The Path Less Travelled

By The Path Less Travelled

Welcome to The Path Less Travelled, a podcast where we explore the lives of engineers who have made impact beyond the usual scope of engineering.

Hosted by Amaan Ahmad and Maks Kozarzewski,... more

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How many episodes does The Path Less Travelled have?

The podcast currently has 3 episodes available.

The Path Less Travelled episodes:

August 14, 2023 Sevim Aktas #003
The need for engineers in policy is a burning one, especially when it comes to climate. Sevim talks about her role in the European Commission and the life of an engineer in the policy world.

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Music: Dusk by ford. (courtesy of Foreign Family Collective)

(00:00) Intro
(01:14) Road to policy
(02:43) Engineers in policy
(05:54) What does Sevim work on?
(07:44) A day in life of a policymaker
(13:02) Making policy cool
(15:34) Should young people go into policy?
(19:50) What does the future hold?
(20:56) Brussels
(22:36) Eurobubble?
(25:14) What excites Sevim about the future?
(27:49) How to incentivise green innovation?
(29:08) Lightning round
(34:02) Outro
...more
35min
July 25, 2023 George Imafidon #002
From fixing bikes in Peckham to a Performance Engineer at X44 and Board Member of the Hamilton Commission. George shares his life story and vision on how to widen access to STEM.

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Learn about Extreme E and X44 here.
Read more about Motivez here.

Music: Dusk by ford. (courtesy of Foreign Family Collective)

(0:00) Intro
(1:04) George’s journey into engineering
(3:55) An unconventional story
(7:59) Lewis Hamilton’s team
(12:09) Extreme E legacy projects
(14:40) Levelling up STEM
(22:19) The story of Motivez
(29:16 Personal stories
(31:44) What can we do?
(35:52) Lightning round
(39:29) Outro
...more
40min
July 10, 2023 Chetan Kotur #001
An almost-doctor who went on to design Volvo’s flagship models and co-create the Polestar brand. Chetan has made several career leaps, with the last one shifting his focus to construction industry.

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Music: Dusk by ford. (courtesy of Foreign Family Collective)

(00:00) Intro
(01:07) From almost-doctor to an engineer
(09:40) Chetan's automotive journey
(24:14) Swapping EVs for construction
(35:42) Exciting projects at Laing O'Rourke
(37:10) Chetan's vision of the future
(40:49) Lightning round
(45:05) Outro
...more
46min

FAQs about The Path Less Travelled:

How many episodes does The Path Less Travelled have?

The podcast currently has 3 episodes available.