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When I Grow Up
by Katie Philo
When I Grow Up is a podcast hosted by me, Katie Philo. Each episode, I interview a guest about the trials, tribulations and joys of growing up. Whether you want to be a writer, lawyer, actor, farmer or still have no idea… it’s always reassuring hearing about the twists and turns in other people’s paths. Dialling it back to those childhood dreams and subsequent journeys, we’ll discuss how they arrived at their current destination, what they’ve learned along the way, as well as their remaining hopes and dreams. I’ll also interview a number of career coaches to understand how to find your passion and way in life. I want to show people that it’s OK to be unsure. It’s OK to have moments of failure, indecision – and of course success. After all, we’re all still figuring it out and forever growing up.
Episodes
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Great Jones Co-founders Sierra Tishgart & Maddy Moelis: How They Decided to Become First-Time Entrepreneurs
My guests this episode are Great Jones co-founders Sierra Tishgart and Maddy Moelis. Great Jones is a modern cookware company designed to make home cooking simple with beautiful high-performing cookware at an accessible price. Sierra and Maddy started Great Jones because they believe in the power...
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Orchid Project CEO & Founder Julia Lalla-Maharajh: Leaving the Corporate World to Found A Charity
“I realised I had to change something quite seismically in life because what I was doing had no real congruence or value anymore for me... I quit that job and went into a phase of not having a job or business card or identity. It was really tough. I consider that year utterly formative in my…
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The War On Drugs' Charlie Hall: Taking Your Passion Full Time & The Magic of Mentoring
“To have the opportunity to play music for people and spread some joy… I’ve been going to shows my whole life and felt feelings of euphoria and all those emotions that music can convey. To be a little part of that on the other side of things is an absolute privilege.” My guest this episode is...
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Mindset Coach, Speaker & Writer Africa Brooke: Self-Discovery In Sobriety
“The very last time that I drank was not because anything spectacularly different happened. It was simply because I was exhausted. I knew that if I didn’t stop, I would end up losing everyone in my life. I also knew that I am destined for something much bigger. I’ve always been an entrepreneur…
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Speech Tank Co-Founders Marisa Polanksy & Kristine Keller: The Power of Female Friendship
My guests (yes guests!) this episode are Speech Tank co-founders Marisa Polanksy and Kristine Keller. They’re both speech-writing experts, specializing in one-of-a-kind speeches for any occasion. Marisa Polansky also heads up Brand Marketing for co-working space called Union, having spent many...
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Amandah Wood: How People Find Meaning in Their Work and Lives
“There has to be a separation. Work has always been an extension of my identity. If a project failed, then I had failed… it’s only in the last year that I’ve been able to find that separation, where I’m not my work. I’m still passionate and excited about the work that I do. But if something fails...
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Dr Carole Presern: Learning About Human Experience Beyond Borders
"When I met the great Desmond Tutu, he said 'always remember the face'. I've never forgotten that lesson. So when I am going a speaking engagement or in my daily work, everyone has frustrations at work... but when I'm in that moment, I always remember the face. Whether it's Cuthbert, one of our...
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The New York Times CEO Mark Thompson: Rising to the Top & Finding Fulfilment in Challenge
“I’m always on a mission. It doesn’t mean that the mission is necessarily entirely apparent to me... even now, I’m not quite clear what it is that creates that shape. Although I think there is something about storytelling and really understanding what’s happening in the world. A sense of...
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Girl Vs. Cancer Lauren Mahon: How Cancer At 31 Changes Your Life
"Cancer has made my life richer. I've used the fear as a tailwind to live bigger. It's taken away the fear of doing what I want to do. It's made me just want to live my life the best I can. Rather than just sitting there and having an idea, I now have the idea and send the email or I send the…
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Ctrl Alt Delete's Emma Gannon: In Defence of Millennials & The Art of The Hustle
My guest this episode is Author, Broadcaster and Podcast Host, Emma Gannon. Growing up in Devon, England, Emma always loved to write, so it was perhaps inevitable that she went to study English at the University of Southampton. Upon graduating, she embarked on a successful career in journalism,...
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Emma Rosen: Lessons From Trying 25 Jobs In One Year
My guest this episode is Writer and Speaker, Emma Rosen. A high achiever academically, Emma progressed through school and university with the necessary grades and experience to land her dream role on the Civil Service’s prestigious Graduate Scheme. Within two weeks she knew it wasn’t for her.…
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Author, Actress & Speaker Mel Wells: Finding Purpose After An Eating Disorder
"Follow the breadcrumbs. Just follow those little nudges, whispers, signs and clues of what you enjoy and what your soul really enjoys. be really honest about that. If you want to change your life, start by doing more things that you love. Surround yourself by people that inspire you rather than...
