Talking to the people shaping work.
Favourite Positions is a podcast and research project by Alex Young - honest conversations with the founders, operators and thinkers figuring out what work looks like next.
It started in 2022 as a way to find out what work actually looks like from inside the room. 100+ conversations and 20,000+ listeners later, it's grown into a body of research - including a white paper on AI and junior development, written as part of Alex's Imperial MBA.

Sitting with the people rewriting work.
AI is reshaping work faster than most of us can keep up. There's a lot of noise, a lot of takes, and not much time spent actually listening to the people already living it.
Favourite Positions is here to slow that down. Real conversations, on the record. Research grounded in interviews, not headlines. Ideas you can actually use.
Alex Young.

Alex founded Favourite Positions after her own frustrating experiences with career advice early on. Like so many, she ran into ageism and gender bias - once told she couldn't be promoted because being younger than the people she'd manage would make them uncomfortable, and facing sexism and harassment in the workplaces she worked in. She didn't want her potential stifled by outdated norms.
Encouraged by her mum (who now edits the podcast), she sought out people building inclusive workplaces and championing diversity - leaders making businesses that thrived and contributed positively to society, the environment and the wellbeing of their teams. Their stories proved new possibilities existed, and Favourite Positions became the platform to amplify them.
Alex is an expert in careers and workplace culture. As Director at Projects, one of the UK's leading premium coworking brands, she supports thousands of organisations across two thriving Brighton buildings with ambitious plans to open further sites across the UK.
She founded Favourite Positions in 2022 and has grown an organic audience of 20,000+. Her work has been featured by the BBC, Channel 4, Cosmopolitan, Metro and Startups Magazine. She's currently on the MBA programme at Imperial College London - a recipient of the Scholarship of Excellence and the Imperial Women's Scholarship, and a Student Ambassador for the school.
"Whilst I encounter misogyny almost daily, I remain acutely aware of the privileges that I have, and I'm dedicated to fostering equal opportunities for others - to ensure those facing discrimination of all types receive the support and opportunities they deserve."
Where you'll find Alex.



- Event hostGlobal Coworking ConferenceLearn more
- AmbassadorThe Careers EditLearn more
- Award winnerFlex and The City - Sustainable AwardLearn more
- AmbassadorWomen in FlexLearn more
- JudgeThe 2026 Impact AwardsLearn more
- WriterStartups MagazineLearn more
- Content creatorImperial College LondonLearn more
- FounderProject Your Future mentoring programmeLearn more
- Featured inBBC, Channel 4, Cosmopolitan, Metro

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