Josh Tyler’s career hasn’t followed a straight line – and that’s what makes his story so great. From starting out on Virgin Media O2’s graduate scheme, to his role being made redundant, to becoming Head of Contact Strategy and Transformation, Josh has learned incredible lessons about resilience, relationships, trust and what makes someone valuable early on.
In this conversation, Josh opens up about feeling disoriented at the beginning, developing a network, setting boundaries with his manager, and why he believes AI represents a revolution for young professionals entering the workforce. Josh also shares why he thinks most decisions early in your career are reversible.
Josh Mackenzie hosts Graduate Edge, a podcast for people early in their career. He’s spent years working with thousands of young professionals worldwide and the hundreds of companies they work for. What he’s learned: the most successful people aren’t the ones who had it all figured out – they’re the ones who learned from the messy, uncertain moments along the way.
In each episode, Josh talks with people who’ve navigated early career challenges and lived to tell the tale. They dig into the pivotal moments, the failures that hurt, the career crossroads where the “right” path wasn’t obvious, how they found success, and the real lessons that only come from actually doing the work. But here’s what makes it different: Josh pulls their stories apart to uncover what they actually mean for you, and the concrete advice you can use right now.
Whether you’re figuring out your first professional job, navigating a major transition, or just trying to make sense of this whole “being a professional” thing, this is your space to learn from people who’ve walked the path before you – without the highlight reel, just the honest truth.
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