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Creating Futures from Salt is a show that speaks to incredible people on their career journey. Careers can take lots of different paths and there isn't a one size fits all when it comes to professional development. In this podcast, we speak to industry experts about how they got into their positions and share inspirational stories and practical tips along the way. Hosted by Salt, experts in digital recruitment agency with over 20 offices around the world. Find out more: www.welovesalt.com

  1. From engineer to entrepreneur with Lynton Peters, founder of OneCart

    03/13/2024

    From engineer to entrepreneur with Lynton Peters, founder of OneCart

    Founder and entrepreneur Lynton Peters shares how to build a thriving business that sells. Tune in to hear how his career story changed across industries and nations to lead up to selling his business OneCart in 2022. We cover: 🌟How do you develop an idea to be worth millions? 🌟How do you 10x your team almost overnight? 🌟How do you weather a pandemic as a founder - when it also happens to shoot the demand for your business sky high? With a dream to simplify food shopping in South Africa, OneCart's rapid growth during the pandemic required Lynton to be scaling teams from 10s to 100s of staff and 1000s of delivery drivers almost overnight. Tune in for fascinating insights on finding talent, growing teams, and scaling a business with host Nicky Fastovsky, Practice Manager with Salt South Africa. Follow Lynton Peters on LinkedIn to keep up with his future projects and insights. #founder #growth #business #scalingteams #globaloperations #remotework #onecart #realtimedelivery #amazon #southafrica #southafricabusiness #southafricanfounder

    29 min
  2. VAs, neurospicies and endless opportunities with James Cleves, Founder of CleverVA

    03/05/2024

    VAs, neurospicies and endless opportunities with James Cleves, Founder of CleverVA

    James Cleves is an Autistic virtual assistant who turned his diagnosis and lived experiences into a powerful mission to uplift other Neurodivergents - or as James prefers to call them - neurospicies. Before starting CleverVA, James was never paid a wage. Despite many job interviews and graduating University, he never had the opportunity to be paid for his work. In fact, one of his proudest moments was paying himself his first paycheck. James has his own first-hand experience of the employment challenges people with autism, Neurodivergence, and other disabilities face. In fact, one of his proudest moments was paying himself his first paycheck. He founded CleverVA, a virtual assistance service dedicated to empowering Neurodivergent entrepreneurs, with tailored support to meet their individual needs. He is uniquely placed to shed a light on the barriers employers must address to hire inclusively, and to inspire others through his story and vision for a more accessible future. Whether you're #neurospicy and need support, or a business or manager working on their #inclusivehiring - tune in and buy in to a better future of work for all! 💙#EDI #neuroinclusion #neurodiversity #autisticunemployment Follow James on LinkedIn for updates and inspiration: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cleves87/ Find out more about Clever VA and the services James offers: https://www.cleverva.co.uk/about/ Read James' interview and other inspiring interviews on Salt's website: https://welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/ Get started with inclusive hiring in 5 steps - read Salt's guide: Inclusive Hiring: 5 Effective Steps You Can Take Today (welovesalt.com) Find out how Salt can help your business hire outstanding digital talent: Find The Perfect Hire For Your Business: Salt, Digital Recruitment Agency (welovesalt.com) This episode is hosted by Salt's content manager Helen Merrell Spalding | LinkedIn

    32 min
  3. The future is neurodivergent with Nicole Curtin, Programme Manager at Ambitious about Autism

    02/06/2024

    The future is neurodivergent with Nicole Curtin, Programme Manager at Ambitious about Autism

    The future is neurodivergent - businesses will either adapt or get left behind. Here's what you can do to prepare.   In the UK fewer than 3 in 10 autistic adults are in work, but many want to be. Diagnoses for neurodivergence are increasing every year, and that's with many going without diagnosis. Businesses doing the work now have the competitive advantage, now and in the future.   In this episode Salt's Richard Norris and Helen Spalding are  joined by Nicole Curtin, Programme Manager for the Employ Autism Programme at Ambitious about Autism. Working with employers and autistic young people to find and create inclusive employment opportunities, her expert advice will help your business make real changes today. How can businesses get involved with Ambitious about Autism do? Visit ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk to learn how you can support their work. Visit their employment pages to learn more about autistic hiring and the difference you can make, including the Employ Autism Programme and offering a placement. You can also email the team at ean@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk Follow Ambitious about Autism on LinkedIn to keep up with what they're doing - from webinars and events to helpful resources and information. #autism #autistic #autisticemployees #autisticcandidates #autisticunemployment #neurodivergent #neuroinclusion #programmedesign #programmemanagement #evidencebasedpractice #ASD #EDI #inclusion #equalitydiversityinclusion

    32 min
  4. Designing a design community for all with Chris Sanders, Founder of Right Aligned

    11/14/2023

    Designing a design community for all with Chris Sanders, Founder of Right Aligned

    The design industry isn't open to everyone - and that needs to change. Here's how one Creative founded a community and a platform in the midst of a worldwide pandemic to change that... And how it's grown to connect creatives of all kinds building a better world of design! Equal opportunity and education are crucial to building a #DesignIndustry that is inclusive to all Creatives. In turn, an inclusive design industry produces more innovative, more representative finished products that serve audiences better.   Chris Sanders, an experienced Creative in his own right, founded Right Aligned, a platform for creators of all kinds, to open up the world of design. His aim is to showcase the full stories behind successful creatives honestly and authentically. Listen to his story – and his insights for designers new and experienced working today!  Read this interview on Salt's website This episode is hosted by Helen Spalding, Content Manager at Salt About Right Aligned: We’re bringing together different forms of content that really gives creatives, especially younger creatives, but people across the whole spectrum, an opportunity to learn from like-minded people that are currently working in the industry.   Read more on our website! Follow Right Aligned on: LinkedIn Instagram

