Nicole Shamier

<p>In this episode of Serendipity Soup – the antidote to celebrity success podcasts – I talk to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-shamier-79852437/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nicole Shamier</a>, Chief Economist of the island of St. Helena; one of the most remote places on the planet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What would make you leave everyone you know to work on a tiny island a five-day boat journey from the nearest port? </p><p>How difficult is it when what you want from your career doesn’t fit into a neat box? </p><p>What it’s like when your boss can call the local hospital to find out why you didn’t come into work?&nbsp;</p><p>The answers to all these and more are covered by Nicole as she gives a wonderful account of her career to date.</p><br><p>As ever, here are some notes in case there’s anything in this episode you want to dig into a bit more:</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Six degrees of separation - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Adam-Smith/The-Wealth-of-Nations--The-Economics-Classic---A-Selected/2539888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wealth of Nations: The Economics Classic - A Selected Edition for the Contemporary Reader: Adam Smith</a></li><li>You might also be interested in Smith’s lesser-known sister book to ‘The Wealth of Nations’ in which he sets out why cold, economic calculations are not the only things that drive society.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Adam-Smith/The-Theory-of-Moral-Sentiments/365225" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Theory of Moral Sentiments: Adam Smith</a></li><li>For more on the problems with and solutions to narrow, mathematically abstract economics, this is a great starting point: <a href="https://www.rethinkeconomics.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rethinking Economics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Richard-H-Thaler/Nudge--The-Final-Edition/26265162" rel=