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Emma Rosen

Author & CEO
Radical Sabbatical
Country or state 
United Kingdom
Available to 
Global
City 
London
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
No

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Bio

Emma Rosen spent a year experiencing 25 different jobs before her 25th birthday. There was archaeology in Transylvania, tour guiding amid violent protests in Venezuela and investigative journalism with The Telegraph. Then there was being an extra in a movie, alpaca farming in Cornwall and assisting the British Council's crisis team during the terror attack on Parliament in March.

From this diversity of experience, Emma is now a commentator on Millennials and Gen Z in the workforce and the future of work.

Her book, The Radical Sabbatical, was published in Jan 2019 and was named the FT’s business book of the month, receiving coverage from The Times, BBC Breakfast, i paper, BBC Radio 4, Stylist magazine and The Telegraph. She is also an experienced TED speaker, and is regularly

Current position (2)

Author & CEO

Radical Sabbatical

Public Speaker

25before25

Degrees (2)
History & International Relations
Exeter University
2011 to 2014
Applied Security Strategy
Exeter University
2014 to 2015

Presentations

Presentations (6)
The 25before25 Story
Careers education and advice
Millennials in the workforce
The future of work: human vs tech skills
Why employees with portfolio careers are good for business
Alternative ways of working
Past talks (3)
How to Find Your Passion and Make it Your Job
TEDx Talk
Manchester
November 14, 2018
Flexible Working: A better alternative?
TNT Global
London
September 3, 2018
Future Proof Festival
Jolt: Future Proof Festival
London
January 15, 2019
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Books & Articles (5)

The Radical Sabbatical: The Millennial Handbook to the Quarter Life Crisis
John Catt,
2019
Financial Times: Portfolio careers and footloose workers pose dilemma for staff retention
Cosmopolitan UK: The Radical Sabbatical
The Telegraph: Why I'm trying out 25 jobs before I turn 25
The Independent: I gave up my career to try out 25 jobs before I turned 25 – this is why

Expertise (16)

Education
Business
Skills & Trades
Motivating Millennials Millennial Management Developing Millennial Employees baby boomers vs millennials Leading Millennials Leadership for Millennials Millennial Leadership Career Advice Business and Career Career Advancement portfolio careers multi-hyphen Authors

Clients

TEDx
People Power Conference
Shell
Jolt
Hype Collective
Debut Careers
ERIC Fesitval
Eton College
Emanuel School
John Lyon School
Over 30 schools and universities across the UK

Reviews

Testimonials (9)
  • When hiring a moderator for The Future-Proof Festival, I wanted someone professional, personable and with their own inspiring story to share. Emma was all that and more. She captivated and entertained the audience, dealt incredibly well under pressure and reflected the brand and its values perfectly. I can't recommend her enough. Marketing Director, Jolt
    Bianca Bass
  • Emma is a highly skilled communicator with a fascinating story to tell. She made our students think carefully about what they might really want to get out of work, in what will be a very fast-changing future.
    Dougal Hand
  • Emma was brilliant hosting our Better Future Tour for Shell. She provided the keynote speeches making predictions about the state of workplace gender issues and compered our panel. All delivered perfectly to brief and the students loved hearing about the 25before25 project. Shell, the sponsor of the event, were really happy too. Definitely would recommend.
    Simon Lucey
  • I was at the Exeter Alumnae reception last night. Just wanted to say how refreshing your talk was. And, your generation have so much to teach people around social media and use of technology. I have a reverse mentor for this. Invaluable.
    Lucy Weldon
  • Great to hear you speak tonight at the Exeter University Women's Alumnae event - the 'post-grad scheme disillusionment' you speak of certainly seems rife amongst the Exeter alumni population - thanks for sharing you experience and representing millennial alumnae on tonight's panel. Business Improvement Analyst at TUI​​
    Abi Devany
  • I really enjoyed the presentation today at the Debut.Careers event, and thank you for your advice at the end. Hearing your presentation really lifted the worry that I had to sign a chunk of my life away. It was eye opening hearing about the other ways I can find the right role/life for me. Student
    Matthew Harrison
  • Emma was entertaining and informative in her delivery. In fact so much so that the feedback we received from the students has been incredibly positive with many of them saying that her talk has really motivated them to take on more work experience and try new things. All-in-all Emma’s talk was not only incredibly engaging and entertaining but also relayed an important message to our young students about being confident to try new things and keep their options open. Thank you Emma. Development Director, St Helen’s School, London
    Zoe Baines
  • Really entertaining and interesting talk today. The students were talking about your career experiences during the following lesson. I will definitely be integrating some of your ideas into their Work Experience unit. Well worth the time. Lecturer at Oaklands College
    Paul Kirikal
  • Emma delivered an insightful and engaging talk, providing lots of useful information about the modern careers market. Our students took a lot from it. I would certainly book her again. Head of Sixth Form, John Lyon School, Harrow on the Hill
    James Armstrong
Recommendations
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Author & TED Speaker who worked in 25 careers in one year.

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