Squiggly Careers

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#234 Changemakers with Sonya Barlow: Gender equality Sep 13, 2021

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In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast, Sarah is in conversation with Sonya Barlow who is leading change in gender equality. Sonya is an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of the Like Minded Females network (@LMFnetwork), diversity business coach, BBC radio host (everyday side hustle) and author (unprepared to entrepreneur).

Sonya shares with Sarah how some difficult experiences and a lack of support network early in her career prompted her to start creating change for herself. Sonya talks candidly about the challenges of creating change, and how she aims to share an honest picture of her reality through the different work that she leads. Sonya talks about the significant role her family has played in shaping who she is today and how they continue to be her biggest sponsors and supporter everyday.

This podcast was created with support from LinkedIn and their changemaker campaign.

If you'd like to find out more about the LinkedIn changemaker campaign visit: https://blog.linkedin.com/changemakers-uk

You can follow and connect with Sonya on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyabarlow/ and visit her website here: https://www.sonyabarlow.co.uk/sonyabarlow

You can pre-order Sonya's book 'Unprepared to Entrepreneur' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unprepared-Entrepreneur-Madness-Starting-Business/dp/1398601462/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630430836&sr=8-1

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#233 Changemakers with Neil Laybourn: Mental health Sep 12, 2021

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In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast, Sarah talks to Neil Laybourn who is leading change in mental health. Neil co-founded the charity Beyond Shame, Beyond Stigma, a mental health charity supporting young people. Neil is also an ambassador for Mental Health UK. Together Sarah and Neil talk about the pivotal moment that proved to be a catalyst for Neil's passion and commitment to mental health and where his work has led him over the past few years. Neil shares what has helped him to create change, as well as what has helped him through the hard times.

This podcast was created with support from LinkedIn and their changemaker campaign.

If you'd like to find out more about the LinkedIn changemaker campaign visit: https://blog.linkedin.com/changemakers-uk

You can follow and connect with Neil on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/neillaybourn/ and learn more on his website: https://neillaybourn.com/about-us/about-neil/

Information on Mad World Summit: https://www.madworldsummit.com/

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#232 Changemakers with Andrew Macaskill: Job search Sep 11, 2021

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In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast, Helen is in conversation with Andrew Macaskill. Andrew specialises in providing support for job seeekers and describes himself as 'on a mission to end job search misery.' Together Helen and Andrew chat about the challenges of creating change, the role models who've helped him along the way and the work he's most proud of over the past year.

This podcast was created with support from LinkedIn and their changemaker campaign.

If you'd like to find out more about the LinkedIn changemaker campaign visit: https://blog.linkedin.com/changemakers-uk

You can follow and connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

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#231 Changemakers with Dr. Leyla Acaroglu: Sustainability Sep 10, 2021

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In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast Sarah talks to Dr. Leyla Acaroglu a sustainability provocateur and cultural protagonist. Leyla challenges people to think differently about how the world works and is the founder of Disrupt Design, the Unschool and the CO Project Farm. Her TED talk 'Paper beats plastic? How to rethink environmental folklore' has been viewed over a million times (and if you're a tea drinker like Sarah it will challenge your 'pop the kettle on' habit!)

Leyla talks to Sarah about her own squiggly career and how her different interests collided to lead her to focus her skills and passion on creating in sustainability. She shares how we can all challenge ourselves to think differently about the actions we take and the positive change we can create as a result. Leyla also talks about the role models that inspire and motivate her and her hopes for the future.

This podcast was created with support from LinkedIn and their changemaker campaign.

If you'd like to find out more about the campaign visit: https://blog.linkedin.com/changemakers-uk

You can follow Leyla on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leylaacaroglu/ and visit her website: https://www.leylaacaroglu.com/bio (where she shares lots of links to free resources)

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#230 Changemakers with Martyn Sibley: Disability equality Sep 09, 2021

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In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast Helen talks to Martyn Sibley who is leading change in disability equality. Martyn is co-founder of Purple Goat agency and his goal is to help companies connect with the needs of the disability community to transform the way everyone lives, works and contributes. Martyn describes himself as 'a regular guy who happens to have a disability.' Together Helen and Martyn talk about what helped him to create change as well as what has helped him through the hard times. Martyn also shares his role models and how we can all get involved and support the work he is leading

This podcast was created with support from LinkedIn and their changemaker campaign.

