Still in his early twenties Matthew Payne parked his career plans and degree course to work for a tech start-up to try, as he puts it, to fix the National Health Service.
Matthew was due to finish his final undergraduate year and had ticked all the boxes to make himself a good candidate for a well-paid traineeship in corporate law.
So what drives a person to work in a tech start-up facing such a tricky task – risky even if you believe in its products, the founders and can see that it might be going places?
The answer, in part, lies in Matthew’s strong ethical values, his sense of social responsibility and his push for sustainability.
With more than 1000+ GP practices in England signed up for Healthtech-1’s support, the firm is already making a difference and is looking to expand and improve its offerings.
Listen to the podcast to hear Matthew’s thoughts on taking on voluntary roles, the benefits of part-time work and of getting involved in new things at university. He runs through ideas for what might happen later in his career and emphasises the importance of getting young people's voices into the places that matter.
Mentioned in this podcast
Links
Healthtech-1
Sustainable Recruitment Alliance
Y Combinator
Science and Tech investment to ignite UK Growth
Do you need a degree to work in tech? (BBC)
Student Minds
Worcester University
Reading University
Other episodes you might like to listen to
Laura Yeates and Leora Schlasko – Sustainable recruitment alliance S1 E3
James Adeleke – Founder and CEO of Generation Success. Equality champion S4 E5
Maddie Booth – Sustainability consultant, educator and speaker S4 E6
Stuart Goldsmith – Climate comedian and podcaster S5 E2
About ProGRESS:
Host Sandra Kessell invites guests to discuss their pro- Green, Ethical, Sustainable and Socially responsible jobs, courses or activities and asks for real-world insights into the pathways and careers that led to them.
Subscribe and find out how they got there and how you can too.
Instagram: @progress_green_careers_podcast
Original content © Sandra Kessell
Original music © Lyze Kessell
Email: hello@mypro-gress.co.uk
Progress's guests talk about their pathways to a career in a values-led job.
We've interviewed all kinds of people in interesting roles.
You'll hear from sustainability consultants and managers, researchers, green and ethical entrepreneurs, environmentalists, ecologists and conservationists plus others working and studying in architecture.
You'll also hear about jobs you may never have known existed, such as green comedians, serious games creators, city planners, garden planners, and green data centre champions.
Subscribe to Progress wherever you usually listen for inspiring stories and insights into brilliant career ideas.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
