'...' - Toby is an all rounder in the music industry. He manages two businesses, 'Sounds Queer' and 'State is Flow', whilst also being a performer himself. He tells us how creating these side hustles boosts his own passions and keeps him learning.

@tobycortonmusic

@soundsqueerhq

@stateisflow

🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨

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'You've got one shot at life, let's give it a good crack' - Penny has built an interior design business that focuses on commercial spaces. She started in Sydney and has made her way across the world, starting from scratch in each city and planting herself firmly in the competitive world of interior design.

@sloane_penny

@sirendesign

Business: https://sirendesign.co.uk/

🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨

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'You're either learning or earning' - The world of entertainment and social media is an incredibly fun place to be, and Sammie talks us through it all. Also on a 'maternity cover' role whilst we recorded the pod, she tells us about the perks of taking a temp role like this and how they can outweigh the risks you are warned about.

🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨

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'Anything in life you assign value to has meaning' - Danny works in finance but when taking some time travelling he fell into a breathwork workshop and now it's changed his life. I guarantee when you listen to this episode you'll be desperate to book one of his classes, to see exactly how he's disrupting the wellness industry.

@thebreathworkbreddah

Breathwork song:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5MPosF8tzkEwgDGgcr83ZN?si=Sl3i3fGGRxi7cKKc8M_nRA

🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨

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'Dyslexia will be a superpower against AI' - Doulla has worked her way up to some of the best companies in digital, including Meta and Facebook, but the priority of this episode really turned out to be the personal journey that helped push her towards the career. Doulla also shared incredible insight into the working world when you are severely dyslexic.

@doullacroft

🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨

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'Creativity is the key solution to sustainable change' - James is a co-founder of 'Are You Mad' (Are You Making a Difference), a conscious creative unit, where they work with high profile brands to turn their waste, whilst also running workshops for the public to get involved into the movement to waste less. How does one come to start such a niche business with such a positive impact you ask? Listen to the pod and find out!

Resources:

Are You Mad website: https://www.areyoumad.co/

🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨

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'Let's go to the pub but tomorrow we go again, we're gonna get a result and we're going to deliver it' - Tom works at Mace and runs us through the world of construction, how he started at the very bottom and has made to associate project director. We discuss how cranes actually get up and down in busy London, how much actually goes into these big projects and what would be the future dream jobs. You will definitely look differently at construction after you hear all of this!

🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨

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'There's no daydreaming off for 10 seconds, this could be life changing for somebody' - Ami has a mental health company for young people, which is surprisingly niche even in the current climate. She talks us through what motivated her to start this company, the need for it, and where she sees it going as our world evolves for young people.

Resources:

https://www.londonyoungcounselling.com/

🎙 How To Become A... explores real-life journeys behind the careers of everyday people. Each episode dives into the path of someone who's built success outside of the spotlight — no fame, no fortune, just real stories. Discover how they started, the challenges they faced, and what drives them forward. 💼✨

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