#159 Food Truck Entrepreneur - The Job Tale of Jonathan Duff

From physiotherapy studies to homeland security, risk management and protective services. Kris Van Den Berghe is based in Singapore and is the head of Security Operations at Netflix in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). Listen to today’s episode of Job Tales.

Welcome to Job Tales! I am Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Jonathan Duff. Based in the UK, Jonathan has had several professional lives, from actor to teacher to street food entrepreneur. Definitely a person with lots of interests and who loves new challenges. Jonathan, thank you for being my guest today, your job is so interesting, I would like to know right away, how you thought of getting into street food business ?

Welcome to anotjer Job Tales episode!I am Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Jos Frederiks from the Netherlands. Former professional basketball player, Jos is partner at Createment, an IT career development company. Jos, just before we started recording, we were talking about how in school you need to make a choice early on, and you often end up in a job  that you're not passionate about. Your job is about changing career, following your passion, having the courage. Can you tell me how you got to this new profession?

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about various professions from around the world. Each week I speak to a new guest with a very interesting job. I am Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Tiana Conlon. Tiana is a Manager at the Tourist office of La Chaux de fond in the canton of Neuchatel in Switzerland. I know that tourism as a job attracts many people: the pleasure of traveling, discovering new places, get to know the local customs, learn new cultures, and see amazing landscapes. Tiana, you work in tourism, and your job is quite diverse, you get to explore your region and to help tourists discover your own canton. Can you tell me what your job entails? 

When I think of a marine ecologist, or a marine biologist, I imagine someone working in nature, scuba diving in search of the most remote marine species, understanding the way the oceans work, and how to save endangered marine life. I imagine them far away from the bustling city life, and away from stress. Is is the truth? Or is it a myth?I invited Ashlee Lillis to speak about her job as a Marine Ecologist and what it entails.Ashlee has an organisation called Sound Ocean Science. She works in marine systems around the world, with local partners, to carry out exciting collaborative projects. This is Job Tales and I am Laura Leoncini. Enjoy the episode.

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about various professions from around the world. Each week I speak to a new guest with a very interesting job. I am Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Lorraine Mcdowell, Data Scientist in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Lorraine studied biochemistry and genetics in the 80s, when biotechnology was not yet a developed branch. As she says, she stumbled upon the job of Data Scientist. Listen to her story.             

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about various professions from around the world. Each week I speak to a new guest with a very interesting job. When you think of a job that’s physical, relational, psychological and health-oriented, then a personal trainer comes to mind. Maxime Frechet started out with a bachelor in biology and pathophysiology; when he was at the lab, he soon realised all he was looking forward to is to go to the gym and train. He took on studies to qualify and he became personal trainer. His job allowed him to see the world and to fulfil his passion. Today he lives in Geneva and works at Harmony Fitness.

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out - about different professions from the people « who know ». Each week I’ll speak to a new guest with an inspiring job. We talk to photographers, pyschologists, hospitality managers, pianists, you name it…  We hear about their personal paths to doing what they do, the skills required, and the tools they use for the job… I am Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Alisa Mock, hair stylist in Cape Town South Africa. Alisa welcome to the show. There are many ways to describe what you do: hair dresser, hair stylist, on your insta I read : beautiful_chaos_hair_artistry_, which I love. Tell me : how do you define your job?

Inka Kendzia is an award winning director, motion designer, mixes visuals live (vj) and creates immersive projection art for musicians and artists. She has worked with musicians and DJs since the early beginnings of the electronic music scene boom in Cape Town, starting with African Dope Records In 2000. Listen to this episode of Job Tales and discover the job of an interdisciplinary artist.

Job Tales: Sound HealerWelcome! I am Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Claire Morris. Claire is a sound healer. Today we will learn about working with sound frequencies and how they resonate with our body, we learn about homeostasis, and the difference between sound healing and sound therapy. Also, can you make a living as a sound healer? Here’s Claire.