Episode #5 with Katy Rachel Moore: from PR to actor and presenter
05/08/20 • 26 min
Welcome to episode #5 of the Career Pivot Podcast, hosted by Bec Sands. This episode is available on Spotify, Stitcher and iTunes, and if you enjoy it, I would love it if you could please subscribe and leave me a review.
In today’s podcast episode, I interview Katy Rachel Moore, an actor and presenter who pivoted from an eight-year career in public relations. Katy is originally from England and made the sea change out to Sydney four years ago. She has been pursuing acting since the age of seven years old, and along the way has featured in a number of stage productions and appeared in TV and short films, both in the UK and Australia. She has an honours degree in drama and English. Katy recently made the full career pivot, landing a dream full-time role doing TV presenting training here in Australia. (Although it has been on temporary hold due to COVID-19).
Show notes
1:26 Where Katy was at before she pivoted her career, and why she booked a one-way ticket from London to Australia!
2:17 Katy’s true passion, and how she continued to nurture this alongside her PR career.
3:50 How Katy got into PR originally and what made her pivot into her true passion, despite hiding and pushing it down for a long time.
5:45 Despite having a PR job she enjoyed, the one decision that gave Katy the motivation to continue to pursue acting on the side.
7:00 One big indicator to tell whether or not you’re doing what you love and are passionate about.
7:31 Katy’s turning point and how she landed a role in the entertainment industry.
8:50 What it means when you feel envious of other people pursuing dreams that you have (or once had) for yourself - and what you can do about it.
10:50 The number one thing that holds so many people back from pursuing their dreams.
12:00 What it takes to go after a creative pursuit.
13:38 The parallels between creative living and having your own business.
14:20 Katy’s three top recommendations for people who are in a career but feel unsure whether it’s right for them, and aren’t sure what they want to do instead.
20:30 How you can take steps to support yourself as well as pursue your passion.
22:41 Two of the books that have made a massive impact for Katy in relation to finding and pursuing her passion.
Welcome to episode #5 of the Career Pivot Podcast, hosted by Bec Sands. This episode is available on Spotify, Stitcher and iTunes, and if you enjoy it, I would love it if you could please subscribe and leave me a review.
In today’s podcast episode, I interview Katy Rachel Moore, an actor and presenter who pivoted from an eight-year career in public relations. Katy is originally from England and made the sea change out to Sydney four years ago. She has been pursuing acting since the age of seven years old, and along the way has featured in a number of stage productions and appeared in TV and short films, both in the UK and Australia. She has an honours degree in drama and English. Katy recently made the full career pivot, landing a dream full-time role doing TV presenting training here in Australia. (Although it has been on temporary hold due to COVID-19).
Show notes
1:26 Where Katy was at before she pivoted her career, and why she booked a one-way ticket from London to Australia!
2:17 Katy’s true passion, and how she continued to nurture this alongside her PR career.
3:50 How Katy got into PR originally and what made her pivot into her true passion, despite hiding and pushing it down for a long time.
5:45 Despite having a PR job she enjoyed, the one decision that gave Katy the motivation to continue to pursue acting on the side.
7:00 One big indicator to tell whether or not you’re doing what you love and are passionate about.
7:31 Katy’s turning point and how she landed a role in the entertainment industry.
8:50 What it means when you feel envious of other people pursuing dreams that you have (or once had) for yourself - and what you can do about it.
10:50 The number one thing that holds so many people back from pursuing their dreams.
12:00 What it takes to go after a creative pursuit.
13:38 The parallels between creative living and having your own business.
14:20 Katy’s three top recommendations for people who are in a career but feel unsure whether it’s right for them, and aren’t sure what they want to do instead.
20:30 How you can take steps to support yourself as well as pursue your passion.
22:41 Two of the books that have made a massive impact for Katy in relation to finding and pursuing her passion.
Previous Episode
Episode #4 with Kerstyn Walsh: from real estate to wedding business (and she's taking it online!)
