Career Stories

Team Scotland / Great Britain Basketball star and three-time Paralympian, Robyn Love joins Joe and Carrie for the latest episode to chat about her journey to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Robyn discusses her aspirations growing up, her life at school and how she found her way into sports. She is also an ambassador for Athlete Ally and is an advocate for LGBTQ+ equality in all sports. As a p...

Legal eagles will enjoy the latest episode of Career Stories, which features two aspiring lawyers from Harper Macleod LLP. Joining Joe and Carrie on the podcast is banking trainee Arnold Masayila and Kyna Malcomson who has just finished her final law exams at Edinburgh University. Arnold, who lived his early life in Zimbabwe, talks about his career journey; from studying in London to moving to Sco...

The latest guest on the Career Stories podcast is Andrew McCrystal, our host Joe's twin brother! Andrew is a police constable in the Retail Crime Taskforce division of Police Scotland and based in Glasgow. In this episode, he talks about his working life before becoming a police officer and how he made the decision to apply. Andrew then talks about the journey he's had over the past 10 years with...

On the latest episode of Career Stories, Jamie and Carrie are joined by Sonja, a Senior Associate Software Engineer at JP Morgan, based in Glasgow. Sonja is a former Graduate Apprentice and has progressed through the ranks at the company. She talks about how she got interested in software engineering, considered apprenticeships in comparison to university and then the application process. Sonja is...

On the latest episode of Career Stories, Jamie and Carrie are joined by Laura Fulton aka 'Teach with Mrs F'. The Renfrewshire-based teacher has built a following on Instagram and TikTok by showcasing what life looks like for a primary school teacher. Her content includes a mix of behind-the-scenes looks at lesson preparation, getting ready for school term and the reality of being a teacher outwith...

On the latest episode of Career Stories, Joe and Carrie are joined by two soldiers from the British Army. Corporal John Haxton of the Royal Engineers and Craftsman Lee Sinclair of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers joined our hosts to chat about their routes into the army, their training and the skills they have learned along the way. Listen to learn more about the different paths each...

Joiner to influencer: Chris from Keel’s Joinery shares his career journey, skills growth and social media rise. In this episode, hosts Joe McCrystal and Carrie Stewart chat with Chris from Keel’s Joinery & Construction about his path into joinery, how early jobs (from B&Q to working as a home help) shaped his work ethic, and why he believes apprenticeships give young people a great start i...

Air a’ phrògram seo de Career Stories, tha Joy Dunlop còmhla ri Carrie agus Jamie (ar co-aoigh sònraichte agus Comhairliche Dreuchdan). ’S e craoladair neo-cheangailte, aoigh thachartasan, neach-foghlaim agus seinneadair tàlantach a th’ ann an Joy. ’S i aghaidh foghlaim na Gàidhlig ann an Alba cuideachd, agus ’s i as ainmeile airson a dreuchd mar neach-taisbeanaidh air Speak Gaelic, a thèid a chra...

In this special episode, Carrie hands over to Anthony on hosting duties for a special episode featuring Head of Referee Operations at the Scottish Football Association - Willie Collum. Anthony and Willie are joined by fellow referees, Duncan Nicholson and Jana Brady who talk about the skills and characteristics required to make it to the top of the game. Listen to hear about how to get into refere...

Welcome to the latest inspiring episode of the Career Stories podcast! In this special episode, Joe and Carrie are the guests and interview each other to talk about how they went from being apprentices to fully qualified Careers Advisers. Tune in to hear: How Joe realised he wanted a job with progression opportunities How Carrie developed her work experience in jobs before her apprenticeship Apply...

Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Career Stories podcast! In Episode 11, we sit down with Cameron Clark, a talented young Project Manager completing his apprenticeship with Scottish Water, to explore his career journey, his skills, applying for his apprenticeship and advice for anyone hoping to follow a similar path. Tune in to hear: • How Cameron got started in his Modern Apprenticeship...

Episode 10: Dan Hancock - Mental Health Personal Trainer Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Career Stories podcast! In Episode 10, we sit down with entrepreneur Dan Hancock to learn about his career journey from working in the personal fitness industry to developing an innovative new accredited qualification used by personal trainers and professionals across the UK. We explore his career...

Hannah is Sales and Business Development Manager at SEC Glasgow. She sits down for a chat with Joe and Carrie to discuss her route to the top. Hannah has built a strong reputation in hospitality and business, winning awards and being recognised for her leadership qualities along the way. She is a champion for other young women aspiring to success in the industry and is always open to offering supp...

On this episode Joe and Carrie are joined by Eilidh Wynd who is a Commercial Sales Executive at Simon Howie Foods. Eilidh talks about her role at the Scottish company, her love of haggis (and Scottish products generally) as well as her own 'Diary of a C.E.Uh-Oh' blog. She also tells us about her past learning and work experiences, from university to adventures in northern Spain and back to the UK,...

Kicking off the new season of Career Stories, Greenock-based artist Craig Black shares his journey from being a promising young footballer to creating works of art across the world for major brands. Craig talks to Joe and Carrie about how he gradually realised art, design and painting were always a passion for him and even as the football career dream came to an end it was actually just the beginn...

Jake Fairley is an A & E nurse with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Jake chats to Joe and Carrie about how his past work experience gave him some essential core skills, which translate into his role in nursing. Communication, empathy a lot of patience is key! He also talks about his love of rugby and how teamwork is again, crucial to what he does at work. Instagram: https://instagram.com/mywows...

Niamh McQuade is a Cultural Venue Operations Apprentice at Stirling Castle, which is part of Historic Environment Scotland. Niamh chats to Joe and Carrie about how much she loves her role, history and learning all the different job roles working at the castle. She also talks about her decision to move from her hometown of Oban to Stirling and the reasons for choosing that particular city and then...

On this episode, Joe and Carrie chat to Glasgow based actor Sean Connor. Sean is perhaps best known for his work on popular Scottish soap, River City but has also appeared on stage and is an active acting coach at Theatre School Scotland also. Sean chats about his experience working in the creative arts, his first route into the acting business and his love for helping others catch the bug for per...

On this episode, hosts Joe and Carrie welcome Louise Collins, Scotland's Apprentice of the Year. Louise picked up the award at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards back in March. She was recognised for her incredible work as a trainee engineer at GE Aerospace in Ayrshire. Louise is also an ambassador for the company's efforts to attract more young women into engineering and wider STEM careers. Louis...

This week, Joe and Carrie chat to Brittney Gill, an Animal Keeper at Edinburgh Zoo. Brittney talks about her early learning experiences in Australia, including meeting a snake and falling in love with animals thereafter. Brittney's career wasn't totally linear (a career very rarely is!) as she also trained as an apprentice hairdresser in between gaining qualifications and experience working with a...

On the very first episode of Career Stories, hosted by Careers Adviser Joe and Carrie, we welcome Laura Young aka Less Waste Laura. Laura is an environmental activist, campaigner and influential content creator in Scotland. Laura talks about her passion for a better climate future and helping people of all ages think more carefully about smarter choices to benefit our planet. She tells us about he...

Hosts Joe and Carrie welcome you to the Career Stories podcast. Each episode will see guests from across the world of work talk about their jobs, careers and skills. Make sure you follow to get alerts for each new episode.