Today we have the pleasure of being joined by Martin Samuels. Martin has had (in his words) a slightly unconventional career. He currently works within local government and operates as a strategic director for social care and education. Before this he worked for the NHS and in the civil service. All different sectors but one common theme, impacting people’s lives positively. Martin shares a brilliant story about helping an individual find employment, which to this day is one of the highlights of his career.

Martin’s passion to help people has been the driving force which has guided him through several different jobs, proving that you don’t need a strict career plan to succeed and be happy, just a willingness to make a difference. This is a great lesson to all of us. Don’t limit yourself to the possibilities of life, go with the flow and follow your passion.

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For episode 4 of this ‘Public Sector Leaders - Unsung Heroes’ special series, we’re joined by Rashida Baig. She is a highly experienced senior leader in all aspects of children and families with over 20 years of experience. Rashida has lead local authorities through significant periods of change, transforming services from inadequate to good. She currently sits on the Family Drug & Alcohol Strategic board, Family Justice board for East London and she is chair of the Youth Crime board in Croydon.

On top of all of that, Rashida has been awarded an MBE from the Queen for services to children & family social work and race equality.

Rashida shares with us the difficult conditions that social workers and vulnerable families are enduring due to COVID19 and how the need for social services are greater than ever. She also talks about how her upbringing in both Pakistan & the UK highlighted social inequalities in the world. She uses life experiences such as this, as a driving force for positive change in the communities that she serves and she works hard for that positive change to happen now! Later is not a word in her vocabulary.

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Sarah has worked in education for 18 years as a qualified teacher and senior leader. This has included roles in psychiatric in-patient services, hospital schools and pupil referral units. She specialises in supporting disadvantaged children. Sarah is a teacher, researcher and currently the president of the national organisation PRUsAP.

Despite being made redundant she has continued to succeed by starting her own consultancy company, Phoenix Education Consultancy. This move has allowed her to have more influence over policy and change at a national level.

For her, school was incredibly empowering and supported her emotional well being, however she was aware that this isn’t the case for all children. This has been the driving force in her adult professional life, the desire to help all children feel like they are included and belong in school.

Listen to hear her amazing journey so far as a successful leader and don't miss her secret top tip on dealing with anxiety!

For more info on PRUsAP: https://www.prusap.co.uk/

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Jenny Turnross joins us for the second Public Sector series episode.

Jenny has been the Director of Practice at Birmingham's Children's trust since Sept 2018. She has a lot of experience in the Social Care sector, having served as an Ofsted Social Care Inspector as well as a local authority assistant director & head of service.

She is a strong & inspirational leader but above all, she is a carer. Giving back and helping the vulnerable people in society is what really matters to her.

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Welcome to the first episode of this special Public Sector series. To get us started we have the inspirational Rana Malik joining us.

Rana has been working in the education sector for 35 years. She has worked with pupils within behavioural units, pupils that have been excluded from school and is now a head of year as well as a part time lecturer.

In this interview she is very honest about the racists abuse that she experienced in school and how that contributed to a feeling of exclusion and isolation. She felt completely failed by the education sector but has used her trauma & pain towards positive change. Rana is dedicated to improving the education sector by ensuring that no student shares her educational experience.

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On the show this week is Ann Swain. Ann is the Chief Executive of APSCo (The Association of Professional Staffing Companies) an international trade body representing the professional recruitment sector.

Ann has over 30 years experience in the recruitment industry. She currently features in the SIA global power 50 list of the most influential women in international recruitment. She is also a co-author of the best selling 'Professional Recruiters Handbook' and if that's not impressive enough, in 2009 she accepted a fellowship from the NSPCC charity in recognition of her outstanding work to support vulnerable children in the UK.

In this episode Ann shares some real and honest career advice which is sure to inspire any entrepreneur. From humble beginnings, "a working class girl" in her own words, Ann has achieved a remarkable career whilst raising seven daughters!

For more information on APSCo: https://www.apsco.org/

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Mike Beesley is one of the UK’s best-known names in recruitment. With more than 40 years’ experience building successful businesses in the industry, his over-riding passion is creating opportunity through organisations that truly make a difference.

2020 has been the year of change for Mike, having stepped down from a position as Chair of the Prince’s Trust South West Development Committee, a role for which he was awarded the Mayor’s Medal and helped raise more than £1million for the organisation in the South West. As well as stepping down from his CEO position at Sanderson, the business he co-founded with business partner Keith Dawe in the late 70s.

Mike talks honesty about the lessons he has learned over the years and gives some invaluable advice to that next generation of market makers and entrepreneurs.

His new business venture, TIMESTWO Investments is an exciting proposition and will no doubt support that next wave of start-up businesses, as we look to rebuild our economy.

TIMESTWO Investments: https://timestwoinvestments.co.uk/

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Rory is the founder and co-owner of a Bristol based recruitment agency called Saragossa. Saragossa specialise in technology and change recruitment within Financial Services and Fin Tech. 

Having been in the recruitment sector for 11 years now, Rory talks openly about his journey so far and explains why after only 6 years in the industry, he decided to set up his own company. 

Rory’s passion for his business and the people within it is truly admirable. During this podcast, he talks about his businesses successes, their point of difference and how proactively reaching out to his network for regular support and advice has been invaluable over the years.

An honest account of an entrepreneur that backed himself 5 years ago and isn’t afraid of showing vulnerability. Definitely worth a listen!

For more info on Saragossa: https://saragossa.co.uk/

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