careers part 2: finding your core genius and creating your own career path with Simeon Quarrie
10/20/23 • 35 min
Mangrove is an exploration of the experiences & issues facing the black community. In this series, Jord Hailwood uncovers the experience of black men & boys in the UK today.
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In our last episode, we spoke about the negative experiences that many black people face once they've entered the workplace. As such, many black men are choosing to leave their traditional corporate jobs to instead build a career that is uniquely their own - whether that is entrepreneurship, freelance work or otherwise.
To explore this, I’m talking to entrepreneur and founder of Vivida, Simeon Quarrie.
Simeon Quarrie is a storyteller, creative, international speaker and entrepreneur. Having made a name for himself as a photographer - a process in which he became the first black ambassador for Canon - he's turned his talent to creating workplace training like we've never seen before through his company Vivida.
So in this episode we talk through his journey to becoming a successful and widely recognised storyteller, the challenges of becoming an entrepreneur and his advice for young black men on taking a career path that is less trodden.
For more information about Simeon, find him on LinkedIn and Instagram (@simeonquarrie) or via his company Vivida at: www.vivida.io/
Credits
Brought to you by Lives of Colour
Hosted by Jord Hailwoord
Produced by Tyra at Foss Creative Studio
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mangrove is an exploration of the experiences & issues facing the black community. In this series, Jord Hailwood uncovers the experience of black men & boys in the UK today.
...
In our last episode, we spoke about the negative experiences that many black people face once they've entered the workplace. As such, many black men are choosing to leave their traditional corporate jobs to instead build a career that is uniquely their own - whether that is entrepreneurship, freelance work or otherwise.
To explore this, I’m talking to entrepreneur and founder of Vivida, Simeon Quarrie.
Simeon Quarrie is a storyteller, creative, international speaker and entrepreneur. Having made a name for himself as a photographer - a process in which he became the first black ambassador for Canon - he's turned his talent to creating workplace training like we've never seen before through his company Vivida.
So in this episode we talk through his journey to becoming a successful and widely recognised storyteller, the challenges of becoming an entrepreneur and his advice for young black men on taking a career path that is less trodden.
For more information about Simeon, find him on LinkedIn and Instagram (@simeonquarrie) or via his company Vivida at: www.vivida.io/
Credits
Brought to you by Lives of Colour
Hosted by Jord Hailwoord
Produced by Tyra at Foss Creative Studio
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Previous Episode
careers part 1: recruitment, the workplace and occupational segregation with Action for Race Equality
Mangrove is an exploration of the experiences & issues facing the black community. In this series, Jord Hailwood uncovers the experience of black men & boys in the UK today.
...
In this episode, I'm interested in exploring what happens to black men after they leave the education system. Our careers play a significant part of our lives, so with employment outcomes looking poor for black men but particularly young black men, I want to uncover the problem at hand and what can be done.
To explore these issues, I’m talking to Action for Race Equality’s Chief Executive, Jeremy Crook OBE and Moving on Up’s Project Support Officer, Victoria Atanda.
Action for Race Equality is a charity on a mission to end racial inequality. Working on issues such as education, employment and criminal justice, Action for Race Equality champions fairness, challenges discrimination and pioneers innovative solutions to empower Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage people. Their Moving on Up initiative works with young black men in London to help them gain meaningful employment, as well as partner organisations and business to help improve the employment landscape for black men.
So we talk about the concerning statistics, what ought to be done to solve these problems, and the work the Moving On Up initiative is doing to support young black men seeking employment.
For more information about Action for Race Equality, visit: https://www.actionforraceequality.org.uk/
NB: Before the interview we play audio from a Moving on Up campaign video - to watch the video visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLW74O_aP90&t=56s
Credits
Brought to you by Lives of Colour
Hosted by Jord Hailwoord
Produced by Tyra at Foss Creative Studio
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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