Careers Unwrapped

In this episode of Careers Unwrapped Podcast, host Mark Fawcett is joined by Tope ‘ICIE’ Chiedozie, Founder of The Sitdown UK.
Join them as they:

• Discuss the importance of reading the room
• Explore his transition from bedroom musician to a successful performer 
• Talk about the Sitdown project 
• The secret to Tope's success 
• Give careers to young minds

Tope ‘ICIE’ Chiedozie, Founder of The Sitdown UK, a live questions and answers event. Before that, he was the Training Facilitator at MyBnk and Pecan and Press Officer at Jesus House.
Connect with Tope ‘ICIE’ Chiedozie

• LinkedIn

Connect with Mark Fawcett

• LinkedIn
• We Are Futures 

Careers Unwrapped is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Check out our three most downloaded episodes:

• From Dreams to Reality: Camila Holden-Ayala’s Journey to Senior Account Manager at Broadcast Revolution
• How to Kickstart your Career by Asking Questions with Bhushan Sethi, Partner at Strategy&
• Make Mistakes… Then Learn From Them! With Rahul Moodgal, Director of Parvus Asset Management

Previous guests include: Phil Harding, archaeologist from Time Team; Deborah Meaden, investor on Dragons' Den; Andrew Barnabas, musical composer; Fiona Campbell of BBC Iplayer & BBC Three; Emma Keller of Nestlé; Nick Telson-Sillett, entrepreneur, an angel investor, a podcaster, a startup mentor, and a public speaker; Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO of Olio; Peter Hopwood, Global Tedx Storytelling and Speaker Coach; 

If you are interested in joining Careers Unwrapped as a guest, please complete this form: fame.so/waf-guest

In this episode of Careers Unwrapped, host Mark Fawcett is joined by Hilary Owen, the Head of Marketing at Escape the City.
Join them as they:

• Explore the pros and cons of working remotely around the world
• Give some advice for finding a new job and examining a workplace’s culture
• Discuss whether or not big businesses can provide a nice working environment
• Get introspective about your own job and what you want

Hilary started at Escape the City as a Content and Social Marketing Consultant, and is now the Head of Marketing. Escape The City is the leading purposeful job board, helping mission-driven job seekers find work that they believe in, at organisations doing things differently. Prior to this, she was the Brand Marketing and Content Manager at Jigsaw Clothing.
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Connect with Hilary Owen

• LinkedIn

Connect with Mark Fawcett

• LinkedIn
• We Are Futures 

Careers Unwrapped is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Check out our three most downloaded episodes:

• From Dreams to Reality: Camila Holden-Ayala’s Journey to Senior Account Manager at Broadcast Revolution
• How to Kickstart your Career by Asking Questions with Bhushan Sethi, Partner at Strategy&
• Make Mistakes… Then Learn From Them! With Rahul Moodgal, Director of Parvus Asset Management

Previous guests include: Phil Harding, archaeologist from Time Team; Deborah Meaden, investor on Dragons' Den; Andrew Barnabas, musical composer; Fiona Campbell of BBC Iplayer & BBC Three; Emma Keller of Nestlé; Nick Telson-Sillett, entrepreneur, an angel investor, a podcaster, a startup mentor, and a public speaker; Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO of Olio; Peter Hopwood, Global Tedx Storytelling and Speaker Coach; 

If you are interested in joining Careers Unwrapped as a guest, please complete this form: fame.so/waf-guest

In this episode of Careers Unwrapped, host Mark Fawcett is joined by Camila Holden-Ayala, Senior Account Manager at Broadcast Revolution and Events Director at TRIBE.
Join them as they:

• Discuss the highs and lows of working in PR
• Examine the current socio-economic diversity across the UK creative industries
• Explore Camila’s journey into PR 
• Highlight the importance of humility in your early career
• Share advice for breaking into the PR industry
• Discuss maintaining a positive work-life balance
• And much more!

Camila is a Senior Account Manager at Broadcast Revolution, a PR Agency helping brands and agencies deliver quality content and coverage that drives real impact. With Broadcast Revolution, Camila works pro-bono with the not-for-profit People Like Us, addressing the ethnicity pay gap. Camila also works as Events Director at TRIBE, a creative experiential agency specialising in immersive events. 
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and review it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts; instructions on how to do this are here.

Connect with Camila Holden-Ayala

• LinkedIn

Connect with Mark Fawcett

• LinkedIn
• We Are Futures 

Careers Unwrapped is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Check out our three most downloaded episodes:

• From Dreams to Reality: Camila Holden-Ayala’s Journey to Senior Account Manager at Broadcast Revolution
• How to Kickstart your Career by Asking Questions with Bhushan Sethi, Partner at Strategy&
• Make Mistakes… Then Learn From Them! With Rahul Moodgal, Director of Parvus Asset Management

Previous guests include: Phil Harding, archaeologist from Time Team; Deborah Meaden, investor on Dragons' Den; Andrew Barnabas, musical composer; Fiona Campbell of BBC Iplayer & BBC Three; Emma Keller of Nestlé; Nick Telson-Sillett, entrepreneur, an angel investor, a podcaster, a startup mentor, and a public speaker; Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO of Olio; Peter Hopwood, Global Tedx Storytelling and Speaker Coach; 

