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The Agile Career Podcast

Günter Richter

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/25d. Total Eps: 38

There is no longer anything like "employed for life" and, whether by design or default, careers don't often follow a straight line. Our environment is constantly changing, so how do we ensure that we have the necessary skills to deal with this constant change? The Agile Career podcast where we will take you on the journey from “employed for life” to “employable for life”. We’ll give you the tips, insights, and strategies to help you build the transferable skills that you’ll need.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - careers
24/07/2025
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonjaprice/
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Turning Your Hobby Into a Business

Friday, October 21, 2022 • Duration 30:51

In this episode, Martin Wachters joins me. We talk about how a hobby can turn into a full-time career. We also cover the importance of other skills and interests that can make this a reality.

Martin is the founder of Muziekles Amsterdam, a Netherlands-based music school. He also has several published online courses and resources to help beginners and more experienced students learn and improve the guitar and piano.

Key Takeaways

If you are not in your ideal career, don't think that the experience or skills you learn are wasted
You may not always land in your dream career, but often something closely related that you might not have initially considered
It takes courage to quit the comfortable and move into the unknown
Bringing together areas of interest such as (in Martin's case) music, teaching, entrepreneurship, and technology can create a niche
Don't cater to everyone; pick a niche
Start small by not committing to something big before you have tested the idea
Be willing to think again, as you won't always be right
Once you create your core offering or service, you can grow an ecosystem of businesses or services around this

Resources
Martin recommended the following books:

Unleash the Power Within: Personal Coaching to Transform Your Life by Tony Robbins
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant

Connect with Martin
Listeners can learn more about and connect with Martin by visiting:

The Muziekles Amsterdam website
His LinkedIn
The Guitar Game website
The Piano Game website

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Recommended Reading

Eldon recommends the following books:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

Building Communities

Sunday, December 20, 2020 • Duration 58:54

In this episode, Felix Wong joins me, and we talk about education, building communities, and passion projects. Felix is APAC Head of Growth at AngelHub, bringing investors and entrepreneurs together. He has an entrepreneurial background which is well suited for his role as well as several side-hustles or passion projects that he is working on. He is very active in the No Code community and sees these tools and platforms as excellent resources to help entrepreneurs realise their goals. In the show, Felix shares how he builds skills, both for himself and others. He also talks about how important it has been for him to allow more people to experience entrepreneurship.

Key Takeaways

Finding your tribe or building your tribe is very important in helping you on your learning journey
There are many learning resources available, and when it comes to technology, Codeacademy and YouTube are great places to start
Community building is important because it allows you to build your profile whilst contributing
Storytelling is an excellent transferable skill to work on
Giving people access to knowledge is important. The beauty of education should not be underestimated
Keeping a career "scoresheet" and reviewing this every quarter is a powerful way of managing your career goals and progression. Set yourself goals on working in different roles, verticals, and organisation size/maturities
In addition to your main role, always be looking for problems and how these could be solved, as a side hustle
Use no code tools to quickly translate your ideas to reality and then test them
No matter how senior you are, you need to always be learning
Create a routine that will enable your learning goals.
Compound your learning experience by making notes of your learnings and the sources of information you've used. Connect with the authors and build your network

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Felix mentioned the following resources:

World Mental Health Day

Saturday, October 10, 2020 • Duration 18:58

Today is World Mental Health Day, and in this episode, I focus on mental health and wellbeing. The world is going through an extremely turbulent time and it is taking its toll on people lives, relationships, and careers. In the episode, I reflect on Episode 3 and the insight that David Beeney shared. In summary, be kinder to others and to yourself. I also share some tips and thoughts to help in these times.

Key Takeaways

Focus on the present. You cannot control the future
Talk to people you trust
Don’t rely on social media or speculation for your news or facts
Reach out to friends on Skype, Zoom, telephone, and social media. Keep connecting with others
If you are stuck at home – plan your day and have a routine, as if things were normal
Keep exercising, even if it is only for a walk
Relax and take time to reflect. Especially on the good things and things you can be grateful for
Make sure you get enough, good quality sleep
Talk to your kids. Remember this is just a blip for many adults, for many kids this is a defining moment.
Remember, this affects everyone – you are not alone
Practise kindness and consideration to others

Resources Mentioned
I spoke about the following resources in the episode:

Mind, the mental health charity
The Mental Health Foundation, preventing poor mental health
Samaritans, dealing with crises and helping prevent them
The Agile Career Podcast Episode 3, interview with David Beeney

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gunterrichter)

How to Get Promoted

Monday, September 14, 2020 • Duration 07:45

In this episode, I talk about the three things that you can do to get promoted or to progress your career. Obviously, there are many things that you can do, and I have taken my experience and the experiences of many others and distilled these down to three key themes. What are they? Let's take a look.

