The Happy WorkLife Podcast

By: Lord Mark Price
  • Summary

  • Welcome to the The Happy WorkLife Podcast where people with inspiring careers reflect on how happy they have been in their working lives. We hear from a range of people working in a variety of industries and find out which roles gave them the most satisfaction and importantly what they have done to get happier at work. Hosted by Lord Mark Price, WorkL.co founder, peer and former Managing Director of Waitrose, and former Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. Visit WorkL.co to find a job in the happiest companies, take our happiness test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.
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Episodes
  • Breaking Barriers: Joe Seddon on his early years and entrepreneurial path founding Zero Gravity
    Oct 24 2024

    WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Joe Seddon, Founder of Zero Gravity, a tech company that helps students from low opportunity areas get into university and access world-class careers.

    Earlier this year Joe was recognised by The Sunday Times in their inaugural Young Power List as one of 25 most inspiring people aged under 30 in the UK & Ireland. Amongst these, Joe has racked up many accolades, being on Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2022 and being honoured in King Charles' Birthday Honours List in 2023.

    In this episode, Joe talks about his early life growing up in Yorkshire, his time at the University of Oxford, coming to identify the barriers that prevented people from getting into top universities and world class careers post graduation. Joe also shares how his early connections with technology fostered his skills and experiences, eventually leading to him founding Zero Gravity.

    This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest workplaces, take our Happy at Work test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.

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    46 mins
  • Organic Business: Guy Singh-Watson on his passion for agriculture, early career and founding Riverford
    Oct 10 2024

    WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Guy Singh-Watson, Founder of Riverford, an organic farm and UK-wide organic vegetable box delivery company.

    Guy is an admired figure in the world of organic farming and has grown Riverford from one man and a wheelbarrow delivering homegrown organic veg to friends, to a national veg box scheme delivering to around 50,000 customers a week.

    In this episode, Guy talks about his early childhood, his school experiences, making Riverford a completely employee-owned business, the need for honesty and transparency between customers and supermarkets and so much more.

    This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest workplaces, take our Happy at Work test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.

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    53 mins
  • Finding Purpose: Elliott Rae, founder of MFF on his journey to improve the livelihoods of fathers and the discussion around men's mental health
    Sep 11 2024

    WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Elliott Rae - speaker, author, social changemaker and founder of parenting platform MusicFootballFatherhood.

    Elliott has raised considerable awareness of the struggles of fatherhood, his book 'DAD' is an Amazon Top 10 bestseller and his 2022 BBC One documentary ‘Becoming Dad’ was one of the 20 most watched documentaries across the whole BBC network in 2022.

    In this episode hear everything from Elliott's early career experiences, his time working in the civil service (latterly as Head of DEI Delivery at HM Treasury) and so much more!

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    53 mins

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