The Blue Light Leavers Podcast

The Blue Light Leavers Podcast

Hosted by: Andy Labrum

If you’re a Police Officer, Law Enforcement Officer or support staff, serving or retired or considering leaving the Police, then this is for you! Every episode, I’ll bring you interviews with subject matter experts...

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Ep.80 From Policing to Investigative Consultancy and Training Provider with Sukie Madahar

Ep.80 From Policing to Investigative Consultancy and Training Provider with Sukie Madahar Sukie is a former Detective Sergeant, and he is the founder of ⁠Swift Investigations Limited and Swift Edification. ⁠ They...
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Ep.79 Why So Many Police Officers Are Leaving - with Professor Sarah Charman and Dr Jemma Tyson

Ep.79 Why So Many Police Officers Are Leaving - with Professor Sarah Charman and Dr Jemma Tyson. Professor Sarah Charman is a Professor of Criminology, and Dr Jemma Tyson, a senior lecturer in Criminology, both work...
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Ep.78 From Policing to Senior Project Manager at Turner Townsend Consultancy with Josh Penwill

From Policing to Senior Project Manager at Turner Townsend Consultancy. In this episode I talk to former firearms sergeant and 1:1 client of mine, Josh Penwill. In this interview, we talk about why he left policing,...
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Ep.77 From ill-health Retirement to Published Fiction Author Tracy Earle

From ill-health Retirement to Published Fiction Author with Tracy Earl. Tracy is a former police officer who served for 26 years before having to retire through ill-health, due to a diagnosis of PTSD. She has since...
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Ep.76 How Drones Are Creating Unmissable Career and Business Opportunities with Award-Winning Red Air Media

Episode #76

Welcome to Ep. 76 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast.Hope you've all had a fantastic summer, despite the weather!We've had a few weeks away and we're back with an amazing interview with Jim Bishop and Gavin Crowther...
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Ep.75 Understanding the Impact of Perimenopause and Menopause for Blue Light Professionals with Anna Allerton

Episode #75

Welcome to Episode 75 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast Today, I've got the absolute privilege of talking to Anna Allerton.  As a former journalist and producer, she enjoyed a 17 year career at Sky Sports in varying...
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Ep.74 Your Transferable Skills with Recruitment Consultant Lewis Willcox of Investigo

Episode #74

Welcome to Episode 74 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast So today I'm talking with Lewis Willcox. Lewis is a consultant with a really highly sought after, well known recruitment company called Investigo and deals...
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Ep.73 The Academy Live Interview with Former Police Officer and WYWM Graduate Laura McKeeman

Episode #73

Welcome to Episode 73 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast Now, what we wanted to do was give you a bit of an insight into the type of live interviews we do within The Academy from Blue Light Leavers. The Academy is a...
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Ep.72 Another Collaboration - Socially Responsible Recruitment Collaboration with Andy Howe - Founder of CareerForces

I'm incredibly proud to be able to announce another collaboration with a partner offering employment opportunities to Blue Light Leavers.   Career Forces, is the brainchild of Military Veteran Andy Howe, who spent...
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Ep.71 Coming to Terms with the end of Your Career with Former Manchester United and West Ham Footballer Luke Chadwick

Welcome to Episode 71 of the Blue Light Leavers podcast. Luke Chadwick is a former professional footballer who made his mark as a talented midfielder during his time at Manchester United, going on to play for numerous...
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Ep.70 From Police Officer to Business Owner and Founder of Super Simple Sleep with Amanda Whittaker

Welcome to episode 70 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast In this episode, I've the absolute pleasure of talking with Amanda Whittaker. Amanda is the founder of Super Simple Sleep and the Baby Sleep Support Facebook...
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Ep.69 How to Become an Independent Consultant Delivering Safeguarding and Domestic Homicide Reviews with Donna Ohdedar

Welcome to episode 69 of the Blue Light Leavers Podcast In this episode, I'm incredibly honoured to be speaking with Donna Ohdedar. She's the Managing Director of Review Consulting, she's a keynote public speaker,...
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