Lynsey Hyslop

When I grow up I want to be. The career podcast

Business EN ↓ 30 episodes

Have you ever heard what someone's job title is, and you've thought 'how on earth do you get into that?'. Are you sometimes surprised that people actually get paid for their fun and exciting jobs? This career podcast explores jobs and career journeys that may not be mainstream but that may be your perfect fit, if only you knew how to get into them. Hear insights from women in roles such as an illustrator, a sports events manager, a Scuba Diving instructor, a dairy farmer, a tech start up founder and many more. Every job is a possibility if you just know how to get there.

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Lynsey Hyslop

Episodes

#4 Sport Psychologist 03.05.2023 1:01:27

Have you ever wondered how you get to be the person who works with high performance teams, Olympic athletes or managing a group of highly talented Sport Psychologist practitioners? This week, Lynsey has a great in depth conversation with Dr Kate Hays, Head of Women's Psychology at The FA, where one of her main priorities is working with and supporting the Senior Lionesses. Dr Kate Hays’ experi...

#3 Dairy farmer 19.04.2023 40:11

Have you ever thought about what's involved to get milk from cow to coffee? This week Lynsey talks to Mary Selby (formerly Mary Ankers) who took over her family's dairy farm after her Dad actively encouraged her not to. After University Mary became a qualified Rural Surveyor and started out a career in supporting other farmers in helping them build, grow and sustain their farms. This gave...

#2 Firearms Police Officer 05.04.2023 40:01

Have you ever wondered how realistic TV drama's with characters as Firearm Police Officer's are? Have you ever wondered if working with children in a previous career could provide you with skills that you will fall back on when working in Firearms?! This week Lynsey talks to Sarah who dreamt of being a police officer as a child and is now working in her dream job. With adrenaline coursing...

#1 PADI scuba diving staff instructor 22.03.2023 25:29

Have you ever wondered how someone can travel the world, go scuba diving every day and get paid for it? This week Lynsey talks to Kayleigh who is a PADI scuba diving staff instructor. Kayleigh has worked all over the world including the Seychelles, The British Virgin Islands and Utila in Honduras, though she insists that she doesn't spend all of her time on the beach and just jumping in to the...

When I grow up I want to be Trailer 07.03.2023 3:08

Hello and welcome to When I grow up I want to be, the career podcast. If you have ever heard what someone does for a living and you’ve thought ‘how on earth do you get in to a job like that’ or you’ve wondered how someone actually gets paid for doing such a fun job, then this could be the podcast for you. I’m Lynsey Hyslop and for the last 15 years I’ve been working with individuals ranging from e...