Welcome back for Season 2 of the Waddyado Podcast!

In this episode, Claudia interviews Lara Sheldrake, a community builder and entrepreneur, who shares her journey of creating impactful communities while navigating the challenges of motherhood and freelancing. Lara discusses her experiences with purpose-driven businesses, the importance of profit, and how to balance work and family life. She offers valuable insights on career pivots, the significance of community, and the need to prioritize mental health and personal growth.

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Resources

• Company of One - Paul Jarvis
• Content Inc - Joe Pulizzi
• Atomic Habits - James Clear
• Tamu Thomas
• 4,000 weeks - Oliver Burkeman
• Sara Maxwell - The Wealth Coach

Key themes:

community, entrepreneurship, motherhood, freelancing, purpose, profit, mental health, career advice, personal growth, networking

In this episode, Claudia Gasson (Host) and Georgia Harris (Podcast Producer) wrap up Season 1 of the Waddyado podcast. They discuss the key takeaways from the season, including the importance of resilience, networking, and speaking up about challenges at work.

They also share their favourite stories from the guests, such as Mike becoming a racing driver and Nick getting fired from his first job. They express their excitement for future guests and encourage listeners to reach out with their own career stories.

For more, head to Waddyado and don't forget to checkout the episodes from Season 1! Keep your eyes peeled for Season 2!

In this episode we speak with Max Mumford, lead software engineer at the FinTech startup Floww. Max talks about his unconventional entrance into software engineering, the importance of collaboration and communication in software engineering and key resources that helped him gain the experience needed to succeed in the role.

There’s some great advice in this podcast if you’re looking into a software engineering career through non-conventional routes.

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In this episode, we sit down with Nicolas Calvert, tech sales expert. After working with £1-10 million Scale-ups, Nick talks about getting fired from his first job, the importance of staying motivated and how the camaraderie of sales is what keeps him going.

Starting his career in hospitality working in Asia for 7 years before pivoting into Tech Sales in London, then progressing into a Head of Sales position, Nick talks about the characteristics that are essential for a salesperson, how to get into the field and how much money you can make in tech sales

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Revgenius

To Sell Is Human

Winning By Design

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In this episode, we sit down with Ollie Judge, a Content and Marketing Expert who has worked at companies like SEON, 11:FS and even launched his own business Adrift Entertainment off the back of huge success building FinTech Insider, a hugely successful podcast.

Now at Klimato as Head of Marketing, Ollie discusses the highs - and also the challenges of working in Content, what you can expect to earn in a career in Content and actionable steps to get into the field.

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In this episode, we speak with experienced careers coach, Caroline Hickey. Starting out her career in advertising, Caroline talks about transitioning her own career to coaching, realising she wanted to be able to focus solely on one thing and how to take the first step.

Starting in COVID, Caroline began What Happens Now Coaching, a careers consultancy firm focussed on helping young professionals feel less alone when making career decisions. We also cover how to make the decision to change your career, what you need to make the change and 3 actionable steps to get you started.

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In this episode, we speak with Global VP of people, Sarah-Emily Oades having worked with start-ups and global enterprises such as Uber, Net A Porter and Booking.com, Sarah Emily talks about her pivot from law to recruitment and people functions, working internationally across Europe and the US and the importance of raising your hand and going above and beyond to achieve personal and career growth opportunities.

We also cover how going to university isn't the only pathway into People & HR, how to know what skills are transferrable and the best resources for people in, or looking to get into, People, Talent and HR.

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Things mentioned in this episode

The Culture Map by Erin Meyer

Eventbrite Workshops

Glass Female

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In this episode, we speak with computer science lecturer at Bournemouth University, Ben Gorman. Ben shares his insights into the impact of AI in software development careers, which career paths you can move into with a computer science related degree, how to choose the right course and university to go to, and also the salaries you can go on to earn.

We also cover how going to university isn't the only pathway into software development and how learning online via digital boot camps can also be a great route for those looking to join the industry perhaps later in their career.

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Multiverse

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In this episode, we sit down with bestselling author and product marketing expert Jamie Mackenzie. With over 20 years of experience in product marketing and storytelling, we take a deep dive into how he got started, why resilience is so key in marketing and why storytelling is often the missing ingredient.

Having worked with businesses such as Toshiba, Samsung, Pluxee and Pilotlight, Jamie takes us through the highs and lows of product marketing, when he decided to make the jump and put pen to paper, and how much you can really earn in product marketing.

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Things mentioned in this episode

28 Bag Of Sprouts by Jamie Mackenzie

Energize by Simon Alexander Ong

Grow With Google

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In this episode, we sit down with Director of People & Talent at Patchwork Health, Leanne Walsham. With over 10 years experience in the people and ops space, we take a deep dive into how she got started, why she's so passionate about transforming start-ups and how she coped with mass redundancies (including her own job) following a failure to raise funding.

Having worked with businesses such as Kiwi Power, BDC Agri and Leslie, Leanne takes us through the highs and lows of people and ops, her favourite parts of her job and how much you can really earn.

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