Retrain Revolution: Real Career Change

William Gallagher has decades of experience across the magazine and radio spectrum and has worked extensively for the BBC. He is now the Deputy Chair of the Writers Guild of Great Britain. William shares his secrets on success in the world of writing for broadcast. Clue - it's about hard work and delivering the goods! This podcast explores how to raise your chances of making it in the world of scriptwriting and features writing. In terms of retraining, Nyla talks with William about the value of training courses versus immersing yourself in the creative experience. Oh, and there's a mixed review of writing in the face of the rise of artificial intelligence. Listen and subscribe for more great interviews and talks about the retraining and career change journey.

Join Nyla as she talks to Dr Julian Barnes about his remarkable career journey, from the hard-hitting world of industry to academia. After more than a decade at Coty making cosmetics, Julian made a strategic move into the world of digital marketing at EMI (just as EMI's existing business model went pear-shaped), web analytics and Ecommerce. Returning to study, Julian excelled in his Masters' Degrees and PhD on payment systems. His long retraining as an academic stands in stark contrast with the fast-paced world of business. He talks through the evolution of his thinking and how he went about transforming himself into a well-respected and successful academic.

To set the scene for Retrain Revolution, Nyla talks to 'The Progress Jury' about work and how it has changed. Retraining is part of a shift to take back control of our working lives but the team also discuss insecure working, working at home, taking time out of work and their own experiences. Recorded in a social venue in Birmingham, this episode is a precurser to one-on-one guest discussions about retraining and work.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to retrain to be a doctor, teacher, software developer or any other career? Do you want to hear what retraining involves directly from people who have gone through the experience themselves? If so then listen to the show as I’ll be talking to people who have done just that, as well as talking to guests who are experts on retraining.  Subscribe and join me - Nyla Naseer - and my guests as we discuss the reality of retraining.