EPISODE 2 - Peter Kelly former Royal Marine & CEO of ‘Imployable’



From a tough childhood to becoming a Royal Marine. Leaving the Marines to finding himself unemployed, Pete has repurposed his skills & now runs an incredibly successful Tech Company (IMPLOYABLE) that helps people find meaningful employment.

Get your inspiration here!



Show Notes

- Childhood vulnerability

- A career in the Royal Marines (trigger warning - Afghanistan related material)

- Being emotionally detached

- Losing a colleague (L/Cpl Benjamin Whatley RM)

- Stress within a conflict zone

- PTSD & mental health

- Leaving the Royal Marines & coping with a year of unemployment

- Learning from scratch & becoming a Tech Entrepreneur

- Starting his own business & becoming a successful CEO with 12 staff & nationally recognised awards

- Forgiving your past

- Do what you love, repurposing & helping people into meaningful employment

- Providing uniformed service leavers with a one stop shop for a successful transition & future employment

- Staying grounded but successful

- What the future holds & BIG adventures!



Episode web links:

- https://imployable.me/about-us/

- https://imployable.me/

- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/connect/small-business/imployable-app-ex-marine-finding-right-job-new-career/

- https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus

- https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/royalmarines



Need some support:

- https://www.mind.org.uk/

- https://www.samaritans.org/

- https://rock2recovery.co.uk/



Sponsors:

- https://www.plymouthgin.co.uk

- https://www.redrok.co.uk

- https://www.plymoutharmedforcesawards.co.uk



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- Website https://www.wildonespodcast.co.uk

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In memory of:

L/Cpl Benjamin Whatley Royal Marines

29/07/1988 to 24/12/2008

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