Episode 44 - Sarah Ellis

This Way Up

In this episode, I had a lovely conversation with Sarah Ellis. Sarah is the co-founder of Amazing If, an award-winning career development company with a mission to make work better for everyone. She’s also known for the great career podcast: Squiggly Careers and co-author of a book by the same name.
This interview could not be more relevant for our current times. One of the reasons I reached out to Sarah was because of what happened to my best friend. After being furloughed and then made redundant from her job, my friend found herself lacking confidence at the prospect of finding new work – something she had not done in years. She knew she should take this opportunity to go after her dream job, a career that would be ‘squiggly’ as it was completely different from her old one. Thanks to Sarah and her cofounder’s advice through their book and podcast she was able to not only find her confidence but get her dream job.
Unfortunately, my friend’s experience is not unusual. In fact, working mothers were 47% more likely to have permanently lost their job due to the pandemic. So it was great to sit down with Sarah and to understand not only her own career path but also get excellent advice on how to embrace a squiggly career. As well as all the great things we can do or put in place to ensure that we can thrive in the workplace.