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Founded by Alex Young in 2022, the platform was born from her own frustration with outdated career advice and rigid workplace expectations.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 05: Work In Progress - Hannah Sosovicka
💬 Summary
In this episode, we speak to Hannah Sosa – founder of Subtle Series and host of the Awfully Quiet podcast – about redefining career progression for quietly ambitious people.
Hannah shares the inspiration behind her unique career platform, how she balances a full-time corporate career with building her own business, and why she believes introspection is an underrated leadership trait. We discuss everything from self-expression to personal branding, from building networks that work for introverts to why sustainable success starts with tuning into yourself.
💡 Takeaways
- Quiet ambition is still ambition – it just looks different
- Clarity is the foundation of confident self-expression
- You don’t need to perform your ambition to be seen
- Personal branding isn’t about being loud – it’s about being remembered
- Progression is easier when you leave breadcrumbs along the way
- Being an advocate for yourself starts with small, consistent wins
- Balance can mean different things in different seasons
- Introspective leadership is a strength, not a limitation
- Asking the right questions builds deeper team connections
- Careers of the future must allow room for personality diversity
🕒 Chapters
00:00 – Welcome, Hannah! What she does and why she does it
02:44 – The career path that led to Subtle Series
04:52 – Early iterations and finding her audience
05:38 – Balancing corporate life and building a brand
08:25 – What does it mean to be quietly ambitious?
10:19 – Do quieter people avoid leadership roles?
12:00 – Platforming different paths to success
12:57 – Creating a brand that feels calm yet confident
15:27 – Reimagining career learning experiences
16:39 – The transformation Hannah wants for her audience
18:36 – Why clarity must come before action
21:15 – How to build visibility in your own way
23:08 – Demonstrating value without feeling salesy
26:48 – Don’t wait for your manager to do the work
28:41 – Rethinking the ‘rules’ of workplace success
30:51 – Building a personal brand without performing
34:08 – What the future of work could look like
37:14 – What sustainable success means to Hannah
39:22 – How to manage and empower quieter team members
41:13 – Why we all need regular 1:1s with ourselves
44:00 – Closing reflections
🔗 Follow Hannah
https://www.instagram.com/subtleseries/
https://www.instagram.com/awfullyquietpodcast/
https://www.youtube.com/@Hannah-Sosa
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