A-Maze-ing Careers

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This episode is a bit different for A-Maze-Ing Careers. Today I thought I’d bring you something tangible you can sink your teeth in to, to help you take ownership of your career maze. So alongside me I have Jaqui Winston. Jaqui is a professional CV writer, and we’ve been partnering together to help people find new roles that fulfil them. In this episode we’ll share when you might want support from a career coach and what that support looks like, and some great insights from Jaqui on writing a killer CV. On that note I’m actually going to hand the reins over to Jaqui as this first part is going to be her interviewing me for a change.

Jaqui would love to hear from you directly if you want to explore further how to make your CV sing. You can reach her on [email protected] or via https://www.newcv.co.uk/

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This episode will be another first for A-Maze-Ing Careers - a story about going back to companies/roles. Today we’ll hear from Helen. Helen’s career journey is a wonderful example of the stories I’m keen to showcase. In this episode you’ll take away that it is ok to “go back” to previous companies or previous roles. I say that in inverted commas because, as Helen will share, even when you go back you take new skills with you so it’s never quite the same as it was before. But I’m excited for you to hear her story.

Get in touch at www.helenblightconsulting.co.uk

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I’m excited for you to hear Vanessa’s story today as her journey is not only a great example of navigating a career maze, but she gets to the heart of what it means to work in line with your true values and beliefs. You’ll hear that right from an early age she knew she wanted to help people feel better about themselves, but you would never have guessed what that has finally translated into. Be prepared to have your mind opened and your heart enriched as we hear from her.

Vanessa would love to hear from you if you'd like to explore her story more. To get in touch you can visit via www.vanessa.loveslife. 

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We have a treat in store with today’s episode where we’ll be hearing from Tina who’s career maze covers the world of beauty therapy, cruises, teaching, franchises and the business of networking. And on a personal level I’ve been fortunate to benefit from all of Tina’s experiences as she runs the networking group I’m in. Her story is a true testament that no decision is forever and decisions can be changed so we all have more choices than we realise.

Tina also shares two excellent book recommendations towards the end so keep your ears peeled for those nuggets.

If you want to get in touch with Tina directly you can email her on [email protected] or connect with her on LinkedIn. 

As you'll know once you've listened to this episode Tina is an awesome connector so I encourage you to get in touch. 

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Ever since I started this podcast in 2022 I’ve had my cousin Tama front of mind to be a guest on it. It’s taken us a while but we’re finally here. I’ve seen Tama’s career journey first-hand, even helped her with some of her job applications. Her journey has been that classic combination of wanting to feel fulfilled in a career as well as navigating personal milestones like wanting to become a parent. Like Leah in the episode, “From Malta with Love” Tama’s journey also involves a couple of country jumps too, so I’m excited to let you hear how she’s navigated all of that to a point of career fulfillment now. 

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Today’s episode is the first episode in A-Maze-Ing Career’s history where I’m sharing the story of someone who’s transitioned internally, and Sydne did it in one of the world’s most well-known businesses. Sydne’s journey is less about not knowing what she wanted to do, but more about how she managed her own journey to get to do what she wanted to do. This is no mean feat when you’re navigating a complex global organisation of over 220,000 employees. So now we’ll hand it over to Sydne to hear how she achieved this. 

As with all my guests Sydne is very happy to hear from you if you'd like to learn more about her journey. You can reach her via Linked In - Sydne-Aline Strasse

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We have a treat in store for you today on this next episode of A-Maze-Ing Careers. I have admired Deborah from afar as every time we meet up she seems to have navigated herself to another new role in a great organisation. I’ve been consistently impressed with how she did this so asked her to share her story with all of you. Today you’re going to hear about someone who’s courageous, absolutely goes after what she wants and if she has your corner then she will back you to the hilt. Deborah is also going to share some really valuable advice on making a change on limited resources, and as the title suggests don't be put off doing what you want, so definitely listen to the end on this one!

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We’re starting off series 3 of A-Maze-Ing Careers with a bang! 
Ellen’s story is one not only of finding meaning in her career after being unfulfilled for many years, but I think what she does now will give many of you a way of truly understanding what’s important to you. 

As with so many people I meet who have made big career shifts, Ellen followed many paths that turned out to be dead ends. She also had side hustles to help her keep earning the money she’d become used to having (sound familiar?). Her true fulfilment ended up coming out of nowhere off the back of a “why not?” decision. The key word for this episode is “intuition” - listen to it and follow it. 

And this episode comes with a treat for all of you from Ellen - go to www.intuitiveinsights.today to access that TODAY! 

One extra treat - Ellen is recording this on her own boat so you may hear the odd wave lapping! A wonderfully unusual addition to any podcast recording! 

If you'd like to connect with Ellen please go to Linked In/Ellen Coomber.

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In the last episode of this series of A-Maze-Ing Careers we’re going to hear from Karen whose career took a real twist when she suffered a tragedy. I’m particularly pleased that Karen is prepared to share her story as I think it will give inspiration to all of us about what is possible if you follow your instincts and have an open mind.
As with all my wonderful guests, Karen is very happy to be contacted directly. You can reach her on Facebook and Instagram with @karensuttonwidowcoach or www.karensutton.co.uk.

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It is a complete pleasure to welcome Jana Hennig to A-Maze-Ing Careers. Not only did we find out when we first spoke that we did the same course at the same university so she’s obviously an incredible person, but Jana’s story is one of the most maze-like that I’ve come across. It  starts in East Germany where she was born and goes through not-for-profit, Finance, Marketing culminating in marine biology, and all of this across multiple countries. She has lots of hints and tips she wants to share with you so have a paper and pen handy as you listen.

As with all my guests Jana would love to hear from you afterwards. You can reach her on Linked In under Jana Hennig https://www.linkedin.com/in/jana-hennig-sustainable-fisheries/