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Duncan Goose, the founder of Global Ethics and the brand One Water, returned to ProGRESS to talk about what has happened in the 12 months since we last spoke, including why he undertook a round Britain road trip to echo the world tour he was on more than 20 years ago that changed his career direction.
Duncan also speaks about tracking down the girl (now woman) who sparked his mission to bring water projects to communities living in extreme poverty around the world, and you can see the story of that in the link below.
One Water gives away its profits to projects that provide clean drinking water to communities. With 5 million lives changed and more standpipes planned for the future, it is definitely a success story.
Read about One Water here and watch the story of 'the girl at the standpipe' here (link to YouTube).
Read more and find extra links on the ProGRESS website show notes page here
Listen to the first episode with Duncan in 2024 here.
Duncan Goose, founder of Global Ethics and One Water S1 E10
You might also like to listen to:
James Adeleke, Generation Success founder, equality champion, social entrepreneur S4 E5
Divya Kumar, Community engagement manager at Earthwatch Europe S4 E4
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Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
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In this wide-reaching discussion, ProGRESS's first-ever guest Rae Wilkinson rejoins the podcast to tell Sandra more about her career as an award-winning sustainable landscape and garden designer.
Recording from her studio at the Knepp Estate in Sussex, Rae talks about introducing her clients to sustainable design and the notion of reducing carbon footprint as well as managing the budget when creating a garden for them.
Rae also discusses giving back to the next generation of designers who want to benefit from her wisdom and experience and how much value there is in giving back to your community through volunteering.
Click here to listen to Rae on the first-ever ProGRESS podcast
Rae Wilkinson, award-winning sustainable garden designer S1 E1
Links mentioned in this episode
Rae Wilkinson MSGLD, garden and landscape designer
The Knepp Estate
The Conservation Volunteers
Hear more of our guests talk about their values-led careers. How they got there and how you can too.
Shaheer Hafeez ACA, Director ESG and climate risk KPMG S3 E2
Sarah Kessell, CEO of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales S1 E5
Divya Kumar, Community engagement manager at Earthwatch Europe S4 E4
David Kohnstamm, Chief sustainability officer, Leafcloud S4 E3
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Sustainability consultant and environmental educator Maddie Booth started her first enterprise while at the University of Warwick, where she was studying for a Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) in global sustainable development and politics.
In the spirit of no experience is wasted, Maddie says being an entrepreneur has been the biggest talking point in every job interview she’s had since exiting her business. Having worked in several jobs since graduating, Maddie has just taken up a newly created role as digital learning and development specialist at the Science Based Targets Initiative.
Despite all the success and progress she’s made following her degree, Maddie says if she were 15 now she would consider further education and apprenticeships rather than university. In fact, she is helping her younger brother as he makes course choices.
She urges older generations not to overburden Gen Z with the woes of the world, but is optimistic about their determination to find greener, more ethical, sustainable and socially responsible jobs.
You might also like to listen to:
Shaheer Hafeez , ACA, director of ESG and climate risk at KPMG S3 E2
Divya Kumar, Community engagement manager at Earthwatch Europe S4 E4
Beccy Dickson, Co-founder of Branded Bio and eco-entrepreneur S3 E12
Sarah Daly, Sustainability consultant and climate champion S3 E 1
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
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James Adeleke thought his future lay in football, but a serious injury meant he had to rethink his plans (much to his mum's relief) and study law instead.
In this episode James talks about how meeting a homeless man after the London Riots affected his thinking, what turned his society at law school into the social enterprise Generation Success and why his mum has forgiven him for not following a legal career.
Generation Success empowers young people from all backgrounds across the UK reach their career aspirations, regardless of their circumstances. Hear what James has to say about social mobility, diversity, and inclusion and why his work is more important than ever.
Read more about James's career and find extra links on the ProGRESS website show notes page here
You might like to listen to:
Shaheer Hafeez, ACA, Director of ESG and climate risk at KPMG S3 E2
Duncan Goose, Founder of Global Ethics and One Water S1 E10
Dr Bushra Schuitemaker, Zoologist, microbiologist and award winning communicator S4 E2
Justin Kelly, CEO of Glass Futures, Chair of Sustainable Ventures S4 E1
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
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An absolute livewire, Divya Kumar is a community engagement manager for Earthwatch Europe, responsible for overseeing Tiny Forests around the UK. She aims to hit the 300 mark by the end of 2025 and now describes herself as a socio-environmentalist. But when Divya was younger, though she had dreams of becoming a veterinarian or an animator, her parents encouraged her towards a corporate career.
