Two Roads: Recent Episodes
Steve Duke
The podcast that helps you figure out what job and lifestyle will bring you happiness.
Figuring out what to do with your life ain’t easy. Should I change jobs? What job would I change to? Should I go back to Uni? Where should I live? This is especially true for people in their 20s and 30s. it can be a bit of a quarter life crisis. I know so many people who are questioning what they are doing and considering a change. They picked a uni course out of school which led straight to a graduate role, but know they’re wondering if that’s really what they want to do for the rest of their lives.
I’ve spent days and nights grappling with the same questions. I still do. This podcast hopes to help you answer some of those questions. We give you a real life view into a wide range of careers and lifestyles. You’ll hear from nanny’s, investment bankers, coders, online coaches, real estate developers, desginers, marketing agency owners, sales people, teachers and more. You’ll hear about their day to day job - the real insights into what their lifestlye is like what they hate andwhat they love and even how money they make. You’ll also discover how to get into that career if it’s one you want to go after.
EP48
This is a special conversation with Wulfie Bain, founder and CEO of Lounge.
We discuss finding a life philosophy, putting that philosophy into practice in every day life, stoicism, making career decisions, radical candour, overcoming big life challenges and lots, lots more.
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On this episode, I break share the six lessons I've learned about building a career and life you love in 2023.
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Want an insider's tips on how to become a rockstar startup employee? On this episode I break down everything I learned from joining the early team at two startups that went on to become unicorns.
You'll hear about;
- What it means to focus on Outcomes not Outputs
- How to become self sufficient
- The important of long term relationships at work and how to build them
- Why you can "Cheat" at startups
- How to become a rockstar by being great at implementation
- How to create your own opportunities for promotion
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Five years ago, I started making lists... And these lists have ended up being a bit of a secret weapon for me. They've helped me figure out exactly what I want to do, land jobs and clients that I never thought I 'd imagine... get way more enjoyment and meaning from my work.... and also have a lot more fun...
So on this episode I break down each of these seven secret lists that I keep, I read out some examples from them and tell you how you can use them in your own career and your own life.
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On today's episode we chat through all the misconceptions I had about careers. How I thought things would work versus how things ACTUALLY work. I go through the 3 big misconceptions I had and what you can learn ab from them.
We also talk about a concept to help you make better long term decisions, it's called a Personal Balance Sheet and I break down how you can use this to choose between different paths and get more opportunities.
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Ciaran Gaffney (aka Gaff) is the founder of Seanchoiche, a storytelling platform that started in Dublin.
He started Seanchoiche as a single storytelling night back in 2020 when he was still working his full time job at an agency. But over the last few years, Seanchoiche has exploded - now hosting nights all around the world. Ciaran has left his job to run Seanchoiche full time and is having a blast doing it!
On the episode, we talk about;
- How he made the move from his role at an agency, to starting Seanchoiche and ultimately going full time on it
- Why it's the perfect fit for him
- What his days look like and all the cool shit he does now
- Why he thinks Seanchoiche has been successful
- His advice for people in full time jobs who are looking to do something else
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Isabel Malynicz is the founder of not one but two businesses, across leadership coaching and sleep coaching
On this episode you will hear about:
- Her leadership advice for people in their 20s and 30s.
- What she learned from 20 years in HR, from working with Banks in London, to game development companies in Barcelona
- Why she left her permanent job to start her own businesses
- Exactly what her day looks like now, pros and cons of that versus
- How sleep impacts you and the 3 things you can do to improve your sleep
- Some of the things she does to find joy and meaning in her life
Check out Isabel's businesses:
- Leadership Coaching
- Sleep Coaching
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Today on the show we have Akanksha Malik.
Akanksha is a Data and AI Consultant, a Microsoft AI MVP and an international speaker. She is also the founder of the platform Paths Uncovered, aimed at showcasing untraditional pathways into technology and helping people thrive in their tech careers. She is currently the network director of Women Who Code Melbourne and advisory board member for Kaleida, a career growth platform.
On the episode, you'll hear about:
- What life is actually like working as a data scientist and what Akanksha likes about it.
- We break down in detail exactly what sort of salaries you can expect working in this field and how they can grow over time.
