The Graduate Guide

In this episode, CEO of RocketMill Thomas Byrne walks us through his journey to CEO from a pharmacology student struggling with dyslexia, a sales representative to eventually founding the company. He gives a masterclass on student skills development, how he manages his teams and the importance of putting yourself in environments that scare you. If you want realistic advice on the skillsets you nee...

Alumni of the University of Warwick, public speaking coach Victor Sosanya gives us a masterclass on all things communication strategy and public speaking improvement. Investing in the entrepreneurship society and multiple side hustles while studying, his advice on personal branding and communication is invaluable to all students.

Have you heard the term ‘employer branding’ but aren’t sure what it means? In this episode, Yaxin Xie teaches us all things employer branding and the TikTok working environment. With in international educational background, she shares how all students can get involved at Tiktok and how you can develop essential skills for the role.

In this live event, LSE alumni Zulum Elumogo recounts all the steps he took while at university to become the successful individual he is today. Undertaking key roles within the student union, leadership roles at societies, and eventually joining the Barbican, he has developed key skills along the way. Learning of the power of networking, he gives great advice on relationship and community buildin...

The Graduate Guide partnered with Hybr for a networking live podcast event with 30 under 30 guest speaker Kola Tytler. Kola is a medical doctor, CEO, and Founder of Dropout. Sponsored event by The Root Co. Gullies Hard Seltzer

Tonsin, Program Head for African Leadership @ LSE, shares with us his journey as an international student in the UK and his career journey.

𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 Ben Dando 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 ⤵️ You’ve almost definitely heard of Liquid Death because of their unique and innovative marketing… But do you know about the man behind its international expansion? I was lucky enough to sit down with Ben Dando , the former CEO of Karma Drinks and Liquid Death’s International Managing Director to discuss his incre...

Peter Jackson, Hill Dickinson's CEO joins us for an insightful conversation with Charlie from Huzzle.

Natasha Porter, founder and CEO of Unlocked Graduates shares with us her career journey, how she started her non-profit in the education sector and career opportunities for graduates.

This week on The Graduate Guide I sat down with the CCO of VERSUS, Johnny Kay. Versus is the biggest platform in the UK for championing the future of football, documenting football’s rising influence on new music and culture. Johnny has an amazing story to tell on how he built VERSUS. But in this episode we focused on how Johnny built his dream career through his passion for football and music. Jo...

Holly, help employers attract & develop young talent 🚀 She is an early career employer branding strategist and has built an online community of 40k+. Check out Holly's career journey and her advice to students regarding career development in this episode.

Meet the 23 year old who built a multimillion pound business while still at uni. Fin is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. While at university he: ✅ Started a sales business which did £100k rev in 6 months ✅ Built an installation company which did £2m revenue in first year ✅ Ran 100 miles in 24 hours while raising £8k for mental health It’s safe to say he’s achieved a lot. Howeve...

Albert Slade, co-founder, and director of DOUGH gives us an insight into how he started building his successful businesses AND career after what he thought would be a career playing rugby.

Tunde Adekeye, Founder of Pitch Doctor, reflects on his career as a CFO, venture capital (VC) analyst and founder of Pitch Doctor, where he helps founders practice and improve their pitches. He provides deep insights about a career path in VC and the future of the industry more generally, also addressing the pertaining issue of the lack of diversity in VC and what it means for founders from minori...

Eshita is the Founder and CEO of the award-winning app By Rotation, the world's largest shared wardrobe available in the UK and US. - Product and customer-obsessed CEO - Investment professional with over 6 years of experience - Global citizen, proud immigrant, and "third culture kid" (India, Singapore, US, and UK) - Passionate and solutions-oriented about the climate crisis, particularly by how ev...

0:40 : ⭐ Community-driven company with two brands: runck and Friday Night Lights, offering unique running experiences. 4:01 : ⚡️ Evolution of ideas into a successful business with a playful attitude towards entrepreneurship. 7:23 : ⚙️ Empowerment to start a business without traditional qualifications or experience. 10:55 : ⚙️ Embracing effort and overcoming social pressures to pursue goals with...

Ben Page is the Chief Executive of Ipsos. A frequent writer and speaker on trends, leadership and performance management, he has directed thousands of surveys examining consumer trends and citizen behavior. Follow on Twitter: @benatipsos He was Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI in the UK and Ireland from 2009-2021. He joined MORI in 1987 after studying at Oxford University. From 1987 to 1992 Ben worke...

Siddhi talks about his career background and how everything led her to build Yhangry, her private chef company. After doing a couple of internships at Google, etc, she wanted to be in an environment where she could learn about the markets while having a lot of fun: trading was the perfect fit. She spent 6.5 years in trading doing asset back secured and financial subordinated debt and ran a balance...

Geoff Robinson, Managing Director @UBS and Founder @ TheInvestmentAnalyst.com talks about his career, building his Ed Tech platform company, working for UBS for eight years, and having industry experience for over 24 years. How did he get to where he is? What does success mean to Geoff? Find out on this episode of the Graduate Guide with your host Charlie from Huzzle.

What I learnt from ABBYY’s head of employer branding on how to land a job in the UK: Abby is a global tech company that operates across 15 countries on FOUR continents… And employs HUNDREDS of people all over the world. So who better to ask: “How do I land a job?” Than Rares, ABBYY’s Head of International Communications and Employer Branding. Here were his TOP 5 pieces of advice for students and r...

Hattie Willis, Founder of GuessWorks and Co-founder of IfWeRaise, shares how she became one of the UK's brightest startup advisors just a couple of years after graduating from university. Hattie reflects on her first entrepreneurial experience as a student at Oxford University and explains what first-time founders can do to set themselves up for success from the very beginning.

Shoshanna Davis, engagement expert and founder of Fairy Job Mother sits down for Ingmar's (founder of Huzzle) first podcast to talk about her career journey, and how she became an expert in helping employers understand young people better.

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 choi...

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 h...

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.