The Blue Light Leavers Podcast

Today I'm speaking with Abi and Louise from Protective Care Group. Protective Care Group (PCG) was founded from lived experience and a genuine passion to give robust, consistent and therapeutic care to young people across the UK who are extremely complex and display challenging behaviours. These behaviours are vast, but often include aggression, self-harm, suicide risk, absconding, CCE risk and criminal activities.This is why cops are such a good fit for an organisation like this.In this interview we talk about Protective Care Group, the work they do, the children they support, a day in the life of a carer.We look at the type of people they look for when they're hiring, our transferable skills, exciting stuff about the training and support they offer their staff, the challenges you might face, and how rewarding it can be to know you've had a real impact in a young persons life.We also talk about salary and benefits too. If you think you could help Protective Care Group transform young lives, use this link to find out more and make contact.Protective Care GroupIf you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there.There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every week in the private Facebook Group!If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with a Blue Light Leavers Coach to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have.Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: the ⁠ScoreApp Scorecard Quiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

In this episode I am talking to Andy Robins. Andy who is director of Affinity Fostering Services. He’s a really nice guy and ex-cop. We talk about his policing career history and the why he left policing to go into the fostering services and working with a family member. We talk all things fostering including what make a really good foster carer. Those key skills and behaviours and what makes it a really good fit for cops. There are already a number of cops working with Affinity and doing really well. We also discuss the challenges, checks and timescales. Whether misconduct can stop you from being a foster carer. The earning potential and the support that Affinity offer. That they are rated outstanding by OFSTED and are a great company to work for. This is a really interesting episode and I think you will get loads from it! If you think you could help Affinity transform young lives use this link to find out more and make contact. https://bit.ly/BLLAffinityFostering If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every week in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with a Blue Light Leavers Coach to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: the ScoreApp Scorecard Quiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

In this episode I've got the absolute pleasure of talking to Cheryl   Thornley. Cheryl is the director of Puzzle Piece Law, they are an independent legal consultancy that advises and support individuals on all family law matters that includes separation, divorce, child contact and access to education, including special educational needs.   Cheryl is a former military veteran and an ex-cop. She did 20 years in policing before leaving to set up her own business. But actually, her journey to get to that point was really interesting and she did some additional qualifications.   In the episode she talks about how she went about doing those qualifications and actually the really diverse roles that she went to after leaving police and before actually creating puzzle peace law. Puzzle Piece Law is a franchise and it's a brilliant opportunity.   We talk about why you don't need to have those qualifications or what the qualifications that you might think you need to actually advise in this subject matter area. We talk about why it's a really good fit for cops and other emergency services professionals. As well as we talk about the power of networking and so many other topics. It's a brilliant interview, really inspirational, and I'm really grateful to Cheryl for her time. If you're interested in contacting Cheryl, you can do it through LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/puzzle-piece-law/ or you can do it through the Blue Light Leavers website http://bit.ly/BLLPuzzlePieceLaw    If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there.   There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every week in the private Facebook Group!   If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with a Blue Light Leavers Coach to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have.   Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: the ScoreApp Scorecard Quiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

This bonus episode is taken from a Live Session that was held to introduce our partners Frontline Financial Solutions. I was deeply honoured to have Howard Reuben and Victoria Bennett join me on the session. Founded by Howard, Frontline are a division of HD Consultants. Offering advice on Mortgages, Insurance and Estate Planning (including a FREE basic will writing service) specifically tailored to the needs of the Blue Light, Military and Emergency Services Communities. Frontline are long time supporters of the Blue Light Card Foundation because they want to give back to the Blue Light Community! Howard and Victoria talk about the founding of Frontline. Their personal histories and how they can help members of the Blue Light Leavers Community! So, I am really grateful for having them join me! You can use the link below to find out more and get in touch with them! https://bit.ly/BLLFrontlineFinancialSolutions If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every week in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with a Blue Light Leavers Coach to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: the ScoreApp Scorecard Quiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard  You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

