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If you’re a student or early-career professional thinking:

“AI is moving faster than I can keep up.”
“How do I compete with automation, algorithms and people who seem miles ahead?”

This episode is for you.

With this episode of Inspiring Entrepreneurs, we’re challenging any fears you may have about staying relevant across your full career journey. Because the great news is the AI doesn’t replace people who create value. It replaces tasks, not thinking. Processes, not judgement. And repetition, not imagination.

The people who stay relevant aren’t the ones who know the most tools. They’re the entrepreneurial thinkers who adapt early, and focus relentlessly on value creation.

By the end of this episode, you will understand:

• what AI is actually changing in the job market, and what it isn’t
• how forward-thinking helps you stay employable
• and how to position yourself as someone who creates value alongside technology, not in competition with it.

One idea you hear today might completely change how confident you feel about your future career.

And if you’re a Strathclyde student who wants to put what you learn in this episode into practice, there’s great support available for you via the Strathclyde Careers Service. You can access a world of advice, including:

in-person support to discuss the skills you need and explore your options: https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/careers/appointments/

Information about the skills employers want: https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/careers/students/workexperience/

different ways to upskill for free in IT, digital and finance: https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/careers/students/workexperience/buildyourskillsexperience/

This episode of Inspiring Entrepreneurs is sponsored by CIMA, the world's leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants.

To access job opportunities, career advice, and employability events, or for more information about their globally recognised qualification, sign up to the CIMA newsletter now: https://myfuture.cimaglobal.com/me

If you’re ambitious, motivated, ready to work, but feel like everyone else has better internships, better connections, better grades, or a better story… This episode is for you. Because today we’re dismantling limiting beliefs that can hold you back as a student or in the early stages of your career: That you need permission before you can start building credibility. That experience only comes from job titles. And that opportunity only opens after someone gives you a chance. Here’s the truth: The experience gap isn’t real — if you know how to play it.

By the end of this episode, you will understand:

• how to start building evidence of skills before someone hires you

• how communication and collaboration make you employable faster than grades alone

• and how to position yourself as valuable even when your CV feels “empty.”

And if you’re a Strathclyde student who wants to put what you learn in this episode into practice, there’s great support available for you via the Strathclyde Careers Service.

You can:

access a world of advice on gaining work experience before graduation: https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/careers/students/workexperience/

explore how to develop skills that employers value alongside your studies: https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/careers/students/workexperience/buildyourskillsexperience/

discover how mentoring programmes can help you to build your network: https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/careers/students/workexperience/mentoring/

What does it really mean to build a career with purpose, and can you do it without sacrificing financial stability?

In this episode of Inspiring Entrepreneurs, we're unpacking how to find work that aligns with your values while still paying the bills. Because pursuing a meaningful career is not about choosing passion over practicality, but about aligning what matters to you with where you can create value, and who you build with along the way.

By the end of this conversation, you'll have heard:

· how to connect your personal values to tangible opportunities

· why job titles matter less than the impact you create, and

· how thinking differently about work can open up more fulfilling and sustainable career paths.

And we'll have challenged the idea that purpose is something you “find”. Instead, it’s something you actively build through contribution and action.

Joining us are three guests who have each shaped careers around impact in very different ways.

Genna Masterton, founder of Kinoro, shares her journey from primary school teaching into entrepreneurship, creating technology that empowers learners to own their data.

Sarah Deas, former Chief Executive of Cooperative Development Scotland and co-founder of Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland, brings insight into building businesses that deliver both economic and social value.

And Scott Kennedy, co-founder of Revive Eco, discusses turning environmental challenges into high-impact business opportunities.

Whether you're just starting out or rethinking your direction, this episode offers a fresh perspective on how to build a career that works for both your values and your reality.

Resources to help you

If you’re a student at Strathclyde, the University Careers Service offers a great range of resources that can help you to find the career path that’s right for you.

You can

book an appointment to discuss you career path with a careers consultant: https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/careers/appointments/

reflect on who you are and what you want out of work using this assessment tool: https://strathclyde.careercentre.me/resources/careerassessments/

explore your career options using the Intelligent Careers Quiz: https://strathclyde.careercentre.me/intelligentcareerquiz

Meet employers in person or online at one of our events: https://careerhub.strath.ac.uk/students/events

And follow Strathclyde Inspire on YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram to stay informed about ways to develop your entrepreneurial mindset and skills.