Grow Your Own Career | The Career Farm

By Jane Barrett

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Episodes: 134

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How do I change my career? How do I know which sectors are hiring? What skills do I need to develop my career? These are just some of the big questions that leading career strategist Jane Barrett digs into on the 'Grow your own Career' Podcast. If you want to get hired by one of the most exciting companies on the planet or set up a business connected to your purpose, then this is the podcast for you. In each episode, Jane speaks to industry experts to give you actionable insights and the latest strategies for developing your career. Discover why thousands of business schools and executives have turned to Jane Barrett to help them develop their careers and make sense of the rapidly changing landscape of work. Join us at http://thecareerfarm.com for show notes from every interview.

Episode Date
134: How to Break Into the Energy Sector and Build Your Portfolio Career
Oct 05, 2022
133: How To Actually Use LinkedIn with Jeremy Schiefeling
Jul 29, 2022
132: How to Become a Non-Executive Director with Sarah Pierman
Jun 24, 2022
131: How to Brand Yourself and Raise Your Profile with Joseph Liu
May 27, 2022
130: How to Switch Your Career and Find Your Superpowers with Lucia Knight
Apr 29, 2022
129: How to Break Into Startups and the UK Tech Scene with David Morris
Apr 01, 2022
128: How to Position Yourself with Recruiters with Francesca Lahiguera
Feb 25, 2022
127: How to Get Hired by Google and Big Tech with Fredric Kalinke
Jan 28, 2022
126: How to Get Hired by Amazon with Tom Lawrance
Dec 30, 2021
125: An Insider's Guide to Getting a Job at Boston Consulting Group with Mike Mascarenhas
Nov 26, 2021
124: How to get your book published with Aliya Ali-Afzal
Oct 29, 2021
123: How to Launch a Successful B Corp with Paul Hargreaves
Sep 27, 2021
122: Hiring Report June 2021
Jul 30, 2021
121: How to Listen and Be Heard with Janie van Hool
Jun 25, 2021
How to avoid a Climate Disaster? A career opportunity in the face of a crisis
May 28, 2021
119: Conquering self-sabotage, with Dr Candice Seti
Apr 30, 2021
118: Purpose beyond pounds and pence, with Josephine Bush
Mar 26, 2021
117: Having a positive impact, with Thomas Hughes
Feb 26, 2021
116: From naval officer to seaweed farmer, with Wave Crookes
Jan 29, 2021
115: Breaking into tech, with Jeremy Schifeling
Dec 18, 2020
114: Market trends report
Nov 27, 2020
113: Do your best work, live your best life, with Steve Glaveski
Oct 30, 2020
112: Building an authentic, sustainable business, with Geryn Evans
Sep 25, 2020
111: Setting up a side hustle, with Hanna Pumfrey
Aug 29, 2020
110: Growing a portfolio career from a deeply-held passion
Jul 31, 2020
109: Staying proactive in difficult times, with Dr Lynda Shaw
Jun 26, 2020
108: Help for Job Searchers during this time of uncertainty
May 26, 2020
107: How to enrich and future proof your career
Apr 22, 2020
106: How to manage in uncertain times
Mar 27, 2020
105: How I changed from Finance to the Renewable Energy Sector
Feb 26, 2020
104: How to Ignite Your Career in a Tech Start up with Steve Kahan
Jan 26, 2020
103: How to Make Your Dream Career with Diana Estaban
Dec 13, 2019
102: How to Study Abroad, Work Abroad & Find Success with Dr Christine Menges
Nov 21, 2019
101: How to outsmart artificial intelligence & develop your future with Nicolle Merrill
Oct 24, 2019
100: Things you should do if you want to change career with Jane Barrett
Sep 26, 2019
99: How to Make an Exciting Career out of Saving the World with Stephen Prior
Aug 29, 2019
98: How to Get on the Right Career Path Early with Fiona Arnold
Jul 25, 2019
97: How to Make a Change and Make a Difference with Rhian Sherrington
Jun 27, 2019
96: How to have a Happy Hussle - with Bec Evans
May 30, 2019
95: How to Be an Entrepreneur - Right Now!