In this episode I'm talking to Eddie Whittingham. I'm not going to give too much away; however, this is an incredible story. So inspirational. Eddie is a serial entrepreneur and he's a former cop and he's just gone on to do some amazing things. He talks us through his policing career and why he left and what he left to do and how he felt about leaving. He went on to create his own business and he talks about what happened at that point and honestly, it is jaw dropping. Eddie talks about how he approaches life. His humility and he has that lovely self-deprecating sense of humour and it was just a real joy to record this episode. If you would like to connect with Eddie you can reach him through his LinkedIn. He'll be happy to hear from you! https://bit.ly/EddieWhittinghamLinkedIn  If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This is 1:1 time via Zoom with a Blue Light Leavers Coach to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: the ScoreApp Scorecard Quiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers 

In this episode I'm talking to an incredible human being, Shirley Kennett. Shirley is an ex-cop and a former police cadet like me, and she's gone on to do some incredible and amazing things. She talks about policing career and what caused her ill-health retirement, and then what she's gone on to from that point. She's doing some amazing things, and I promise you will not regret listening to this episode. It's just incredible. She really opened up and told me everything, including some of her challenges. This is honestly one of the most emotional and motivating episodes I've ever recorded. A lot more came out after we'd stopped recording and there is other stuff that she's done as well that we forgot to talk about. So, we may well save that for another episode. And she's also agreed to do it as one of the live guests in the academy for us as well. If you'd like to connect with Shirley you can so through: 🔹Website https://bit.ly/ShirleyKennett  🔹Instagram @ready4realchange 🔹Facebook @ready4realchange If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with a Blue Light Leavers Coach to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have.  Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: the ScoreApp Scorecard Quiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

This bonus episode is a Blue Light Leavers Live Session that that we ran with Dominic McVeigh. Dom is a former cop and is now a lecturer with the University of West England. The university starts is new course in September 2024 'The BSc(Hons) Applied Criminal Justice Top-Up degree' It is specifically designed to offer you the chance to gain academic recognition alongside your invaluable on-the-job experience. It would allow you to complete a three-year degree in one year (when taken as a full-time course)! In this episode Dom explains what the course is, how it works and how to sign-up! If you are interested in signing up, you have until (Sunday) 30th June to do so for this year's course! Click on the link below to find out more about the course. https://bit.ly/UWEAppliedCriminalJusticeTopUp  Or you can email Dom on Dominic2.Mcveigh@uwe.ac.uk  If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review, and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there and please leave a review. If you go to the website ⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and loads of other things as well, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every week in the private Facebook Group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers/  If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through the website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with a Blue Light Leavers Coach, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com) through the website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This episode is an Academy Live Session that we ran with John Edmunds.   Many of you will know, John is my right-hand man in the group. He really helps so much and does his utmost to keep me organised and on track.   What you may not know is that John retired from the police as a result of ill health in 2022!   Over the years, his mental health deteriorated significantly, which resulted in him suffering from severe anxiety, depression, and PTSD. He tried lots of different remedies and medications, but he did reach the point where he had to accept that he was just too unwell to continue as a police officer and that he couldn't recover and get well whilst he remained in that environment.   So, he retired on ill health in 2022, but the process itself was anything but smooth and it is incredibly challenging and there is a real lack of guidance and support, so John very kindly created this guide to help and support you through the process.   The Ill-Health Retirement Guide is completely FREE, you don't have to sign up or anything, you literally download it from the Blue Light Leavers website Blue Light Leavers ‘Ill-Health & Misconduct’ section.   In this academy session, we talk through ill health retirement and how long the process takes, what the process looks like, and some of the challenges that you might come across.   I'm really grateful to John for sharing his experience and his knowledge. We've had numerous people reach out to him for a bit of help and support through their process for some advice and guidance, and he really knows his stuff.   If you or someone you know is being considered for or are going through the process and would like to reach out to John, then you can do that on john@bluelightleavers.com   In addition to the Blue Light Leavers Ill-Health Retirement Guide there is also support available from:  IoDPA (Injury on Duty Pensioners Association) they are the go-to for all things Ill-Heath Retirement and Injury on Duty claims. Facebook - https://bit.ly/BLLIoDPAFacebookGroup Website - https://bit.ly/BLLIoDPAWebsite   Police Care UK Facebook - https://bit.ly/BLLPoliceCareUKFacebook Website - https://bit.ly/BLLPoliceCareUKWebsite If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there.   There's a lot of people looking at the moment, and a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there.   If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well.   We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group!   If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   This is 1:1 time via Zoom with a qualified Blue Light Leavers coach to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have.   Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

