Having heard the inspiring stories from Huel's co-founder, CEO of All Blacks/MD of Google, Founder of Simmer, and 75+ more who have already been on the pod, we are dedicated to delivering value to anyone who feels lost or confused in their career journey. 🙌🎙️
As found on his LinkedIn, Mark Crompton is the Global Head of Employment Marketing at Airbus and has led a transnational team of more than 25 experts in employer branding, talent attraction, and digital marketing. With over 15 years of experience in the aerospace industry, Mark has developed and delivered innovative and effective strategies and action plans to promote Airbus as an employer of choice to employees, early careers, and prospective hires.
João Nuno Simões, CEO and Co-Founder of GenesisLRT, a crypto DeFi company, shares what it is like to build a crypto company during university. As Portugal's first-ever Bitcoin miner, João talks about how he first got interested in crypto and what it took to build his first startup, BitMasters, into a successful BTC hedge fund in the early days of crypto.
In this episode, Gary Izunwa, Co-founder of Tangent, reflects on his journey from a single-parent, low-income household to a 6-figure sales job at LinkedIn after university. As one of the few people from his community who found early success, he increasingly felt the need to give back, leading him to quit his job. Ever since he has been pushing for more social mobility in the tech space, winning him Forbes 30 under 30 in 2024.
We sat down with Hector Hughes to learn how his startup. Unplugged is helping people quit their phone addiction through a digital detox 👇 Hector founded Unplugged together with Ben Elliott in 2019, after a silent retreat in the Himalayas that made him rebrand his life. In this episode, he walks us through his journey and talks candidly about: 0:48: 🚀 Exploring Hector Hughes' journey from university to career outlook. 3:31: ⚙️ Navigating challenges independently leads to valuable learning experiences and skill development. 6:51: 🚀 Major career shift leads to founding Unplugged and sobriety after a series A funding failure. 10:05: 💻 Emphasizing digital detox as the core focus of a cabin retreat for productivity enhancement. 12:50: 💡 Unlocking productivity through changing perception and accessing deep calm by disconnecting from phones. 15:39: ⏳ Understanding the root of busyness as a founder, the importance of gaining insights by taking breaks, and the evolution of workload over multiple startups. 18:49: 💪 Embrace flexibility and go with the flow to boost productivity. 21:59: ⚡ Overcoming failures at University led to current success. Quitting alcohol at 25 impacted productivity positively. 25:18: 🚀 Achieving a significant lifestyle change through a book, leading to increased focus on business goals.
Founder & CEO of Clear a beauty tech company, Ahana Banerjee, came to the Graduate Guide with the most interesting and inspiring anecdotes on how she got her first company founded as a student in Uni. Giving us an entire career trajectory, while talking us through her priorities in life and providing our listeners with tips on how to get funding for your first company. 0:26: 🌟 Founder's journey from childhood in the UK to studying Physics at Imperial College and moving to New Delhi. 4:28: 💼 Revolutionizing skincare analysis through a personalized app for consumers. 8:25: 💡 Impact of working in a startup on personal growth and satisfaction 12:18: ⚙️ Passion vs. necessity in entrepreneurship and leveraging personal experience for competitive advantage. 16:39: ⚖️ Personal experiences drive founder's passion to solve skin issues, emphasizing empathy and founder-market fit. 20:31: 💼 Entrepreneurship journey during university, exploring startup ideas while securing graduate jobs. 24:44: 💡 Entrepreneur's journey to securing Y Combinator interview despite initial rejections. 28:57: 📱 Awaiting interview feedback, received email about Integrated Masters, provided detailed explanation 32:57: 💡 Entrepreneur demonstrates agility and conviction in pivoting from one idea to another during Y Combinator interview. 37:12: ⏰ Strategic academic decisions led to job flexibility and professional growth. 41:21: 🎯 The evolving definition of success and its impact on happiness.