Apr 25, 2019
94: How Eating the Right Foods Makes You More Productive with Graham Allcott
Mar 27, 2019
93: How To Get an Informational Interview - with Matthew Du Pont
Feb 22, 2019
92: How Do I move from Employee to Entrepreneur? with Steve Glaveski
Jan 25, 2019
91: How I travel the world looking after pets and retrained to be a Social Media Manager later in life with Angela Laws
Dec 28, 2018
90: What's it really like to be a coder, Careers in Software Development
Nov 29, 2018
89: How to use LinkedIn effectively to job search plus new features you need to be aware of with Mark Williams
Oct 26, 2018
88: Career Advice from Graduates 10 years out of University - with Paul Murphy
Sep 28, 2018
87: How to lead with emotional courage - with Peter Bregman
Aug 31, 2018
86: From a desk and a telephone to floating a business with Jonathan Straight
Jul 25, 2018
85: How to Keep your Audience Awake Using Humour - with Jeremy Nicholas
Jun 28, 2018
84: Find out if you've got what it takes for a career in coding - with Chris Hill of Northcoders
May 25, 2018
83: Turning a passion into a successful career - with Matt Porter of Sportive HQ
Apr 26, 2018
82: How to Develop and Launch Your Independent Consultancy Business - with David Mellor
Mar 29, 2018
81: How to develop your career in an organisation with Alison Temperley
Feb 22, 2018
80: Stand out as a candidate for financial services and applying to business school with Pascal Michels
Jan 26, 2018
79: What I looked for when I recruited for Uber and Booking.com - with Nicolas Buteau
Dec 28, 2017
78: How my MBA prepared me for a successful career in consulting - Surbhi Dhir
Nov 24, 2017
77: Using an MBA to raise millions in funding and start two extraordinary social enterprises - with Todd Hannula
Oct 25, 2017
76: What recruiters REALLY care about - with Zena Everett, author of Mind Flip
Sep 28, 2017
75: Why job shadowing is a crucial step for your career change - with Lucy Standing of Viewvo
Aug 13, 2017
74: Which career books to pack in your suitcase this summer holiday
Jul 21, 2017
73: How to Raise Your Profile at Work - with Personal Branding Specialist, Jennifer Holloway
Jun 29, 2017
72: How to Use Social Media Effectively in Your Job Search - Tony Restell, founder of social-hire.com
May 25, 2017
71: Bank Manager to Sustainable Fashion - Career Changer Sara Shaw of Violet
Apr 27, 2017
70: Behind the scenes in setting up a cafe and restaurant - with Paul Rawlinson of Baltzersens and Norse
Apr 01, 2017
69: How to become a brilliant speaker - with BBC TV and radio presenter Jeremy Nicholas
Feb 22, 2017
68: What I learned from writing and publishing "Taking Charge of your Career" - with Jane Barrett
Jan 26, 2017
67: Journalist, author, festival organiser, garden designer and sometime minicab driver - Kit Peel
Dec 30, 2016
66: Testing 25 jobs before she's 25 - The Radical Sabbatical with Emma Rosen
Nov 24, 2016
65: Managing Professional Relationships - How to spot a 'Taker' and why 'Giving' wins (but only if you avoid the pitfalls)
Oct 27, 2016
64: The things mentally strong people don't do when job seeking - with bestselling author Amy Morin
Sep 29, 2016
63: Bringing London-inspired coffeeshops & bars to Harrogate - Tim Bosworth of Hoxton North
Aug 25, 2016
62: How we'll work, live and learn in the future - David Price, author of 'Open'
Jul 28, 2016
61: How to get more energy & have brilliant brainpower - Rebecca Hirst, from Glorious Wellness
Jun 30, 2016
60: Double your win rate for proposals and tenders - Scott Keyser, bid-winning expert
May 29, 2016
59: From corporate job to running a sustainable urban farming business with 7 figure backing in just 3 years - Kate Hofman of GrowUp
Apr 28, 2016
58: Lessons I've learned from successful crowdfunding campaigns - Guy Jeremiah, Ohyo
Mar 24, 2016
57: How to get into a career in social enterprise and impact investing - David Kyle, Founder of IBL
Feb 25, 2016
56: Turning down a grad scheme to set up a drinks company - James Shillcock, Founder of Vivid Drinks
Jan 28, 2016
MDE 55: Creating a network of ethical and competitive factories, co-founder of Ethical Apparel Africa, Keren Long
Dec 24, 2015
MDE 54: Book Review of 'Start Something that Matters' by Blake Mycoskie. founder of TOMS
Nov 27, 2015
MDE 53: Building an organic spice business committed to fair-trade and the environment, with Axel Steenberg
Oct 30, 2015
MDE 52: What I've learnt from interviewing inspirational entrepreneurs with author Gerry Thompson
Sep 25, 2015
MDE 51: Helping people be proactive in their career, Jane Barrett co-founder of The Career Farm
Sep 17, 2015
MDE 50: Putting great causes on the map, Clair Challenor-Chadwick of Cause UK
Sep 10, 2015