In this episode, I'm talking with former police officer, Paul Rowland. Paul is a Deputy Manager in the care sector, predominantly caring for young people who are no longer within the family environment, whether through behaviour or because of specific learning requirements. Much of this is on a 1:1 basis and is incredibly rewarding and utilises so many of the skills we pick up in our policing careers. Paul worked on response, CID and firearms and left policing after 10 years with no specific young person related experience. He moved into the security industry and then during Covid and lockdown, he was introduced to the care sector and hasn't looked back. Unified Care Services provide a specialist service that aims to support young people with complex social and emotional needs, whose behaviours can be seen to challenge systems and services, and who are currently finding that other integration methods do not currently support or suit their individual needs. Handpicked staff with specialist backgrounds are trained to specifically meet the needs of the young people they support. They manage their challenging behaviours, supporting all the agencies who provide the necessary health, social and education care. They utilise knowledge from different industries to ensure they're able to deal with any situation with the best possible outcome for young people. You can register an interest HERE : office@unifiedcareservices.org.  If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with me, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

In this episode, I'm talking with Simon Chicken who is the Event Director of the International Franchise Show being held at the Excel in London, on Fri 12th and Sat 13th April 2024, and Daniel McCarthy who is the Director of Business Development. Today we're talking about why franchising is a really good fit for cops, military and other emergency service professionals, whatever their length of service, and why this particular business model works so well. We talk about the success rate and stats, the pros and cons and the risks, and what you can expect at the IFS and how to make the best use of it, and most importantly, it's completely free! You can get your FREE tickets HERE: If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with me, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

Tina is the owner of Safe and Sound, who are a First Aid Training provider. They also deliver health and safety training, conflict management and numerous other training programmes to public and private sector organisations. Phil is a former cop who's now delivering first aid training on behalf of Safe and Sound and in this episode, we talk through his policing career and what he's done since leaving policing. We also talk about why we're a really good fit for this particular type of work. If you don't have the necessary qualifications right now, they will, at a discounted rate, provide train the trainer qualifications, so you can deliver training and work for/with them. We discuss the costs and the type of career paths that can follow, whether full time or part time, and it really is a great opportunity. If you're interested, Tina has very kindly offered an opportunity to watch a course being delivered, so you can get a real feel for whether it's the right fit for you. This is a really insightful interview and I'm very grateful to Tina for offering this career opportunity to members, and to Phil for telling us his post-policing story. You can register an interest through this link and Tina will be in touch : Safe and Sound First Aid If you like what you've heard, then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with me, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

Welcome to Episode 82 of the Blue Light Leavers podcast. In this episode I'm talking to Simon and Angela Barry. In our first call, Simon really was genuinely pretty broken. He was lacking self-confidence, self-esteem, and he'd clearly been through a really tough time. They'd applied for a load of jobs with no success getting through to interviews, so we ended up working one to one. Why did I interview both? Well, I really wanted to share how PTSD and ill-health, retirement and all the associated symptoms and stress of the situation, can really impact everyone around you. Angela was so supportive, and she was very much part of this process, and she actually joined us for every call that we had. We talk about how we found the right roles, the application process, the interview prep, being ghosted, and the impact of dealing with the knockbacks and what success felt like with the choice of two jobs. I promise this is a stunning and very honest account of what they went through, and I really hope you enjoy it. I'm so grateful to Simon and Angela for their time and their honesty. If you like what you've heard ,then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there. If you go to the website ⁠⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and loads of other things as well, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with me, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

