When to Leap
The podcast explores transitions and change, whether this is personal, professional, or both. Dave Carter and Ross Jones speak to guests from a range of different backgrounds from athletes to retired police officers and everything in between. Conversations are full of insight, guidance, and advice from our guest's experiences. If you’re contemplating making a change in your career, starting a new business, or taking a new direction, well this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
22 episodes
S2 E11: Colin Fearns
Colin Fearns qualified as a pharmacist from John Mores University in 2000. He worked across community and hospital sectors until 2005 when he joined the prison pharmacy sector. As a pharmacist working within a prison, he developed a special int...
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43:55
Gil Dudson
Dave sits down with Gil to discuss his Rugby League career and how he is planning his next steps after rugby.A career in financial services awaits, Gil discusses the importance of the dressing room, the ability to face adversity and recover...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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38:19
S2 E9: Anne Gwilliam
Anne Gwilliam is The Start-up & Small Business Success Coach focused on helping entrepreneurs flourish through a dual approach of understanding their margins & mastering their growth mindset, setting new business owners up with firm fin...
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36:00
S2 E8: Leah Steadman
Leah is founder of LVS COACHING A people centred leadership coach helping high performing individuals to get unstuck in their career and find their second mountain. The majority of her work focuses on:...
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47:37
S2 E7: Ben Doyle
Ben has found his ikigai leading one of the teams at Cheshire Learning and Development Centre, helping adults with learning difficulties make the most of their lives and supporting their entire families at the same time. A far cry from th...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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56:19
S2 E6: Ian Critchley
Ross talks with Ian Critchley, currently Deputy Chief Constable of Merseyside Police about how his passion for leadership and being focussed on the process will lead to the bigger picture in his illustrious Policing Career. Ian gives us an insi...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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41:14
S2 E5: Catherine Sandland
Catherine leapt from a career in HR and is now as public speaking coach!! Catherine has been a Tedx speaker, has done stand up comedy and pushed herself out of her comfort zone in a number of ways. Next one is the Inca Trail and you...
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51:34
S2 E4: Liz Finneron
Liz talks with Dave about following her passion in to the world of personal development coaching. One day Liz decided enough was enough and flew to San Diego to start the journey to a more fulfilled life. Lots of hard work and 5 ye...
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53:31
S2:E3: Mark Beech
This Sean Dyche doppleganger talks to Dave about his successful yet uninspiring career at a large Corporate business through his numerous side hustles to where he is today.....being his own boss with a much healthier lifestyle (both physically ...
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1:04:38
S2 E2: Robbie Hunter-Paul
Ross and Dave sit down with Rugby League legend, Robbie Hunter-Paul to discuss his Rugby career and how he's made various transitions throughout his life. Robbie now runs a successful Marketing business and shows how sport has so much to offer ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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53:20
S2 E1: Helen Murray
Helen was several years in to the seemingly dream career at the BBC when she felt that something wasn't quite right. The reality was not the dream so Helen decided to change tack completely and make a living doing what she was passionate ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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57:52
Episode 11 - Taking the Leap with Drew Povey
This week's guest is everybody’s favorite headmaster and star of Channel 4’s ‘Educating Manchester' leadership expert, public speaker, and author Drew Povey.Dave and Ross get to discuss Drew’s insights into his early lightbulb moments, the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:08:38
Episode 10 - With Warrington Wolves Rugby League Star Stef Ratchford
Ross and Dave sit down to chat with Warrington Wolves and England Rugby League player Stefan Ratchford. Stef shares his insights into his career, the key transitions, and how he has had to show resilience and perseverance throughout. A great li...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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48:35
Episode 9 - Taking the Leap with Ross Telfer
Ross has just retired (at the age of 50!!) after an extremely successful corporate career. He moved his entire family from the UK to South Africa taking the leap from the secure world they knew so well in search of a better lifestyle in a...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:00:30
Episode 8 - Taking the Leap with Debbie Boardman
Made the bravest leap from an abusive marriage relocating her and her children from Hong Kong back to the UK, all in secret and self-financed in extreme danger. An incredible story of bravery that will inspire many.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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59:48
Episode 7 - Taking the Leap with Mark Roberts
Ex-professional footballer Mark Roberts enjoyed a stellar footballing career most notably with Crewe Alexandra, Stevenage, and Cambridge United. Living his dream of winning promotion and lifting a trophy as a player at Old Trafford. Mark discus...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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53:20
Episode 6 - Taking the Leap with Stuart Waddington
Ex RAF and now founder of STAR Development UK leadership and high-performance coach. Stuart discusses his key transition between the military and into his life as a business owner working and developing his clients.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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59:35
Episode 5 - Taking the Leap with Rob Wilkinson
Is a customer experience and business strategy expert who ditched a career in the corporate world in pursuit of his ideal work-life balance and financial freedom.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:20:42
Episode 4 - Taking the Leap with Tom McCready
Tom has taken the leap from being a professional footballer. Released from Everton as a youngster Tom played in League Two for Exeter City. ‘Super Tom McCready’ then took the leap to become a financial advisor. In his words, ‘...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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40:00
Episode 3 - Taking the Leap with Mark Stanton
Retired Police Officer Mark Stanton discusses 30 years in the police force, whilst reaching the lofty heights of Chief Superintendent in Merseyside Police. Some fascinating insights to his career, discussing key transitions throughout those 30 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:23:04
Episode 2 with Dave Carter - Commerical Director at The Car Charge People
Quit a 20-year career in the corporate world to set up on his own. Dave had enough of politics and PowerPoint and wanted the freedom to work under his own leadership at the times that suited him and his family.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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43:36
Episode 1 with Ross Jones. Owner of Home Financial NW Ltd
Ross has made several transitions and ‘leaps’ from a Military Career in the Royal Navy to become a mortgage adviser. To start his own mortgage advice business after a career in the corporate environment. Dave gets to grips with Ross’s transitio...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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