Joining us in the booth this week is Kennie Bukky, a career expert, content creator, entrepreneur and former compliance manager.

In this episode we discuss

*NOTE: Current state pension age: 66. To rise to age 67 between 2026 and 2028. Government will review rise to age 68 in future. 

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Timestamps

00:00 - Preview

01:13 - Intro

01:49 - Meet Career Expert Kennie Bukky

03:28 - Growing up in Nigeria

04:40 - Moving from Nigeria to the UK…I struggled to fit in

07:04 - From failing first year in Uni to a 1st class degree!

11:46 - Mentorship helped me get my first role in finance!

15:52 - Where you are right now isn’t the final destination, you can improve!

17:11 - Earning six figures by 26…this is how I did it..!

21:14 - How I negotiate my salaries

22:16 - You have to be willing to walk away from negotations…!

23:18 - Why I decided to contract…!

25:27 - This is how you get your next contract..!

28:23 - The benefits of contracting…! (Day rates of £400/£500!)

30:37 - I didn’t just make more money, I was smarter with it…!

34:00 - Tips to help you save money

37:19 - How a high income skill can change your life…!

42:33 - High income Non-Tech roles

46:06 - High income Tech roles

51:23 - I’m not interested in climbing the career ladder..!

56:31 - You don’t need 7 streams of income…!

01:02:13 - How to stand out and land your next role

01:08:10 - If I started my career today, I’d do this…!

01:12:52 - 1-1 Mentoring, Career Community and Business Analyst & Scrum Master Bootcamps

01:17:04 - Final words

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