Work, Actually

Send us Fan Mail Do you want a career change? Do you want to work in floristry? This episode is a chat with Petalon Flowers founder Florence Kennedy who started the company back in 2014 with the aim of offering beautiful yet affordable flowers, in a sustainable way. In the early days, it was just Florence and her bike, heading to the market at 4am to select flowers, then heading home to make up th...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want to work in finance? This week's episode is with Josh Fay, a financial planner who advises high worth clients as well as helping demystify the world of finance and money management for people at all stages of life. A really great chat that not only delves into the reality behind financial planning but we touch on issues such as tax avoidance and ethics, money manag...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want to work in film and tv?  This week’s episode is an interview with the amazing Ita O’Brien, an intimacy coordinator and movement director - essentially, her role is to work on film and television sets and in theatre to provide expertise on dealing with sex, nudity and intimate scenes - she recently worked on the incredible Normal People, Sex Education, I May Destroy You...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want to work in football? This week's episode is with Warren Haughton, a former professional footballer, trained football journalist and now runs his own consultancy Haughton Consultancy looking after the profiles of both current and former professional footballers, across both the men's and women's game. We discuss many topics, including what his current rol...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is an interview with Emma Hatton, a British actress and singer, who's soaring voice and transformative abilities as a performer mean she has also amassed a huge fan base in the world of stage, having starred in the West End as Eva Peron in Evita, Elphaba in Wicked and Scaramouche in We Will Rock You.   She is also an accomplished singer songwriter and...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Karen Burgess, CEO of the charity Petals which stands for Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society. Karen set up the charity in 2011 after funding was withdrawn from the counselling service she ran in the maternity ward of Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge, providing specialist counselling work for bereaved parents. Knowing there was a crucial need for this suppo...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want to work in the film industry? This week's interview is with Kelly Warnell, co-founder of The Stunt Alliance, the world's first dedicated stunt agency. They promote, protect and engage Action Directors, Stunt Coordinators, Special Effects and master-craftspeople, providing on and off set health and safety. They also recommend a network of stunt performers and...

Send us Fan Mail Ever considered a career as a sports journalist? Lynsey is a sports reporter for the Premier League, BBC Final Score as well as co-hosting the hugely popular podcast The Offside Rule. If you are keen to hear what life as a sports reporter is like or are interested in getting into this line of work, check out this episode to hear about her route in and the typical working day.  htt...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat to Mike Morel, Clinical laboratory manager at Cambridge Clinical Laboratories, an independent private lab that offers personalised medicine and introduces new novel technologies to help UK healthcare. We delve into the reality of working in a lab and how varied the role can be. We also touch upon the global pandemic and the role Mike's lab is playing in...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Nadia. She is currently living in lockdown in Sydney reflecting on a turbulent year that saw her emigrate and start a new adventure only for a big health scare to turn everything on its head. Listen to how she coped and is managing anxiety in lockdown. 

Send us Fan Mail Do you want a career change? Do you want to start your own social enterprise? Meet Becky. She took the plunge in taking her social enterprise idea and making it a reality. Becky now runs Bulb in Birmingham, a social enterprise bakery that supports woman in the city who are out of employment, education or training. Listen to her advice on how she took the dream and made it a realit...

Send us Fan Mail Are you struggling with addiction in lockdown? To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week I've interviewed Ben who just celebrated his 500th day sober whilst in lockdown. Listen to hear about Ben's experience realising he had an alcohol addiction, the effects of the drinking, rehab and life afterwards, including his structure whilst in isolation. Read more about his exper...

Send us Fan Mail Are you struggling with anxiety? Do you want to work in the wellness industry? Meet Adele-Marie Hartshorn, a wellness expert trained as an anxiety practitioner, life coach, NLP practitioner and yoga instructor, as well as published author and public speaker. She details how she got into this line of work, the importance of learning how to communicate properly with yourself, modern...