- Why Akansha decided to take a job offer that meant moving to the other side of the world.
- You'll get advice from Akansha on how to figure out if working in tech is something you'd enjoy, aswell as her top tips for how to actually make the move inton tech.
- You'll also hear a bit about Akansha's personal journey. How she ended up burning out last year, what she did to recover from that and her tips for making sure to avoid burnout in your own life.
Check out Akanksha's Podcast, Paths Uncovered.
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On this episode I break down what 30 years of research says about what will make you happy in your job. I break down the 6 things that are proven to matter (and perhaps more importantly, those things that are proven to not matter at all).
The links I mention:
- Original 80,000 Hours article on job satisfaction
- 80,000 Hours article on finding your strengths and personal fit
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Today's episode is the ultimate guide for anyone in consulting thinking about their next step. I breakdown all the best careers you gone move into from consulting, their pros, cons and give my top tips for landing a new gig that you'll love.
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Time for a Q&A. On this episode I answer;
- "I know the career I want to move into but can't get an interview. What should I do?"
- "I've just been let go from my job, what should I do?"
- "I'm moving to a new country, how can I land a job there?"
- "How can I know if I'd enjoy working with the people at a new company?"
- "What skills do you think are most valuable to develop, given the
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You can go through your career at the standard pace, getting promotions alongside everyone else in your cohort. Or... you can accelerate it!
I've learned a lot over the years about how to accelerate your career and on this episode I share all my tips for moving faster, getting promoted earlier and landing more senior jobs ahead of your peers.
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Links:
- Naval Ravikant Video on How to Get Rich
- Money Dials by Ramith Sethi
This podcast is about helping people figure out what they want to do in their careers and to build lives that they love. Lives where they can do the things they want to do. Spend time with the people they want to spend time with. Go to the places they want to go to... EVERYTHING
Whether we like it or not, one big topic in this conversation is MONEY. With every job or career path we're often thinking about money. It can cause us a lot of stress. But it can also allow us to do some of the things we've always wanted to do.
So in this two part episode we're going to talk about money. How to understand the role money plays in your life. How to make money work for you, instead of the other way around. How to make money, how to making money across the course of your career, how to manage your money, build wealth and spend that wealth so that you can live the life you want to live.
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This podcast is about helping people figure out what they want to do in their careers and to build lives that they love. Lives where they can do the things they want to do. Spend time with the people they want to spend time with. Go to the places they want to go to... EVERYTHING
Whether we like it or not, one big topic in this conversation is MONEY. With every job or career path we're often thinking about money. It can cause us a lot of stress. But it can also allow us to do some of the things we've always wanted to do.
So in this two part episode we're going to talk about money. How to understand the role money plays in your life. How to make money work for you, instead of the other way around. How to make money, how to making money across the course of your career, how to manage your money, build wealth and spend that wealth so that you can live the life you want to live.
Tune in to Part 2 to hear the rest of the show!
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Making big career choices is really hard. On this episode I break down my four step process for making bid decisions, sharing practical tips, exercises and tactics to help you make better decisions. I also share the common mistakes people make when deciding on career choices and how you can avoid them.
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Today on the show we have Molly, better know as @fiveftmol .
Since the age of 18, Molly has been travelling the world, working as a ski instructor. But lately, she completely blew up on instagram and tiktok. That's how I found her her content on instagram a few weeks where she was talking about the day in the life as a ski instructor in Japan - I thought, I have to chat to this woman.
On this episode, you'll hear about:
- The video Molly watched at 14 to lead her to only do things she loved
- How Molly has spent the last 7 years, travelling the world and working as a ski instructor
- What to do if you want to travel more in your life but are afraid or dont know where to start
- How Molly has amassed 80,000 followers on Insta and TikTok in just two months
- What life is like living in Japan and some of the things that most surprised Molly about living there.
She has such a unique and wonderful attitude to life that I am really drawn to.
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- TikTok
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EP32 with Lucy Lee
Lucy's story could be a novel. She was adopted at a very young age and had an idyllic childhood in England. In her late 20s, she had translated that idyllic childhood into an idyllic adulthood. She was working in sales, making great money, living in a beautiful house in Devon with a Mercedes C class in the drive. And she was engaged. But then all that changed and Lucy took a massive leap to leave that all behind and follow her gut to do something completely different....
