The Student Sessions

In this episode, Tonia talks to Heather Tymms, a mathematics student at the University of Hertfordshire.  Heather discusses her determination to secure an industrial placement and how she ensured her disability wasn't a barrier in the recruitment process.

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In this episode, Tonia talks to Daniel and Naomi, who 7 years after graduating from Kingston University, reflect on making the most of university life and the challenges they overcame as students.

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In this final episode of series 1, Tonia talks to Damian Hughes about The Winning Mindset.  Damian brings his experiences of working with sports champions and high performing sports teams, to talk about how students can take some of these insights and apply them to develop their own winning mindset.

Professor Damian Hughes is an international speaker and bestselling author who combines his practical and academic background within sport, organisational development and change psychology, to help organisations and teams to create a high performing culture.

He is the author of eight best-selling business books and his innovative and exciting approach has been praised by Sir Richard Branson, Muhammad Ali, Jonny Wilkinson and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Tonia is joined by Maximillion Simon, an Elite Life & Performance Coach. Maximillion talks to Tonia about imposter syndrome and lessons learned from his professional sporting career in how to overcome feelings of self-doubt and more.

Maximillion graduated with a degree in BA (Hons) Creative Music and Technology from Brunel University before starting his sports career as a professional basketball player, and traveling the world. During his adventures spanning  4 continents, he founded Team Flight Group nine years ago which helps teams enhance optimum performance in Business, Sports and Entertainment. He is also an author and has upcoming books in the pipeline.

In Episode 14, Tonia Galati talks to Hannah Salton about nudging comfort zones and learning from rejection.  

Hannah Salton worked in corporate HR & recruitment for 8 years, including 5 years at BT and 3 years leading UK graduate recruitment at law firm Allen & Overy.  She later became a career coach and consultant, delivering career coaching programmes for graduates looking to develop the skills and awareness needed to secure their dream job.

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In episode 13 Tonia Galati chats with Matt Johnston about understanding career and employment options.

Matt is an Account Manager at Employment 4 Students, an online student job site attracting over 3 million visitors annually.  Matt is passionate about helping to promote a variety of roles to candidates and to provide information on all the opportunities on the platform which includes; part time and holiday jobs, temporary work, internships, placements, apprenticeships and graduate roles.

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In this episode, Tonia Galati talks to Kevser Kilinc who shares her apprenticeship experience and dispels some of the myths surround this career option.

Kevser works at Redington Limited and joined as an AAT Level 3 Apprentice. She had no background in accounting but, through the leadership through sport and business programme, Kevser worked hard to secure the opportunity, and has now been working as an apprentice for over two years and has also been promoted to an Analyst within the Finance team. Kevser took the apprenticeship route straight after her A Levels (end of 2017) and since then has gained her AAT Level 2 & 3 qualifications and is now studying with ACCA at level 7

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In Episode 11 Tonia Galati talks with Aden Watkins about Mental Health Awareness with a 'Be Kind' theme. 

Aden is a mental health campaigner and proud father of four based in Somerset. Growing up in London, he began his career in event management before moving to the South West and joining the NHS to support the learning and development of staff across the region. However, Aden’s own mental health deteriorated quite suddenly in 2013, eventually leading to a period in hospital. Since then, Aden has been dedicated to supporting others with lived experience to speak out 

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In episode 10 Tonia Galati chats with Carl Reader who is a serial entrepreneur, chairman of business advisory firm d&t, and author.  They examine business myths and challenges. He features regularly in the national press and on stage, and has helped thousands of business owners either start or grow their business by helping them understand that business isn't difficult.