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The definition of a pathfinder, amongst many, is “one that discovers a way especially: one that explores untraversed regions to mark out a new route.” The Pathfinder Podcast is about the journeys we take in business and in our life. It’s about the fact that the destination is not the be-all and end-all, it’s the paths we take along the way that is the real journey. It is this that defines us and makes us who we are today. I am setting out to meet real people who have inspired me, both within ...
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Pathfinders 5 - Stacy Penn & Rachel Edwards: Overcoming bullying, dropping out of university and doing what makes you happy. How two very different paths led to the Financial Services Industry.
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Stacy Penn and Rachel Edwards are two of the mortgage industry's young, shining lights. Working in highly technical and important roles for the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries, (AMI), much of what they do is generally not seen or understood by many they represent, though they are part of a new team who are changing this, and much more beside…
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Pathfinders 4 - Esther Dijkstra: From a rural Dutch village to the City of London, lessons in management and creating your own path
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Esther Dijkstra is a role model to many young women, showing a drive and determination to be the best, and becoming an outstanding manager and leader of people. From her early life growing up in a small rural village in the Netherlands and wanting to be a Prima Ballerina, Esther has worked her way up, traveling from Amsterdam to London, dealing wit…
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Pathfinders 3 : Richard Rowntree: Council estate to the top table and why social mobility is so important
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Richard Rowntree is a great example of someone who grabbed their opportunities with determination and a positive attitude. From his early life growing up in a Council Estate in Southend, Richard Rowntree has worked his way up in a range of jobs, from a development programme at Halifax in 1991, through branch management, to becoming Sales Director, …
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Pathfinders 2 - Sarah Tucker: How Grief Of The Voice Gave Birth To A Movement
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Sarah Tucker is so much more than just “The Voice”. She exudes two of the qualities I value most – authenticity and passion. Some may see her as something of an overnight sensation, such has been the meteoric rise of her company, The Mortgage Mum, in such a relatively short space of time, but as ever, the truth is always different. Sarah Tucker is …
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Pathfinders 1 - Ying Tan Entrepreneur On Starting A Business And Not Pushing Too Many Trolleys
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Ying Tan is a self-made Entrepreneur who has worked hard to build and sell a successful business. After his father hitchhiked his way from Malaysia over to the UK in search of a better life, his path has taken him from humble beginnings through to Investment Banking and Accounting, building a buy-to-let portfolio that led him to start his own busin…
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I have had the idea of this podcast in my head for several years now, but never really thought the time was right until now. The definition of a pathfinder, amongst many, is “one that discovers a way especially: one that explores untraversed regions to mark out a new route.” Or “a person or company that finds a new way of doing something”. We see p…
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