career in HR, and L&D.  She's in the perfect position to work with and help many of our clients at RFS, enabling them to find purpose, passion...

We’ve created this podcast to give YOU maximum success in your career. We’ll talk to experts, specialists, and other spouses, to help your job search success. Louise is a voluntary coach for RFS.  She's helped take many clients to the next level in their career (and life in general).   To find out more about Recruit for Spouses and the work we do:  https://recruitforspouses.co.uk/ The RFS E-Mail:...

We’ve created this podcast to give YOU maximum success in your career. We’ll talk to experts, specialists, and other spouses, to help your job search success. Cerise, Rob and Rusila are all part of the recruiting team, in this episode, Along with Heledd, they'll be discussing how they recruit people and how they got to where they are today. During this chat you'll get some great insight on recruit...

We’ve created this podcast to give YOU maximum success in your career. We’ll talk to experts, specialists, and other spouses, to help your job search success.  Lucy Key is a professional actress and communication coach.  She works alongside her husband Christopher in their business "Performing Perfectly".  Together they coach clients in effective communication.  During this chat with Heledd you'll...

We’ve created this podcast to give YOU maximum success in your career. We’ll talk to experts, specialists, and other spouses, to help your job search success.  Don Macpherson is a mind coach known as ‘The Monkey Whisperer’ who uses ancient techniques combined with modern neuroscience, all centred around the notion of ‘The Monkey Mind’. He coaches world famous stars and high achievers who need to b...

On this episode we are talking to the incredible Wendy Stand. Wendy is an award-winning VC/PE backed Business Founder, an Entrepreneur and a Visionary. Following the near loss of her young son in a swimming-pool accident whilst on holiday, she went on to change the face of the international travel industry by creating an entirely new family-friendly product class. Sadly because of Covid, things to...

In this episode we have the Premiership’s most decorated rugby player... Geordan Murphy! He ended his 16th and final season in a Leicester Tigers shirt in 2012/13 with the eighth Premiership title of his career and announced that he would be moving into coaching at the club. Geordy arrived in Leicester as a teenager with just one senior season at Naas RFC in Ireland behind him, he then made his de...

In this episode we talk to double Paralympic gold medalist and nine-time world champion Emma Wiggs MBE. Since a mystery virus impaired the mobility in her legs, Emma has fought her way to the top, dedicating herself to not just one, but two sports.  She first competed in sitting volleyball before choosing to switch to the high-speed sport of paracanoe and still continues to compete and dominate on...

In this episode we talk to Lauren Duncan, an account director at Linkedin.  Lauren is originally from a small town in the West Coast of Scotland near Loch Lomond. She attended Glasgow University and studied Political Science whilst working full time as a hotel manager. After graduating she began working as a Consultant for the global recruitment agency Michael Page giving her the first real taste...

On this episode we talk to Commodore Mel Robinson CBE who was appointed Commander of the Maritime Reserves in February 2020.  Mel was commissioned in 1993 as a warfare officer and has served in a number of frigates and minor war vessels. This included command of HMS EXPRESS and Wales URNU, an assignment that was the first of its kind in terms of a woman taking sea command of a warship.  To make he...

On this episode we talk to Alix, Kate and Boo from Forces Wives Challenge... Alix is currently based in Glasgow where she runs her own marketing consultancy and training business in the field of life sciences.  Boo is based in Wiltshire and runs her own business focused on Sports and Physical Rehabilitation. Kate is currently based in Buckinghamshire where she is working as a GP. They along with 9...

In this episode we’re joined by Pip and Jools from Edge NLP! At Edge NLP their aim is to not only teach, but to guide, inspire, motivate and help people change their lives. We talk about how they do that and how important it is to take a step back and evaluate the way you do things and present yourself. Everyone at Edge has a real passion for NLP, they combine passion with a zest for life and take...

This week we’re joined by Steve Leach who has served as a member of Alexander Mann Solutions’ Executive Team since 2005.   Having joined the business in 1999, he's has held a variety of operational, management and executive roles and is currently Managing Director, UK & Ireland.  Passionate about enabling the AMS team to be the best they can be, Steve’s focus is working with our clients to dev...

The number 13 is unlucky for some... Not for us though because this week we're talking to Jo Salter, the UK's very first female fighter jet pilot!  Jo Salter flew the Tornado ground attack aircraft with 617 Squadron in the Royal Air Force.  She later became an inspirational speaker and in November 2016 she joined PwC as a director and Chief of Staff, responsible for digital capabilities within the...

This week, as part of our Diversity Month, we are honoured to be joined by Penny Mansfield CBE who is the director of One Plus One. One Plus One is a UK charity that creates resources that strengthen relationships. Relationships are as diverse and as complicated as they are necessary and fulfilling. Whether romantic, platonic or professional, you'll find Penny's insights and knowledge timeless and...

On this weeks episode we're talking to military spouse Louise Fetigan who is the founder of the charity Little Troopers .  Louise herself served in the British Army and saw active service in Kosovo. Her husband is also currently a serving soldier and has undertaken seven operational tours of duty since their daughter was born in 2003.  Louise is passionate about helping all the Little Troopers at...

Our guest this week is Heather Sharp from Forces Wives Challenge. Heather graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2005, commissioning into the Royal Engineers. Throughout her 10 year career in the Regular Army, she had the opportunity to deploy to Afghanistan and take part in expeditions around the world - enjoying all the opportunities for adventure and travel that a military caree...

Our guest in this episode is Charlotte Sjoberg, a Communications Director at Virgin. She's also a Military spouse and talks about the reality of juggling a full-time role for a big Corporate Brand with a young family. She also tells us how she started working for Virgin. Charlotte has been “doing” communications for nearly two decades now – Having cut her teeth in the financial sector including la...

In this episode we welcome the formidable Lucy Feltham Leonelli, who was introduced to Recruit for Spouses back in 2011 by the charity Heropreneurs .  Lucy, an executive search specialist had her eyes opened to underemployment in the military spouse community when she first started working with RFS and was determined to help raise awareness. We talk about the Journey from helping RFS approach No 1...

We are incredibly excited to bring you the first ever episode! It’s a chance for you to get to know who we are and what we do and also to find out what you can expect the podcast to be about. We have some brilliant guests lined up for you over the next few weeks and months so please sit back, relax and enjoy! Oh and please share, we are so passionate about the content of this podcast and how it ca...