We spoke with Naomi de Barra, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and passionate advocate for neurodiversity, who is dedicated to helping both people and businesses become more productive by integrating psychology into the workplace.

Naomi delves into personal intrinsic and extrinsic factors, focusing on uncovering people’s motivations and aligning them with job roles and environments to maximise career trajectories and fulfilment.

Discover how understanding cognitive behaviour and integrating psychology can enable us to create positive, conscious, and sustainable change in both our work and personal lives.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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Dr. Josephine Perry's mindset transformed after facing horrific waves during an Ironman in Melbourne. Although she couldn't control these waves, she realised she could control her reactions and perspective. This pivotal moment sparked her interest in understanding the brain's functions and triggers, leading to explore how psychology can enhance self-awareness and improve communication with others.

With a background in communications and behaviour change, she is now a Chartered Psychologist. She specialises in helping exceptional performers recognise and understand their cognitive behaviours, enabling them reach new heights of achievements and success.

Discover her inspiring story on her platform, Performance in Mind, and delve into her numerous books to uncover key philosophies, techniques, and strategies designed to unlock intrinsic motivation and achieve success, both in and out of the waves.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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Katy Fridman’s career initially followed a clear traditional trajectory as she worked her way up the corporate ladder to become Acting Director of Trade Marketing, EMEA at Microsoft Advertising. However, after becoming a mother, her career path quickly became ‘squiggly’ as she experienced first hand the challenges mothers face in balancing work and motherhood, and the lack of flexibility provided in the workplace.

Her platform Flexible Working People has brought together over 90,000 women, all championing the same cause and message: flexibility in the workplace should be a standard for all, not a privilege for some.

Learn how by investing in yourself and playing to your strengths, you can create a positive and successful bounce back in the face of adversity.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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In this fascinating episode of The Switch, we hear Royal Naval officer and CEO of Forces Employment Charity, Alistair Halliday. Alistair shares his inspirational journey in the military and beyond - commanding 3 naval ships, travelling the world and later working in the Ministry of Defence.

Alistair discusses the importance of recognising and honing your individual skills, and learning how they can be transferred and utilised in different situations. Working in the Forces Employment Charity, he has helped service leavers and veterans to find careers after their military service by helping them to discover the transformative power of their own transferrable skills.

Whether you're a military leaver or someone considering a change, Alistair's extensive and exciting experiences are inspirational and helpful. Discover your own transferrable skills and how to make your Plan B into a Plan A.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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This episode features Gail Muller, adventurer, best-selling author, speaker and life coach. She'll be discussing overcoming adversity, finding the right paths, and the triumphs that define us. Told as a teenager that she'd likely be in a wheelchair by aged 40 due to musculoskeletal issues, Gail has lived with chronic pain for most of her life. She speaks to Gee about her unique and inspiring journey, the challenges she's faced, and the lessons she's learnt along the way.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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Gail Muller:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thegailmuller/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegailmuller/

Website:https://www.gailmuller.com/:

https://www.rebalance.earth/

Gee Foottit

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/geefoottit

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bLHLEREngR7TTnxqgG2dO

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Hear from Annie Vernon, Olympic medallist, discussing her inspirational journey from farmyard to fame. The athlete-turned-author provides her insight into the reality of life after sport for professional athletes, what her journey to success looked like and the importance of mind over matter.

Annie's inspirational journey, from growing up on a farm, to rowing for Cambridge, to racing in the Olympics, to where she is today, highlights how the path to success can start from a single decision - like joining a boat club, or taking that step towards your dream - is the only thing that stands between you and the person you want to be.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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In recent years, there has been a growing focus on the role played by money and how wealth can be used sustainably and responsibly to protect the balance of our natural world. In this episode of The Switch, our guest, Rob Gardner from Rebalance Earth, speaks with host Gee Foottit about money as a “force for good” for people and the planet. Rob shares his insights on creating financial wellbeing, giving back to nature, and the importance of financial literacy and education for all ages. 

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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Rob Gardner

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjgardner/

X: Robert Gardner (@robertjgardner) · XX (Twitter)https://twitter.com/robertjgardner

Rebalance Earth website:

https://www.rebalance.earth/

Watch Rob’s “Money as a Force for Good” keynote on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sSvmUpythUs?feature=shared

Gee Foottit

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/geefoottit

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bLHLEREngR7TTnxqgG2dO

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No matter your career path, most people at one time or another experience a turning point; an opportunity that requires taking some risks. In this special episode of The Switch, our regular host, Gee Foottit, is the one in the hot seat, discussing what it means to take a ‘leap of faith’. In conversation with guest host, Sam Oakes from the Financial Planner Life, Gee shares her insights on pivotal moments throughout her career and how all of us successfully navigate life-changing decisions.

The Switch is hosted by the St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the UK's largest financial adviser training programme.

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Sam Oakes

Website: https://recruitukltd.co.uk/financial-planner-life-academies/

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/financialplannerlife

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefinancialplannerlife/?hl=en

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6vdF54D6IfBGy20h6Xvt4k?si=e6b929e940474147&nd=1&dlsi=f7e7240c95de4cf1

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-JE9KXlb8bgMaiDVr4K1sw

Gee Foottit

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/geefoottit

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bLHLEREngR7TTnxqgG2dO

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