How To Become A...

'Never play too safe in an interview situation, it's much easier to reign someone in than reign someone out' - Alethea has worked the fashion industry since she left uni, from working with big designers like Vivienne Westwood & Lulu Guiness, through to high street brands and having a stall of the iconic Portobello Road. We talk about predicting trends a year from now, advice for ways to start something on your own, and so much more.🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Uncover and unleash my potential' - Kel gives a real insight into how he supports one of the largest hotel chains in the world. We talk about where he had to start to make sure he was delivering the best service, a key USP of the industry he's in. He talks about approaching a high profile icon in the industry and how this has helped him move forward in his career - something you should consider too!🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Invest, you can't not succeed' - In this energetic interview I fangirl hard over the CEO of Taste Film, Amy Fernando. From being a runner for reality TV, to teaching the next generation about media, to reading a book that made her realise her love for food and film could be combined to make her a founder of a cinematic dining experience. We cover it all, with the good and the bad and everything she wishes she knew earlier.Resources:Taste Film: https://tastefilm.co.uk/The book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/entrepreneur-revolution/daniel-priestley/9780857089731🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Be kind and considerate on the way up because you never know when you'll see them on the way down' - Stefan talks us through how his love for sport has brought him to being an agent to one of the best known boxers, Chris Eubank Jr. Along with that busy lifestyle, he has co-founded the sports agency YRDS.Resources:YRDS: https://yrds.com/Co-founders: @jonoyatess @danieljamesunderwood @stefanwesson LOCOG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Organising_Committee_of_the_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Gate keeping is real, spread the knowledge' - Grace Bristo took the leap to become a freelance photographer when she took a break from her 9-5 and her overall health improved dramatically. Now diagnosed with autism, she has discovered her best work, life balance and has landed majored jobs all over the world. As a bestie of mine, I am very proud to help spread her journey.Please note: I had to silence the amount paid for the Converse job as this is under NDA - apologies for the tease!🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Music for me, and the experiences that we have around music, is one of the singular sites in adult life that revolves around playing and having fun' - Toby is an all rounder in the music industry. He manages two businesses, 'Sounds Queer' and 'State is Flow', whilst also being a performer himself. He tells us how creating these side hustles boosts his own passions and keeps him learning.@tobycortonmusic@soundsqueerhq@stateisflow🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'You've got one shot at life, let's give it a good crack' - Penny has built an interior design business that focuses on commercial spaces. She started in Sydney and has made her way across the world, starting from scratch in each city and planting herself firmly in the competitive world of interior design.@sloane_penny@sirendesignBusiness: https://sirendesign.co.uk/🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'You're either learning or earning' - The world of entertainment and social media is an incredibly fun place to be, and Sammie talks us through it all. Also on a 'maternity cover' role whilst we recorded the pod, she tells us about the perks of taking a temp role like this and how they can outweigh the risks you are warned about.🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Anything in life you assign value to has meaning' - Danny works in finance but when taking some time travelling he fell into a breathwork workshop and now it's changed his life. I guarantee when you listen to this episode you'll be desperate to book one of his classes, to see exactly how he's disrupting the wellness industry.@thebreathworkbreddahBreathwork song: https://open.spotify.com/track/5MPosF8tzkEwgDGgcr83ZN?si=Sl3i3fGGRxi7cKKc8M_nRA🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Dyslexia will be a superpower against AI' - Doulla has worked her way up to some of the best companies in digital, including Meta and Facebook, but the priority of this episode really turned out to be the personal journey that helped push her towards the career. Doulla also shared incredible insight into the working world when you are severely dyslexic.@doullacroftReferenced in the ep: FMCG: fast moving consumer goods🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Creativity is the key solution to sustainable change' - James is a co-founder of 'Are You Mad' (Are You Making a Difference), a conscious creative unit, where they work with high profile brands to turn their waste, whilst also running workshops for the public to get involved into the movement to waste less. How does one come to start such a niche business with such a positive impact you ask? Listen to the pod and find out!Resources:Are You Mad website: https://www.areyoumad.co/🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Let's go to the pub but tomorrow we go again, we're gonna get a result and we're going to deliver it' - Tom works at Mace and runs us through the world of construction, how he started at the very bottom and has made to associate project director. We discuss how cranes actually get up and down in busy London, how much actually goes into these big projects and what would be the future dream jobs. You will definitely look differently at construction after you hear all of this!🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'There's no daydreaming off for 10 seconds, this could be life changing for somebody' - Ami has a mental health company for young people, which is surprisingly niche even in the current climate. She talks us through what motivated her to start this company, the need for it, and where she sees it going as our world evolves for young people.Resources: https://www.londonyoungcounselling.com/🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Create your own blue print for success' - Joe has been in recruitment for 11 years, but it wasn't always the obvious career choice. He talks us through what makes recruitment exciting, what would make you a good fit and debunks some of the bad rep recruitment might receive unjustly. P.s. he's hiring.@jwoodlowe🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'I would say anything that you, or anyone, calls art is art. Whereas illustration needs a functional purpose to it'Chanel Dehond is a large format illustrator alongside being a creative director at brandx. Chanel shares amazing insight on how approaching people can help to getting your first dream job, even if the pressure is on, how putting a gift of your artwork in a plastic bag can be the advertisement you didn't know you needed and some words of wisdom for those starting their creative dream. It's fun, it's personal, it's inspiring.@chaneldehondResources:Chanel's Websitehttps://chaneldehond.com/brandxhttps://hlwbrandx.com/Metropolis Magazine:https://metropolismag.com/Arch Daily:https://www.archdaily.com/🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Limit the sessions, but raise the quality' - In this episode we talk with Mark about how he became a successful PT in London, where thousands on people are competing in the same industry. He also talks about how he picks his clientele, his online coaching business and how he built up his following of 13k on IG.Mark Thomson@markwthomson🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Dock walk to Chief Crew Officer' - In this episode Theo will be talking us through the key steps to making it to a chief officer of a super yacht, whilst also telling us about his favourite customers, debunking myths and advice for those wanting to get into the industry.Theo@brontie10🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'We've all got things in our wardrobes, at home, today, we can turn into assets' - In this episode Jess will be talking us through how she manages a sustainable fashion side hustle which working a full time marketing job in the spirits industry. We talk about how to manage it all, why the idea came round and Jess' very personal story and how it contributed. Trigger warning: mention of miscarriage is discussed in the pod Jess Templeton @jesswithdressesResourcesHurr Collection https://www.hurrcollective.com/By Rotation https://byrotation.com/🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Every man needs a good doctor, good barber and a good tailor - In this episode Robin talks us thorugh how he's grown his own businesses in tailoring, specifically to help new up and coming tailors succeed with better quality products. Aside from that he has an incredible work ethic and talks the joys of being a Dad too. Let us know what you think!Robin Vindevogel @robinhoen@wearebti@1956fdb🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'We did manage to do a few things that are kind of cool' - On this episode we delve into the world of Clem, who is the culinary and marketing director of the extremely popular 'The Salad Project'. Alongside that she's written a cookbook (now released, but wasn't when we recorded!), has a wine club and is an all round inspiring 29 year old.Clem Haxby@clementines_kitchenResources:The Salad Projecthttps://www.saladproject.co.uk/Ballymaloe Cooking Schoolhttps://www.ballymaloe.com/Vinomenal Wine Club@vinomenal_wineclub 🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨ 🔗 Subscribe, rate, and share to help more people find their own path 📩 Got your own story to share? Contact us at hello.howtobecomea@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.