Ex-Military Careers

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Our mission is to find meaningful employment for all veterans. Bridging the gap from the Military to a civilian career.

Since 2010 we have been supporting thousands of veterans, their spouses, and partners with access to purposeful employment. We support our community by promoting a successful transition from the military into a civilian career via education, employment, knowledge, and removing unconscious bias.

We help employers attract, onboard, develop and retain highly skilled individuals from a military talent pool. We are more than a job site promoting vacancies, we consider ourselves pioneers in bringing about change, actively driving inclusivity and forward-thinking hiring with respect to Ex-Military personnel.

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Episode 13 - Gear Up for Tech: A Career Guide for Veterans

Apr 02 2024 53 mins

After years of military service, finding a fulfilling job might feel overwhelming. Veterans have a unique set of skills and experiences that often make them world-class candidates, especially in a fast-moving industry like technology.The jump from the forces to the frontlines of tech can be a complex challenge, but you can conquer it with the right tools. Prepare to be inspired and

Episode 12 - Doing the right thing, on a difficult day when no one else is looking

Aug 02 2023 41 mins

In our latest podcast episode, we are joined by Carl Shadrake MCMI who served with the Grenadier Guards and was critically injured twice in Afghanistan. Carl talks about his struggles and how he overcame them and started a new chapter and career after being medically discharged from the Army.Drawing on his extensive military experience, Carl founded CS PM Consultancy with a mission

Episode 11 - How far will you go ?

Jun 19 2023 100 mins

In our latest podcast episode, Craig Kotze is joined by LSgt Natty Ngwenya who made the most of the sporting opportunities available to him by the Army and became a professional boxer!His strength, skill, and determination led him to join the British Army boxing team, where he became a five-time forces champion, an ABA champion, and a three-time GB champion and is now signed by Fra

Episode 10 - Creating a positive dialogue with Dave Coleman from Civvy2Commando

Mar 01 2023 44 mins

In this episode, Ellis chats to Ex-Royal Marine and Entrepreneur, Dave Coleman to guide us through his journey in the Marines and how he came to found Civvy2Commando.

Episode 9 - The GenDit Network with Chris Shaw and Chris Kirk

Oct 13 2022 45 mins

In this episode, Ellis Greenway is joined by Co-Founders of the GenDit Network, Chris Shaw and Chris Kirk to explore experiences as transitioning military personnel and highlighting their amazing work at the GenDit network to support veterans.

Episode 8 - Controlling the controllables and paying it forward with Olivia Cream and Archita Fritz

Oct 10 2022 45 mins

In this episode, Ellis Greenway is joined by retired US Coast Guard and HR Leader at Stryker, Olivia Cream, and Digital Marketing Director, Archita Fritz to discuss their experiences of tackling leadership across the military and within the corporate space. Alongside the importance of paying it forward and looking at ending stigma and bullying in the workplace.

Episode 7 - Win the morning win the day with Chris Reeves

Sep 29 2022 44 mins

In this episode, Ellis Greenway chats to Performance and Wellbeing Coach, and Physical Trainer with the Royal Navy, Chris Reeves. Chris gave us an insight into his journey so far with transitioning out of the Navy, the amazing work he is doing with Win the Morning, Win the Day as well as how the military and businesses in the civilian world can do more to support transitioning mili

Episode 6 - A holistic approach to recognising and supporting women veterans with Tara Kipfer

Aug 24 2022 27 mins

In this podcast episode, Ellis Greenway sits down with Tara Kipfer, Retired Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps to explore her experience as a woman in the forces as well as her transition into a civilian career. Tara emphasises the importance of recognising and empowering women veterans and creating a community for women service leavers.

Episode 5 - Empowering Women: Breaking the Bias

Apr 28 2022 69 mins

Our Ex-Military Careers social enterprise came together for our first networking initiative of 2022, ‘Empowering Women: Breaking the Bias’, hosted by the lovely Lucy Neal.We shone a spotlight on four inspirational women leaders, looking at their varying journeys from civilian life and leadership to being women veterans. This discussion looked to amplify the voices of women vete

Episode 3 - Developing and sustaining high-performance and embracing diversity with Andy Halliday

Feb 15 2022 32 mins

Andy Halliday if a former international hockey player and Specialist Firearms Officer with the Metropolitan Police. Andy joined the Police Force as a young 18-year-old recruit, working alongside various teams through his 30-year career going back to the 1980s. He was always driven by working with teams and spent most of his career on specialist units.After an initial period on the