The Unexpected Career Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis
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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.
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19/06/2025#60
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Olivia Minnock: Arts Degree to Fintech
Season 1 · Episode 1
mardi 7 janvier 2025 • Duration 46:49
Season 1 Episode 1
Hear how Olivia found her way into Fintech after pursuing a degree in Literature and History. It's a journey of transferrable skills, finding the right environment and future-proofing.
There's a book recommendation in there too, which you can find here: https://www.100yearlife.com/
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Season 1 Trailer
Season 1
lundi 30 décembre 2024 • Duration 02:01
Season 1 coming January 7th!
Real people share their real career journeys; hear a few snippets here!
Subscribe here and follow us on Instagram @theunexpectedcareer and on TikTok @unexpectedcareer
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Lucrezia Spagnolo: Airport Kiosk to Social Enterprise
Season 1 · Episode 2
mardi 14 janvier 2025 • Duration 01:02:58
Lucrezia's career journey started at an airport foreign exchange counter and took her from Montreal to Toronto to Rome and then back to Canada and eventually into the life of an entrepreneur as CEO of Vesta Social Innovations Technologies.
Check out Vesta's website to learn more: https://www.vestasit.com/
And this week's book recommendation can be found here: https://brenebrown.com/book/dare-to-lead/
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Kesley Reidl: Marketing Coach, Consultant and Teacher
mardi 3 juin 2025 • Duration 45:59
Season 2 Episode 2: Kelsey Reidl shares her journey figuring out her career path and how she stayed open to the things that lit her up as she figured it out. http://www.kelseyreidl.com/
Check out her podcast Visionary Life Podcast too.
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Rachel Gilbert: Maths Teacher to Wine Shop Owner
Season 2 · Episode 1
mardi 27 mai 2025 • Duration 01:04:04
Season 2 Episode 1: Rachel wanted to work with animals from a young age before ultimately becoming a teacher. After experiencing burnout she made a big pivot and is now co-owner of a wine shop that specializes in American wines from the West Coast, https://www.pacificwines.co.uk/
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Michelle: Banking or Energy?
Season 1 · Episode 3
mardi 21 janvier 2025 • Duration 24:00
Season 1 Epidsode 3: Michelle had a choice between banking and energy right out of university and chose the one that would give her the experiences she was looking for. Hear how she proactively took ownership of her career and how she had adjusted as her life has evolved.
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Season 2 Trailer
Season 2
mardi 20 mai 2025 • Duration 02:24
Season 2 is almost here! Get a little sneak preview of what's to come, starting May 27, 2025.
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Jocelynn Penzes: Unconventional Road to Financial Services Leader
Season 1 · Episode 10
mardi 11 mars 2025 • Duration 42:12
Season 1 Episode 10: Jocelynn shares her slightly unconventional path towards leadership in financial services and how she backed herself while remaining true to herself throughout.
Book recommendation shared in this episode can be found here:
Mindset by Dr. Carol S Dweck - https://www.waterstones.com/book/mindset-updated-edition/carol-dweck/9781472139955
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Aarti Gurnani: Lawyer, Banker, Sales, CEO
Season 1 · Episode 9
mardi 4 mars 2025 • Duration 49:30
Season 1 Episode 9: Aarti's journey spans legal, banking, sales to Biotech CEO and she shares how she made those decisions along the way and how she is taking a different approach as she decides what's next.
There were two book recommendations in this episode, check them out here:
The 100 Year Life by Lynda Gratton and Adam J Scott: https://www.100yearlife.com/
Range by David Epstein: https://davidepstein.com/range/
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Lee Wood: Retail Sales to Police Officer
Season 1 · Episode 8
mardi 25 février 2025 • Duration 29:14
Season 1 Episode 8: After a changing retail market forced Lee out of a successful career in Sales he transitioned into a completely new career as a police officer in the UK and then in Canada.
Book recommendation from this week's episode: Hidden Potential by Adam Grant https://adamgrant.net/book/hidden-potential/
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