    44 min
  5. The untapped potential of autistic talent in IT with Emma Walker, Regional Director of Auticon Scotland

    09/13/2023

    The untapped potential of autistic talent in IT with Emma Walker, Regional Director of Auticon Scotland

    Autistic individuals can bring incredible abilities and capabilities to your organisation – but you need change your perspective and your hiring process to include them. Here are the business benefits and how you can tap into this talent pool. Emma Walker is the Scottish Regional Director for auticon, an IT Consultancy and Social Enterprise that exclusively employs talented autistic consultants.  Emma has been leading and growing auticon’s presence in Scotland since they opened their office in Edinburgh in March 2019.   As the mother to an autistic son, Emma has seen first-hand the challenges he faces in the job market as well as the skills and abilities he has to offer.  With qualifications in autism and coaching, Emma is in a unique position to share her knowledge, insights and experience with us in this exciting episode. She is passionate about ending autistic unemployment and highlighting the many benefits to organisations becoming more inclusive and supporting a Neurodiverse workforce. Read this interview on Salt's website Hiring? Salt can help! Learn more about auticon! #inclusion #diversity #neurodiversity #autism #autismawarness #autisticadults #workplacewellbeing #workculture #inclusivehiring

    27 min
  6. The power of memes in marketing with Jacob Nomafo and Jonah Blackburn

    08/15/2023

    The power of memes in marketing with Jacob Nomafo and Jonah Blackburn

    How to trigger you audience... Make them laugh to make them remember you. Standing out for the right reasons on social media is hard. You have to meet your audience where they are and make your message relevant to them. Memes break through the noise. The founders of Lucid Meme explain what they are, why they work and how you can revolutionise your marketing strategy on social media. Tune in to this interview to hear from Jacob Nomafo and Jonah Blackburn, co-founders of Lucid Meme, about how they're helping companies with branding that's relevant and relatable, and generating content audiences of all ages will actively share and remember. Find out more about Lucid Meme: https://www.lucidmeme.co.uk/ Read this interview on Salt's website: https://www.welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/ #meme #memes #marketing #marketingstrategy #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia

    36 min
  7. What traditional EDI can learn from Star Trek with Chelsea A. Jackson, the Equity Architect

    08/01/2023

    What traditional EDI can learn from Star Trek with Chelsea A. Jackson, the Equity Architect

    Traditional EDI doesn't work. Chelsea Jackson is a social scientist using social justice to change the business world. For her consultancy, Equity Architecture, KPIs are human lives. She won't give you a gold star, she won't write you a press release, she will help you implement real change to achieve real impacts (and you can do your PR piece after that!) In the latest episode of Creating Futures by Salt we catch up with Chelsea A. Jackson, MA MSc MPP, political scientist, speaker, podcast host, EDI consultant and more... She shares why you aren't seeing results from traditional EDI, how equity is different from equality, and how to make changes to see real results. #EDI #SocialJustice #Leadership #Impact #Equality #Equity Read full interview on Salt's Website: https://welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/ Hiring? Salt can help! https://welovesalt.com/about/ Keep up with Chelsea and Equity Architecture: Follow me, Chelsea A.  Jackson, the Equity ArchitectTM, on LinkedIn to keep up with my latest content. I’m hosting a new show, the Post Woke podcast, which has been out since February. Folks can go and check that out on wherever they listen to podcasts. I am excited to be leading the Racial and Ethnic Equity Action Agenda as part of the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship with the World Economic Forum over the next year. I have been dropping videos like Salary Justice and the Social Justice Redo, and you can also checkout my TED talk “ The Justice Bubble”.  Check out my website for more information about me or working with Equity Architecture : https://www.equityarchitect.co/ Reach out to me on any of my social media accounts at @mschelseann or @equityarchitect.

    46 min
  8. Computers, careers and composability with Dom Selvon, CTO of Apply Digital

    07/26/2023

    Computers, careers and composability with Dom Selvon, CTO of Apply Digital

    With ChatGPT, coding is easier than it ever has been before. So how do you stand out in a crowded Tech marketplace? Dom Selvon, the Chief Technical Officer of Apply Digital, has been working with Tech since the age of 7. Specialised in commerce, he's worked with some of the world's greatest brands creating rich experiences for buying things online. Now with Apply Digital he's focusing on the entire online experience from strategy, experience, design, and data intelligence, to grow real relationships with customers. Dom has also played an integral role in scaling the MACH alliance from it's inception in 2020, now already at 85 members including Google and Amazon just 3 years later: "It's is a philosophy for building internet scale software. Software that's pluggable and that's composable, that gives you the ability to rip apart and put back together, however your imagination sees fit." In this episode, Helen Spalding, Content Manager at Salt, interviews Dom about his fascinating career journey, his plans for Apply Digital and the MACH alliance, who he's hiring and why, and what his biggest learnings have been to date! Follow Dom on LinkedIn to keep up with his latest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dom-selvon-1488958/ Find out more about Apply Digital on their website: https://www.applydigital.com/ Find out more about the MACH alliance on their website: https://machalliance.org/ #MACH #ComposableTechnology #CodingCareers #CodingExpertise #ChatGPT #TechJobs #TechCareer

    41 min
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Creating Futures from Salt is a show that speaks to incredible people on their career journey. Careers can take lots of different paths and there isn't a one size fits all when it comes to professional development. In this podcast, we speak to industry experts about how they got into their positions and share inspirational stories and practical tips along the way. Hosted by Salt, experts in digital recruitment agency with over 20 offices around the world. Find out more: www.welovesalt.com

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  • Creator
    Salt
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Salt
  • Show Website
    Creating Futures