On this episode you'll hear about
- What happened to Lucy after leaving her idyllic adult life behind and moving to the other side of the world
- Lucy's career journey, from working as a PT to Sales to now working in sales enablement
- Why she has done courses in DJing and barista training
- How to use Life Design to work backwards from what you want in life
- Why Lucy decided to live a more wholesome life and what that means for her
- What Lucy has learned about moving where you live
- How to make friends as an adult
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EP31 with Juan de Francisco Rasheed
Juan lives in Nairobi and is the Uganda General Manager for the very successful and impactful company, M-Kopa.
On this episode you'll hear about:
- Why you should be brutally honest in conversations about jobs (even if you feel like you should be trying to impress someone)
- Why pay really does matter in a job - even if you want to take it for experience and learnings.
- Why always trying new things is so important for finding a job you love
- Why Juan left McKinsey to join M-Kopa
- What Juan is doing to improve the mental health of his team
- What Juan loves about his role at M-Kopa
- Why Juan started DJ'ing and how he recently played 22 venues in 14 days
- Some of the absolute crazy experiences Juan has had in his life. Some that he would recommend and others.... he probably wouldn't.
EP30
A lot of people want to do their own thing. They want it for the freedom, for the lifestyle, for the impact or for the money.
But there is not one single path for doing your own thing and being an entrepreneur. And each one is actually VERY different. You need to know the differences between each path so you can pick which one is best for you.
On this episode I break down the 4 types of entrepreneurship. I go into detail on what your work looks like, your lifestyle, how much money you can make and what skills you need. I've spent the last few years working closely with people from each of these categories and interviewing many of them for this podcast.
This episode shares everything I've learned about each of those paths.
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Want to hear stories from entrepreneurs in each category? Here's some of my favourite people from each category - I've had a lot of them on the pod so go check out their episode if you want to learn about their journey.
- Venture Entrepreneurs:
Jack O'Meara (EP 11)
Brian Chesky
- Solopreneurs
Justin Welsh
Rose Radford (EP 2)
Ash Read (EP 13)
Brian Moylett (EP 12)
- Everyday Entrepreneurs
Alisha Conlin-Hurd (EP 4)
Chanel Venter (EP 28)
Ogie Hollywood (EP 3)
Sam Parr
Codie Sanchez
Andrew Wilkinson
- Corporate Entrepreneurs
Philip Doran (EP 9)
EP29 with Claire Carroll
Claire Carroll graduated university with a degree in psychology and has spent twenty years in the advertising and sales industry - including 10 years as a sales leader at Google.
But 2 years ago, she was offered a redundancy from Google and the opportunity to embark on a new path. After some soul searching, she made the decision to become an executive coach and to start her own business. She now runs that full time whilst also being the primary care giver and bread winner for two young kids, aged 6 and 4.
Because Claire works with so many people going through career changes, she has a unique perspective on the challenges people face when trying to figure out what they want to do, and make a change. As you have heard, she's also had a very impressive career herself, with lots of lessons learned along the way.
On this episode you'll hear about;
- The 4 things that hold people back from leaving their job and how to get over them
- How to use your friends to find your biggest strengths
- What to do if you've recently been made redundant
- What to do if your identity is tied to your job
- What life is like running a coaching business - what Claire enjoys about coaching and what makes a good coach
- How Claire balances her career with also being the primary care giver for two young kids
- How Claire finds a sense of belonging and meaning in normality
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- Claire's Website
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EP28 with Chanel Venter, Founder of Magnify
In 2019, Chanel was working in a corporate job in hospitality. By all accounts she was a high achiever and had received multiple promotions in her work. But she found that with each promotion, the high would quickly wear off and she would be left feeling pretty dissatisfied with her role. She wanted more freedom in her life and started to think of ways she could make that happen...
Fast forward 4 years and Chanel is the Founder and Managing Director of a very successful business providing mystery shopping in the hospitality industry. Chanel has doubled the revenues of the business each year business, and has grown her team to 5 people, providing services to some of the top hospitality brands in mutiple countries. But perhaps more importantly, Chanel has achieved her goal of creating a life of freedom for herself. She lives in Bali where she works remotely amd has complete control over how and where she spends her time.
