**Unf*cking Work**

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The Work Pirates Unf*cking Work podcast is for people who want to unf*ck the workplace. Whether you’re a People Professional, a Business Owner or Leader or you’re simply looking to make work a better place to be, then, the Unfucking Work podcast is for you. Hosted by James Eves and Michelle Minnikin of Work Pirates. Climb aboard and join us on our mission to unfuck work for all.

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#22 - Alexandra Couzens - Unf*cking Work

Apr 23 2024 35 mins

In this episode of the Unfucking Work Podcast, Michelle Minnikin and James interview Alex, who shares insights into their journey of realising the flaws in the traditional approach to work and life. Alex discusses the importance of living intentionally and mindfully, rather than on autopilot, and reflects on the pivotal moments in their life that led to this realisation. She also e

#21 Jon Alexander and Sam Conniff

Jan 17 2024 59 mins

In this podcast, we managed to get the authors of some amazing books in the same place, at the same time, after much wrangling! Jon Alexander and Sam Conniff join James Eves and Michelle Minnikin. We talk about: Realising the limitations of power and influence in creating positive change. Consumerism, disillusionment, and finding a new story. Embracing uncertainty and collaborati

#20 - Rebecca Cullum - Unf*cking Work

Nov 30 2023 40 mins

Rebecca Cullum is a consultant working with leaders and teams to rewrite and build innovative and future-focused team culture. Her heart is for courageous, human, and creative leaders with engaged and thriving teams. Rebecca has two decades of experience in industry-leading tech and telecoms organisations. Her experience ranges from managing high-profile projects, supporting execut

#19 - Paula Gardner - Unf*cking Work

Oct 02 2023 36 mins

Paula Gardner of Scarlet Thinking is a business psychologist, Human Givens psychotherapist and executive coach working with businesses and their employees around visibility, stress, overwhelm and getting needs met in the workplace. With a background of previously running her own PrRand marketing company, Paula advises and consults around creating businesses where everyone feels vis

#18 Alex Barker - Unf*cking Work

Aug 21 2023 38 mins

#18 Alex Barker Alex Barker is a speaker, facilitator, writer and community builder. And a Pirate Captain. She’s the Co-Author of How to Be More Pirate, the sequel book to Be More Pirate, and Captain of the ever-growing community. She’s also an advocate of helping women find their voice, to become more influential, powerful and effective speakers, negotiators and decision-make

#17 - Vanessa Raath - Unf*cking Work

May 31 2023 31 mins

#17 - Vanessa Raath - Unf*cking Work This month James and Michelle speak to Vanessa Raath about unf*cking work. Vanessa is globally renowned for her contributions to the international Sourcing Community. She has delivered Keynotes across three continents and has trained teams based from Auckland to Seattle. Vanessa launched her Talent Sourcing Training business in early 2019 and h

#16 - Matt Ballantine - Unf*cking Work

May 03 2023 39 mins

#16 - Matt Ballantine - Unf*cking Work This month James and Michelle speak to Matt Ballantine about unf*cking work. Matt is a sociologist and technologist who has worked managing and leading technology teams in organisations across the public and private sectors for the last 30 years, including the BBC, Microsoft and Reuters. Since June 2022 he has been an Engagement Manager at Equ

#15 Grant Duncan - Unf*cking Careers

Apr 12 2023 48 mins

This month James and Michelle speak to Grant Duncan about unf*cking careers. With a career spanning both executive search and consumer media industries, Grant brings significant experience from these worlds of consumer media and content where he has worked with some of the world's biggest companies to build their senior teams. These are sectors that were disrupted early on by digit

#14 Cat Barnard - Unf*cking Recruitment

Mar 15 2023 48 mins

This month the Work Pirates are speaking to Cathryn Barnard about unf*cking recruitment at work. Cat is a partner and co-founder at Working the Future, a consultancy helping business leaders both make sense of the future of work and build easy-to-implement, people-centred, future-proofing strategies. With a previous career in workforce planning spanning three decades and experien

#13 Neina Sheldon - Making Light Matter at Work

Feb 15 2023 40 mins

How does light affect you at work? In this episode of Unf*cking Work, the Work Pirates sit down with Neina Sheldon, journalist, coach and Founder of Make Light Matter, a platform that supports individuals in managing the health impacts of light to improve their wellbeing. Neina shares her personal experience and interest in light nutrition and chronodiversity, dating back to her di