About this episode:

Series 2: Episode 2

Join Niamh Trundle and Dawn Constance Newman as they explore the power of curiosity in shaping a unique career.  

From music and theatre to agile workplaces, Dawn’s journey is a testament to resilience and embracing individuality. Discover how her hyper-mobility disorder led to revolutionary self-care strategies and how being told she’d “never get paid to talk” fuelled her drive for change.  

Perfect for lifelong learners and change-makers, this episode is a masterclass in authenticity and finding joy in imperfection. Embrace your weird and shape your future with Dawn’s inspiring insights.

Key Discussion Points

01:13

Being ‘professionally nosy’ and having diverse expertise

15:08

Navigating a career and dealing with the inevitability of uncertainty

20:20

The power of embracing uniqueness and personal growth

“Being weird is what makes you fit in here. Shine your weird light bright and the other weirdos will find you.”

Dawn Newman

Featured in this episode:

  • A black and white headshot photograph of Dawn Newman
    Communities Engagement, Agile Business Consortium

    Dawn is dedicated to fostering collaboration and connection within the agile community and, within her role at the consortium, she supports members by curating resources, facilitating knowledge sharing, and encouraging networking, ensuring that the right tools and guidance are available to help individuals and teams thrive in their pursuit of business agility.  Outside of her work at the Agile Business Consortium, Dawn maintains a professional interest in marketing and strategic insight, customer support and events organisation and, outside of work, has fun volunteering as a conservation farmer, working with a local farming charity to help conserve rare and endangered breeds of pigs, chickens, sheep and goats.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnconnien/
  • A black and white headshot photograph of Niamh Trundle
    Learning Designer, Agile Business Consortium

    Niamh is an experienced learning designer and educator with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry, designing, developing and delivering training programmes for a variety of clients – both abroad and in the UK. Niamh is passionate about creating engaging and interactive learning experience using the latest technological innovations to facilitate learning.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/niamh-trundle-4380b7111/
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