The Unexpected Career Podcast

By Megan Dunford

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Episodes: 44

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Real people’s stories to inspire at every twist and turn of building a career and a life.

Did you know what you wanted to be “when you grew up” when you were small?  Is that what you are doing now?  Most people don’t and yet there is so much pressure at every milestone in life to know exactly what you want to be doing and make the right decision, as if there are only a few “right” ways to create a life.  


While there are cultural differences and systemic barriers that create real roadblocks and heighten this pressure for some, most individual decisions do not set your fate in stone.  Most people I know have found themselves in a particular industry largely by accident and have built careers from there; taking steps forward, sideways and complete pivots around great (or terrible) bosses, company cultures that encouraged (or discouraged) them, changing life circumstances and evolving values.  I’m excited to share the stories of people who have built their career and life on the winding road.


Episode Date
Louise Humpington: Positive Impact - Law, International Development, Coaching & AI
Jun 09, 2026
Andrew Ta: People and Technology
Jun 02, 2026
Jennifer Makkreel: Building with Purpose in Construction Management
May 26, 2026
Velera Wilson: The Courage to go from Corporate to Keynote
May 19, 2026
Lulu Laidlaw-Smith: Seeing Beyond - From Hospitality to Tech
May 12, 2026
Rob Saltrese: Entrepreneurial Graft - Recruitment to AI
May 05, 2026
Shemina Jiwani: It's not a straight line to CEO
Apr 28, 2026
Ben Kinning: Corporate Life to Business Owner, Fractional Sales Leader, Trainer and Mentor
Apr 21, 2026
Susan Walsh: Finding Her Calling in Data
Apr 14, 2026
Nicole Baxby: Carving Her Own Path in Financial Services
Apr 07, 2026
Season 4 Trailer
Mar 31, 2026
Megan Dunford: Physics Degree to Payments Leader
Dec 16, 2025
Mary Kemp: Nurse to AI Consultant
Dec 09, 2025
Yasmin Ulrich: From Professional Tennis to Emerging Payments Leader
Dec 02, 2025
John Turley-Ewart: Historian to Columnist and Banker
Nov 25, 2025
Geri Valova: Serial Entrepreneur
Nov 18, 2025
Jennifer: From Entertainment Dreams to Diversity and Inclusion Leader
Nov 11, 2025
Derrick Walton: Navy to Entrepreneur
Nov 04, 2025
Christina Brugger: Flutist, Engineer and B2B Product specialist
Oct 28, 2025
Mike Dobson: History Degree to Senior IT Leader
Oct 21, 2025
Lisa Ardley-Price: Lawyer and Coach
Oct 14, 2025
Season 3 Trailer
Oct 07, 2025
Suresh Vaghjiani: A Conversation at a Party Led to a Career in Payments
Jul 29, 2025
Ilona Brannen: Foreign Office to Executive Coach
Jul 22, 2025
Aliya Dhalla: Finding her balance as a physiotherapist
Jul 15, 2025
Howard Young: Hospitality to Global Sales Leader
Jul 08, 2025
Genevieve Dozier: Fashion to Banking
Jul 01, 2025
Dr. Nadia Morozova: Researcher & Data Analytics Entrepreneur
Jun 24, 2025
Christine LeLacheur: Corporate to Psychotherapist
Jun 17, 2025
Dylan Mcdonald: Music Studio or tackling Financial Crime?
Jun 10, 2025
Kesley Reidl: Marketing Coach, Consultant and Teacher
Jun 03, 2025
Rachel Gilbert: Maths Teacher to Wine Shop Owner
May 27, 2025
Season 2 Trailer
May 20, 2025
Jocelynn Penzes: Unconventional Road to Financial Services Leader
Mar 11, 2025
Aarti Gurnani: Lawyer, Banker, Sales, CEO
Mar 04, 2025
Lee Wood: Retail Sales to Police Officer
Feb 25, 2025
Audrey Vincent: Fashion, Ecommerce and Entrepreneur
Feb 18, 2025
Steve Wong: Marketing, Chef, Personal Trainer
Feb 11, 2025
Jenny Basen: VFX Producer to Portfolio Management
Feb 04, 2025
Bili Davies-Moir: Geologist, Operations Exec, Real Estate Entrepreneur
Jan 28, 2025
Michelle: Banking or Energy?
Jan 21, 2025
Lucrezia Spagnolo: Airport Kiosk to Social Enterprise
Jan 14, 2025
Olivia Minnock: Arts Degree to Fintech
Jan 07, 2025
Season 1 Trailer
Dec 30, 2024