If you are interested in joining Careers Unwrapped as a guest, please complete this form: fame.so/waf-guest

In this episode of Careers Unwrapped, host Mark Fawcett is joined by Bhushan Sethi, Partner at Strategy&.
Join them as they:

• Delve into the life of a business consultant
• Explore Bhushan’s journey from humble beginnings to being a Partner living in New York
• Share the importance of prioritising your wellbeing
• Examine the reality of barriers relating to social capital and awareness
• Discuss the trick to differentiating yourself from the competition
• Share practices for dealing with mistakes you may make in your work
• Highlight the most valuable and empowering advice Bhushan received in his early career
• Explain how to cope with imposter syndrome

Bhushan is a Partner within Strategy&, a PwC’s strategy consulting business focussed on Business and Organization Transformation. On top of that, he is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at NYU School of Business and was previously Partner and Joint Global Leader of People and Organisation at PwC. With over twenty years of experience in business consulting and strategy, you do NOT want to miss out on what he has to share!
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts, instructions on how to do this are here.

Connect with Bhushan Sethi

• LinkedIn

Connect with Mark Fawcett

• LinkedIn
• We Are Futures 

Careers Unwrapped is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Check out our three most downloaded episodes:

• From Dreams to Reality: Camila Holden-Ayala’s Journey to Senior Account Manager at Broadcast Revolution
• How to Kickstart your Career by Asking Questions with Bhushan Sethi, Partner at Strategy&
• Make Mistakes… Then Learn From Them! With Rahul Moodgal, Director of Parvus Asset Management

Previous guests include: Phil Harding, archaeologist from Time Team; Deborah Meaden, investor on Dragons' Den; Andrew Barnabas, musical composer; Fiona Campbell of BBC Iplayer & BBC Three; Emma Keller of Nestlé; Nick Telson-Sillett, entrepreneur, an angel investor, a podcaster, a startup mentor, and a public speaker; Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO of Olio; Peter Hopwood, Global Tedx Storytelling and Speaker Coach; 

If you are interested in joining Careers Unwrapped as a guest, please complete this form: fame.so/waf-guest

In the very first episode of Careers Unwrapped, host Mark Fawcett goes solo to introduce you to the podcast.
Join him as he:

• Discusses exactly what Careers Unwrapped will offer you in our future episodes
• Shares his own career path
• Highlights the challenges facing career starters today
• Examines the changes happening to recruitment processes
• And more!

Mark is the Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of We Are Futures, a brand and social impact agency with clients including Sky, Warburtons, Unilever, and Duracell, among many others. He is also the Chief Executive and owner of National Schools Partnership and was previously the Delivery Director of Into Film. He started his career in The British Army and now has over 30 years of experience helping to inspire and motivate the next generation, having revolutionised the way businesses support young people and education.
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and review it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts; instructions on how to do this are here.
Episode Highlights:

• [00:00:30] - What is Careers Unwrapped?
• [00:01:52] - Mark’s Career Journey: From the Army to We Are Futures
• [00:03:39] - Current Challenges Facing Career Starters
• [00:05:20] - Macro Factors Affecting Employer Mindsets
• [00:06:23] - Changes to Recruitment Processes
• [00:08:23] - What to Expect from Careers Unwrapped

Connect with Mark Fawcett

• LinkedIn
• We Are Futures 

Careers Unwrapped is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Check out our three most downloaded episodes:

• From Dreams to Reality: Camila Holden-Ayala’s Journey to Senior Account Manager at Broadcast Revolution
• How to Kickstart your Career by Asking Questions with Bhushan Sethi, Partner at Strategy&
• Make Mistakes… Then Learn From Them! With Rahul Moodgal, Director of Parvus Asset Management

Previous guests include: Phil Harding, archaeologist from Time Team; Deborah Meaden, investor on Dragons' Den; Andrew Barnabas, musical composer; Fiona Campbell of BBC Iplayer & BBC Three; Emma Keller of Nestlé; Nick Telson-Sillett, entrepreneur, an angel investor, a podcaster, a startup mentor, and a public speaker; Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO of Olio; Peter Hopwood, Global Tedx Storytelling and Speaker Coach; 

If you are interested in joining Careers Unwrapped as a guest, please complete this form: fame.so/waf-guest

Careers Unwrapped is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Check out our three most downloaded episodes:

• From Dreams to Reality: Camila Holden-Ayala’s Journey to Senior Account Manager at Broadcast Revolution
• How to Kickstart your Career by Asking Questions with Bhushan Sethi, Partner at Strategy&
• Make Mistakes… Then Learn From Them! With Rahul Moodgal, Director of Parvus Asset Management

Previous guests include: Phil Harding, archaeologist from Time Team; Deborah Meaden, investor on Dragons' Den; Andrew Barnabas, musical composer; Fiona Campbell of BBC Iplayer & BBC Three; Emma Keller of Nestlé; Nick Telson-Sillett, entrepreneur, an angel investor, a podcaster, a startup mentor, and a public speaker; Tessa Clarke, Co-founder & CEO of Olio; Peter Hopwood, Global Tedx Storytelling and Speaker Coach; 

If you are interested in joining Careers Unwrapped as a guest, please complete this form: fame.so/waf-guest