Although this is a great story of someone creating a life they love, Chanel will be the first to say that it's been a total roller coaster. We talk about all the highs and lows of this journey and what she has learned about herself along the way,.
On this episode you will also hear about;
- Why Chanel finally decided to leave her job and start her own business
- The exact steps she took to transition from her full time job into doing her own thing
- What life is actually like for Chanel, running her own business and living in Bali
- Some of the downsides of being a solo founder and what Chanel has done to combat those
- Advice for someone who is trying to figure out what to do in their lives
- Chanel's thoughts on relationships and how to make sure you are doing the right thing for yourself in your relationships, while still pursuing your work goals.
Chanel is a wonderfully interesting person who is incredibly open about her own journey and I think that is what helped make this conversation so enjoyable.
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EP27 with Rebecca Thomas
Rebecca lives a unique and fascinating life.
Several years ago, she sat down with her hubsand and conjured up their dream life. It evolved around two things. Sunshine. And spending time with the people they like most in the world. And they made that life a reality. They now spend half of the year in Europe, renovating a 16th century french barn, and the other half in Australia. Never enduring winter but always spending time with the people they love.
On this episode you'll hear about;
- Why you should take a sabbatical. But more importantly, HOW to take a sabbatical.
- How she designed this dream life with her Husband and then made it a reality.
- Rebecca's advice for finding your purpose
- The rituals Rebecca has implemented in her life to make sure she's stays on track with her goals, but also allows her to find happiness. Joy Days and MEdecine walks.
- The two things that hold people back from building a life they love, and how to get past them
Links:
- Rebecca on Linkedin
- Rebecca on Instagram
- Bouillon - Paris Local Dining Institution
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EP 26 with Paul Critzman III.
On this episode you'll hear about
- The magical world of working in "the industry" in LA. How to tell an AC from a DP and what it's actually like to work as a cinematographer making all kinds of movies, documentaries and telling different stories.
- What Paul actually does day to day, why he likes it and how he got into it.
- Paul's advice for figuring out if a job in the creative industry is for you
- If living in LA is like what we imagine form the movies
- Paul's story of recently making a short film with his mates
- What he has learned about finding purpose in life
- Why Paul finds joy in hiking and the number one hike he'd recommend to anyone
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EP 25 with Ogie Hollywood.
Ogie comes back on the pod for a chat. His first episode is still one of the most listened to episodes ever so go back to episode 3 and give it a listen if you haven't already.
On this episode you'll hear about:
- What it's like to build 6 villas in Bali
- The role alcohol has in our lives and what we can do if we want to cut down on alcohol, but still want to have fun, be social, meet new people and build connection with our friends.
- How the people we hang around with influence our behaviours and what we want in life.
- The reality of going through highs and lows in your life and how to deal with low motivation.
- What people should think about before joining a startup.
- How much money you can make from startup shares (from my own experience)
- How to spot a good startup from the shit ones
There is something for everyone in this episode. Ogie is a very thoughtful, articulate guy who is incredibly open about his own challenges and I have so much respect for him because of that.
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Amy Smith sat down with me to share her story.
From the experience of losing her Mum as a teenager, to working in retail, to the 10 years she spent as a social worker, to having a kid...
...all the way to starting Kindred Consulting to improve people's mental health by changing some of the systems we live in.
We also talk about:
- The advice Amy has for people who can't just leave their job but need a way to make it more enjoyable and fulfilling
- The role of trauma in our lives and the importance of being "trauma Informed"
- What we can do to create mentally healthier workplaces
- How having a kid changed some of Amy's perspectives on life
- The importance of being your own best friend - including how to become more compassionate towards yourself
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Amy on Instagram
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Episode 23:
Just me again on this week's episode.
You'll hear about
- The story of a man who found his life purpose and big carerr break at 43
- The Science of Wellbeing, "Miswanting" and the psychology of happines
- One new secret section
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Episode 22:
Just me again on this week's episode.
You'll hear about
- A story that helped change my perspective
- The five top regrets of the dying - a breakdown of the Bonnie Ware book where she interviewed people who were in their final weeks of life
- My guide for having difficult conversations and the 6 tips that can help you navigate them
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It's story time this week. No guest, just me.
