#147 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athlete - The Job Tale of Amanda Schurtz

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. 

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where I interview professionals from around the world. Of all the jobs out there, Film Director is definitely one that sparks the impagination of us all. Today I managed to interview Linda Notelovitz, Film Director who specialises in brand and advertising, she comes from the production world and has a few insights for our listeners on what it takes to be a Director.Here are samples of her work. https://www.lifedesign.global/     

Welcome to Job Tales. Today my guest is Marc Limon. Marc is Executive Director at Universal Rights Group, a think tank he created over 10 years ago. What is the definition of human rights? How do you make your way in the enticing world of the United nations and NGOs? What do you need to study to be a human rights professional? These and more are questions Marc answers in the next 25 minutes.   

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 Tim Emens. Being an accountant is not what he initially planned for himself, but accounting has many applications and it is the backbone of business that allowed him to grow professionally; unlike what many may think, it is an exciting and interesting job, also for those who don’t necessarily love numbers. Here’s Tim.

Amanda Schurtz, born in Switzerland and splitting her time between Dublin and Geneva, has just received her black belt in Newaza , Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She is also a member of the Swiss Olympic team. Unlike other disciplines, she has to fund her own sports career, which means, she has a full time job plus a full time training. Let’s hear her story. 

If you can picture Jabba the Hutt, you know what animatronic puppetry is. today's Job Tale is with Adam Behr, whom I initially asked to talk about his job as a voice over artist; but when I discovered that he spent 30 years of his professional life in animatronic puppetry, I had to ask him a few questions about that job. So here is Adam and his two job tales!

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about different professions from the people who know. Each week I speak to a new guest with a very interesting job. I am Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Marisa Copley, Costume & Fashion Designer. If you are interested in fashion, you can be a costume designer, a dressmaker, a wardrobe stylist and much more. Marisa’s job tale is interesting because she has touched on several jobs in the world of costume and will be able to give you some good hints. As always, there is not one single path to your favourite job. This is the job tale of Marisa Copley.

Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about different professions from the people who know. Each week I speak to a new guest with a very interesting job. I am Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Tyrel Flugel, a Geographer by trade. On his LinkedIn profile he describes his job as maker of maps.. in our interview you’ll see there’s much more to his job, and it’s a very intriguing one. A couple of keyworks that will spark your curiosity: remote sensing, GIS, water investigation, food security, data management.