Jan. 24, 2025

#46 - Career Progression Made Simple: How An Accidental Entrepreneur Is Solving Your Career Progression Challenges

Show Notes

Martin Mason is the co-founder of Talent Mapper, a company he built to solve a problem experienced by millions in the corporate workplace: internal mobility.

Talent Mapper is a platform that uses data to match employees’ individual skill sets with the right job roles, and helps track career progression within organisations.

When Martin explained the concept to me during this conversation, it was a lightbulb moment. Having spent years working in large organisations, I’ve seen firsthand how common these challenges are - people struggling to find roles that align with their skills or facing barriers to internal progression. Talent Mapper addresses this head-on, helping companies retain talent while ensuring employees are in roles where they can thrive.

Beyond explaining how Talent Mapper works, Martin opens up about his journey as an ‘accidental entrepreneur.’ He shares how he developed his business plan, what it’s like to run a startup, and why he would never want to be a sole founder again.

This episode is packed with insights for anyone interested in entrepreneurship or navigating their career within a larger organisation.

Expect to hear:

02:10 Early Career and Shift to HR

05:51 First Entrepreneurial Venture

07:39 Building a Business Plan

15:32 Developing TalentMapper

26:57 Navigating Internal Career Paths

33:45 Empowering Employees in Startups

34:53 Challenges of Transitioning from Corporate to Startup

35:52 Building a Strong Non-Exec Board

38:43 The Importance of a Co-Founder

41:47 Making Yourself Redundant as a Leader