Latest Episodes
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5: Mental Health, Shaking the Stigma – Joan Pons Laplana
Listen nowJoan Pons Laplana is on a mission to turn the healthcare system upside down and empower frontline staff & patients to lead together. He currently works at NHS Digital trying to shape the future of the NHS. In 2014, he was awarded the Frontline Leader of the Year Award at the East Midlands GB Care Awards. In 2018, he won the Britain BJN “Nurse of the Year” Award.
In this episode we discuss what it was like to work on the front lines of COVID as a nurse. What were the key challenges and ultimate cause for Jo’s burnout and eventual quitting? We also cover issues of mental health, stress and work-life balance and look at Jo’s new career path of helping others through teaching.
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4: When Reflection Illuminates Life’s Lessons – Jennifer Walton
Listen nowJennifer Walton is the Chief Brand Officer and Partner of SkyNile Consulting. She spent the last 10 years of her career hustling for one brand at a time, working hard to climb the corporate ladder, reach Executive level, and unlock many of life’s “achievements,” but couldn’t find peace. She lacked fulfillment and joined the public sector, but when she failed to get the resources and support she needed, she decided it was time to work on her own terms.
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3: Maintaining Enthusiasm Through Adversity – Ken Pendergast
Listen nowKen Pendergast is an experienced digital marketing and business development professional within the field of healthcare. Ken has expertise in program management, business strategy, data analysis, and interpersonal communication. After losing one job, Ken graduated with his masters and struggled to find work. Eventually he found another job, only to then resign from that position, joining the great resignation.
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2: Tapping Into Your Capacity to Learn – Chelsea Kidd
Listen nowChelsea is on a mission to build a healthy world, one organization at a time. She turned her passion for leveraging the power of movement as medicine into a wellness career where she supported large government and Fortune 100 companies. In the throws of the covid-19 pandemic, she joined the Great Resignation to launch her company, SiteWell Solutions. SiteWell helps businesses improve the well-being of their workforces through resilience, fitness, nutrition, and injury prevention services.
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1: Allow Me to Introduce Myself – Brian Aquart
Listen nowBrian Aquart is the Creator and Host of the Why I Left Podcast, a show chronicling real stories from real people about why they left their jobs during the pandemic. He is passionate about knowing the “why.” He’s learned valuable lessons from his family which helped him build relationships, understand people’s motivations, and navigate difficult situations while maintaining his authenticity.
In this debut episode, Brian gives you an overview of the podcast, why he launched the show and its goals.
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Why I Left Trailer
Listen nowDuring the worst pandemic in over 100 years, 1 in 4 people voluntarily left their jobs, but why? What caused this mass exodus? Why I Left brings you bi-weekly episodes of honest, informative, and entertaining discussions with people across industries who left their job. Created and hosted by Brian Aquart, he aims to explore the Great Resignation and chronicle real stories from real people about why they left their jobs during the pandemic, what has happened since, and share insights from the lessons they learned.