Episodes

  • Pregnant at university—how I overcame my own early career challenge
    Nov 6 2024

    In the very first episode of the Life at Sage podcast, we speak to Vicky Rowland, who recruits Graduates, Interns, and Apprentices at Sage.

    Vicky details how her own early career experience almost came to a halt after becoming pregnant a few short weeks into her university education. But that’s just the beginning of the story.

    We hear how she triumphed in the face of adversity due to her sheer doggedness in making her career happen. Not to mention how Sage empowers people from all walks of life and backgrounds into their early careers—lifting the barriers on entries into the technology sector for people who may have gone through similar experiences.

    Jump in and hear Vicky’s whole inspirational story.

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    47 mins
  • Veteran jobs—life after military service
    Nov 6 2024

    Mark Hendry MBE is a former British Army Officer who was given his title by Queen Elizabeth II after an heroic rescue effort in Nepal in 2015.

    In this episode of Life at Sage, he talks about this experience, as well as his decision to leave the Army after 23 years of service. He details the fears, the challenges of transition, and the rewards of finding a thriving new career in the technology sector via the Sage Pathways programme.

    If you’re thinking about leaving the armed forces or have a friend or loved one who’s wondering what to do when they leave, this is an inspirational journey through one ex-Officer’s experience.

    Dive right in and hear it for yourself.

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    44 mins
  • Finding my feet—living and working with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
    Nov 6 2024

    Kerry Walsh is a woman determined not to be defined by her rare disease, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), which she has had since birth and which currently has no cure.

    Rather, Kerry has boldly rewritten her own history as a “rare disease warrior” and, in this episode of Life at Sage, discusses the sense of purpose and career success (via the Pathways program) that it's brought her.

    As well as offering strategies both to companies looking to increase disability hires as well as other people living with disabilities on how to survive and thrive in the corporate world, Kerry discusses the launch of her book on the topic: Finding My Feet.

    Take a deep-dive into this heroic journey of self-awareness and accomplishment.

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    57 mins