Welcome to episode 81 of the Blue Light Leavers podcast which is a little bit different. This episode features Hannah Bailey, Fraser Bishop, John Edmunds and Andy Labrum. This is an audio recording of our first New Year, Live session in ⁠The Blue Light Leavers Academy⁠, which is our low-cost monthly membership. In this session, we share the successes of our Academy members who moved into new roles, and some of the highlights of the year, and a good friend of the group, Fraser Bishop, shares his amazing success story and details of his incredible new role at Netflix! We also look forward and talk about what's coming in 2024 for Blue Light Leavers and Hannah Bailey of ⁠Blue Light Wellbeing⁠ shares some hints and tips about how to set goals and New Year resolutions the right way! If you like what you've heard ,then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there and please leave a review. If you go to the website ⁠⁠https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ ⁠⁠there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and loads of other things as well, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with me, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! You can join the private Facebook Group via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

Ep.80 From Policing to Investigative Consultancy and Training Provider with Sukie Madahar Sukie is a former Detective Sergeant, and he is the founder of Swift Investigations Limited and Swift Edification. They offer specialist education and consultancy services and they also provide training courses to businesses globally and they're accredited to deliver trainer sessions for Level 3 and Level 4 training and Quality Assessing qualifications. He's a really good guy, he serves from the heart and he's really willing to help. He also gives us an amazing offer towards the end of this podcast, so, listen out for that. The opportunities within the training sector, particularly adult learning are huge, so, if you are interested then you know where to go and mention Blue Light Leavers to get the discount. If you like what you've heard then please leave a review and share it with friends and let people know that this podcast is out there. There's a lot of people looking at the moment, a lot of people struggling and so if there's a particular episode that resonates with you then just share it via WhatsApp or text and just let people know that it's there and please leave a review. If you go to the website https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ there's loads of information there about some of the amazing partnerships that we've got, CV writing services and LinkedIn and interview prep, and loads of other things as well, and tonnes of free stuff both within the Facebook group and on the website as well. We also advertise dozens of amazing jobs, every day in the private Facebook Group. If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with me, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Motor Source Group.⁠⁠⁠⁠ They offer genuine, new car discounts to serving and retired emergency services personnel, including Police, NHS, Fire and Rescue, and the Prison Service. They're completely independent, offering a full range of makes and models, and are rated excellent by their customers on Trustpilot. To find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can join the private Facebook Group via ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

Ep.79 Why So Many Police Officers Are Leaving - with Professor Sarah Charman and Dr Jemma Tyson. Professor Sarah Charman is a Professor of Criminology, and Dr Jemma Tyson, a senior lecturer in Criminology, both work at the University of Portsmouth. You may be aware that they conducted a study entitled ‘Voluntary resignations from the police service: the impact of organisational and occupational stressors on organisational commitment’, that looks at the reasons and rationale behind the exponential increase in voluntary resignations of police officers. What it's shown is that there's been a 72% increase within twelve months and a 200% increase within ten years, and it's having a massive impact.We talk about the research that was conducted and how they went about doing it. We talk about their findings and the impact, and we look at what's being done from a national and organisational perspective and also by the Federation. We also talk about the importance of intervention and what can be done to reverse this, and we also talk about next steps for them.It's an incredibly insightful and interesting interview and I think you're really going to enjoy this.🙌If you like what you heard, then please leave a review. You can do that on Spotify and on Apple. If you do appreciate what it is that we're doing, if you could leave a review, it really helps because it just helps to get the message out there. If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with me, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠Motor Source Group.⁠⁠⁠ They offer genuine, new car discounts to serving and retired emergency services personnel, including Police, NHS, Fire and Rescue, and the Prison Service. They're completely independent, offering a full range of makes and models, and are rated excellent by their customers on Trustpilot. To find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠ You can join the private Facebook Group via ⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