Divya describes how and why she stepped off her parents' ideal career path and how life changed again when, supporting her husband's career, Divya moved to the UK. You'll also hear how Divya's parents feel now about her career.
Read more and find extra links on the ProGRESS website show notes here…
Also mentioned in the podcast
Not The End of the World by Hannah Ritchie
University of Oxford
You might also enjoy listening to:
Dr Bushra Schuitemaker, Zoologist, microbiologist and award winning communicator S4 E2
Helen Walsh, designer, writer and conservation sector communicator S3 E11
Jo Faulkner-Harvey, head of charity fundraising S3 E5
Rachel Warren, Professor of global change and environmental biology S1 E7
About ProGRESS:Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
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David Kohnstamm is a thermal engineer and the chief sustainability officer and co–founder of Leafcloud, which offers its clients a truly green alternative to energy-hungry traditional data centres.
David is scathing about the misleading use of the word ‘cloud’ to describe most data centres, since they are not the nebulous things that the word conjures up. The reality is much more solid – huge computers located in large buildings in the middle of an open space, requiring vast amounts of energy, air conditioning and water to cool down the resulting heat.
Despite calling himself an introvert-extrovert nerd David, who is based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, didn’t dream of becoming an IT entrepreneur. For a number of years he worked as a bicycle mechanic...
Read more and find extra links on the ProGRESS website show notes page here
You might also like to listen to:
Nick Molden, CEO and founder of Emissions Analytics S1 E4
Don Weatherbee, CEO of RegenX Tech S3 E7
Beccy Dickson, co-founder of Branded Bio and eco-entrepreneur S3 E12
About ProGRESS:Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
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Zoologist, microbiologist and science champion Dr Bushra Schuitemaker has carved out a career in research and is determined to ensure young people from disadvantaged backgrounds know that science is for them too.
Bushra’s stella science career is all the more remarkable because her local secondary school offered pupils no opportunities at all to take science A level courses. Now the school has full physics, chemistry and biology classes.
Read more and find extra links on the ProGRESS website show notes page here
You might like to listen to:
Sarah Ashworth, Researcher developer at University of Manchester S1 E11
Rachel Warren, Professor of global change and environmental biology, The Tyndall Centre UEA S1 E7
Matthew Halteman, Philosophy professor and animal and food ethicist, S3 E10
Lydia Carrington, Sustainability manager Edgbaston Stadium S2 E1
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
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Dr Mark Sumner was one of ProGRESS's earliest guests, so his 2025 return to the podcast to talk about the latest developments in his career feels like a seal of approval.
Mark talks about leaving Leeds University's School of Design at the end of the 2024 academic year in favour of a new role at WRAP, the Waste and Resources Action Programme.
WRAP is a not-for profit, non-governmental organisation (NGO) and for 20 years it has been pushing for global environmental action and circular living.
Read more and find extra links on the ProGRESS website show notes page here
Listen to Mark's original Season 1 interview here
You might also like to listen to:
Nicki Black, fashion and creative director S2 E3
Glen Burrows, photographer, disrupter, regenerative food entrepreneur S2 E5
Beccy Dickson, co-founder of Branded Bio and eco-entrepreneur S3 E12
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
Original content © Sandra Kessell
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Business leader Justin Kelly stepped away from his C-suite role at the international engineering and technology company Siemens in 2022 and is now chief executive at Glass Futures, a not-for-profit tech membership organisation.
Glass Futures researches more sustainable glass manufacture across the globe, so this role fits well with Justin’s other recent appointment, chair of Sustainable Ventures North, a hub for climate tech business start-ups and entrepreneurs, building on the success of its London beginnings.
In this episode, Justin explains how he secured a university place, sponsored by Siemens, and how he rose to the top of the organisation.
As a business leader with a valued voice, particularly in England’s North-West region, Justin also discusses using his experience and knowledge to influence, guide and support organisations and programmes in manufacturing, technology, transport, skills and education…
Read more and find additional links on the ProGRESS website show notes page here
You might also like to listen to:
Sarah Ashworth, Researcher developer, University of Manchester S1 E 11
Don Weatherbee, CEO of RegenX Tech S3 E7
Shaheer Hafeez ACA, Director ESG and climate risk KPMG S3 E2
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
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Season 3 round-up: The lightbulb moment
Featuring all 11 guests, this end-of-season episode highlights guests' explanations of how, when and why they got into their career. For some, it was a natural progression from a childhood interest or obsession, while others had a lightbulb or lightning bolt moment that made them reassess their courses or careers.
