The Right Work

Nik Milanovic is Head of Business Development and Strategy at Google Pay, where he channels his passions for financial wellbeing and equality. His career has taken him from Philosophy at Stanford, to consulting, to strategic partnerships at Funding Circle. Nik also advises budding Fintech startups and writes about the field for Techcrunch and at www.thisweekinfintech.com.  We talk about some chall...

Sallyann Keizer is an Emmy and Bafta award winning producer. She juggles life as Managing Director of Sixth Sense Media, and founder of two not-for-profit organisations: Happynesshub, and Bow Wowza, channelling her passions for mental health, children and dogs. Find out how Sallyann has navigated her many and varied interests, and what she learnt from experiencing tough personal tragedy. Follow us...

Adi Kasliwal is the co-founder of Personal Alarm Watch, which connects people to a 24/7 monitoring service. He was previously co-founder of Speakset, which connected people to healthcare professionals through a TV. Find out how one conversation with a friend changed the course of his career, and what he's learned from the mistakes he's made on his journey to success. Follow us on Twitter...

Tom Lansdowne is Proposition and Innovation Lead at Butternut Box, which produces and delivers fresh dog food. Find out how Tom went from traditional roles in banking and consulting to founding his own startup and eventually joining Butternut Box; as well as his advice on how he's found the 'golden thread' in his career. Follow us on Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram . Hosted on Acas...

Stacy Thomson is the founder of The Performance Club, a consultancy with the mission of assisting organisations to enhance the well-being, mental health, and performance of their employees. Find out what Stacy learned from studying Leisure and Tourism, running a bar, and becoming a psychiatric nurse. Hear her wisdom on how to avoid putting other people's expectations over our own happiness wh...

Tom Edkins is a filmmaker and scriptwriter. After graduating from Oxford with a degree in English, Tom took the courageous decision to dive into independent filmmaking and has been working in that world ever since. Tom has discovered a particular passion in creating heartfelt films about stories that matter, with sincerity and honesty. Find out how Tom balances pragmatism with creativity in his ca...

Stefanie Sword-Williams is the founder and author of F*ck Being Humble , a global online community, events series and book that’s on a mission to help people be unapologetically proud of their achievements. Find out how Stef's struggles with self-confidence while working in advertising led her to start a side hustle that became her full-time job. Note: contains explicit language. Follow us on...

Bhav Radia is Head of the Learning Lab at Guy's Cancer Academy, part of Guy's at St Thomas' NHS Trust.  Find out why he quit a fully funded PhD at Oxford to find the right work for him.    Follow us on  https://twitter.com/TheRightWork    https://www.instagram.com/therightwork/   https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-right-work-podcast   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Yewande Faloyin is the founder and CEO of OTITO, a leadership coaching and consultancy business. Find out why she left behind top jobs at Morgan Stanley and McKinsey to pursue the right work for her.   We talk about why Yewande decided to quit without planning her next steps; why doing the right work doesn't have to mean financial struggle; and how you can use past jobs to help you find the r...

Dr Nick Taylor's career journey has entailed classical music, clinical psychology and founding Unmind – an international workplace mental health company. Nick talks to us about he dealt with moving back in with his parents and becoming a student again in his 20s; trying to avoid failure; and the importance of vulnerability.  Follow us : https://twitter.com/TheRightWork     https://www.instagr...

Our first ever guest is Radhika Sanghani – a journalist whose interests have also led her to write two novels, start the global #SideProfileSelfie campaign, train as a yoga teacher and write comedy.  Radhika tells us why trying things out is better than waiting for the perfect career; how some of her toughest work challenges taught her more about herself; and the difference between work you'r...

We're Arjun and Andy, and in this short conversation we talk about why we started this podcast, who it's for and what we talk about with our guests. Listen for inspiration, ideas and tools to help you find #TheRightWork. Follow us on Twitter , Instagram and LinkedIn . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.