This week Kyrin got the chance to chat with Jacqui Ooi, the host of the 'What She Did Next' podcast. Jacqui has had an intriguing career, first starting off as a journalist/editor in woman's magazines before heading into the NGO sector and working in senior communications roles for large charities (notably ChildFund Australia and The Smith Family).

Recently she decided to start her own podcast, focusing particularly on woman who have had non-standard career paths. Jacqui also shares Kyrin's love of travel and we went over some of her travel stories and times when you can feel unsafe in strange situations. To finish we had a couple of quick questions related to travel destinations, books and setting deadlines. This was a great conversation and we highly recommend you check out some of her episodes (a personal favourite was the one with Hetty McKinnon). As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:

0:00 - Introduction

1:21 - Mere Mortal Moment

3:37 - Recap of Jacqui's career

6:11 - What drew her to journalism

9:54 - The changing face of journalism & communications

14:21 - Career transition into NGO's and charities

19:24 - Downsides of voluntourism

25:27 - Showing progress vs highlighting problems

27:19 - Intrinsic motivation for WSDN podcast

35:54 - How Jacqui chooses guests

39:38 - Solo gap year at a young age

46:45 - Unsafe situations while travelling

53:17 - Next place to go after coronavirus

56:44 - 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama

1:01:47 - Setting yourself deadlines

1:05:31 - Wrap up and how to connect with Jacqui

Connect with Jacqui:

Website: https://whatshedidnext.com.au/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatshedidnextpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatshedidnextpodcast

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