@DetouringShow

A series of interviews in Podcast format with people who changed their careers. New episodes every month!

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New episode! @sarahjuree wanted to be a #teacher until the true reality of #teaching in the #USA led her to non-traditional #education as a #STEM educator. We also speak about #sexuality, #dating, #WomensRights and #onlyfans. open.spotify.com/episode/58i… #Careers #CareerChange

Teacher to OnlyFans Content Maker - Sarah's Journey

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Tiago Correia@dosaki10 Nov 2022
Fun interview indeed! Spoke about how #games help you build skills for your #Professional life and how #failure is just an opportunity to learn
NicoPengin🇩🇴Gamer|Content Creator|Author|Podcast@NicoPengin19 Nov 2022
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@dosaki what a fun interview with a programmer. Totally wasn't expecting the biggest #failure of what #programmers go through youtube.com/watch?v=5s1aCWRW…
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This week, @tvgulik joins me to speak of his journey across different countries and industries! From #hospitality to #recruitment to #tech #sales, spanning the Netherlands, the USA and the UK! Listen on your favourite podcast app: open.spotify.com/episode/5RZ… #careerchanger #careers

Hospitality to Tech Sales: Thijs's Journey

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New #careerchange episode next week! This time speaking about #hospitality, #recruitment and #tech #sales! See you then!
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Steve Axford, the man behind the fungi footage on #bbc #PlanetEarth 2, @FantasticFungi & co-creator of PlanetFungi talks about mining in dangerous caves, the #tech sector in the 70s and the wonderful world of #fungi & #photography. open.spotify.com/episode/3LU… #careers #careerchange

Miner to Software Engineer to Photographer: Steve's Journey

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Back to recording and publishing episodes! I'm releasing the first episode after the holiday hiatus tomorrow! I'm going to change the schedule to release one episode every month, towards the end of the month from now on.
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Where are the new episodes? They're returning in September!
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How does a #molecularbiology #scientist end up owning a Tapas Bar in Manchester? Abeja owner, Ana, goes into her years as a #researcher and later how she opened her own corner of Granada... just before #COVID! anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #careers #stem #science #restaurants

Scientist to Tapas Bar Owner: Ana's Journey by Detouring

Abeja owner explains how she got into research in molecular biology and how after spending 20 years she decided to bring a piece of Granada to Manchester in the form of a tapas bar... just before...

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This week I spoke to Melanie from @grafttalent who gives some #careeradvice on getting into #technology. As a bonus, she also weaves her intricate tale that got her from being a hairdresser to owning her own #recruitment company! anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #career #podcast

How to get into Tech (also Hairdresser to Recruiter): Melanie's Advice & Journey by Detouring

Special episode today with Melanie Parker, the founder of Graft Talent. She works a lot with talent that wants to move from whatever area they're working in into the technology sector. Among her...

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In today's episode, Morten speaks about his journey from a #SoftwareDeveloper to owning a #boardgame design company (working on games like Tapestry & Viticulture). Morten approaches subjects like #mentalhealth and #boardgamedesign. anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #career #podcast

Software Developer to Boardgame Designer: Morten's Journey by Detouring

From writing software, to project management, to writing about board games, to finally owning his own boardgame design company: Automa Factory, Morten describes his journey and gives a bit of insight...

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Last week @LanaPajdas talked to me about her #career journey from #Art #Historian to #Heritage Site #Marketing and finally to #Illustrator. Tune in to hear her multi-country adventure! anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/…

Art Historian to Illustrator: Lana's Journey by Detouring

She speaks of art and she creates it - Lana Pajdas tells me her story of how she started as an art historian to becoming involved in social media for heritage sites until she finally found her...

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Today, Heidi speaks about her journey from #physiotherapy to setting up her own #business in #interiordesign. anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #careers #careerchange

Physiotherapist to Interior Designer: Heidi's Journey by Detouring

From dreaming of being a veterinarian to practising physiotherapy to setting up her interior design business (Culinary Architecture), Heidi walked me through her journey and, along the way, she gives...

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This time I got to talk to Alice who started out in the backstage of the #entertainment industry as a Stage Manager for #theatre and #ballet companies. After trying out some #code and a @northcoders bootcamp she's now a #SoftwareDeveloper! anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #careers

Stage Manager to Software Developer: Alice's Journey by Detouring

This time I got to talk to Alice who started out in the backstage of the entertainment industry as a Stage Manager. She tells how that role got her to see the UK and also different parts of the...

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Today @BGDesignLab's Gabe Barrett tells us how started out playing (american) #football to doing #charity with the homeless and how working with orphans eventually led him to become a board game designer anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #Career #careerchange #boardgames #gamedesign
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Another episode released yesterday! This time, Vicki explains how she went from studying politics to becoming a financial crime analyst and later joined a large telecoms company as an ISO Auditor. anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #politics #financialcrime #auditor #careers #CareerChange

Financial Crime Analyst to Internal Auditor: Vicki's Journey by Detouring

Victoria Sherlock retells the story of how she went from studying politics, to becoming a financial crime analyst and finally how she landed into the role of an ISO Auditor where she gets to experi...

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Time for another episode! @EllenBryan123 recalls her journey from a recruiter, to owning a business to becoming VP of Sales @panintelligence. Tune in for tips on getting into sales! anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #sales #technology #recruitment #business #entrepeneurship #careerchange

Recruiter to VP of Sales: Ellen's Journey by Detouring

Ellen Bryan recalls her time as a fresh recruiter, the pros and cons of owning her own recruitment business and how that allowed her to infiltrate the world of sales in the technology market. Finally...

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Back onto the regular schedule with Episode 4 last Wednesday! This week I spoke to Sam who explains how she went from teaching art to the Marketing Automation Wizard at @panintelligence anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/…
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Late episode, but a good one! Luke's journey from marketing to software development: anchor.fm/detouring-podcast/… #softwaredevelopment #Marketing #Careers #podcast

Marketing to Software Development: Luke's Journey by Detouring

Luke Jones elucidates how his love for the outdoors got him into marketing which then got him into programming. He also explains how Northcoders got him his first job and eventually allowed him land...

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