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Your Career Journey
Career paths are rarely linear.
There are changes in direction, unexpected opportunities, difficult decisions, setbacks and moments when we're not quite sure what comes next.
That's what Your Career Journey is about.
I'm Emma Graham, a career coach with a background in recruitment, and in each episode I sit down with leaders, marketers, creatives and experienced professionals to talk about the reality behind their careers.
Not just where they've ended up, but how they got there.
We talk about the decisions they've made, the opportunities they've taken, the things that haven't worked out and what they've learnt along the way.
You'll hear honest conversations about career change, leadership, confidence, adaptability, networking, navigating uncertainty and staying relevant as the world of work changes.
Because I don't believe there's one right way to build a successful career.
But I do think there's a lot we can learn from understanding how other people have approached theirs.
My hope is that each conversation gives you something useful to take away and apply to your own career—whether you're thinking about your next move, looking to grow where you are, or simply wanting to be more intentional about what comes next.
Welcome to Your Career Journey.
Episodes
62 episodes
Your Purpose Isn’t Your Job: A Different Way to Think About Meaningful Work
What does it actually mean to have purpose at work? And is purpose something we need to go out and find, or could it already be within us?In this episode of Your Career Journey, I’m joined by Jen Margolis to explore the differen...
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What Great Leadership Actually Looks Like: Culture, Purpose & People
What does great leadership actually look like? And how do you create a culture where people can perform, grow and flourish?Today, I’m joined by Lara Bezerra, whose career has taken her from Brazil to senior leadership roles around the wo...
Can A Marketing Career Lead To CEO?
Can a career in marketing lead to becoming a CEO? And if that’s your ambition, what skills do you need to develop beyond marketing?In this episode of Your Career Journey, I’m joined by Natalie Mactier, whose own route to CEO sta...
Who Are You Without Your Job Title? Redundancy, Identity & Redefining Success
What happens when the career you’ve spent decades building suddenly ends, and you realise just how much of your identity was tied to it?Geoff Curtis spent nearly 30 years building a successful career in communications, including reaching...
How to Create Career Opportunities Instead of Waiting for Them
Isabel Thomson-Officer didn't follow a carefully mapped-out career plan. She built her career by creating opportunities that didn't exist, asking for chances others wouldn't, and backing herself long before she felt completely ready.What...
From Barbie to AI: Andrea Roberts on Building a Marketing Career That Evolves
What do Barbie, The Body Shop, pharmaceuticals, fintech and AI have in common?For Andrea Roberts, they've all been part of her fascinating marketing career.In this episode of Your Career Journey, I sit down with Andrea Roberts t...
How to Build Resilience at Work: Leadership, Change & Thriving in Uncertain Times
How do you stay resilient when change feels constant?In this episode, I'm joined by learning and development specialist Russell Harvey to explore what resilience really means, why it's becoming one of the most important skills we can de...
Career Detours, Reinvention and the Courage to Build Something New
Careers rarely follow the path we expect.In this episode, I'm joined by Rachel Abad to talk about the twists, turns, and unexpected experiences that ultimately led her to founding her own communications consultancy.Growing up in...
Surviving A Toxic Workplace: An HR Leader’s Framework for Self-Awareness, Self-Care & Empowerment
In this episode, I’m joined by HR leader and author Teri Chilcoat to talk about the realities of toxic workplace cultures, why so many people stay longer than they should, and what you can do to protect yourself when you find yourself in one.
How to Pitch Your Way Into Your Dream Job | Career Confidence, Visibility & Taking Initiative
What if the opportunity you wanted didn’t exist yet and you had to create it yourself?In this episode, I’m joined by social media and content agency founder Kim James to talk about the power of initiative, visibility, and backing yourse...
Initiative, Responsibility, and Owning Your Career: Leadership Lessons From A Veteran CEO
What does it really take to build a long, successful leadership career?In this episode, I’m joined by Barry Moline, who shares the story behind his 29-year career as a CEO and the experiences that shaped his approach to leadership.<...