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks for real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.
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In spite of business liquidation and a divorce, award-winning f:Entrepreneur Beccy Dickson and now ex-husband Macey Mitchell decided to remain business partners, founding Branded Bio, which supplies sustainable walls and backdrops full of living green plants and flowers for events, to interior designers and even to cover electric vehicle chargers and furniture. In fact it was a living plant-covered bus touring round Westminster in London that sparked Beccy's appearance on the podcast.
Stuck on holiday on the island of Madeira during an enforced extended Covid lockdown, Beccy and Macey spent time talking about where and what next, and settling a future path. But if that makes being a female entrepreneur sound a bed of roses, Beccy is quick to point out the graft behind the spectacular living walls that now make up the mainstay of their business.
Beccy didn't have a clear route to becoming an award-winning small business owner. She left full-time education aged 15, with few formal qualifications. Through family connections, Macey helped her land a job with a small wine branding business, where a mentor believed in her potential and encouraged her further.
It wasn't until she was a mum that Beccy returned to college to study for her GCSEs, initially thinking she'd like to train as a teacher. Across the years she has worked variously in sales, marketing and as a creative director, but it was a chance commission that led Beccy to find her passion. The print production agency she and Macey were running was asked to quote to brand a living wall and suddenly her interest was sparked and her outlook on life changed.
Beccy is candid that her cousin, a long-time champion of sustainability, now teases her about being green and the awards she has won for it. Beccy jokes she may be an accidental sustainability passionista.
Creating living green backdrops can use 1000 plants, all of which have to be looked after and watered to remain looking good. It's hard physical work that requires high energy levels on top of all the usual business worries. When she's not juggling family demands in a multi-generational house alongside the business office in the back garden, Beccy goes to the gym and swims to stay strong.
She wants to pass on sustainability lessons to the next gen, including her children. And Beccy urges everyone to try to make a difference to the planet's future.
"We all have to do our little bit," she says.
Links mentioned in the podcast
Branded Bio website
Branded Bio Instagram
f:Entrepreneur
Small Business Britain
SME business population (Table C)
You might also like to listen to:
Mark Sumner, Leeds School of Design at Leeds University S1 E6
Rachel Warren, professor of global change and environmental biology S1 E7
Content © Sandra Kessell
Original music © Lyze Kessell
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A creative child who was also interested in science, Helen Walsh was encouraged by her teacher parents to explore all her interests, something that stood her in good stead for her future career.
Helen was fascinated by sharks as a child – though growing up in Stoke she was about as far away from the sea as it is possible to be in the UK. An animal lover and budding conservationist, even then, Helen was also a keen fan of The Really Wild Show, a BBC children's programme. Back then it was presented by Michaela Strachan, Terry Nutkins and conservation campaigner Chris Packham, someone she later met through her work.
Helen gained a first-class BSc in Zoology at the University of Nottingham, then an unexpected phone call led to her enrolling in a Masters in biological photography and imaging, something that resulted in the career she still does.
From the time she left university and stepped into the world of communication and public engagement, Helen has been encouraging people to learn about wildlife conservation, the countryside and their natural surroundings. From starting work for the West Midlands Biodiversity Partnership. She went on to work in media and communications for Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust, (fondly known as BBOWT to local supporters), before setting up as a freelance.
Today, Helen splits her time between her own business, Lonely Cottage Productions, and a publications business, Nature Bureau, designing, photographing and writing for scientific, environmental and wildlife-themed projects. In that time she has supported many projects and campaigns and helped organisations raise their profile with the public.
Now a parent, Helen starts and ends her day with walking her children to school, who help her retain her optimism for the world's future too, since they often come home with information and suggestions about better ways to live.
Links mentioned in the podcast
Lonely Cottage Productions
Nature Bureau
University of Nottingham MSc in biological photography and imaging.
You might also like to listen to:
Jake Fiennes, National nature reserve director and general manager, conservation, Holkham Estate S1 E8
Sarah Kessell CEO of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales S1 E5
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially Responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks for real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.
Content © Sandra Kessell
Original music © Lyze Kessell
Email: [email protected].uk
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Dr Matthew C Halteman is a professor of philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan and a fellow at the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics. Beside his academic work, Matthew is on the board of directors for The Better Food Foundation and Creature Kind, and he's the author of Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan.
Matt urges us to stop looking for moral perfectionism and accept mistakes and dead ends are part of being human. He encourages listeners to look for light coming through the cracks, and he advocates shifting from scarcity mode to an abundance mindset to stay positive. His career and veganism comes from finding his way, rather than a particular plan, shaped by being an anxious young person at a time when there was less support and understanding. He thought he'd train for a career in law but instead turned to philosophy, which opened his mind and made better sense of the world.
The story of Matt's first meeting with his then-girlfriend's scary father, a successful businessman, is poignant and personal. To Matthew's surprise and relief, his now father-in-law was a strong advocate of philosophy studies among young executives.
A bulldog called Gus, and friend and fellow philosopher Nathan Nobis, of Morehouse College, Atlanta, and Matt's wife Susan, helped him change his omnivorous eating habits. And while veganism is his own ethical and philosophical choice, it's not something Matt would insist his children followed throughout adulthood (though he'd be pleased if they did).
Finally, and curiously, Matthew is an avid follower of Arsenal Football Club – the English Premiership (soccer) team also known as The Gunners. He's also interested the vegan football team Forest Green Rovers, which is supported by planet and plant advocate, Dale Vince.
Links
Matthew C. Halteman
Arsenal Football Club
Forest Green Rovers
Nathan Nobis
You might also like to listen to:
Imogen Overy S2 E6
Lydia Carrington S2 E1
Glen Burrows S2 E5
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially Responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks for real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.
Instagram ProGRESS
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Jonathan Mearns OBE, has a job role topical to the festive season.
Jonathan is a founder of London Christmas Tree Rental. The company rents out living Norway Spruce trees in England's capital city over the Christmas period. Trees are picked up by their temporary owners, then returned to their nursery after a brief encounter with the indoors. The idea of renting out Christmas trees sprang to life when, one January, Jonathan saw dozens of desiccated and discarded trees awaiting refuse collection on London's streets and thought 'There's got to be a better way than this.' Research showed that seven million trees were chucked, cast off or chipped every year and Jonathan's new business plan began.
But that's not where Jonathan's career story starts, or even where it’s going to end. A former police officer, who was awarded an OBE for services to international counter-terrorism in the King's New Years Honours 2023, Jonathan is now a life and career coach, an ambassador for IAfrika children’s home in Nairobi, where he promotes and financially supports children’s education in Kenya. And when he's not doing all of that he's an adventurer and mountaineer. In fact, it was an encounter with his own mortality on a mountain that prompted him to write a book, One Mountain, Two Minds: Taking the Mountain Metaphor to the Next Level.
Jonathan is open about his lack of glowing school reports and still recalls one parents' evening when his primary school teacher made dire predictions about his future. Instead he has had an exciting, challenging, life affirming career. He maintains a positivity that is palpable – even on a screen via Zoom connection – and he's not done yet.
Mentioned in this podcast
Jonathan Mearns
The Earthshot Prize
IAfrika children’s home in Nairobi, Kenya
London Christmas Tree Rental
You might also like to listen to:
Jo Faulkner-Harvey, head of charity fundraising S3 E5
Duncan Goose, founder of Global Ethics and One Water S1 E10
Kurt Henderson, senior product designer Byway Travel S2 E4
Rachel Johnson, student mental health social worker S3 E8
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro-Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially Responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks them to share real-world insights into the pathways and careers they've experienced.
Instagram: @theProGRESS_podcast
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Original music © Lyze Kessell
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Rachel Johnson's career was going swimmingly. In the two decades since graduating from University of Leeds, she had worked her way up through various early careers and student research organisations, such as Milkround, Not Going to Uni, UCAS and Cibyl at Group GTI, an independent market research agency specialising in student research projects across the UK and Ireland. She was a business director, owned her own flat and when holidays came around, Rachel was ticking off a bucket list of places to see. Rachel was continuing with the running she had taken up during the pandemic and quietly, in her spare time, she volunteered at Samaritans, the charity that offers 24/7 listening support to people struggling to cope.
Then in 2024, Rachel handed in her notice to take up a place as a trainee mental health social worker. And while that might have been a mic-drop moment for people she worked with, it was something Rachel had been considering for some time.
In this episode Rachel explains:
• why she took such a momentous decision
• what it's been like to return to tutorials 20 years after graduating from the University of Leeds
• how it has been to re-learn essay writing
• the reflective practices in place that help social workers cope with case work
• how she feels about going on placements at the front line as a trainee mental health social worker.
