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What happens when an injury ends the career you’ve worked towards your entire life?In this episode of How To Become A…, Grace speaks to Roxy, an immersive show director and founder of her own creative agency, about going from professional dancer to creating extraordinary live experiences.After performing professionally for seven years, an injury forced Roxy to rethink everything. Two weeks after her final show, she stepped into the corporate events world, without even knowing how to put on an out-of-office.Since then, she’s gone on to create experiences for major brands, including Rolex product launches, and build her own immersive creative studio.We get into:Reinventing yourself when your dream career endsGoing from performer to creative directorWhat an immersive show director actually doesStarting your own creative agencyThe huge amount of work audiences never seeCreating experiences people genuinely want to be part ofWhy resilience and hustle matter in the events industryPlus, Roxy shares one of her favourite projects — taking guests into the woods for a night involving fairies, a protection spell, a sacrifice, a feast over fire and, eventually, a huge rave.A brilliant episode about creativity, career pivots and turning the skills from one chapter of your life into something completely new.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does an ecologist actually do and can we really balance building more homes with protecting nature?In this episode of How To Become A…, Grace speaks to Evie about her career in ecology and the surprising relationship between conservation, farming and development.Evie explains how ecologists work with developers and landowners to protect and restore habitats, including the new world of Biodiversity Net Gain, which requires developments to leave biodiversity in a better state than before.We get into:How to start a career in ecologyWhy finding your niche is so importantWorking with farmers, developers and protected speciesThe reality behind the £100m HS2 “bat tunnel”How AI is changing ecology and the skills it can’t replaceWhy communication can be just as important as sciencePlus, Evie shares the environmental realities that should make all of us pay attention, including warnings around the future of our soil and the impact climate change is already having around the world.A fascinating look at a career working at the intersection of nature, people and the future of our planet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What exactly is a live seller and how do you turn selling clothes from your wardrobe into a business generating over £500,000 in sales?In this episode of How To Become A…, Grace speaks to Connor about his journey from logistics and the British Army to becoming a full-time live seller on Whatnot.What started with his own wardrobe, charity shop finds and car boot bargains has grown into 70,000 items sold, around 50,000 followers and a business run almost entirely by himself. We get into:How live selling and Whatnot work Going from side hustle to full-time business Why he starts every item at £1 Building an audience that comes back for him The reality of sourcing, selling, packing and shipping thousands of items Why leaving the Army gave him the family life he wantedFrom serving in the Army to running livestreams watched by over 1,000 people at once, it’s an unexpected career journey and proof that sometimes you don’t need a five-year plan. You just need to start.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does a property stager actually do and can styling a home really help it sell faster?In this episode of How To Become A…, Grace speaks to Sallie about her unconventional journey from law to entrepreneurship, furniture design and eventually property staging.After training as a lawyer and spending six years in the profession, Sallie realised the career she'd worked so hard for wasn't making her happy. She wanted something more creative and that decision eventually led her to build her own furniture company from scratch.She explains:What a property stager actually does How staging differs from interior design Why empty properties can actually look smaller How she designs spaces specifically to attract buyers Why creating an emotional connection can help sell a homeShe also shares:Her journey from law → advertising → entrepreneurship Starting a furniture business with no design training Going from selling one product a month to around 500 Building the business while working another job—and while pregnant Why professional photography completely changed her businessIf you’re interested in:Property and interiors Starting your own business Changing careers Home staging Interior design Building a creative career Starting again in your 40This episode is a brilliant reminder that changing direction doesn’t mean everything you’ve done before was wasted and sometimes your previous careers give you exactly the skills you need for the next one.👇 Would you stage your home before putting it on the market?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does it actually take to build a successful podcast and what happens when your first media business burns through millions?In this episode of How To Become A…, Grace speaks to Jack, founder and host of The Upshot, the sports podcast and newsletter dedicated to the funniest, wildest and most ridiculous stories from the world of sport. Jack’s journey started long before podcasting. After being rejected from the role he wanted on his university newspaper, he decided to launch his own publication, The Tab, which quickly grew beyond one university and eventually attracted millions in investment. But rapid growth came with some expensive lessons. Jack talks candidly about raising millions, expanding to America, building a 50-person team and ultimately spending around $10 million before selling the business for far less than he once imagined. We get into:Going from aspiring sports journalist to media founderBuilding The Tab from a university side projectRaising millions without really knowing how to run a businessWhy relying on Facebook traffic nearly destroyed the companyThe painful 18-month process of trying to sell itStarting again with a completely different approachGrowing The Upshot newsletter from 10,000 to 100,000 subscribers in six monthsTurning a newsletter into a successful podcastWhy consistency matters more than instant growthHow to grow on YouTube, social media and other platforms without spreading yourself too thinWhy imperfect, personality-led media might be exactly what audiences wantIt’s a refreshingly candid conversation about success, failure, algorithms, entrepreneurship and why sometimes the biggest mistakes give you the blueprint for what to do next.If you want to start a podcast, build an audience, work in media or turn an idea into a business, this episode is packed with lessons from someone who has done it twice—with very different results.👇 Would you rather raise millions to grow quickly, or build slowly and keep control?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.