The Graduate Guide

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🎉 150 Episodes Later… Project Complete! 🎧 I’m thrilled to wrap up my project with The Graduate Guide, where I reviewed, and created content to signpost and catalogue over 150 podcast episodes focused on early careers and entrepreneurship content. 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻: - Personal branding - Skill development - Networking - Leadership - Content strategy 𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻: - Angel investing - Venture capital - Public speaking - Marketing 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻: - Self-belief - Motivation - Time management - Goal setting Each episode brought its own unique insights and value. Throughout this project, I’ve developed skills in 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for in-person and online events, and setting up efficient 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. These experiences have inspired me, and 𝘐’𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳! A big thank you to Peter Wood and Marlene Leiss for trusting me with this opportunity. I’m so excited to see what The Graduate Guide achieves next! 🚀

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Sitting down with Mike Soutar (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦) and Patrick (𝘦𝘹-𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯) was one for the books. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨? Neither Mike or Patrick went to university, yet both have gone on to have wildly successful careers in their own unique ways. You’ll probably know Mike from The Apprentice, where he’s been the legendary interviewer grilling finalists since 2011. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦? Probably not. 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲: "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵." Mike went on to build an extraordinary career as a journalist, editor, founder, and CEO across the biggest print, digital, and broadcast platforms in both the UK and the US. Patrick’s journey started with an apprenticeship at Google, where he mastered the art of social media and marketing. Fast forward a few years, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀: • Sir Richard Branson • Paul Carrick Brunson • CEO's of Fortune 500 companies Today, Patrick and Mike have joined forces, leveraging their powerful mentor-mentee dynamic to build the newly launched Prolific Voices. 𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱: • Careers in startups vs. corporate • The real power of LinkedIn • Finding and nurturing the right mentor ...and the highs and lows of their career journeys. 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Mike Soutar - "𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦.” Listening to people as accomplished as Mike and Patrick share such honest and vulnerable insights about their career on The Graduate Guide is your perfect dose of Monday motivation. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 🤝

My co-founder is heading back to Austria for Christmas for a well earned break... 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲! With that being said, does anybody (𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴/𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴) want to meet for a coffee and/or drink before the holidays begin? Drop me a DM 🤝 𝘱.𝘴. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥

Too Good To Go Co-Founder Jamie Crummie joins TGG to discuss his experience building a successful business in the environmental and sustainable sector. ♻️ New Episode is out now! ⤵ 🎙️: https://lnkd.in/eM37rmA8 🎥: https://lnkd.in/e3VbCy4w #sustainability #foodwaste #podcast #fyp #founder #enviormental

I asked the co-founder of Too Good To Go how they've saved 𝟯𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ meals from going to waste 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 Jamie Crummie: A law graduate who transformed a big idea into a global movement. Together with a team of passionate entrepreneurs, Jamie grew Too Good To Go into an organization of 750+ team members worldwide. Jamie’s legal background, 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, inspired his vision for creating a business that drives meaningful social impact. 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: connecting consumers with businesses offering surplus food at reduced prices. Today, it’s a multi-faceted platform helping consumers, manufacturers, and retailers fight food waste at scale. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀: • 100+ million registered users • 170,000+ active partners • Available in 19 different countries Sitting down with Jamie was surreal. Hearing firsthand how he’s created such an enormous impact was both humbling and inspiring. 𝗠𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼: • The journey of building a company that creates social change. • How sustainability careers have evolved over the years. • Tips for graduates looking to land purpose-driven roles. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 The Graduate Guide 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 🤝 https://lnkd.in/d63tcjia

Preparing students for the workforce should be on academia's agenda 📚📝 Check out TGG's episode with James Cotton, Co-Founder of iO Sphere⤵ 🎙️: https://lnkd.in/ded7ire8 🎥: https://lnkd.in/dpjWXSyj

Give a talk at the 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗛𝗤 ✅ Giving a talk at Google is intimidating enough. 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝟳𝟱+ 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦? That’s the kind of challenge that would’ve left 16-year-old me feeling physically sick. 𝗕𝘂𝘁: I found my people both during and after UCL—a community that taught me it’s okay to fail. In fact, it’s essential. And fail I did. 𝗔 𝗹𝗼𝘁. Those failures shaped everything about my career. Now, I want to pay it forward. I want students to know that failure isn’t just a step on the path to success—it’s 𝗧𝗛𝗘 foundation for growth. That’s the driving force behind our new community. 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eK4xVTvR

Pitching Endeavours Adventures for the first time… and winning! 🤯 Standing in the Google Cloud Startup HQ at The Graduate Guide event, I delivered my very first business pitch in front of 70+ co-founders and investors—and walked away as the competition winner! Thank you for nominating me as the winner James Roycroft-Davis, Peter Wood & Marlene Leiss! 🏆 Here’s what I learned about delivering a strong pitch 👇 📚 Tell a story: Take them on a journey that connects emotionally and explains the problem you’re solving. 🔑 Be clear and concise: Simplicity is key—your value proposition should shine. 🗣️ Practice, practice, practice: Confidence comes from preparation. Thank you to my co-founder, Alex Taylor, for being a great business mentor to me. Success isn’t a solo journey, and I couldn’t have done this without you 🔥 A massive congratulations to the runners up of the pitching competition Kate Alderson and Marshall Gould, as well as everyone else who pitched (standing in front of everyone and presenting a pitch is a huge success in itself)!💪 To anyone hesitating to step out of their comfort zone: take the leap—you might just surprise yourself! 🚀 📸 Marcus Grip #entrepreneurship #startuplife #pitching #mentorship #googlecloud #graduateguide

This one change grew my podcast listenership by 𝟮𝟮𝟵% 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Running The Graduate Guide for the past two years has been a wild ride. As a History grad, I never imagined my career would take this turn. But even more surreal is knowing the podcast is now helping so many ambitious grads kickstart theirs. To tackle what I see as a UK career crisis, 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗘𝗢𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Demystify career paths and give students a real, unfiltered look at the people building the companies they admire. We’ve never been about chasing viral, clickbait podcast moments. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿: Helping students and grads truly understand the companies and roles they’re applying for. This year, we made one big shift. We started advertising job opportunities from our podcast guests—𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵? • 10 successful hires for 10 different roles. • A 229% increase in our listenership. • 4,000,000+ impressions on LinkedIn 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 was about learning what’s broken in the graduate job market. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 has been about growing and connecting with our now 18,000+ strong community of ambitious students and grads. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 will be about helping grads find the perfect roles that align with their talents and aspirations. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 To everyone who’s been a guest on the podcast this year: 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨! * 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 * Without them, none of this would be possible. For that, I am forever grateful 🤝