JobsWorth

This week on JobsWorth, I’m joined by former professional footballer and founder of Revival, Calum Butcher. Football was all Calum ever wanted to do. He joined Tottenham as a teenager before a career that took him to Denmark, non-league, Dundee United, Burton Albion, Millwall, Mansfield and Motherwell, with promotions and plenty of highs along the way. But getting your dream job doesn’t necessarily make the difficult bits disappear. We talk about the reality behind professional football, bein...

This week on JobsWorth, I'm joined by writer, photographer, podcaster and founder of No Place Like Home, Joe Fordham. Joe's career has taken him through publishing, photography, startups and freelance work, but beneath all those different chapters sits a common theme: a search for creativity, connection and belonging. We talk about growing up in Dagenham, questioning authority from an early age, leaving education behind and navigating a series of jobs that never quite felt like the right fit....

This week on JobsWorth, things are a little different. To celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast, I sit down with Tom... the person who’s been filming, editing and helping shape JobsWorth behind the scenes since the very beginning. We talk honestly about the reality of building a creative project alongside everyday life, the pressure (and privilege) of consistency, and what we’ve learned after sitting down with 100 different people to talk about their relationship with work. We also share...

This week on JobsWorth, I’m joined by Gabrielle Burt, founder of Gabs… the Leigh-on-Sea grazing bar that’s quickly become one of the area’s most talked about independent food spots. But this conversation isn’t really about grazing boards or pastries. It’s about someone who realised very early on that she couldn’t spend her life doing work that made her unhappy. Gabbie talks openly about struggling at school, bouncing between jobs throughout her teens and early twenties...

This week on JobsWorth, I’m joined by Cassie Strickland and Dominic Foster, personal trainers and co-owners of Studio Athletica. What makes this conversation interesting is that neither of them fit the stereotype people often associate with the fitness industry. Cassie admits she actively avoided PE at school, while Dominic describes himself as “bang average” at sport before stumbling into fitness after nearly being kicked out of school. Together, the...