Careers Night: Recent Episodes
Chris Potts
Inviting students to join our conversation, we talk with different guests each episode we ask "whats your job, and how did you get there". The path is never straight, and through joining these conversation students can learn from those before them
In this conversation with James Blanch, a high-achieving student who recently completed his VCE studies (2022) at Trinity Grammar and is now pursuing a medical career. This episode is a must-listen for students in years ten through to 12, as James shares invaluable tips and strategies for achieving academic success while juggling extracurricular activities, maintaining a social life, and optimizing study time
Looking for insights into how to navigate the complex world of VCE in Victoria? Tune in to this episode of our podcast, where we chat with Nicole from the Victorian Tertiary Admission Center (VTAC). We delve into how VTAC works, from interpreting your VCE results to translating them into an ATAR and ultimately securing an offer from a university. We also answer common questions about study scores, scaling, SEAS, and the ATAR. This episode is a must-listen for any student completing or about to start their VCE. Don't miss out on these valuable tips and insights!
Note: This episode is specific to students completing their VCE.
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Abishek has uprooted his life three times starting with when he moved from India to Melbourne to pursue his education in engineering. In this conversation, Abhi shares how he became a strategy consultant, and how he has followed his instinct to secure an amazing role that has now taken him to the UK.
In this episode, Suzie shares with us her journey from school to being director of People and Culture at Fonterra. We join Suzie as she breaks down her career into three distinctly different times, and how each has supported her in achieving what she has today.
The conversation explores what diversity and inclusion mean to Suzie and corporate Australia and how she navigated career breaks to raise a family while continuing to progress her career forward.
Not all heroes wear capes, but some do fly! In this episode, Jeremy shares his journey from the schoolyard where he dreamed of flying aeroplanes to how he lands black hawk helicopters on ships in the middle of the night. Jeremy's story is an exciting one that is a fantastic example of humility and what following your passion can do for your career and life.
Grace first left school when she was 14 and 9 months. Today she is the founder and CEO of Age Up Health, employing over 70 people.
Join our conversation where Grace shares her inspiring career journey and shares how understanding her drive and way of learning has led her on this unusual but very successful career path.
Melia is the youngest member of the bar in Queensland, and one of only two Aboriginal female barristers in Queensland. Hear how Melia took a journey from wanting to see the world as an air hostess, to how she fights a sense of "imposter syndrome" to become a barrister.
As a barrister in Cairns and Brisbane the cases she takes on are inspiring. This career journey is not only an example of the importance of finding a career, but also a fight that you are incredibly passionate about. We discuss how to find this kind of passion, and how to channel it into a career.
This was an incredibly powerful conversation that aside from the career journey, is one that I recommend anyone listens to. Meet one of our amazing people that well deserves 45 mins of our time to hear her story.
Todd has enjoyed a long career in the AFL playing for North Melbourne. However that's not what he wanted to do when he was young, and now he is studying to set up his post AFL career as a lawyer.
Todd shares what it takes to become a AFL draftee in todays era, focusing on how and why clubs look to academics when drafting, how he has set up his post AFL career with continued education and the challenges of navigating the pressures of the spotlight on young sportspeople.
Carrie knew she wanted to work in the mining sector. She was told that engineering was more for men, she should look at something else. They were wrong! Carrie found her way to engineering and has been incredibly successful knocking down barriers for women in this industry.
In this conversation, Carries story is not only relevant to those considering jobs in the mining sector or engineering more generally, this is instead a discussion on defying the stereotypes. Ignoring what has always been, and instead pursing what you love.
Its an amazing discussion, and one that anyone would get some value from.
Ben wasn’t sure what he wanted to be when he grew up. What he did know what that he enjoyed words and linguistics. He followed his passion through uni, into the workforce to land a job at Facebook, Netflix and now google as a content designer.
If you are unsure on what you want to be, or simply want to follow your passions, then please join us as Ben shares his journey on following his passion.
Lisa joins me and discusses her journey from school, how she was influenced to spend a decade studying and working in law instead of following her creative passion. After establishing a successful career, she took a pay cut to pursue her passion, and started a new career in marketing.
Now the founder of digital marketing firm CODI Agency, Lisa shares with us how she turned her passion for social media, into a career for herself and her team.
Want to look into a career in digital marketing? or worried that your subject choice in school dictates the rest of your life? Then please join us for this conversation.
We think we know the path we must take for our chosen careers. The linear path from school, uni and career. In this conversation I discuss with David Turner how this is changing. I went to school (Trinity Grammar School Kew) with David and from the day I met him, he knew he wanted to be a doctor.
In this episode I invite you to join the conversation I had with him about his path to achieving this goal. Importantly, while David's story is connected to his journey into medicine, what he shares is valuable to anyone starting to think about their futures, as it highlights the importance of passion, the possibility of set backs and celebrates the variable paths available to getting to an end point which is important when faced with the question "Is this really what I want?"