Hello! Welcome to What Do You Do - WDYD for short - a podcast that asks that very question to professionals across the nation, hosted by recruiter and journalist Alice McDermott. I want to encourage more transparent conversation about the day-to-day realities of Britain's working life - from daily breakfast choices to deep-seated motivations - and along the way, offer honest advice for those considering their career options.
WDYD?
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Hello! Welcome to What Do You Do - WDYD for short - a podcast that asks that very question to professionals across the nation, hosted by recruiter and journalist Alice McDermott. I want to encourage more transparent conversation about the day-to-day realities of Britain's working life - from daily breakfast choices to deep-seated motivations - and along the way, offer honest advice for those considering their career options.
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February 29, 2020
WDYD? - Teacher
<p>*NEWS!* - The first live episode of WDYD? will be broadcast on the Culture Channel on Soho Radio on Thursday 5th March at 6pm - it will be in honour of International Women's Day and will be all about women's experiences of working in the arts with two fabulous guests. Tune in at sohoradiolondon.com or download the app! If you miss it, you'll be able to listen back on Mixcloud.<br/><br/>In today’s episode I speak to the wonderful Gillian who has been a school teacher in South London since the mid 1980s. I was very interested to speak to Gillian to understand not only what her day-to-day entails and how it might have changed over the years, but also why it might have changed - in a career that has spanned over 35 years, she has navigated an education system that’s seen 7 Prime Ministers and 15 governments, all with their own agendas. The introduction of a national curriculum, of Ofsted, and rigorous regulation of the education system has impacted just how much teachers are expected to do and to cope with, which Gill talks about very honestly. </p><p>We address some of the stereotypes of teaching - like the long holidays and supposedly short working hours, having the big responsibility of the duty of care of so many children all at once, feeling like you’re inspiring a future generation every single day (according to the recent TeachFirst adverts) - and if they ring true in Gillian’s experiences and we also hear some great advice for those who are considering a career in the classroom.</p><p>Thank you Gillian for taking part and I hope you’ll all enjoy joining me as I ask a teacher, What Do You Do? </p>
February 5, 2020
WDYD? - Professional Athlete
<p>Hello and welcome to episode 7 of What Do You Do! In today’s episode I talk all things sport and life with professional footballer Paco Craig. After training regularly all throughout secondary school, Paco joined West Ham’s Youth Academy - also known as ‘the’ club - in 2008 at the age of 16, and went through the system until 2011. Following his release - i.e when he found out he wouldn’t be signed to the Premier league team - he tried out a couple of non-league clubs in the UK before deciding to travel to the States where he played college soccer and, as you’ll hear, broadened his horizons in many different ways. In 2016 Paco signed his contract with Louisville City FC in Kentucky, a United Soccer League Championship club, and happily enjoyed a lot of success and growth. Whilst it might not have been the football journey he had imagined back when he was a teenager, it truly feels like Paco made the most of his international experiences and found peace with who he is both on and off the pitch.</p><p>In our conversation about the life of a budding footballer going through the academy system, we talk about some really important issues in the broader world of professional sport, like the sacrifices you have to make from such a young, formative age, and the potential disillusionment and identity crises that can take over when things don’t work out as you had dreamed. <br/><br/>And not only is he my first blue tick official, wikipedia verified guest, he is also my long-standing friend and birthday twin (doing it for the Libras!). Thank you for taking part and I hope you’ll all enjoy joining me as we ask a professional athlete, What Do You Do?</p><p>Email: whatdoyoupod@gmail.com<br/>Insta: @wdydpod<br/><br/>To follow Paco: <br/>Insta - @Pacogigicraig <br/>Twitter - @Pacogigicraig<br/><br/>For further reading: <br/><br/>Michael Calvin - No Hunger In Paradise:<br/><a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Hunger-Paradise-Players-Journey/dp/1780896301'>https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Hunger-Paradise-Players-Journey/dp/1780896301</a><br/><br/>Joel Sked - 'The Pressure is Immoral - Uncovering the Dark Side of Youth Football'<br/><a href='https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/dark-side-youth-football-michael-calvin-525876'>https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/dark-side-youth-football-michael-calvin-525876</a><br/><br/>David Conn - 'Football's Biggest Issue': The Struggle Facing Boys Rejected By Academies'<br/><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/06/football-biggest-issue-boys-rejected-academies'>https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/06/football-biggest-issue-boys-rejected-academies</a></p>
January 22, 2020
WDYD? - Entrepreneur Jackie Fast
<p>WDYD? is back! I hope you’ve all enjoyed a great start to 2020.</p><p>My first guest of the decade is the wonderful Jackie Fast - businesswoman, author, keynote speaker, Apprentice 2018 candidate and above all, a very successful entrepreneur. We talk about the reality of Jackie’s journey from one-woman operation in her bedroom to the build, scale and sale of her sponsorship business, and what life has been like after the fact. </p><p>She tells about living in a shed out the back of a pub in Tooting Broadway to working on Necker Island, to the day-to-day that met her after she sold her company Slingshot, and what happened after a spur-of-the-moment decision to apply to sit opposite Alan, Claude and Karen for a few weeks. Jackie is super honest about, well, everything - it’s utterly charming - and I was grateful to gain such genuine insight into the joys and challenges of entrepreneurship. </p><p>Email: whatdoyoupod@gmail.com<br/>Instagram: @wdydpod - follow me! I follow back, promise <br/><br/>We'll be back in 2 weeks!</p>
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