The Unexpected Career Podcast

S4E10: Louise Humpington shares her career journey from solicitor to international development and now strategy and coaching, all tied together with volunteering and a strong purpose. https://www.kairosynthesis.com/ https://www.diverse-ai.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexp...

S4E9: Andrew Ta started his career in Software Development and has worked in emerging technologies, consulting and now as a management consultant. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

S4E8: Jennifer Makkreel dreamt of building bridges in high school and pursued an Engineering degree and while being an Engineer wasn't ultimately for her, she is building buildings.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

S4E7: Velera has taken chances in her career and has now pivoted from corporate to focus on her business, Positive Identify LLC, and career as a speaker and trainer. And she wrote a book!  http://www.apositiveidentity.com/ https://www.velerawilson.com/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: htt...

S4E6: Lulu Laidlaw-Smith's grandfather gave her her first introduction to reading between the lines and an education in hospitality developed her strategic holistic vision. Lulu is now Partner, Commercial Growth at The IMCC and Founder of Rip It Up Start Again. http://www.ripitup.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=...

S4E5: Rob Saltrese shares his journey into entrepreneurship and what he's building now (and what he learned from facing a divorce and a business divorce at the same time). Rob is Co-founder and COO at Lyra Labs. https://lyralabs.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedc...

S4E4: Shemina Jiwani shares her career journey and how it hasn't been a straight line to CEO. There were pivots to new industries and steps backwards on the way to stepping into the CEO role at Ascendant. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

S4E3: Ben Kinning is a Business Owner, Sales Leader, Trainer and Mentor with Sales Geek, but after stepping off of the path that had been laid out for him he first created a path for himself in Corporate. You can learn more about the services he now provides here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kinning/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unex...

S4E2: Susan Walsh is Founder and Managing Director of The Classification Guru Ltd and turns chaotic business data into something businesses can trust. Following an early career in Sales and then rebuilding after bankruptcy after a retail business failed, she found her calling in data and has built a specialist business supporting 100+ organizations globally and created a tool, Samification, to hel...

S4E1: Nicole Baxby is Senior Vice President of Customer Success and Partnerships at Quantifind and she shares her career journey in financial services and how she has taken risks and showed a bit of gumption to carve her own path. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpo...

In Season 4 we share 10 more discussions with real people about their career journeys and the twists, turns, pivots and lessons learned along the way. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

S3E10: Megan Dunford didn't know what to take in university and ended up getting a degree in Physics and ultimately built a career in international payments and foreign exchange. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

 Mary Kemp, started her career as a nurse and is now the co-founder of AI Potential which helps business leaders create a culture of high performance with AI. https://simplerwith.ai/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

S3E8: Yasmin Ulrich was pursuing a professional tennis career when injury had her face some difficult new career decisions. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

S3E7: John Turley-Ewart has a PhD in History and a MBA. He has built a career a columnist and a banker. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

S3E6: Geri Valova is the founder and COO of MetaSim Learning Solutions, CEO, and founder of Youbee and co-founder of Magna Club, a club and community for executive women. Magna Club: https://magnaclub.circle.so/ MetaSim: https://menta-ai.com/ Youbee: http://www.mybookoflife.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sU...

S3E5: Jennifer had dreams of a career in the arts when she was young, but with a desire for a more stable life she started her career in recruitment and has now found her passion as a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcas...

S3E4: Derrick Walton started his career in the Navy before transitioning to the world of payments and  is the CEO and co-found of Spheros, a data company that allows you to control access and share data across industries and applications.  Check out Spheros website: https://www.spheros.io/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t...

S3E3: Christina Brugger is an Engineer by training and an accomplished flautist.  She is now a self-employed B2B Customer Insights and Product Launch Specialist at Insight Sprint and Founder and Coach at Keys to Impact, an academy to support women in STEM find their voice and navigate in male dominated environments. Insight Sprint - Turn Customer Conversations into Product & Market Success: ht...

S3E2: Before leaning into his passion for computers and creating a career as a Senior IT Leader, Mike Dobson had dreams of becoming a History teacher and rugby coach. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

S3E1: Lisa Ardley-Price had dreams of the stage, and ultimately became a lawyer in the Banking sector while also co-founding Channel Your Serenity, a holistic coaching business that blends coaching, mindfulness, and movement. You can learn more and sign-up for their newsletter, Moments of Serenity, here: Channel Your Serenity and check them out on  LinkedIn and Instagram Instagram: https://www.ins...

S3 Trailer: Sneak peek from another amazing season of incredible career journeys. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcareerpodcast.buzzsprout.com

Season 2 Episode 10: Suresh is now the founder of Clowd9, but it was a conversation at a party that led to his first role in the Payments space.  Clowd9 is the world's first cloud native, decentralized issuer processing platform. Check out their website: https://www.clowd9.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0...

Season 2 Episode 9: Ilona is a Leadership Coach and Consultant who found her way to her career with stops in Japan and Italy and stints in the Foreign Office and teaching along the way. Check out her website: https://ilonabrannen.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunexpectedcareer/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unexpectedcareer?_t=8sery0sUV73&_r=1 Webpage: https://theunexpectedcare...

Season 2 Episode 8: Aliya Dhalla is the founder of Box Wellness & Co and podcast host of "Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor".  Hear her journey from figuring out what she didn't want early in her career to ultimately finding balance and a passion for women's health. Check out her website: https://boxwellness.co/ and check out her Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Inst...