
Welcome to Work is Weird Now—the podcast that explores the mysteries and oddities of work in the modern age. If you’re at a mid-career impasse, questioning your career choices, looking for inspiration, or just wondering what on earth is going on —you're in the right place.
Meet your hosts:
Alice Phillips: www.linkedin.com/in/alice-phillips-17847b7/
Dan Emery: www.linkedin.com/in/d... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 39 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Business | |||

How do you build a personal brand that opens doors without feeling like you’re performing for likes?
In this episode, we speak with Claudia Cardinali, Head of Strategy at Great Influence, the agency behind the personal brands of some of the UK’s mos... more
We’ve been circling around AI for months — how to use it, how to feel about it, and how not to lose ourselves in the process.
This week, we sat down with Jaroslav Dokoupil, Managing Director of RQ Genesis and Chief Learning Officer at OpenExO, who h... more
Guest: Chris Budd — founder of Ovation Finance, author of The Eternal Business and The Financial Wellbeing Book, and founder of the Institute for Financial Wellbeing.
If you’ve ever been told to “fix your money before you fix your life,” this episod... more
In this special wrap-up episode, Alice and Dan take you behind the scenes at the Finance Forum, where finance leaders, innovators, and curious minds came together to unpack the future of finance.
From the buzzing exhibitor floor to thought-provokin... more
If you’re 45–65 and wondering whether work still wants you, this episode is your reset. Chartered psychologist Lucy Standing, co-founder of Brave Starts, joins us to unpack the realities and myths of age in the modern workplace.
Lucy explains why th... more
Finance has long carried the stereotype of being the “team of no.” Donald Ewing flips that narrative, arguing that today’s finance leaders are connectors—translating risk, strategy, and numbers into business action.
Key takeaways:
* From “no” to c... more
Can finance save the world?
It sounds like a ridiculous question—until you hear Victoria Gillespie answer it. A seasoned finance leader working at the intersection of sustainability and investment, Victoria joins Work is Weird Now as part of our Fin... more
Is the future of finance human?
Finance has long been misunderstood as number-crunching and compliance—but the truth is, it’s about people. In this episode of Work is Weird Now, multi award-winning finance and technology leader Becky Glover joins us... more
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