The Graduate Guide

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 univers...

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 journ...

Victoria and Alina have worked and continue to work with successful content creators, from YouTube to all platforms in social media. They came to the Graduate Guide and gave us all the insight on how to build a successful career in content creation. 0:36: Insights from Google YouTube manager on content creation and personal branding importance. 5:11: Realization of the immense influence content cr...

Founder and CEO of HYBR Hannah Chappatte joins us for an insightful conversation about student housing and the purpose behind Hybr. We discussed the lack of education young people get about what job roles they can go into, and decoding what makes a ‘good’ startup culture. 🎓 A lack of information. Students don’t get an insight into the full landscape of the opportunities across industries availabl...

Our first-ever returning guest to The Graduate Gudie, Hashim Syed talks about building a career and his journey to working at Google and becoming a TEDx Keynote speaker. He motivates us during this interview, mentioning multiple times how he "ate those rejections for breakfast" and the importance of building a resilient lifestyle to persevere with a balanced work and personal life. 0:55: ⭐ Discus...

Meet Niall - the man building Britain’s luxury coffee brand 👇 At the age of just 23, Niall has already gained over 25,000 followers on LinkedIn alone from documenting his founder journey with Cuplsy. In our conversation we spoke about 👇 How Niall met his co-founder @rachael How to overcome a lack of external support systems for personal growth. The importance of self-motivation and setting achie...

🎙️ Introduction of Phil Kwok (EasyA) and special guest Leo, a content creator with a HUGE following. 00:10 💡 The importance of finding passion and drive early on to avoid feeling like you are wasting time. 04:36 💡 Crafting engaging short-form content: importance of initial hook and condensing stories. 09:32 💼 Emphasising the importance of storytelling in job interviews and the practical advice...

Building a fashion brand that supports rural women in India AND is loved by Priyanka Chopra Jonas? We are back with another inspiring episode! Our host Marlene Leiss sat down with Asha Scaria Vettoor, MBA Oxford Graduate and founder of Swara, Voice of Women. Her start-up, Swara, is one of the first sustainable and ethical fashion brands in India. Swara collaborates with women from India’s most rem...

From LSE to Oxford and back to LSE, to founding London Politica, Manas C has done it all! We are back with another sensational episode! Daniel Sundaram and I engaged in an interesting conversation with Manas C, an alumnus from the University of Oxford. Currently, he's pursuing a Ph. D. at LSE while simultaneously building and growing his company, London Politica. In the podcast, Manas opens up abo...

Ever dreamt of founding your own company? How about becoming an angel investor for 50+ startups? Let’s hear from the man himself in our latest podcast, who’s been there and done that! Nick Telson, founder of DesignMyNight, co-founder of Trumpet, and angel investor in 55+ startups, shares valuable insights on starting your entrepreneurial journey and pitching ideas effectively. Here’s what you can...

Isobel talks all about her personal branding journey, how she became a top voice on Linkedin and gives us her top tips for captivating recruiter's and company's attention when applying for jobs. 0:00 : ⚡ The Power of Personal Branding 5:04 : 🎓 Struggles transitioning from university to job market with social media influencer experience. 10:17 : 💪 Overcoming fear and finding motivation to pursue...

Lucie had debilitating gut issues where she struggled for 6+ years. She built The Gut Feeling with the experts to help you access the tools that work so you can start finding relief quicker from your gut issues.

BCG managing director, Simon Sprague, talks about his journey in Boston Consulting Group, one of the largest consulting companies in the world. He gives our listeners tips on how to get into consulting, and how to land a job in such a field. 0:00 Simon shares his unconventional career journey to BCG, highlighting adaptability and uncertainty. 4:11: Balancing further education and entering private...

I sat down with Alex Merry, a public speaking coach and author of book "Make it Count." Despite having been the COO of a 250-person company and the curator of TEDxClapham, Alex spent a significant proportion of his life avoiding public speaking like the plague! We spoke about: The impact of public speaking on career growth and personal development. Overcoming public speaking anxiety. Tips for deli...

Adam Oxborrow, an immigration consultant talks us through the different types of visas for international workers and students in the UK. Including some "do's and don't" when applying for a sponsorship job and a visa.

Is Joe Binder living with the knowledge that he doesn't get to live forever? Find out, on this episode where he talks all about personal branding and starting a 4 businesses.

Ariel takes us through his journey from studying at Kings College London to founding Augment to now working with the world’s best founders!

Dec Penfold, chef, food consultant, ex-Deliveroo, and Founder among many more roles, comes to the Graduate Guide to tell us all about what it looks like to work in the food industry. From being a chef in restaurants to hotels to cooking at home, he gives us a behind-the-scenes story of his life and career.

The EasyA brothers tell us all about their emerging tech app that allows people to learn everything about the Web3 space with one single click on their phone. It's what they like to call "Duolingo" for tech. They take us through their journey creating the app, launching it, and how their educational background and career got them both to this point.

Oyinkro takes us through his journey of building and creating his video production company K.OS Visuals. Narrating hilarious "hiccups" he has encountered throughout his career and how he went from not knowing how to edit to creating video content for successful and known brands.

Meet Ellis Platten - the YouTuber who just went shirt shopping with DAVID BECKHAM. Ellis is the founder of the YouTube channel AwayDays. AwayDays is the biggest football channel on YouTube and features the Sidemen and Premier League footballers. This was one of my favourite episodes to date. Ellis’s career embodies what I am trying to achieve with The Graduate Guide… Shining a light on alternate w...

From the founder of GymShark to Rishi Sunak - meet the ex-downing street minister who is interviewing Britain’s leading entrepreneurs. I sat down with Jimmy who set up Jimmy's Jobs to explore the future of the economy with Britain’s leading entrepreneurs. This is HUGE episode for The Graduate Guide to have someone of this pedigree in worlds of business and politics. We discuss topics such as: How...

Meet James Collier and find out how Huel became the world’s BEST-SELLING complete nutrition brand 👇 In this episode, James shares his career journey from being a clinical dietitian in the NHS to building Huel with Julian Hearn. KEY TALKING POINTS 📈Using Nutrition to optimise productivity and performance 🎓How to stay healthy as a student. 🪜James' delegation journey. ❓Getting into a career at H...

In this episode, Harry shares his career journey and how he became the Head of Partnerships at Thursday, a unique dating app. He discusses the different roles he has had in the past and his promotion within the company. He also provide insights into what Thursday is and why it stands out among other dating apps. Tune in to learn more about his experience and the innovative approach of Thursday.

. Find out how to navigate work visa challenges as an international student in the UK 👇 From my experience, international students are not only the most passionate people about careers… But also the most deserving of employment in the UK! HOWEVER There are so many challenges international students have to face in order to land their dream job. In this episode the brilliant Sakshi talks me through...