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Jimmy McLoughlin OBE, is a former special advisor to the Prime Minister on business, technology and entrepreneurship. During his 3 years at No.10, Jimmy's role was to brief the Prime Minister on what was happening to the economy and where the jobs of the future were coming from. On leaving No.10 he put all this experience to good use by creating the hit podcast 'Jimmy's Jobs of the

Alfie and Matt, founders of Elo AI, are two of the smartest (and youngest) entrepreneurs in the AI sector. We caught up with them to find out how AI actually works, what it means for the creative industries and what it's like to raise $3m at an average age of just 21 years old. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The world of sports media is complex and rapidly changing. New sporting franchises and formats are popping up all around the globe, while VR and AI are threatening to change the way we watch sports forever. To understand what's going on, we spoke with Peter Hutton, former Sports Business Person of the Year. Peter has enjoyed a stellar sports media career, from starting out as a Sky

On 14th January 2020 the Royal Caribbean share price was $133. Eight weeks later it was down 80% as the global pandemic took hold and ships around the world stopped sailing. Jo Vaughton was at the centre of the storm as Director of Marketing & PR. We caught up with Jo to hear how the cruise industry steered its way through the crisis, as well as delving into audience insight an

Josh Higgins' career history reads like something out of a novel. He began his working life touring the USA in a van with rock band Fluf, going on to release seven albums with MCA Universal. And that's before the chapters where he becomes Design Director for President Obama and builds a 200 strong team at Facebook. Josh is now VP Global Creative at Atlassian, the software business

The UK greetings card industry has traditionally been dominated by brick-and-mortar retail chains. But now anyone with a creative streak can take a slice of this two billion pound market. Pip Heywood, Managing Director of Thortful, explains how uploading a hit card could pay off your mortgage, tells us how Thortful is disrupting the card market and reveals what she's learnt from mo

The marketing and advertising industries can be stressful places to work, as David Meikle discovered to his personal cost. But then a life-changing moment gave David a new perspective, allowing him to manage his stress and get his work-life back under control. In his new book, Tuning Up, David explains his insight and introduces The Meikle Matrix - a powerful tool to help others re

Barbenheimer is the movie-marketing phenomenon that blew up the box office. But its origins are surprising and it left some unexpected winners and losers in its wake. Who better to give us the inside track on all this than Karen Stacey, CEO of DCM (Digital Cinema Media) and Media Leader of the Year at the 2022 Media Week and 2023 Media Leaders Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com

Cazoo is the fastest British company ever to have reached unicorn status. But having been valued in excess of US$1 billion, the wheels came off and it lost 97% of its value. Where did it all go so right - and so wrong? We caught up with Lucas Bergmans, Group Marketing Director for Cazoo throughout this extraordinary journey, to get the inside track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p

In this episode we're talking Personal Branding on LinkedIn with Scott Millward. What is a personal brand? How can it contribute to business success? And what LinkedIn tips, tricks and secrets can Scott share, to make our own content more successful? Scott is a Personal Branding & LinkedIn specialist and founder of Voir. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati