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We chat with Mark Davies about life in business development in the sports world. I found this chat really interesting, its not a side of sport that you hear about very often but its crucial to the success of our favourite sports teams. Mark tells us about how he got into the industry and offers advice to anyone thinking of getting into this side of sport. 

We chat with Rob Shotton a co founder of Looseheadz. The mission is simple; to place a mental health lead into every rugby club around the world, and equip them with a toolkit of resources to help #TackleTheStigma. Looseheadz fund this through the sale of their own clothing range, with 100% of the profits being used to help #TackleTheStigma. As Tom and i both played rugby this is close to our hearts and a fantastic Mission we wanted to help spread the word. 

Rob Talks us through his career and how he got into the sports world, working for football clubs, rugby clubs and then decided to start Looseheadz. We also chat about working in the charity and mental health space, and how to go about getting into the industry. 

We chat with Kevin Graham about his career in Social Media. Kevin currently works at manscaped, a brand I'm sure most of us have seen on social media. We talk about how Kevin got started in the industry, his thoughts on university, the positives and negatives of the industry as well as how to get your start in the industry. A pleasure to chat with Kevin. 

We chat with Mark Narusson about life as a Digital Consultant. Mark covers subjects such as Website design & Development, Branding, Logos and Social media, outreach strategy and SEO. This is a great listen if your thinking about becoming a freelancer in the digital space, Mark tells us all about the positives and negatives of working in the industry, its an incredibly competitive space which is ever changing but it can also afford you great opportunities. 

We chat with Brady Wright about life as a freelance Graphic Designer & Content Producer. The age of social media has created so many new career choices and being a freelance content producer is now one of those choices, invaluable to both companies and personal brands content is what separates you from the competition and gets your name in front of the right audience. There are so many aspects to creating high quality content and Brady takes us through the industry, from how he got into it, to what you need to do to succeed as a freelancer. A pleasure to chat with Brady. 

We chat with Andrew Holland about his career, from starting out in the police to moving into the world of SEO marketing Andrew talks us through how he made the move across to a very different industry. This is a brilliant example of how to change careers, Andrew put lots of work into learning all about marketing in his spare time building up the knowledge he would need to take the leap, Importantly Andrew didn't just read about it he actively applied his new skills for friends or small businesses for free until he was confident enough in his abilities to start charging. That then led onto a very successful career in the world of Organic SEO Marketing.
Make sure to check out Andrew's book the Value of SEO avalible on Amazon. 

We chat with Gary Piazzon about his journey to entrepreneurship and starting his Travel tech business Porter, the digital travel companion. Garys journey is a really interesting one, from being promoted multiple times at a huge corporate company to making the decision to start a business himself, we talk about the positives and negatives of both. A really insightful and honest conversation about what it takes to run a business and the many different ways you can get there. 

We chat with Guy Littlejohn Principal consultant at Facets. A growth consultancy to help founders solve commercial problems, build awareness, revenue and teams. We chat all about Guy's career so far, how he got into consulting, what it takes to be successful in the industry and how you can get into the industry. Guy has a brilliant outlook on life and business, it was a pleasure to discuss both on the podcast. In my opinion consulting is a fantastic place to start your career you will learn so much about how to and how not to run a business. 

We chat with Andrew Curtin about working in the Media industry and his mission to make the construction industry less archaic. A really fascinating chat about not only how to get into the world of media and online publishing but also a great example of how the media can help to move old industries forward. Construction is a huge industry and it is slowly being pulled into the 21st century. Andrew is one of those on a mission to help the industry do just that. There are still big opportunities in the online media space, Andrew and his company are a great example of that. 

We chat with Jamie Reilly about life as a Digital Marketing Assistant. Digital marketing is such a popular industry to get into, since the advent of the internet in the late 90's right through to the age of social media Digital Marketing has grown rapidly. It offers a huge variety of roles and disciplines within areas such as Videography, Content production, Strategy, Design, the list goes on and on. Jamie tells us all about his experience working in the industry so far, as well as offering advice for anyone thinking of getting into it. We also chat about why Jamie chose to go down the apprenticeship route and the benefits to choosing that path over university.