Navigating Burnout: The Journey from Corporate Overload to Reinvention
What does burnout actually look like, and how do you move through it?In this episode, Emma sits down with Isabelle Tremblay, a senior Marketer with 25 years of experience in corporate Canada. Discover how a once thriving workplace cultu...
From Overwhelmed to Organised: Reducing the Mental Load & Creating Systems That Actually Work
Feeling overwhelmed, stretched, and constantly thinking about everything you haven’t done yet?You’re not alone, and a lot of it comes down to the invisible mental load we carry every day.In this episode, I’m joined by productivi...
How to Become a Fractional CMO (Career Path, Skills & Lessons) with Laura Zahariou
What does it really take to grow from a solo marketer into a strategic leader and eventually step out on your own?In this episode, Laura Zahariou shares her career journey from being the only marketer in mid-sized businesses to building...
Marketing Me: Personal Branding, Visibility, and Authenticity with Nina Christian
How do you position and promote the most important brand you’ll ever work on, yourself?In this episode, I’m joined by Nina Christian to explore the realities of personal branding, visibility, and building a professional reputation...
Migrating to Australia in Your 30s: Career Change, Loneliness & Job Market Truths with Ana Asanovic
Moving countries in your 30s is often portrayed as exciting and full of opportunity, but what does the reality actually look like?In this episode, I'm joined by Ana Asanovic to share her journey from Serbia to Australia as a mature age ...
Building A Life You Love - Not Just A Career - with Briony Cullin
In this episode, I sit down with digital marketer and SEO consultant Briony Cullin to explore how trusting her intuition led her through a series of bold career and life changes, and ultimately helped her build a business and lifestyle she genu...
Why Sales & Marketing Still Aren’t Aligned (And How to Fix It) with Michelle Michaux
Today I'm joined by Michelle Michaux, who shares how her unconventional career journey (from banking operations to marketing) gave her a front row seat to how large complex organisations can bridge the gaps between marketing, sales, and deliver...
How To Build an International Marketing Career with Adam Lavrentiadis
Ever wondered what it really takes to build a global marketing career?How do you go from working in a local market to leading marketing for global brands? In this episode, Adam Lavrentiadis shares his journey from Australia to the globa...
Rethinking Success Through Career and Life Transitions with Caroline Patrick
Today, I’m joined by Caroline Patrick for a thoughtful, honest conversation about how our definition of success shifts over time, often in ways we don’t expect.Caroline shares her career story, which starts with dreams of becoming a pol...
The Most Important Career Advice I Heard This Year
It’s been an incredible year of conversations on Your Career Journey, and I wanted to wrap things up by taking you through the standout moments, themes, and lessons from every guest who joined me.From navigating redundancy… to changing ...
Unlocking Your Potential with Goal Setting | Insights from Keith Abraham
In this episode, I’m joined by Keith Abraham, a globally recognised speaker, author, and one of the most passionate voices on goal setting you’ll ever come across.Keith shares his unconventional path from leaving school early to building...
✨ Changing Career Direction Without Starting Over. With Kate Greenwood
What do you do when the career path you’ve been on since university no longer feels right?In this episode, I’m joined by Kate Greenwood, who shares her incredibly honest journey from a traditional career in family law to a leaders...
Leading with Heart: How Emotional Intelligence Transforms Leadership. With Ann Pocock
What does authentic leadership really look like, and how do we bring more of ourselves to the way we lead?In this episode of Your Career Journey, I’m joined by Ann Pocock, founder of Kinetic Effect and former Corporate Marketing Communi...
Embracing Diversity and Leading with Purpose | Career Lessons from Celeste Warren
How do you really make Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work, not just as a policy, but as something that’s lived and felt in an organisation?In this episode, I sit down with Celeste Warren, a globally recognised HR and Diversity, Equity ...