Grow Your Own Career | The Career Farm

This month I interviewed Chris Hill about the opportunities in the digital economy. After working in the restaurant business Chris changed career through a coding bootcamp in London, and then he and his partner decided to bring the concept north.

This month my guest is entrepreneur Matt Porter, founder of Sportive HQ. Matt talks about his route to career success, which in many ways sounds as gruelling as the cycle races he organises! I was inspired by his optimism, flexibility and pure grit.

This month Jane interviews David Mellor, David Mellor is an author of three books and an expert advisor working with career changers keen to use their industry experience to make money in their own businesses

In this episode, Jane speaks to Alison Temperley, former Head of Careers at PWC and now a career and leadership coach working with global companies and professional services firms. Great advice on how to develop your career within an organisation!

In this episode, Jane speaks to Pascal Michels, Head of IESE MBA Admissions, about his varied career.

From Uber to Booking.com, Nicolas Buteau is a recruiter and entrepreneur who thrives in dynamic environments as well as in more established business operations. Here he gives the inside story on what it takes to get hired by these market leaders.

This month I'm talking to Surbhi Dhir, a successful management consultant who I coached during her MBA. Surbhi explains why her MBA was so important in developing her career, and shares her knowledge of what it takes to be a successful consultant.

Jane interviews Todd Hannula, social entrepreneur who raised funding to turn a derelict Victorian building in a challenging part of Leeds into ‘Shine’, a thriving community space, with an art gallery, café, office and meeting space

Jane interviews Zena Everett about the insight she has gained from having a business that recruited recruiters. She shares the knowledge of what recruiters find frustrating in candidates and how their minds work

Jane interviews Chartered Psychologist Lucy Standing who had a corporate recruiting career in banking and consulting before going self employed where she designs training courses and assessment processes