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Real People, Real Jobs, Honest Conversations
Career Insights in 20 Minutes
The 20 Minute Career is a video podcast where we talk to real people doing real jobs no filter, no fluff. Created for senior high school students and university undergraduates, each episode is a candid, fast-paced conversation that reveals what the work actually looks like from the inside.
Whether you're choosing subjects, picking a degree, or heading into your first role, we give you the honest picture including how AI is reshaping careers and creating entirely new ones.
Latest Episodes
EPISODE 07
Guest - Dan Ridd
Nobody grows up wanting to be a salesperson. Dan Ridd didn't. He dropped out of university, fell into a business development job at a telecoms company, and made £10,000 in his first month at 21 years old and that was only the beginning.
3rd June 2026 | 20 minutes
EPISODE 06
Guest - Tori Grimes
Tori didn't find her career in a classroom. She found it witnessing real poverty on the ground in Africa at 18. In this episode she breaks down what philanthropy actually is, what the job looks like day to day, and the price of choosing meaning over money.
20th May 2026 | 20 minutes
EPISODE 05
Guest - Krystal Ricardo-Barr
Krystal didn't take the linear path to get here. A science degree, finance job, and no real clear idea of where she was actually heading. She'll be the first to tell you that's more normal than you think.
20th May 2026 | 20 minutes
The 20MC 4P Framework™
Each episode goes deeper into the 4 Ps — Path, Pressure, Price and Payoff, giving you a sharp, honest sense of whether a career fits you and if it's worth exploring further.
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PATH
PRESSURE
PRICE
PAYOFF
How they got in
Subjects
Degrees
Pivots
First breaks
Door openers
Internships
Strengths
What the job demands day‑to‑day
Pace
Hours
Stress
Stakeholders
Performance
The trade-offs
Time
Cost
Lifestyle
Effort
Emotional load
What makes it worth it (or not)
Skills
Impact
Money
Growth
Meaning
Status