​Grey London is an advertising agency in Hatton Garden, which partners with global clients. Sam Daly an Art Director and Rob Greaves a Copywriter who explained the advertising industry. They described the lengthy process of making adverts for TV, and I was interested in how the M&S Paddington Christmas advert was made.

​Sebah Chuadhry is the Creative Project Manager for Curated Place. This is an art led production agency which delivers, creates and curates contemporary exhibitions and events internationally. The agency consists of seven people, but Sebah explained that this means they are constantly busy, working in an easy going, flexible and relaxed environment.

​Pete Ogden works at ITV as an Executive Producer for the show ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’. As my long term career goal is to be a Producer in either Radio or TV, I was thrilled to hear from Pete and gain insight into being a Producer.

​Penelope Amatt is the Campaign Manager for MykindaFuture, a social enterprise helping students connect with recruiters. I had considered events management as a career, however, after work experience at Lloyds Bank in this role, I realised it was not for me. Nevertheless, I found Penelope’s experience and advice excellent.

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​Gareth Owen is the Lead Correspondent for ITV Midlands News. This role has dramatically changed over time, become much more demanding. Previously it tended to be a male lead who was on screen all the time, given loads of resources and lead stories, and key lines. 

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​Ibrahim Kamara is the creative entrepreneur who made GUAP the world’s first video magazine. GUAP means money, as Ibrahim’s primary aim was to make money, however it also stands for ‘Great Understanding and Power’. The video magazine, which uses augmented reality, has been running for three years, and started during Ibrahim’s last year at university. 

Jen Marscheider has worked in Marketing for 10 years in numerous companies and is currently the Marketing Manager for City of Culture, which Coventry won for 2021.  While preparing for the City of Culture Bid, Jen was the only member of the marketing team, and created all the videos, posters, and social media.