On The Rise
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -At On The Rise, we’re celebrating professional stories and turning the spotlight on young, inspiring individuals to share their advice and perspectives, just a few years into their careers.
OTR is produced by the team at video recruitment platform gigl. Gigl is on all platforms @getgigl, where you'll also find clips and extra content from these episodes.
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OTR Episode #8: Clara Warner
May 14, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 84.8 MBClara Warner is a freelance beauty therapist who set up her own business after being furloughed from her spa job in a hotel due to the pandemic. We talk about how she decided to move to London to pursue her beauty career, being furloughed, voluntarily leaving her job at a top hotel spa to set up her business, and much more. We talk about this and many more topics in our chat - hosted by gigl's videographer Chris Jones. On The Rise is produced by the team at video recruitment platfo...
OTR Episode #7: India Castle-Gibb
April 30, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 87.8 MBOn the podcast this week we’re talking to India Castle-Gibb. She works as an assistant in film and is currently assisting a well-known director. We talk about how she entered the film industry, and how she experienced first-hand on film sets all the work that goes into making feature films. She joins gigl's Chris Jones and Ellie Manning to talk about this and much more!
OTR Episode #6: Tom Longo
April 23, 2021 15:50 - 59 minutes - 109 MBOur guest this week is firefighter Tom Longo. He serves in the White Plains Fire Department in Westchester County, New York, and graduated the Westchester Career Fire Academy in 2017. We speak to Tom about his training, what it means to be a firefighter, promoting public safety in America right now, and what he’s learned so far in his journey.
OTR Episode #5: Jeremy Luzinda
April 16, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MBOur guest this week is investor and fashion entrepreneur Jeremy Luzinda. At the age of 24, he already has a wealth of experience under his belt and a really driven mindset to improve and build upon the experiences he has so far. We talk how, at just a few years out of university, he navigated his way to becoming MD of an energy company, then an early-stage VC investor, and now a pre-seed and seed investor at Haatch.
Bonus: On The Rise Easter Recap
April 02, 2021 13:30 - 14 minutes - 26.2 MBThis week we're bringing you a few of our favourite clips from the podcast so far, featuring our guests from episodes 1 to 4: Ilektra Vasiloudi, Carolina Barbosa, Leanne Richardson and Mark & Jack Gaisford. Have a safe and happy Easter weekend, and we'll see you next week for a conversation with another exciting guest. On The Rise is produced by the team at video recruitment platform gigl. You can find gigl on social media @getgigl, where you'll also find clips and extra content from these...
OTR Episode #4: Mark & Jack Gaisford
March 26, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 88.1 MBThis week we're very excited to welcome Mark & Jack Gaisford, father & son and founders of RedSprout Media and V21. They have an incredible established following on LinkedIn with a combined 85,000 followers and their video content on the platform has reached hundreds of thousands of people. We talk video, LinkedIn, being authentic and honest online, Jack's internship at RedSprout and - perhaps in an unexpectedly wholesome addition to the conversation - what exactly they admire most about eac...
OTR Episode #3: Leanne Richardson
March 19, 2021 14:30 - 49 minutes - 90.5 MBOur guest this week is Leanne Richardson, who’s a world traveller, mentor and business owner. She left school at 16 to go straight into work, then in her early twenties decided she didn’t like the 9-5, and wanted to travel, which is what she has been doing for the last decade until the pandemic hit last year. We talk about this and many more topics in our chat - hosted by gigl's videographer Chris Jones and co-host, gigl's Business & Marketing Intern Ellie Manning.
OTR Episode #2: Carolina Barbosa
March 12, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBCarolina Barbosa is a Social Media Marketing Executive at Social Agendas Marketing. In 2019, she came to the UK from Portugal, starting her Master's degree in Marketing Management at De Montfort University and graduating in 2020. We were really interested to hear how she entered the industry and why exactly it was her dream to come to the UK since she was 11. This episode is hosted by gigl's videographer Chris Jones and co-host, gigl's Head of Engagement Sam Webb.
OTR Episode #1: Ilektra Vasiloudi
March 05, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBIlektra Vasiloudi is a Clinical Research Assistant at St Thomas' Hospital in London. When she turned 18, she came to the UK to work and study, starting her undergrad course at Bournemouth University in 2018, then graduating her Masters in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine at UCL in London. We talk about her career in the NHS so far and many more topics in our chat - hosted by gigl's videographer Chris Jones and co-host Ellie Manning.