You Want To Do What?

We chat with Kevin about life as a full stack developer. From how to get started, to the positives, negatives and salary expectations, we talk all things software development. A great insight and perspective on the industry from a freelancer helping to build software for all sorts of businesses. If your thinking about getting into the tech world this is a great place to start. 

We chat with Simon about life as a full stack developer. Software development has exploded in recent years, old outdated legacy systems are being updated, companies are moving their operations onto the cloud and streamlining workflows to make their employees jobs more efficient and productive, literally every business in the world is adopting tech and creating or adapting systems to meet their needs, and guess who makes all this wonderful innovation possible, Developers! being full stack means you can dip into each of the component parts of software development with a good general understanding of each component. Simon gives us a brilliant insight into this world and how you can get involved in it too. A fascinating chat.  

We chat with Sam Scott-White about life as a buying agent. A buying agent is someone who finds properties and negotiates the contracts on behalf of their clients. Sam works in the cotswolds in the UK, one of the most picturesque areas of the country. Sam gives some brilliant advice about getting started in the industry, how the process works, and the skill sets you need to be a good buying agent. As well as what you can expect to be doing in your day to day role. If you love property this may well be the career for you. A pleasure to chat with Sam. 

We chat with Conor Boland the MD of Quest Personnel about life as a recruitment agency owner. Conor gives us a brilliant insight into the world of recruitment, from getting into it, to succeeding in it, to what you can expect to be paid including things like bonuses and commission. A super honest account of the realities of the recruitment industry, an incredibly competitive and fast paced industry. A really interesting chat  with a successful entrepreneur who took the leap of faith and has started to build a really successful agency. Loads of great takeaways fro anyone thinking of entering the industry. 

We chat with Rupert the founder of Perspective Pictuers a digital first video production company. Rupert started out as a youtuber making fun videos with his mates because he enjoyed making films. This rapidly grew into making videos for brands that are optimised for the new world of digital consumption. Loads of great information about marketing, video production, being a creative, starting a business, how to stand out in interviews etc. A really interesting chat. 

We chat with Lucy Brown about life as a recruitment consultant working on behalf of Banks and Hedge funds, with a focus on C suite level roles. We talk about psychology, networking, benchmarking, as well as how to get started and then progress in the industry. Lucy also gives us some great CV advice. We also chat about Lucy's work as a career consultant, which is really interesting and involves a lot of psychology, if someone wants to make a change and doesn't quite know what they want to do lucy will help to guide them towards finding their next move. 

We chat with Dean about life as a Paleontologist. Dean has had an amazing career to date and an extraordinary path to get where he is today, which just goes to show, if you have a passion and you put 110% into what you are trying to achieve you can achieve your goals. Dean is a brilliant example to anyone who may have struggled at school and didn't quite get the grades they needed to study their desired subject at university, that it is still possible to pursue your dreams. If you are interested in the Natural history of our planet and discovering what came before us then this is the career for you. A ton of advice and guidance about the career, how to get into it and what you can achieve in the career. Such a pleasure to chat with Dean.  

We chat with Maisie about life as a Dental student. Maisie gives us loads of insights into what its like studying dentistry, how to get into dentistry school, what you can do to stand out in the process, how you can go the extra mile whilst at university so you can have more of a chance of standing out in the job application process once you have finished. Honestly loads of great points and super helpful information fro anyone thinking of getting into Dentistry. 

We chat with Richard about life in the marketing industry. Richard worked his way up through the business from a junior right up to MD. If you are interested in getting into the marketing industry Richard is a brilliant example of what can be achieved. We chat about the many routes into the industry, the interview process, the changing dynamics in marketing, the rise of data and much much more. A real pleasure to chat with someone who is so passionate about the world of marketing and serves as a brilliant example to those wanting to get into the industry.   

Jules and I chat about the show, why we started it, the careers that made us think "Why didn't i do that!" and the best advice we have had from our guests about getting a job in the 21st century! and more.