Solution Orientation
Responsibility
Putting your hand up

Easy, right? Take a listen to the episode and hear more!

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Having a Side Hustle

Sunday, September 6, 2020 • Duration 01:09:49

In this episode, I am joined by Anita Toth who traded her career as a university researcher for a career of self-employment. After completing both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, Anita took on a job at the university. After 16 years, the role was made redundant and Anita needed an alternative. In this show, Anita shares how she applied for over 20 jobs before starting on her own. She shares how she used the skills - especially those she had developed by running several side hustles - to start her new career, the challenges she faced, and ultimately, how she found her niche.

Key Takeaways

Never underestimate the power of having a mentor and building a long-term relationship with that mentor
Good written and verbal communication skills are invaluable and will serve you well in whichever direction your career takes you
Project management skills are a fantastic value-add to your transferable skills. Even if you are not a project manager
When make making career choices and decisions, be clear on what you are looking for. Understand what makes you happy
Side hustles are an excellent, low-risk way of building new skills and knowledge as well as testing business and career ideas
Spending time with people and developing relationships is extremely important - find your community!
Focus on growing your network, not by asking what people can do for you, but what you can do for them
Identifying and understanding your core values will help guide you and help you make tough decisions
Find your niche - something that you are good at, something you enjoy, and something that others will pay you for
Use a coach to help you develop skills that you may be struggling with

Resources Mentioned
Anita spoke about several resources:

The foundational guides and downloads available on Anita's website
The Dream 100 concept by Russell Brunson. Russell Brunson shares more on his podcast and he covers this in his book, Traffic Secrets

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Behind the Scenes of The Agile Career Podcast

Monday, August 31, 2020 • Duration 21:52

In this episode, I am going to provide a little "behind the scenes" view of the podcast. Quite a few listeners have been asking what it took to get the show running and what it takes every week to get each episode produced. I thought I would share some key points in this short episode. By no means is this a complete guide but hopefully, it will give you an idea of what is involved.

Key Takeaways

You'll need to choose a podcast platform to host your podcast on. This platform then distributes your podcast to all the popular listening platforms. I considered Soundcloud, Buzzsprout, and Audioboom, choosing Buzzsprout
You'll need a decent microphone. I chose the Marantz Pod Pack 1 that included the condenser microphone, the cable, and boom arm
You'll need some software to produce the podcast. I use GarageBand on Mac OS. Audacity is also an option for both Mac and Windows computers
There are some optional extras that I use like Canva for producing promotional artwork and Buffer for scheduling social media posts

Resources Mentioned
These are the resources I spoke about in the episode:

Soundcloud hosting platform
Audioboom hosting platform
Buzzsprout hosting platform. If you sign-up to a paid plan using this link you will receive a $20 Amazon gift card (after paying for the platform for at least two months) and I will receive a small commission (at no cost to you) that helps me run the podcast
The Marantz Pod Pack 1 microphone
The Buzzsprout blog
Canva for creating the social media artwork

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Theory and Practise

Saturday, August 22, 2020 • Duration 01:26:22

In this episode, I am joined by Hanlie Smuts who is an associate professor at the University of Pretoria. Like many professionals, Hanlie completed her undergraduate degree before entering the corporate environment as a software developer. For many of us, this would have been the end of our academic career but Hanlie went on to complete both her Master's degree and her PhD whilst working fulltime jobs as a senior executive. Hanlie shares her story about how she didn't choose between the academic and corporate worlds, but instead, wove the two closely together. She shares how she applied learnings and skills gained in academia to her corporate career and vice-versa.

Key Takeaways

Don't underestimate the importance of learning and never stop learning
Even if your career is very technically focused, don't neglect engaging with people and building relationships and people skills
Always consider the human factor when completing projects, building products, or just completing business as usual activities
Try and immerse yourself into your surrounding working environment so that you can truly understand how the business you are in, works
Always be professional and deliver quality work
Delegation is an important transferable skill to develop. Start by trusting your team
Always be open to opportunities
Given the opportunity, try and understand all aspects and functional areas of the business that you work in
Always build your network
A skills bubble chart is a great tool to identify the skills you need to be successful in a role, highlight any gaps, and track your progress in developing those skills
The ability to analyse data is an important transferable skill
Building resilience will help see you through tough times
Build your personal brand to ensure that your name is always top of mind when opportunities are being considered
Frameworks are a great tool to help you get things done
Don't forget about your family and other support structures. These are what allow and support you in achieving great things
You can work smart by finding your work cadence. Understand what works for you, segment your time, and stick to the rules you set yourself

Connecting With HanlieListeners can find out more about Hanlie and connect with her by visiting her:

(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gunterrichter)

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