My Career Lab Podcast
Career Labs Podcast with Femi Akinyemi helps ambitious professionals grow, lead, and thrive in a changing world.
Each week, Career Coach, Change Leader, and Leadership Consultant Femi Akinyemi breaks down the mindset shifts, leadership principles, and practical strategies you need to build confidence, navigate change, and unlock meaningful career growth.
From imposter syndrome and executive presence to reinvention, influence, and future-ready skills, every episode gives you tools you can use immediately — no fluff, no jargon, just real insights for real progress.
Whether you're rebuilding momentum, aiming for your next promotion, or simply trying to become a more impactful leader, this is your weekly lab for turning ambition into action.
🎯 Topics: career development, leadership, mindset, influence, confidence, change management, AI & the future of work, communication, reinvention.
Episodes
90 episodes
Working Hard But Getting Nowhere? The Visibility Problem Explained
Have you ever wondered why your career is not progressing despite working hard? You’re delivering, solving problems, and showing up consistently—but still being overlooked.In this episode, we unpack the real reason behind this frustratio...
Success Isn’t Accidental: How Positioning, Access & Visibility Shape Your Career with Elaine Walker
Why do so many capable, hardworking people still miss out on the opportunities they deserve?In this episode of the Career Labs Podcast, we unpack a powerful truth: success isn’t accidental—it’s intentional, positioned, and strategical...
Why Hard Work Isn’t Getting You Promoted (And What Actually Does)
Career Acceleration Series | Episode 1You’re working hard. You’re delivering. You’re doing everything right.So why does your career feel… stuck?In today’s economy — where organisations are under p...
8 Career Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
Careers don’t just build CVs — they build identity.In this reflective episode of the Career Labs Podcast, I share eight of the most important lessons I’ve learned throughout my career — not from success, but from difficult experie...
From “I’m Lost” To Defining What Matters Now
We challenge the idea that mid-career professionals are lost and show how clarity, not confidence or effort, unlocks better decisions. We share questions that update your goals, filter noise, and turn risk into intentional choices.• dif...
Why Most Careers Stall — And Why Hard Work Isn’t the Problem
Why Most Careers Stall — And Why Hard Work Isn’t the ProblemYou’re busy. You’re capable. You’re doing what’s expected of you. So why does your career still feel… stuck?In this opening episode of the Career Labs ...
Why You Unleashed is changing to MyCareerLab Podcast
We announce our rebrand to Career Labs and explain how a tighter focus on career growth and leadership will deliver more structure, strategy, and real tools. The voice and heart stay the same while we unify the podcast with coaching, courses, a...
Why I Pressed Pause — and What It Taught Me About Momentum
After months away from the mic, Femi returns with an honest conversation about losing momentum, rediscovering focus, and rebuilding from a low period.In this raw and reflective episode, he opens up about what really happened during the b...
How to go from Overthinking into Action
The episode tackles the pervasive issue of inaction and offers practical strategies to overcome it. Listeners discover the root causes of inaction, including fear, perfectionism, and overwhelming goals, and learn three hacks to take action and ...
Unlocking Courage: How to Overcome Fear to Achieve Your Dreams
Fear can be a heavy barrier to achieving your goals, and most people may not even realize it's what’s holding them back. By naming fears, taking small steps, and reframing failure as opportunity, you can unlock your potential and move forward.<...
New Year, New You : How to build better habits and achieve lasting change in 2025
This episode explores the reasons behind the high failure rate of New Year resolutions and provides actionable advice for making sustainable changes. By focusing on clarity, identity alignment, and small, consistent steps, listeners can transfo...
Thriving & Reviving Relationships: Insights from Kemi and Bode Olutunbi on Self-Love, Communication, and lasting intimacy
Unlock the secrets of thriving relationships with Kemi and Bode Olutunbi on this special episode of the You Unleashed Podcast. This dynamic couple brings their passion for nurturing and enhancing both personal and communal bonds to the forefron...
Unlocking Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence for Personal and Professional Growth with Eniye Oshunbiyi
What does your childhood affect your work, marriage, friendships, and business? It turns out it's a lot.Unlock the secrets to becoming the best version of yourself with executive coach Eniye Oshunbiyi as she enlightens us on self-awaren...
Unlock Your Leadership Potential: Insights from Eddie Turner on Adaptive Leadership and Authenticity
Unlock your leadership potential with insights from Eddie Turner, author of "140 Simple Messages to Guide Emerging Leaders." Can leadership be taught and developed? Eddie challenges the traditional notion that leaders are born, not made, and sh...
From Crash to Clarity: Esther's Story of Plane Crash Survival and Growth
What if the life you’re living today is the dream your past self once yearned for? Join us in this episode of the Unleashed Podcast as we sit down with the inspiring Esther Longe, who takes us through her transformative journey embracing gratit...
Overcoming burn out: Big Decisions, Lessons from Podcasting, and the Unleashed Conference
Sign up for the Unleashed Conference 2023 - https://hi.switchy.io/EuKASupport our show - https://www.buzzsprout.com/850348/support<...
Brendon Watt on how to go from rock bottom to empowerment
Can you imagine letting go of judgment, embracing the present moment, and truly living your best life? That's precisely the journey my guest, Brendan Watt, an international speaker and best-selling author, has embarked upon, and today, he's her...
Powerful Tips: How to Blend Into any Workplace Culture With René Carayol
René Carayol is an internationally renowned keynote speaker that specialises in diversity, leadership and culture; drawing on his experiences on the boards of top British and American companies. He is regularly quoted, paraphrased, ...
Unbelievable! The Story Of Hussein Abdi Kahin and what it means to you
Today we talk about the story of Hussein Abdi Kahin. Find out who he is, the importance of your gift, and success through adversity in this podcast.In this podcast episode:01:15 - Done is better than perfect<...
Joel Green Reveals How To Extract Strength From The Struggle
Today we have Joel Green to talk with us about “filtering”, managing your mindset, using your painful experiences to push yourself, and so much more.Joel Green is CEO of Pro Level Training, the National Director of Nike Sports Camps, a f...
Why you dont need permission with Eric Collins
Today we have Eric Collins, the co-founder and CEO of Impact X Capital Partners, a venture capital firm investing in under-represented entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe. We talk about why you don't need permission to start a...
A small lesson we can learn from a bit of pain
In this week's episode, I share story about a friend who sprained his shoulder and had to learn a simple lesson that will hopefully transform his approach to life
Watch Out - Culture and how it can limit your greatness
Culture can be a safety net but it can be a prison. How we operate in the workplace in life is very much influenced by our culture. In this weeks podcast, I explore my culture using a personal story of mine and how it influenced how I approache...
A painful week for me...and it wasn't an accident
The last week was a bit of a tough one for me. It was actually a painful one but I learned a valuable lesson from it. One we can all learn from and use to make sure our later days are much better than our former days.I share what happen...
How I gave the wrong answer to a question and what I should have said
I was at a party a few weeks ago and the MC asked me a life related question question - What age of my life would I like to go back to. I gave what I thought was the right answer. After thinking about it, I realised I gave the wrong answer.&nbs...