MDE 49: Uninspired by graduate schemes on offer he scratched his own itch, Rob Blythe of Instant Impact
Sep 03, 2015
MDE 48: An interview with Harriet Griffey, author of 'I want to sleep'
Aug 27, 2015
MDE 47: Unleashing talent to solve the world's biggest problems, Lara Galinsky of Echoing Green
Aug 20, 2015
MDE 46: From redundancy in the City to silk ties, Patrick Dudley-Williams of Reef Knots
Aug 13, 2015
MDE 45: Reinventing & turning around a failing business aged 22, Julianne Ponan of Creative Nature
Jul 31, 2015
MDE 44: Bringing prosperity to the bottom of the economic pyramid, Jason Dudek of Mountain Lion Agriculture
Jul 30, 2015
MDE 43: Turning adversity into a profitable business Kate Giles of Crewroom
Jul 23, 2015
MDE 42: Exporting traditional crafts to a worldwide fashion audience, Akosua Afrigie-Kumi of AAKS Handcrafted Raffia Bags
Jul 16, 2015
MDE 41: Transforming chop stick offcuts to pet products, George Bramble of Beco Pets
Jul 09, 2015
MDE 40: Inspiring children with Jedi mind tricks, Chris Burgess of CBiS Education
Jul 02, 2015
MDE 39: Innovating to improve maths literacy with Tom Hooper of Third Space Learning
Jun 26, 2015
MDE 38: Helping people to become 'themselves' Nina Grunfeld of Life Clubs
Jun 18, 2015
MDE 37: Playing games to solve problems, Ben Gallagher from Ben & Andrew
Jun 11, 2015
MDE 36: Scratching your own itch, Rob Symington of Escape The City
Jun 04, 2015
MDE 35: Pioneering healthy food on the go, Joe Carnell of UGOT
May 29, 2015
MDE 34: Bringing the vibrancy of Africa into people's daily lives, Andrew Hunt of Aduna
May 21, 2015
MDE 33: Bringing the crowd to crowdfunding, Manolis Sfinarolakis of Reality Crowd TV
May 14, 2015
MDE 32: Encouraging the athlete in everyone, Tracey Strandness of Barefoot Athletic
May 08, 2015
MDE 31: Recycling to reduce plastic waste and poverty. David Katz of The Plastic Bank
May 01, 2015
MDE 30: Hermione Taylor of Do Good for Business, making sustainable living mainstream
Apr 23, 2015
MDE 29: Leading a supermarket revolution, Ruth Anslow of hiSbe
Apr 16, 2015
MDE 28: Anthony Day, bringing sustainability to the boardroom
Apr 05, 2015
MDE 27: Jane Kenyon, the Inspiration Diva for teenage girls
Apr 02, 2015
MDE 26: David Lale of Charity People and Career Volunteer - helping people use their skills to do good
Mar 27, 2015
MDE 25: Mark Heiman of Lur Apparel. Beautiful clothes, beautifully made.
Mar 19, 2015
MDE 24: Peter Bregman - 4 Seconds to change your life
Mar 12, 2015
MDE 23: Murray Grainger - bringing integrity to businesses across the globe
Mar 05, 2015
MDE 22: Creating Your Personal Boardroom with Zella King
Feb 27, 2015
MDE 21: Dee Wood of ItDoesTheJob.com, on a mission to save us energy, money and time
Feb 20, 2015
MDE 20: Oliver Jones, creating a festival experience for the whole family
Feb 12, 2015
MDE 19: Claire Young, Apprentice star committed to inspiring the next generation
Feb 06, 2015
MDE 18: Liam Black, lifelong social entrepreneur's A to Z of business survival
Jan 30, 2015
MDE 17: Michelle Evans, from Microsoft to nurturing aspiring entrepreneurs
Jan 22, 2015
MDE 16: Delivering inspiration every day - David Ralph of Join Up Dots
Jan 16, 2015
MDE 15: Guy Jeremiah, founder of Ohyo collapsable drinking bottles. Dragons Den survivor and sustainable water hero!
Jan 09, 2015
MDE 14: Helping people convert their purpose and passion into pay, Shannon Houde founder of Walk of Life Consulting
Jan 01, 2015
MDE 13: Promoting Africa on a world-wide stage, Rex Idaminabo of African Achievers
Dec 23, 2014
MDE 12: From Corporate to Radio Show Host, Viv Oyolu, Founder of Dream Corner
Dec 16, 2014
MDE 11: From Surveyor to winning the World's Leading Green Tour Operator Award 2014, Paul Easto, co-founder of Wilderness Scotland
Dec 11, 2014
MDE 10: Serial entrepreneur with a passion for sustainability, Chris Langwallner, co-founder of NamZ
Dec 04, 2014
MDE 9: Shoes with soul, Sven Segal co-founder of Po-Zu
Nov 27, 2014
MDE 8: From Baby Loves Disco to Youth and Social Responsibility advocate, Naomi Timperley
Nov 20, 2014
MDE 7: Launching a sustainable holiday park from a garden shed, Sam Hardwick, co-founder of Mantes
Nov 12, 2014
MDE 6: Health challenges that led to creaking Snack Food business, Sarah Dembitz, Founder of Saviour Snacks
Nov 07, 2014
MDE 5: From a lucrative career in IT to a successful Skincare business aligned with her values, Sandra Blackburn of Pure Lakes
Oct 30, 2014
MDE 4: From headmaster to planting 4 million trees, Stephen Prior co-founder of Forest Carbon
Oct 23, 2014
MDE 3: From zero to £500k in 4 years, Dan Brousson of Onyabags UK
Oct 17, 2014
MDE 2: Train Journey Entrepreneur, Kate Andrews of loco2.com
Oct 10, 2014
MDE 1: Combining recruitment with purpose, Leon Richards of Good Talent
Oct 03, 2014