From Policing to Senior Project Manager at Turner Townsend Consultancy. In this episode I talk to former firearms sergeant and 1:1 client of mine, Josh Penwill. In this interview, we talk about why he left policing, the steps we took to identify the type of roles and what was going to suit him best and his salary expectations, and we talk through the right courses that would help him. We also talk through the transferable skills that he's found have really helped him in his new role. We talk about the interview processes and the applications that we went through, what he learned from the knockbacks and how we dealt with those. We also talk about the importance of networking, the day in the life of a consultant and so much more. If you would like to connect with Josh, the best way is through LinkedIn https://bit.ly/45crgA6  He's such a great guy who will help you without shadow of a doubt. So, thanks again to Josh for his time. Brilliant interview.If you like what you heard, then please leave a review. You can do that on Spotify and on Apple. I think I said on the last one, we've had tens of thousands of downloads, but not that many reviews. So, if you do appreciate what it is that we're doing, if you could leave a review, it really helps because it just helps to get the message out there. If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with Andy, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠Motor Source Group.⁠⁠⁠ They offer genuine, new car discounts to serving and retired emergency services personnel, including Police, NHS, Fire and Rescue, and the Prison Service. They're completely independent, offering a full range of makes and models, and are rated excellent by their customers on Trustpilot. To find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠ You can join the private Facebook Group via ⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers⁠⁠⁠

From ill-health Retirement to Published Fiction Author with Tracy Earl. Tracy is a former police officer who served for 26 years before having to retire through ill-health, due to a diagnosis of PTSD. She has since gone on to become a published author of a book called Darkness Rising in a series called Children of the Light and signed by a US publishing house for a trilogy. In this episode we cover the whole process from that initial seed of an idea, all the way through to becoming a published author, with an amazing story for young adults that I think, without a doubt has got film written all over it as well. I really hope you enjoy hearing Tracy’s incredible and amazingly inspirational story as much as I did, recording it. To find out more about Tracy's book you watch this brilliant promo video using this link: https://bit.ly/DarknesRisingVideo The book is available now through Amazon and Waterstone's! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with Andy, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠Motor Source Group.⁠⁠⁠ They offer genuine, new car discounts to serving and retired emergency services personnel, including Police, NHS, Fire and Rescue, and the Prison Service. They're completely independent, offering a full range of makes and models, and are rated excellent by their customers on Trustpilot. To find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠ You can join the private Facebook Group via ⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to Ep. 76 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast.Hope you've all had a fantastic summer, despite the weather!We've had a few weeks away and we're back with an amazing interview with Jim Bishop and Gavin Crowther who are the founders of Red Air Media.Red Air Media are a specialist drone company, and they use drones for filming, surveys, photography, inspection works and more.In this interview we talk about how drones have changed the way we work, the speed of expansion, and what an amazing opportunity it is as a career option, or as an option for cops who've retired and looking to own their own business.Red Air Media don't just fly drones!They're actually an award-winning media team that provides drone content for massive brands and broadcast TV across the globe and have undertaken numerous programmes for the BBC including DIY SOS, Countryfile and many others and they've got over 35 years industry experience and they are just really lovely blokes.This is a fantastic opportunity to partner with a genuine 'Best in Class' company and access their training, systems, expertise and knowledge.You can find out more and contact them through:Website - https://bit.ly/RedAirMediaEmail - enquiries@redairmedia.comTelephone - 0800 999 1399 and let them know you're from Blue Light Leavers or you heard it on the Blue Light Leavers podcast! If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: ⁠⁠Clarity Call⁠⁠ This is 1:1 time via Zoom with Andy, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠⁠⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free! This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠Motor Source Group.⁠⁠ They offer genuine, new car discounts to serving and retired emergency services personnel, including Police, NHS, Fire and Rescue, and the Prison Service. They're completely independent, offering a full range of makes and models, and are rated excellent by their customers on Trustpilot. To find out more, go to ⁠⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠⁠ You can join the private Facebook Group via ⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers⁠⁠

