About Guest
Sam Collier is the Chief Operating Officer at Achieve Together, one of the UK's leading social care providers. Having started his career as a support worker, Sam has spent more than 25 years championing high-quality care and creating opportunities for people to live their best lives.
About Achieve Together
Achieve Together supports people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, and complex health conditions to live independently in their communities. With more than 6,500 employees across England and Wales, the organisation helps people lead ordinary lives in ordinary homes with the right support.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:06 Sam's First Jobs and Early Lessons
3:09 Why Social Care Became Sam's Purpose
5:32 Sam's Advice for Anyone Considering Social Care
7:46 How to Be Your Authentic Self in Interviews
9:42 How Values Evolve Throughout Your Career
11:02 Why Social Care Is a Professional Industry
12:42 Young Sam Never Planned to Become a COO
15:07 Inside Achieve Together and Its Mission
17:07 What a Group COO Actually Does
18:26 How Sam Manages 6,500 Employees
19:34 The Skills Needed to Become a COO
21:45 What Sam Loves Most About Leadership
23:19 Opportunities Across Achieve Together
24:53 Apprenticeships and Career Progression
26:35 How AI Is Transforming Social Care
28:22 Sam's Invisible Success: Never Give Up
29:46 Sam's Duvet Flip
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