Favourite Positions
Favourite Positions is a platform and podcast designed to help you find your dream role.
Founded by Alex Young in 2022, the platform was born from her own frustration with outdated career advice and rigid workplace expectations. Early in her career, Alex was often told she was “too young” to lead or made to feel uncomfortable in environments rife with sexism and performative policies. Like many, she was left disillusioned – not by hard work itself, but by systems that held people back.
Instead of conforming, she looked to those building better businesses – the founders, leaders and creatives shaping inclusive, purpose-led workplaces that prioritise well-being, impact and autonomy. Their stories lit the path forward.
Favourite Positions began as a way to share those stories – and has since grown into a trusted space for candid conversations about work, identity and ambition in a changing world.
Today, Favourite Positions is home to a growing community of over 10,000 people.
Alex’s work has been featured by the BBC, Channel 4, Cosmopolitan, Metro and Start Up Magazine. She is the recipient of the Excellence Scholarship at Imperial College London, where she’s continuing to grow the platform alongside her MBA.
Tune in for honest episodes that showcase the people reimagining work for a new generation.
Whether you’re early in your career, switching paths or leading a team, Favourite Positions is here to help you carve your own path and find work that truly fits.
Favourite Positions
Episode 01: Work In Progress - Mary Kemp
đź’¬ Summary
In this episode, we chat to Mary, co-founder of AI Potential, about what it really means to work with AI – and how to use it to get ahead, especially if you’re early in your career or part of an underrepresented group in tech.
Mary talks openly about her journey – from building AI tools to teaching people how to use them with confidence. She makes the case for why AI should be a skill you practise, not just a tool you fear, and how soft skills (which women often excel in) are becoming your biggest asset. This one's packed with insight, especially if you're navigating your next move or leading a team in 2025.
đź’ˇ Takeaways
- AI isn’t replacing people – it’s levelling up what people can do
- Women are set to thrive if we value soft skills properly
- Re-skilling and up-skilling aren’t optional anymore
- Think of AI like a gym for your brain: you get better by using it
- Bias exists in AI – and if you’re not questioning it, you’re accepting it
- Managers need to learn with their teams, not just delegate tech stuff
- AI can save you hours of admin – if you know what to ask it
- Using AI doesn’t mean switching off your brain – critical thinking is non-negotiable
- AI could be the confidence boost your career’s been waiting for
🔥 Favourite Soundbites
“AI is a skill, not a tool.”
“Always double-check facts from AI.”
“AI can help you unlock your potential – especially when you feel stuck.”
đź•’ Chapters
00:00 – Who is Mary?
00:37 – The AI takeover: real or hype?
04:24 – Surviving (and thriving in) disruption
07:54 – Confidence in AI: how to build it
11:49 – Women, bias + who’s shaping the tech
15:15 – Future-proofing your skills
19:17 – The hidden bias in hiring tools
22:49 – Getting good at working with AI
26:20 – Managers, this bit’s for you
30:06 – Good news: AI saves you time
34:12 – If you’re job hunting, listen to this
37:15 – Mary’s final advice
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-potential/?originalSubdomain=uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-kemp-ai/
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