Welcome to Episode 75 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast Today, I've got the absolute privilege of talking to Anna Allerton.  As a former journalist and producer, she enjoyed a 17 year career at Sky Sports in varying senior roles with the most prominent in founding and producing the sportswomen program.  An industry leader in women's sport journalism throughout her career, she's been hugely influential and at the forefront of the changing landscape for women's sport on screen and in the newsroom.  She now specialises in perimenopause and menopause because she knows firsthand what impact it can have on your career.  Soon after returning to work after having a second child at the age of thirty nine, A variety of perimenopause symptoms started to deeply impact her day-to-day life. These became progressively worse and impossible to manage as time went on.  Now research suggests that up to 1,000,000 women have changed their roles or quit their jobs because of this, and she is one of them.  She's deeply passionate to do whatever she can to support women, their partners, and their employers during this time to raise awareness, educate and encourage collaborative conversations in the workplace.  In this episode, we talk about signs and symptoms and the impact on confidence and self esteem, and we discuss what you can do to help yourself, what you can do as a partner and how to have a conversation with your employer,. We signpost support networks, loads more.  Anna is doing amazing work, and you can connect with her through her website, allertoncoaching.com.  This episode is sponsored by ⁠Motor Source Group.⁠ They offer genuine, new car discounts to serving and retired emergency services personnel, including Police, NHS, Fire and Rescue, and the Prison Service. They're completely independent, offering a full range of makes and models, and are rated excellent by their customers on Trustpilot. To find out more, go to ⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠ You can join the private Facebook Group via ⁠www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers⁠ If you've no idea where to start, you're feeling overwhelmed and stuck, and just not sure what career you think would be best suited for you or what steps you need to take to make it happen, then you can book a career clarity coaching call through this link: Clarity Call This is 1:1 time via Zoom with Andy, to help you get complete clarity and identify the roles and courses that are best suited to you, create an action plan and overcome any blockers you may have. The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to ⁠www.bluelightleavers.com⁠ Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: ⁠'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com)⁠ You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free!

Welcome to Episode 74 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast So today I'm talking with Lewis Willcox. Lewis is a consultant with a really highly sought after, well known recruitment company called Investigo and deals predominantly with change and transformation programmes in policing, public sector and government organisations. He's really highly respected and a really good guy. I've known him for a number of years now and I've had a relationship with Investigo for a few years because of the type of work that I've been doing. Now, in this interview, we discuss a recruiter's perspective and we talk about the type of organisations and types of roles he recruits for. We also talk about Change Management and Transformation programmes, and the opportunities and skill sets that he's looking for, and we talk about the challenges some of these organisations have in finding the right staff and how you, with your experience and your background, regardless of your level of service or rank, could be a really good fit. It's a brilliant interview and I'm really grateful to him for his time. This episode is sponsored by Motor Source Group. They offer genuine, new car discounts to serving and retired emergency services personnel, including Police, NHS, Fire and Rescue, and the Prison Service. They're completely independent, offering a full range of makes and models, and are rated excellent by their customers on Trustpilot. To find out more, go to www.bluelightleavers.com You can join the private Facebook Group via www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers The Academy Membership from Blue Light Leavers is a low cost, no tie-in monthly subscription that gives you all the help you need to find your new role or career, including weekly live sessions with Andy and others who've been where you are, along with subject matter experts talking CVs, LinkedIn, interviews and much more, so if you're looking for a bit more support and want to find out more, go to www.bluelightleavers.com Not sure what roles you can do after the police, check this out: 'What jobs can I do after the Police?' Scorecard (scoreapp.com) You can listen to the podcast on shift, walking the dog, pottering about, and do it on your phone, desktop, laptop, or tablet, anywhere and whenever suits you, pause and play and they're all completely free!