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We're off traveling! 

Join us in this week's episodes as we share our exciting plans to take an extended travel break away from life in the UK.  While this will be the last episode we'll be releasing for a few months, we're excited to share with you:

- Our motivations to independently embark on these journeys
- Our travel plans and how we financially planned for this break
- What we hope to learn and experience during our travels

P.S. We've already been travelling for a few months, so we'll be back before you know it! 

When you think of a trustee, what do you think of? Is it a white guy in his 60s?

Whilst boards aren't particularly diverse today, this is changing and they need YOUR voice. In this week’s episode, we are delighted to talk to Shirin Shah about her experience as a trustee on the board of a charity, including the impact she has been able to have and what she has learned in the process. We cover:

- Why you would join a board
- What qualifications you need 
- Diversity on boards 
- Building skills and owning your opinions
- Imposter syndrome 
- Transferable skills that make you an asset to a board 
- Building confidence via a trustee role
- Things to think about before signing up 
- Where to find roles 

Unsurprisingly, finances probably aren’t top of you list of things you think about the moment you get engaged, nor should they be! But once you’ve done plenty of celebrating, planning a wedding can often come with quite a price tag, and the financial implications are worth putting some thought to. In this episode we sit down with our friend Lou and have a big debrief on the way we each planned financially for our own weddings, and top tips including:
How we approached planning financially for our weddingsAny strategies for saving in advanceLargest expensesHow to choose where to prioritise and what made the biggest impact on the dayWhere you can cut costs with low impactThings we’re very glad we did and things we would have done differentlyCommunicating with your fiancé on this topic

In today’s episode of Career Crossroads we are joined by Teena Alimchandhani, a Communications & Change Management Consultant at Willis Towers Watson.

Teena provides valuable insights into this exciting career path, covering a range of topics including: 

- What consulting entails, and why she chose consulting as a career
- The essential skills needed to excel in this field
- What Teena likes and dislikes about consulting, and an honest insight into the profession
- Teena’s personal definition of success as a change management consultant
- Valuable advice on how to break into the industry, both as a graduate and an experienced hire

This episode is part of the Career Crossroads sub-series where we delve into all things careers and career change, bringing to light what people actually do day to day in their roles, what skills you need, how to break into the industry at a later stage, salaries, long term prospects, and lots more.

Do you ever get tired of the nagging voice in your head that tells you you’re not good/smart/attractive enough? That you shouldn’t speak up in that meeting and couldn’t possibly put yourself forward for promotion? This devil on your shoulder is your inner critic, and despite what it tells you (and actually being designed to protect you), it’s not always right and may be holding you back. 

In today’s episode we discuss our inner critics and how to manage them with Molly Taylor, founder and CEO of Famn, a coaching business with a psychologically grounded approach to their coaching practice. Molly also leads a second business, F*ck Off Russell, which specifically focuses on managing your inner critic.
 
In this episode we discuss:
- What is your inner critic and why do we have them?
- Molly's experience with her own inner critic
- How our childhoods impact what our inner critic says to us
- How our autonomic nervous system impacts us and our ability to manage our inner critic 
- Why going hard at the gym may not always be the best way to combat stress
- Comparison and social media
- Tools to quieten your inner critic

Check out Famn and F**k Off Rusell to find out more.

In this episode of Career Crossroads, we are delighted to be talking to our very own Shreenidhi Subramanian about what it means to be a product manager. We delve into:
 
- What actually is a product manager
- The key skills needed and how transferable they are
- Why data is key, and helps with imposter syndrome
- Taking people on the journey
- Leaning into your strengths vs dwelling on your weaknesses
- Defining success
- Managing work life balance
- What to expect at an interview
- Salary expectations
- Progression and exit opportunities ­­­
- How to break into the role, and further resources

This episode is part of the Career Crossroads sub-series where we delve into all things careers and career change, bringing to light what people actually do day to day in their roles, what skills you need, how to break into the industry at a later stage, salaries, long term prospects, and lots more.