Rachel offers advice for anyone considering treading the same path as her to become a social worker, whether they are fresh out of university or, like her, making a career change. She also talks about what happens next, after summer 2025, when she receives her postgraduate diploma and masters degree.
Mentioned in this podcast
Links
Think Ahead
Cibyl, Group GTI
Samaritans
You might also enjoy:
Duncan Goose, founder of Global Ethics and One Water S1 E10
Lydia Carrington, sustainability manager, Edgbaston Stadium S2 E1
Rae Wilkinson, award-winning sustainable garden designer S1 E1
Jo Faulkner-Harvey, head of charity fundraising S3 E5
About ProGRESS:
Talking about pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible jobs, courses or activities and real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.
Instagram: @ProGRESS
Original content © Sandra Kessell
Original music © Lyze Kessell
Email: [email protected].uk
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A decade ago Canadian Don Weatherbee moved from his long career crunching the numbers in mining to join a gold recovery company. From there, it wasn't such a big leap to start working with the pioneering technology business RegenX, innovating the way precious metals are recycled, particularly those in end-of-life catalytic converters. As part of the circular economy, reusing materials that have already been processed, Don reflects on a career that has seen massive changes in environmental impact and his sense of optimism.
In this episode Don talks about:
• choosing to study for a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Alberta
• why accountancy and technology are a good foundations for business leadership
• the benefits of being "the numbers guy" in the executive team
• the circular economy
• why people are at the heart of innovation and how that will conserve natural resources.
In addition Don discusses:
• the power of asking "Why?" in meetings
• good reasons to find out what other people in a company do.
An avid sports fan Don signs off by revealing:
• how he chooses to relax
• the privileges of living close to the Canadian Rocky Mountains
• reasons to remain optimistic about the future.
Mentioned in this podcast
RegenX
(RGX Tech Corps)
The American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
The circular economy
You might also like to listen to:
Shaheer Hafeez ACA, Director ESG and climate risk KPMG S3 E2
Sarah Daly, sustainability consultant and climate champion S3 E1
Nick Molden, CEO Emissions Analytics S1 E4
Lydia Carrington, sustainability manager Edgbaston Stadium S2 E1
Kurt Henderson, senior product designer Byway Travel S2 E4
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks for real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.
Instagram: @theProGRESS_podcast
Original content © Sandra Kessell
Original music © Lyze Kessell
Email: [email protected]
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Danielle Neal is a procurement officer for Norwich City Council. They gained a first class honours degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of East Anglia, (UEA), studying a course that included a year in industry.
Initially, and because of their strong background in business studies, Dani thought their future would be lie in accounting and finance, but because of their interest in conservation and a desire to do something about climate change they switched courses.
Since graduating in 2018, Dani has been working in local government, and dovetailing environmental and conservation with hobbies that include biological recording, crafting and knitting, cinema and occasional travel.
When Dani attended university open days, they were drawn to the campus and community at UEA, as well as the strong reputation of both its business and environmental departments. And while there, they found lots of benefits to joining societies and volunteering, all of which helped them build connections and gain experience while also boosting wellbeing.
Dani talks of their view of Gens Y and Z, how they see their working life and purpose, how they find optimism through their faith in humans building community and the continued advancements in science and technology.
Top green, ethical, sustainable and socially responsible advice from Dani:
• Use your free time while studying to volunteer, engage with work shadowing and find what you enjoy. Ask questions – the people in the field you want to work in are the best to advise you.
• Do something that inspires you. We can all do something positive in EVERY role.
• Read up on your employers' environmental policy. Check for volunteering opportunities at work and see what you can do in your everyday life.
Mentioned in this podcast
University of East Anglia Environmental Sciences
RSPB volunteering
Norfolk Wildlife Trust volunteering
Shop Local
You might also like:
Sarah Kessell CEO, the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales S1 Ep5
Stuart Mabbutt, AKA The Wildman S3 Ep3 and Ep4
Rachel Warren, climate change scientist S1 Ep 7
About ProGRESS
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks for real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.
Instagram @theProGRESS_podcast
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Original music © Lyze Kessell
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Jo Faulkner-Harvey studied theatre design but left her degree early when she was offered an amazing internship. It meant working on productions and prop-making behind the scenes on such classic films as Alien. But a twist of fate a few years later found her back in Northamptonshire, working at Silverstone racing circuit before she landed a job at Oxfordshire's hospice, Katharine House.