Welcome to episode #4 of the Career Pivot Podcast, hosted by Bec Sands. This episode is available on Spotify, Stitcher and iTunes, and if you enjoy it, I would love it if you could please subscribe and leave me a review.
In today’s podcast episode, I interview Kerstyn Walsh, business owner and founder of renowned Australian wedding planning service, Hire A Bridesmaid. Kerstyn has attended more than 150 ceremonies, both in Australia and overseas, and has carved out a niche as the country’s one-and-only professional bridesmaid. Her background is in real estate and events where she spent over a decade before pivoting into her own business. Kerstyn is now planning to diversify her wedding business online, as well as in-person.
This episode was recorded pre-COVID-19 but is highly relevant in terms of pivoting in your career and then your business online!
Show Notes
1:30 Where Kerstyn was at before she pivoted her career.
2:40 Kerstyn’s moment of epiphane and how it made her realise she can do anything and everything she wants in her career and life.
3:30 The catalyst that made Kerstyn want to pivot, and how she got her business idea and launched.
7:26 How everything takes so much longer when you’re in a heightened state of emotion.
8:24 How Kerstyn logistically went from real estate into her wedding business.
11:40 A day in the life of Kerstyn when she’s running her business.
16:40 What you should do if you’re feeling stuck in a career or role that you may be great at, but don’t feel it’s right for you.
21:00 Why you need to pivot if things feel too hard in your career or business, and how.
22:00 Kerstyn’s tips if you’re feeling stuck and not taking action despite knowing you’re not in the right place for you.
23:15 The worst thing that can happen if you start taking action to pivot your career: you pivot again.
27:00 How Kerstyn has spent the past 12 months creating an affordable online course to help them plan their weddings and have a stress-free day.
Next Episode
Episode #6 with Gemma Laurelle: from criminal lawyer to video games voice actor
Welcome to episode #6 of the Career Pivot Podcast, hosted by Bec Sands. This episode is available on Spotify, Stitcher and iTunes, and if you enjoy it, I would love it if you could please subscribe and leave me a review.
In today’s podcast episode, I interview Gemma Laurelle, originally a criminal lawyer with over a decade of experience and now a video games voice actor, game enthusiast and actress.
After 10 years as a criminal lawyer, Gemma found that she had lost passion for her work, was more stressed than ever, and noticed that her health was suffering too. Taking control, she made a drastic career change, leaving her position as a barrister to pursue her passion for gaming and acting – an outlet she had previously used to escape from the day-to-day.
Gemma has also recently produced, written and starred in a new comedy series Vikings Now (a show following the disastrous adventures of three Vikings banished by Odin to modern-day Australia as punishment for their epic mistakes).
Show Notes
1:26 Where Gemma was at before she pivoted her career, and how she went from a “highly repressed” to “highly expressed” environment.
2:15 The accumulation of moments that encouraged Gemma to pivot her career, despite being in what she’d thought would be her ‘dream job’.
3:56 How Gemma worked up the courage to make the big change.
4:50 The elements of the job that were fun - but the one thing it wasn’t giving her that she truly needed.
6:25 The first steps Gemma took to pivot her career.
7:50 How the mind can stop you from taking a step forward and taking action.
10:03 The biggest challenge Gemma faced when transitioning her career, and how she overcame it.
13:10 The best things Gemma finds about working for herself and having her own business.
16:10 How Gemma transitioned from the frenetic pace of being a criminal lawyer to being in her own business and able to spend more quality time on each client.
18:30 What it means when you can’t switch off from work, which is true for so many industries, and the impact it can have.
20:40 Gemma’s top three recommendations for someone who feels they aren’t in the right career or role for them, and what they can do straight away.
25:00 Two of the books that have made a massive impact for Gemma in relation to finding and pursuing her passion.
Additional links:
Work It Out, Mel Robbins
Find Your Why, Simon Sinek
Find out more about Gemma Laurelle.
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