I was absolutely thrilled to have Wayne Singleton join me on this week’s episode of the podcast.
Wayne and I have been aware of each other for a few years but hadn’t actually spoken until recently. I knew of him as a HR Consultant who did interim work but over the past few months so a variety of posts on LinkedIn promoting some of the other work activities he does. When we chatted and I learnt more about his situation I knew I had to get him on here as a guest.
Wayne has had an amazing HR career working for some monolithic organisations such as BAE and Siemens, and we discuss various insights he learned from working in these types of companies. However, following a redundancy Wayne took some inspiration from a friend who said you should try and do what you love as often as you can. This resonated with Wayne and, combined with his Dad suffering a stroke, made him want to do more outdoor and endurance events and really embrace life doing what he really wanted. From that point onwards he has combined HR Consultancy and Freelancing with his other passions to have what he describes as a ‘portfolio career’ – basically doing lots of different things.
For me, Wayne’s story and journey is an absolute beacon for anyone who wants more out of life than the usual 9-5. He has been able to leverage on his HR career to secure various interim and consultancy work, which primarily pays the bills, whilst using the rest of his time to follow his heart and do things that put a smile on his face.
I cannot state how enjoyable it was speaking with Wayne. I absolutely believe that anyone, no matter their vocation, could take some inspiration from this episode so I hope you enjoy it.