So grab a coffee and tune in to some tales about me, my friends, and Matthew McConaughey. And discover what we can learn about career and life choices from each of these stories.
You'll hear;
- How an instagram story led me to finding a new passion
- Why Matthew McConaughey turned down $14.5 million to act in a rom com and what we can learn from it
- What I learned about myself when converting my Jeep Wrangler
Hey legend! Yes, you!
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Episode 20: Andy Lee is the co founder of The WOD Life, a massively successful brand helping people to discover what they're capable of through fitness and training.
He's been building The WOD Life for ten years now and they are one of the biggest success stories in Australian ecommerce and the fitness space. They really kill it.
But Andy started his career in a very different area. He studied law, before going to work in corporate finance. But his passion was always in sports and fitness. He started The WOD Life in 2013 and now, ten years later, he is still all in, loving what he does and having fun every day.
On this episode you will hear about;
- How Andy started The WOD Life by selling skipping ropes to his mates
- How he made the decision on when to leave his corporate finance job and go full time on The WOD life
- His advice for people early in their career
- Why he sees value in building hard skills
- What he thinks people should look for in an organisation - and how to get that information before you join
- What he looks for when interviewing people
- He also talks about the importance of not feeling the burden to find the perfect job straight away - which is pretty comforting for anyone searching for something new
- The practical things he does to manage his health and mindset as a founder and business owner
- The lessons he's learned building The WOD life over the last 10 years
Go check out Andy and The WOD life on socials. They are building their team and are always looking for talented people to join.
- Andy on LinkedIn
- The WOD Life on Insta
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Today on the show I have Serafima Sergeeva.
Serafima is product designer at the tech company, Intercom who lives in Dublin now, but originally grew up in Russia. She's had a very interesting life, working as a barista, air hostess, QA engineer before finding her home as a designer. She's lived in many countries around the world, having moved to the US when she was 18 and spent time travelling around Asia and Europe working remotely in her 20s.
On this episode you will hear about;
- Why she feels she has found belonging working as a designer
- Why she enjoys about her work as a designer
- How to break into design and get your first job as a junior designer (which is actually very applicable to any new industry you want to break into)
- Her top tips for learning anything new from scratch
- Her struggles after being laid off and the very practical steps she took to turn her life around in just 6 months
The one question Serafima asks her friends in order to come up with a great weekend plan - I really loved this one.
Links from the show:
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - for a counter intuitive take on what's really important in our lives.
- The Documentary "Stutz" by Netflix - on tools for healing for when you're feeling low.
- Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - for a framework for finding purpose in life.
If you want more help in building a life you love. One that you find meaning and purpose in. One where you have a job you genuinely enjoy. Then go follow me on socials.
Today on the show I have Chris Bohane. Chris works for the NSW government in Australia, helping bridge the gap between employers and young people.
He has a pretty unique insight into the big trends happening in the world of work, both within young people entering the workforce, and the needs of companies.
Before all this however, he studied as an engineer and also worked in aviation finance.
On this episode you will hear about;
- What most people get wrong about working in the public sector
- Why Chris finds gets so much meaning and energy from his work
- The big trends causing young people to struggle when transitioning into work
- Chris' advice for anyone moving country
- What the hell aviation finance and aircraft leasing is - we nerded out on this for potentially a bit too long...
- The morning habit Chris has been doing for 4 and a half years that brings him joy
If you haven't listened to episode 17 with Joe Williams, once you've finished this episode, go back and give it a whirl. Joe has lived a fascinating life, where he's been a professional rugby player, a champion boxer, an author and is now the founder of a mental health education and suicide prevention business. He's also a beautiful story teller and has some great lessons for finding purpose in your life.
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This guy has lived enough for three lives.
Joe Williams has been a professional rugby player, a champion boxer, an author and is now the founder of a mental health education and suicide prevention business called The Enemy Within.
He is also a proud Wiradjuri, First Nations Aboriginal man and a leading mental health advocate.
I caught up with him for the latest episode of the Two Roads Podcast and had a beautiful conversation about finding purpose in your life.