In this episode Jo talks about switching from her first love, art, and developing a passion for charity fundraising. She explains what she looks for when she's recruiting for her own teams, transferable skills and experience and the importance of downtime away from her all-consuming job.
Jo gives her opinion on the benefits of working in the third sector versus a big-money big-business career and her personal views on charity CEOs receiving decent salary packages. She also reveals why The Shakespeare Hospice in South Warwickshire is having to find an extra £50,000 this year. In this episode we discuss why charity donors and supporters are like investors in a business and the power of celebrity endorsements for charities.
Jo retains her optimism for the future, and talks of her respect for Gens Y and Z values and discernment and how they are already making a difference to businesses' and charities' outlooks.
And in common with all our episodes, this podcast is full of tips for what you can do if you want a career like our guest's.
Mentioned in this podcast
The Shakespeare Hospice
Katharine House Hospice
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Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
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Part 2
If you've heard of Stuart Mabbut, it's likely to be through his podcast or his business Wildman Environmental Learning.
His sensory nature workshops enable people to connect with the natural world, and sometimes an unlikely beginning leads to a life revelation. When he’s not doing that, Stuart is a wildlife sound recordist and producer, an author, public speaker, radio host and a wildlife gardening consultant.
In Part 2 of our interview Stuart discusses the first time he was discriminated against because of his disabilities and what he learned from that experience. He also talks about how he networks, how he chooses his interns, and what makes a CV stand out, and his very surprising hobby.
He also talks about his campaign, The Genuine Disabled Countryside Access Task Force, which highlights the issues encountered by people with different disabilities. These include how to get a wheelchair through a kissing gate, how to read a map with vision impairments and many other barriers. His YouTube videos are enlightening and revelatory, as he invites a film crew to join him trying to access the countryside in his wheelchair.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Wildman Environmental Workshops
The People’s Countryside Podcast:
YouTube @WildmanEnvironmentalLearning
See also:
AccessAble accessibility guide
If you've enjoyed this episode you might like to listen to:
Stuart Mabbutt aka The Wildman Part 1 S3 Ep3
Sanjukta Jitendhar, architect, Mikhail Riches S1 Ep 9
Sarah Kessell CEO of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales S1 Ep 5
Rae Wilkinson, award-winning sustainable garden designer S1 Ep 1
About ProGRESS
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks for real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.
Instagram: theprogress_podcast
Original content © Sandra Kessell
Original music © Lyze Kessell
Email: [email protected].uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Part 1
Stuart Mabbutt can recall the first time he engaged with the natural world and wanted to know more. He was in primary school, came across a dead magpie, and wondered why someone had ringed it. His teacher, meanwhile, was trying to persuade Stuart to leave it alone.
And so began a lifelong involvement, not only in nature, but in being something of a contrarian.
If you've heard of Stuart, it's likely to be through his podcast or Wildman Environmental Learning.
His sensory nature workshops enable people to connect with the natural world, sometimes an unlikely beginning leads to a life revelation.
And when he’s not doing that, Stuart is a wildlife sound recordist and producer, an author, public speaker, radio host and a wildlife gardening consultant.
After years helping other people find themselves through the great outdoors, a decline in Stuart's health and a need to use a wheelchair prompted him to lead the Oxfordshire campaign The Genuine Disabled Countryside Access Task Force. His YouTube videos are eye-opening, highlighting the issues encountered by people with different disabilities. These include how to get a wheelchair through a kissing gate, how to read a map with vision impairments and many other barriers.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Wildman Environmental Workshops
The People’s Countryside Podcast:
YouTube @WildmanEnvironmentalLearning
See also:
AccessAble accessibility guide
If you enjoyed this episode you might like to listen to:
Stuart Mabbutt AKA The Wildman Part 2 S3 Ep 4
Sanjukta Jitendhar, architect, Mikhail Riches S1 Ep 9
Sarah Kessell CEO of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales S1 Ep 5
Rae Wilkinson, award-winning sustainable garden designer S1 Ep 1
About ProGRESS
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible careers, courses and activities and asks for real-world insights into the paths and decisions that led to them.
Follow us on Instagram @theprogress_podcast
Visit us on the Web: https://www.mypro-gress.co.uk
Original content © Sandra Kessell
Original music © Lyze Kessell Insta @lyzetheartist
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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