If you'd like to find out more about the LinkedIn changemaker campaign visit: https://blog.linkedin.com/changemakers-uk

You can follow and connect with Martyn on LinkedIn to find out more about his work: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martyn-sibley-1227b411/

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#229 Changemakers with Phyll Opoku-Gyimah: LGBTQ+ equality Sep 08, 2021

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In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast Sarah talks to Phyll Opoku-Gyimah who is leading change in LGBTQ+ equality. Phyll is the executive director of Kaleidoscope Trust, the charity working to uphold the human rights of LGBT+ people across the Commonwealth. She is also the co-founder and executive director of UK Black Pride, Europe’s largest pride celebration for LGBT+ people of colour. Together they talk about what helped her to create change as well as what has helped her through the hard times. Phyll also shares her role models and how we can all get involved and support the work she is leading

This podcast was created with support from LinkedIn and their changemaker campaign.

If you'd like to find out more about the LinkedIn changemaker campaign visit: https://blog.linkedin.com/changemakers-uk

You can follow Phyll on LinkedIn and find her on instagram and twitter where she's: @ukblackpride

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#228 How to be a changemaker Sep 07, 2021

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In this weeks episode Sarah and Helen discuss how to make change happen. Together they talk through a 5 stage change framework, inspired by Helen's work as a trustee for the charity Working Families, to support anyone who wants to be a catalyst for change in the work that they do. Sarah and Helen share key insights about what's worked well and lots of things that haven't in their experience trying to drive change in how to make careers better for everyone.

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1. Download our PodSheet to help you apply the insights from this episode from www.amazingif.com/listen

2. Join Sarah and Helen on PodPlus this week on 9th September 2021 for a free 30 minute zoom session where she'll deep dive into the topic: www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

3. Sign-up for our weekly PodMail summary: https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

Get in touch with us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#227 How to find your work/life fit Aug 31, 2021

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This week Helen and Sarah talk about how to find your work/life fit when you are juggling multiple things and your priorities might be competing with each other. Helen and Sarah share their own experiences and practical ideas for action to find your best fit.

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1. Download our PodSheet to help you apply the insights from this epsiode from www.amazingif.com/listen

2. Join Helen & Sarah on PodPlus this week on 2nd September 2021 for a free 30 minute zoom session where she'll deep dive into the topic: www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

3. Sign-up for our weekly PodMail summary: https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmail

Get in touch with us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com

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#226 How to approach hybrid working (with Dr. Tomas Chamorro Premuzic) Aug 24, 2021

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As people start to rethink the role of the office, there are new questions about when and why people come together. On the Squiggly Careers podcast this week, Helen talks to psychologist Dr. Tomas Chamorro Premuzic about how the adoption of hybrid working practices can help people to be their best at work. They discuss how to make teams work effectively and how to respond to risks of proximity bias and micromanagement. Whilst there is no '5 steps to success' solution, there are lots of thought-provoking insights from the conversation to reflect on and discuss further in teams to help move forward in this next phase of work.

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1. Download our PodSheet to help you apply the insights from this episode from www.amazingif.com/listen

2. Join Sarah on PodPlus this week on 26th August 2021 for a free 30 minute zoom session where she'll deep dive into the topic: www.amazingiflearning.com/courses/podplus

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#225 How to be a better problem solver Aug 17, 2021

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This week Helen and Sarah talk about how to proactively solve problems at work. Problem solving is a transferable talent that can help you navigate uncertainty at work and increase your impact. In this episode, Helen and Sarah share 6 different ideas for action to help you with inevitable changes and challenges of squiggly careers.

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