On this episode, you can expect to learn;
- How to make sure you're chasing the right thing in your career. And not just trying to fill a void
- Two simple tips for finding purpose in your own life
- The journey Joe went on from attempting suicide in 2012, to running an organisation that is making a massive impact in youth mental health
- The role of trauma in our lives and how it drives our behaviour as adults
- What we can do NOW do to help kids and the next generation, to have better mental health as adults.
Links:
- The Dreaming Path: Indigenous Thinking to Change Your Life
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions
Joe’s LinkedIn:
Defying The Enemy Within: How I silenced the negative voices in my head to survive and thrive
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On this episode, I'm switching roles and playing interviewee.
Cameron Scott chats with me about my own story, how I went from Engineering, to McKinsey, to Startups. Hear about the highs and lows, the lessons I learned and how I made decisions along the way.
We also chat about;
- Why I started this podcast
- What I want to do next in my career
- Why I moved to Australia and the pros and cons of moving country
- What it was like living out of a car for 3 months
- And much more
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Today on the show I had Markus Ahlberg. And this guy has had a truly fascinating journey.
He is currently living in London and training to become a therapist. But his career started far from there.
He grew up in Venezuela before moving to Gothenburg to study business. After uni, he took a job at Google - way back in 2007. He completed a masters at LSE and worked for 6 years in investment banking.
Then, he completely burned out.
He went through a difficult period that put a real strain on himself and his relationships. He knew he needed to make a change.
So one day he walked into his boss's office, and he quit.
Then started the next chapter in Markus' life, travelling south america, moving to London, starting a mental health app and now training to become a therapist.
He is incredibly open about how hard it is to figure out what to do in life and the battles he has faced along the way.
We talk about his family life and how he feels about welcoming his first kid into the world.
We cover a lot and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
Ash read is what people now call a solopreneur.
This is someone who sets up and runs their own business. But does it on their own. He now runs a publication company called 937 media, which has really taken off.
But he's only been full time on 937 media since the end of last year. You see, he started it back in 2020 as a side hustle while still doing his full time job and it was only in November 2022 (when he was making more money from 937 than he was from his full time job) that he decided to leave and go full time.
On the episode we talk about.
- Why he didn't go to Uni.
- His 10+ years working in content and what he loved about that.
- How to use cold dms and emails to land a job you love.
- His framework for making career decisions (that ones right at the end)
- How to start a side hustle while still working your main job.
- What an online publication company is and how he has built it to be so successful.
- How he learned to start putting himself ahead of his work and the benefits that has brought him.
- How to decide when to leave and go full time on your own thing.
I try to chat with people who have live life love. People who have been conscious about building this life from themselves, learning how they figured out what they wanted, and also how they made that a reality.
Ash ticks all these boxes.
This was a fascinating conversation and I hope you enjoy it as much as a I did.
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Brian Moylett is a leading Mindset & Performance Coach who works with athletes, leaders and people on maximizing their performance & living their dreams.
He is a former Irish age-grade International Rugby Player, MBA graduate, the Author of the #1 Bestseller 'The Book on How You Become A Pro Rugby Player’, keynote speaker and hosts The Off-Field Rugby Pod.
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If you're interested in starting a business but aren't sure where to start - this episode is for you.
Jack O'Meara is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ochre Bio, a successful biotech company who have raised over $40 million from the world's top investors.
He was also recently featured in the Forbes 30 under 30 and does stand up comedy to boot!
Jack tell his story from finishing university, to working in consulting, to co-founding Ochre Bio and raising funds from the likes of Y-Combinator.
We chat about the very first steps he took to start his business, through to what the day-to-day is like as a founder CEO.
Jack also talks about the skills needed to be a great CEO, how he thinks about work-life balance and the questions he asks himself when making a big decision.
Jack's mission with Ochre Bio is super inspiring and he offers up a lot of great thoughts on how to find a job and career that brings you meaning.
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Our generation is full of people who want to make an impact, but can't find the right job to do so.
We care about big problems, like climate change, mental health, homelessness, equality and so much more.
There's all this energy. Energy of people wanting to make a difference.
But we rarely get to have a job where we can work on the problems we care about it. We don't get to use all this energy!
Here's what typically happens...
We have a cause we really care about...
We go looking for a job in this area...
