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As someone who has attempted to find a healthy balance with work, side projects and family demands, Si reaches out to fellow geeks who have their own stories of similar challenges. Join him as he records and shares the discussions from a variety of friends who have given up their time to chat so yo…

Si Jobling

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    • Aug 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 111 EPISODES
    • 9 SEASONS


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    Latest episodes from Make Life Work

    How does Cole Henley make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 50:32


    The one when Si talks to Cole about the pioneering days of the Web, getting through a serious health scare and drunkenly offering to illustrate Michael Rosen's book.

    S9E7 - How does Cole Henley make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 50:32


    The one when Si talks to Cole about the pioneering days of the Web, getting through a serious health scare and drunkenly offering to illustrate Michael Rosen's book. Show Notes Mud Craft CMS You're Thinking About Tomatoes on Amazon, on Unbound, listen on Audible or watch Michael Rosen on Youtube Support Make Life Work by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/make-life-work Find out more at https://make-life-work.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b0b82e for 40% off for 4 months, and support Make Life Work.

    How does Patricia Manley make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 49:13


    The one when Si talks to Patricia about leading remote engineering teams from around Europe, producing a podcast of inspiring women and how gut health can improve neurodiversity.

    S9E6 - How does Patricia Manley make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 49:13


    The one when Si talks to Patricia about leading remote engineering teams from around Europe, producing a podcast of inspiring women and how gut health can improve neurodiversity. Show Notes Joyn I Am Mantuana podcast I want to sound like the Queen of England La Mantuana UK on Instagram Support Make Life Work by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/make-life-work Find out more at https://make-life-work.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b0b82e for 40% off for 4 months, and support Make Life Work.

    How does James Norton make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 44:04


    The one when Si talks to James about building trust in your teams, setting time boundaries at home and an x-ray of his daughter's broken hand.

    S9E5 - How does James Norton make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 44:04


    How does Lewis Prescott make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 48:55


    The one when Si talks to Lewis about leading QA in a product-led company, using shared parental leave to balance childcare and making a podcast around baby naps.

    S9E4 - How does Lewis Prescott make life work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 47:10


    How does Aj Wilson make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 40:15


    The one when Si talks to Aj about her unconventional career path, processing grief and how to create engaging workspaces both digitally and IRL.

    S9E3 - How does AJ Wilson make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 40:15


    How does Carlo Beschi make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 47:17


    The one when Si talks to Carlo about juggling 3 young kids with work, finding suitable space and time for professional situations and the joy of getting outside more.

    S9E2 - How does Carlo Beschi make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 47:17


    How does Michele Hansen make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 45:18


    The one when Si talks to Michele about building a SaaS with her hubby, writing a book about empathy and making 100 episodes of a podcast, all whilst parenting.

    S9E1 - How does Michele Hansen make life work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 45:17


    Making Dress Circle with Dom Hodgson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 47:33


    The one when Si talks to Dom for the third time about running 46 miles, merge conflicts with his wife and what defines a stage show.

    S8E5 - Making Dress Circle with Dom Hodgson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 47:33


    Making habit trackers with Simon Scarfe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 49:32


    The one when Si talks to Si about all the BBC talent we've met on this podcast, a pragmatic approach to IndieWeb data with WordPress & GraphQL and hacking away in-between episodes of Dragon's Den.

    S8E4 - Making habit trackers with Simon Scarfe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 49:32


    Making Volv with Shannon Almeida

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 49:34


    The one when Si talks to Shannon about challenging bias news outlets, getting over burnout and how Snap have provided more than just financial investment in their vision.

    S8E3 - Making Volv with Shannon Almeida

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 49:33


    Making F1 Calendar with Andy Yates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 48:32


    The one when Si talks to Andy about the crazy demand of Formula 1 race times, benefits of going open-source and paying the rent with sunset times.

    S8E2 - Making F1 Calendar with Andy Yates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 48:31


    Making polymathy with Dustin Miller PolyInnovator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 48:00


    The one when Si talks to Dustin about the multidisciplinary spectrum, pushing past plateaus and the challenge of creating mixed media content.

    S8E1 - Making polymathy with Dustin Miller PolyInnovator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022


    Making Founderpath with Mubs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 54:11


    The one when Si talks to Mubs about football side projects starting it all off, now making a full time job out of Founderpath.

    S7E5 - Making Founderpath with Mubs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 54:10


    Making candles with Silvia & Ely

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 50:08


    The one when Si talks to Silvia and Ely about VR first dates in the park, the well-being of candle making and why Shopify wasn't right for them.

    S7E4 - Making candles with Silvia and Ely

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 50:07


    Making Letters to a New Developer with Dan Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 53:29


    The one when Si talks to Dan about publishing a book through lockdown whilst balancing parenting and startup life.

    S7E3 - Making Letters to a New Developer with Dan Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 53:28


    Making Ermi with Jamie, Lion and Wookie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 56:39


    The one when Si talks to two guys and a lion about eating and pooping spreadsheets for fraud detection along with surviving several near-death experiences.

    S7E2 - Making Ermi with Jamie & Lion and Wookie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021


    Making strategic photography with Shari Muhima

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 50:45


    The one when Si talks to Shari about overcoming life hurdles to establish herself as a respectable brand strategist and applying her passions in a photography Skillshare.

    S7E1 - Making strategic photography with Shari Muhima

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 50:45


    Making & Sharing with Lorna Mitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 46:16


    The one when Si talks to Lorna about sharing knowledge in open source, public speaking and everything in between.

    S6E5 - Making & sharing with Lorna Mitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 46:16


    Making School of Design with Chris Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 52:20


    The one when Si talks to Chris about using his wealth of design and education background to setup his own school.

    S6E4 - Making School of Design with Chris Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021


    Making Ladies That UX Meetup with MT McCann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 48:46


    The one when Si talked to Marie-Therese McCann about starting a meet-up in Belfast to find other UX women in tech.

    S6E3 - Making Ladies That UX meetups with MT McCann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 48:46


    Making remote work with Chris Heilmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 46:01


    The one when Si spoke to Chris about working remotely and making Skillshare course content for others to learn from.

    S6E2 - Making remote work with Chris Heilmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 46:01


    Making @Fesshole with Rob Manuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 45:00


    The one when Si talks to Rob Manuel about making the entertaining crowd-sourced Twitter bot Fesshole.

    S6E1 - Making @Fesshole with Rob Manuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 45:00


    What is a side project if not a safe place to get imposter syndrome?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 45:11


    The one when Si, Sam and Mike invite Jesse Payne along to talk tech influences & tools and if imposter syndrome affects us with side projects.

    S5E6 - №26 – What is a side project if not a safe place to get imposter syndrome?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021


    Tingle of Completion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 45:13


    The one when Si, Sam and Mike invite Juan Fernandes to join the conversation about what motivates side projects and how to plan them out.

    S5E5 - №25 - Tingle of Completion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 45:12


    Selfish Problem Solving

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 47:54


    The one when Si, Mike & Sam invite Shari Muhima to the conversation about mindsets for creativity and any themes in their side projects.

    S5E4 - №24 - Selfish Problem Solving

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 47:54


    Collaborate or go solo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 37:40


    The one when Si, Mike and Sam discuss whether they prefer working on side projects alone or in a group plus our first guest question about keeping motivated.

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