Catapult Your Career

Do you think a diverse career prevents you reaching senior level positions? A seasoned leader with a varied journey from engineering to health and social care at Provide, Mark shares his career journey this week on “Catapult Your Career”.  Mark’s career reflects an understanding of people’s motivations, aligning their passion and interests with suitable careers and industries. From making crucial...

From the timber trade to NHS finance manager, Philip has weathered multiple career transitions and evolutions. On today’s episode of “Catapult Your Career”, Philip shares the intricacies of a CFO role – such as identifying acquisition targets to long-term financial planning. Philip also talks about his favourite aspects of the role, including his position as company secretary supporting the  gener...

A career journey that started at Disney and moved to Warner Music that defies the ‘boring accountant’ stereotype. In this weeks episode Michael talks with Hannah Powell a Finance Manager at Warner Music Group. Hannah started as an accounts assistant but has since climbed the ladder and she shares her experience on her academic path and how it set the stage for her accounting career. Episode spoile...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Maev Conneely a Trial Manager at UCL. For those eyeing a career in Mental Health research, Maev shares valuable insights about her journey in this week’s episode of “Catapult Your Career.” Maev delves into the reality of working in Higher Education and the differences between pursuing different paths either as a Lecturer or as a researche...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Nick Clayden an IT Engineer. For those eyeing an IT career, Nick shared valuable insights about his journey in this week’s episode of “Catapult Your Career.” His journey starts with his family history, with his grandfather sparking a lasting interest in technology. Nick then delved into his educational background, the different levels of...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Naomi Bearcroft a Coach trainer, Mentor and speaker. We speak about what it’s like running your own coaching business, how Naomi found herself in the coaching realm, she also lets us in on her day-to-day life as a coach trainer, along with the educational background she has undergone for this career. But my favourite part about talking wi...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Nicola Yarnall who is a Audiologist & Service lead for Ear Nose Throat & Paediatric Audiology at Provide Community. With 35 years of experience, Nicola is an expert in the world of Audiology and she shares with us her career journey from testing newborns' hearing to diagnosing hearing loss in adults, we’ll dive into the different paths on...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Chris Mcsherry who is a Distribution Coordinator for Care 4 Calais Care4Calais a volunteer run charity delivering essential aid and support to refugees living in the UK, Northern France and Belgium.  Here’s what you can expect from the episode; Learn about Care4Calais, a volunteer-run charity supporting refugees in the UK, France and Belg...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Jack Bosworth who is both a Farmer and Business Owner. They discuss how Jack got into the industry, address some of the common misconceptions and myths about agriculture and what he wish he had know when entering the role. WHO AM I? In a nutshell, I coach Consultants, Advisors & Accountants through successful career transitions. I do...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Adrian Harper (Adi) who is ex army serving in the Military Police. They discuss how Adi got into the army, the importance of shared values amongst teams, tackling the stigma of mental health as well as numerous other topics. WHO AM I? In a nutshell, I coach Consultants, Advisors & Accountants through successful career transitions. I do th...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, I give an end of season wrap up summarising the amazing conversations I had with my guests. We've covered a wide variety of careers and shared a number of skills that will help you as the listener, so if you've missed an episode or listened to all of them this will serve as a great reminder of some of the most important takeaways from season 1 of the podcas...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Super Julie Braun who is Founder and CEO of Super Purposes a career coaching company designed to help people navigate today's job market. They discuss what Super Purposes do, insights Julie has taken from various life experiences, how both Michael and Julie go about navigating career transitions, both the power and benefits networking can...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Faris Aranki who operates in the world of strategy consulting leading Shiageto. They discuss what an average week looks like for him, his own personal experience with career transitions, Faris explains what IQ, EQ and FQ mean and he shares advice he wish he could tell his younger self. WHO AM I? In a nutshell, I coach Consultants, Advisor...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Joe Dexter who is a Sports Writer. They discuss what is a Sports Writer, what an average week looks like, the differences between a Sports Writer and Broadcast Journalism and advice he would have given himself is he was to enter the industry again. WHO AM I? In a nutshell, I coach Consultants, Advisors & Accountants through successful car...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Trang who is a Mentor, Speaker and Podcast host who is hungry to support Women pivot careers and build their dream business, so they can live out their potential and purpose with freedom and fulfilment. They discuss signs when you should consider pivoting your career, living with regrets, the fear of success and a whole host of other topi...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Kate who is a Managing Partner at The Write Impression which is a Marketing Agency based in Essex. They discuss all things Marketing, Kate's previous career in journalism, What does an average week as a Managing Partner of a Marketing Agency look like, Some of the key skills to move into this profession and advice Kate would have given hi...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Dheeraj who operates as a Chief Tech Officer (CTO). They discuss all things Tech, AI, What a CTO actually involves, What does an average week look like, Some of the key skills to move into this profession and advice Dheeraj would have given his younger self when entering the profession. WHO AM I? In a nutshell, I coach ambitious millennia...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Daniel Flint who is a Developer. They discuss all things Developing, What a Developer or Software Engineer actually involves, What does an average week look like, Some of the key skills to move into this profession and advice Daniel would have given his younger self when entering the profession. WHO AM I? In a nutshell, I coach ambitious...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with Natasha Weller a fellow Career Coach who runs her own company called FutureProsper. They discuss all things Coaching, What a Career Coach actually involves, What does an average week look like, Some of the key skills to move into this profession and advice Natasha would have given her younger self when entering the profession. WHO AM I? I...

In this episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks with his first guest on the podcast in Thando Jacobs as they discuss all things Business Analysis, What it actually involves, What does an average week looks like, Some of the key skills to move into this profession and advice Thando would have given his younger self when entering the profession. WHO AM I? In a nutshell, I coach ambitious mill...

In this first ever episode of Catapult Your Career, Michael talks through the reasons for starting the podcast, the types of conversation you can expect to hear and the way he fell into the world of Coaching initially. WHO AM I? In a nutshell, I coach ambitious millennials through successful career transitions. I do this by helping them gain increased self awareness in their interests, skills, val...