• Interior Designer - Sarah Richards
    Aug 30 2022

    In this episode I chat to former student Sarah, who is a now an Interior Designer! We talk about how it's so important to listen to yourself and what really interests you, how she ended up designing for palaces in Dubai and about the time she knocked over a Tracey Emin painting!

    Remember, if you are interested in finding out more about what it takes to be an Interior Designer then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Sarah has kindly given us her follow up 3 pieces of advice!

    And of course, thanks to you for listening! 



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    31 mins
  • Coach and Speaker - Ginny Radmall
    Feb 17 2022

    In this episode I chat to former student Ginny, who is a now a Coach and Speaker! We talk about her route into this career, how important communication and authenticity is in today's world, and of course what she wanted to be when she was 5 years old!

    Remember, if you are interested in finding out more about what it takes to be a Coach and Speaker then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Ginny has kindly given us her follow up 3 pieces of advice!

    Find out more about Ginny's coaching company The Ivy Way:  www.theivyway.com

    And of course, thanks to you for listening! 

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    34 mins
  • Performing Arts Academy and Agency Owner - Caroline Boury
    Nov 22 2021

    In this episode I chat to former student Caroline, who is a Performing Arts Academy and Agency Owner! We talk about her route into this career, how important it is that all young people should have access to the Arts, and of course what she wanted to be when she was 5 years old!

    Remember, if you are interested in finding out more about what it takes to be a Performing Arts Academy and Agency Owner then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Caroline has kindly given us her follow up 3 pieces of advice!

    Find out more about The Boury Academy here:  www.thebouryacademy.co.uk

    And of course, thanks to you for listening! 

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    28 mins
  • Special Episode - A Conversation with Mae and Sam, Co Founders of ERIC
    Aug 19 2021

    To kickstart Season 3 of Astronaut to Zookeeper podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Mae Yip and Samantha Hornsby who are the Co Founders of ERIC - the exciting career & self-discovery platform for young people.

    ERIC is a hyper curated careers platform, enabling young people to get high quality careers advice on demand. Mae and Sam spend hours crawling the internet for the best career events, articles, podcasts (and yes, we are on it) & videos and showcase companies who are trying to reach Gen Z talent.

    We chat about their own career journeys and of course what they wanted to be when they were 5 years old!

    The official ERIC app will be launching this October but you can still gain early access to their sexy web version. Head over to www.meet-eric.com to sign up for free.

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    30 mins
  • Teaching Assistant - Jerome Marshall
    Jul 18 2021

    Welcome to Astronaut to Zookeeper Podcast where we aim to open up the imagination for young people when it comes to life after school.

    In this episode I catch up with former student Jerome who is now a  Teaching Assistant. We chat about the varied responsibilities of a TA , how young people best flourish, and of course the good days and the bad days being a teaching assistant.

    Remember if you are interested in finding out more about life as a Teaching Assistant then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Jerome has kindly given us his follow up 3 pieces of advice!

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    30 mins
  • Gender Balance Coach - Stephanie Bevan
    Jul 1 2021

    In this episode I chat to former student Stephanie, who is now a Gender Balance Coach for the Institute of Physics! We talk about the importance of gender balance in every profession, unconscious bias, role models and of course what she wanted to be when she was 5 years old!

    Remember, if you are interested in finding out more about what it takes to be a Gender Balance Coach then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Steph has kindly given us her follow up 3 pieces of advice! 

    And of course, thanks to you for listening! 

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    29 mins
  • Entrepreneur and CoFounder of Original Flava - Craig McAnuff
    May 27 2021

    Welcome to Astronaut to Zookeeper Podcast where we aim to open up the imagination for young people when it comes to life after school.

    In this episode I catch up with former student Craig, a man of many talents, he's a graphic designer and brand expert but  also an Entrepreneur, Co founder of the hugely successful Original Flava, best selling author with 500K+ Social Media followers and been in GQ magazine sporting a lovely jumper! We chat about how it all started in his Nan's kitchen and of course the good and the bad of being an Entrepreneur. 

    Remember if you are interested in finding out more about life as an Entrepreneur then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Craig has kindly given us his follow up 3 pieces of advice!

    Find out more about what Craig is up to:
    https://www.craigdean.co.uk/
    https://www.instagram.com/ORIGINALFLAVA/
    https://originalflava.com/

    And of course, thanks to you for listening! 

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    30 mins
  • Accountant - Lydia Nartey
    Feb 12 2021

    In this episode I chat to the always smiling Lydia who is now an Accountant and she hasn't got a boring bone in her body! We talk about her love of  problem solving, how she went from counting pennies to dealing with millions of pounds, and of course - the best day and worst day being an Accountant! 

    Remember, if you are interested in finding out more about what it takes to be an Accountant then head on over to our Instagram account @astrozookeeper where Lydia has kindly given us her follow up 3 pieces of advice! 

    And of course, thanks to you for listening! 

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    29 mins