A few weeks pass, we don't find many jobs...
We get offered a big juicy check to go work somewhere else...
We take it. It's good work. It's fun...
But it's not what we REALLY care about...
It's not letting us have the impact we crave...
This happens ALL. The. Time.
But Benjamin Wakefield has taken a different path.
He's found a career where he has makes a massive impact on problems he cares about.
I spoke to him for episode 10 and it was so clear how much satisfaction he gets from doing this work. I was actually pretty jealous of him!
So what does he do? Ben works at the John Hopkins Centre for Health Secutiry which is a think tank.
Don't know what a think tank is? No worries, we go into ALL that in the episode.
We talk about how to break into the industry, what life is like working at a think tank and much more.
Check out Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwakefield/
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I've known Philip my entire life.
He is CEO of Hello Fresh Ireland and also my best and longest friend.
He came on the pod for a chat about his career and life. It was so much fun chatting to someone I know so well and being able to ask him questions that have been on my mind. We laughed a lot and I learned so much.
If you know Philip, you'll know he isn't on socials much - which I respect a lot - so a lot of this content is brand new to the world.
We talked about;
- The most important thing he thinks people should optimise for early in their career
- Why he moved to Ethiopia and how it changed him
- The number one skill it takes to get promoted quickly and land a job as a CEO
- All his thoughts about stress, how he performs in stressful situations and what he does to make sure it doesn't impact his life outside of work
- What it's like to work as a CEO (spoiler; it's not all corner offices and kissing babies)
- The questions he asks himself before every big decision
- How to not be reliant on your job as a source of happiness (even though he loves his job) and what you can do instead
- Even though I've known him all my life, I learned so much from this conversation and am sure you will too.
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This guy's CV is downright intimidating.
Imran Mahmud, MD studied medicine at Oxford, practiced as a physician, went to Harvard, joined McKinsey & Company and co-founded a successful startup.
If that's not enough, he also is an angel investor and content creator...
And he has young kids... which he homeschools with his wife....
Crazy right?!
I was lucky enough to chat to him for the latest episode of Two Roads.
He is an incredibly humble dude and thinks deeply about crafting his life and making career decisions. We chatted about;
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Why he left medicine
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How to balance rationality with intuiition when making decisions
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The surprising reason he does angel investing (it's not for financial reasons)
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His advice for young people and how not to get "trapped" in a career
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How medics can think about whether or not to leave their practice
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Why he and his wife have chose to homeschool their kids and how they balance that with their careers
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The hard skills you need to make career changes easier
He's such a good guy and I really appreciate him taking the time to chat to me about his journey.
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This is a different episode. I don't have a guest. It's just me. And in this episode I guide you through a process I have learned for designing your life.
If you are not sure what you want to do, and you don't have a process to figure that out, then you need to listen to this episode.
As a summary; here are the 6 steps:
- Step 1: Creating Your Life Dashboard
- Step 2: Building A Compass: Your Work And Life Philosophies
- Step 3: Make Your Good Time Journal
- Step 4: Generate Life Ideas
- Step 5: Odyssey Planning
- Step 6: Life Prototyping
Top tips for getting the most from this process:
- Remember, this is a process
- Recruit a team
- Be curious
- Have a bias to action
- Be honest with yourself
If you want to join a group to go through this process with, dm me on LinkedIn or Instagram:
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The podcast that helps you figure out what job and lifestyle will bring you happiness.
Figuring out what to do with your life ain't easy. Should I change jobs? What job would I change to? Should I go back to Uni? Where should I live? This is especially true for people in their 20s and 30s. it can be a bit of a quarter life crisis. I know so many people who are questioning what they are doing and considering a change. They picked a uni course out of school which led straight to a graduate role, but know they're wondering if that's really what they want to do for the rest of their lives.
I've spent days and nights grappling with the same questions. I still do. This podcast hopes to help you answer some of those questions. We give you a real life view into a wide range of careers and lifestyles. You'll hear from nanny's, investment bankers, coders, online coaches, real estate developers, designers, marketing agency owners, sales people, teachers and more. You'll hear about their day to day job - the real insights into what their lifestyle is like what they hate and what they love and even how money they make. You'll also discover how to get into that career if it's one you want to go after.