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Man Repeller's Haley Nahman: On the Fiction of the Dream Job & Dealing With Scary "What-Ifs"
"What are you not willing to not find out about? I think that’s something everyone could examine. Whether we want to or not, we are all going to wonder about some stuff. We don’t all get to know what it feels like to be an Olympic athlete or a movie star. There are just things we don’t get to...
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Podcaster & Coach Alex Manzi: Becoming Your Best Self & Daring to Dream
"I didn't know what I wanted to and not until very recently did I discover that. I've had lots of different career paths but I still managed to get myself into some really good positions in terms of work. It's not the end of the world if you don't know what you want to do until you're 30, 35, 40…
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Dr Gwen Adshead: Why Dealing With Difficulty Is Important & How We Grow Up
“Life is difficult sometimes. The fact that something is difficult, hard or boring doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the wrong thing for you. It may be important to work out why it’s so difficult, hard and boring and try and go a bit deeper… You don’t have to like every situation you’re in. Life is...
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Zanna Van Dijk: Magic Begins Outside The Comfort Zone (Even If It's Scary AF)
"I'm still in this mindset of I have no idea where I'm going to be in the next five years. It messes with my head. It's very exciting because there are so many opportunities and you can go in whichever direction you want, but as someone who is very goal-oriented, it's very bizarre to not really...
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Lauren Kay: Should You Quit Your Job and Move To Bali?
"The quickest way to tell my story is 'Oh, I quit my job!' But of course, I didn't just quit like that. There were months of turmoil beforehand, saving, making a plan. There are lots of things that go on in the background to ensure that I could leap and feel comfortable. This meant I could make...
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The New York Public Library’s Tony Ageh: Pioneering Change in the Face of Resistance
“I always felt this strange sense of otherness as a child, just because of the colour of my skin. I am sure there are many people who have versions of that, whether you have afflictions that others think disable you, that don't in any way disable you. I knew full well, because of the environment…
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Temi Hollist: The Truth Behind Big Career Changes & Making Leaps into the Unknown
"I really thought about it. I sought the counsel of people I trusted. I spent time feeling settled about it and I still arrived at the decision that I want to go. The only person I could blame was myself and in that moment I trusted myself to know it was the right decision for me." My guest this...
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Refinery 29's Lucie Fink: Creating the Perfect Job & Swapping Neuroscience for Media
"A lot of my friends seemed to be in that boat where everything was sort of linear and I was just weaving. I definitely was stressed but if I have a takeaway from it, it's that the stress didn't help me figure it out at all." My guest this week is Video Producer, Lifestyle Host and Stop Motion...
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Jeremy Vine: Over 30 years in Broadcasting & The Importance of Time
"We're here for fun, mainly. Therefore, if we come first doing what we enjoy, that's great. But if not, let's at least work hard at it and do our best." - Jeremy Vine. My guest this week is Presenter, Broadcaster and Journalist, Jeremy Vine. From a young age, Jeremy always knew he wanted to be a...
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When I Grow Up: Trailer
What do you want to be when you grow up? Hands up if you remember being asked this when you were younger. And hands up if you never knew the answer. Keep your hand up if you still don't know the answer. Don't worry, neither do I. When I Grow Up is a podcast hosted by me, Katie Philo, all about…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
When I Grow Up is a podcast hosted by me, Katie Philo. Each episode, I interview a guest about the trials, tribulations and joys of growing up. Whether you want to be a writer, lawyer, actor, farmer or still have no idea… it’s always reassuring hearing about the twists and turns in other people’s paths. Dialling it back to those childhood dreams and subsequent journeys, we’ll discuss how they arrived at their current destination, what they’ve learned along the way, as well as their remaining hopes and dreams. I’ll also interview a number of career coaches to understand how to find your passion and way in life. I want to show people that it’s OK to be unsure. It’s OK to have moments of failure, indecision – and of course success. After all, we’re all still figuring it out and forever growing up.
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When I Grow Up is a podcast hosted by me, Katie Philo. Each episode, I interview a guest about the trials, tribulations and joys of growing up. Whether you want to be a writer, lawyer, actor, farmer or still have no idea… it’s always reassuring hearing about the twists and turns in other people’s...
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