Hype Collective Podcast

The Hype Collective Podcast is BACK with a brand new special exploring the recent Parents As Influencers release! Every quarter, we release a research piece as part of our The Issues series, which focuses on what students are thinking about a particular aspect of their lives. This time, we're looking at parents, their views of the world of work, and the impact they have on the next generation. Join us as we break down the findings of the research, interview students Moni and Gurpal on their...

The Hype Collective Podcast is BACK with a brand new miniseries! Every quarter, we release a research piece called The Issues, which focuses on what students are thinking about a particular aspect of their lives. We've covered Travel, Alcohol, and now, we're taking our most recent Work Issue into podcast form. We're interviewing some of our student City Managers from around the country about one of the themes from the Work Issue; mental health in the workplace. In the final episode of this...

The Hype Collective Podcast is BACK with a brand new miniseries! Every quarter, we release a research piece called The Issues, which focuses on what students are thinking about a particular aspect of their lives. We've covered Travel, Alcohol, and now, we're taking our most recent Work Issue into podcast form. We're interviewing some of our student City Managers from around the country about one of the themes from the Work Issue; mental health in the workplace. In this episode, Katie,...

In the final episode of 'Meet the Mentors', the life of a graphic designer is the focus with the Integrated Designer at CreativeDrive, Jordan Williams. We talk about how to be a versatile designer, 9-5 vs freelance and making the most of your career. A candid conversation with Josh Akapo as sole host.

On this week's episode, we're speaking to the Strategy Director of M&C Saatchi World Services and amazing Hype Mentor, Jared Shurin. We delve into the world of strategy, big agency vs small agency culture, and navigating the advertising space. We also joined by Hype Collective's newest recruit, Helene Bentsen, as guest host.

We are back with the fourth instalment of the Hype Collective Podcast series ‘Meet the Mentors’. Joining us this week is yet another brilliant Hype Mentor, and Brand and Marketing Director of Scape, Georgios Chiotis. We discuss the art of “faking it ‘till you make it”, imposter syndrome and knowing your worth. We also have yet another guest host joining us this episode – project manager at Hype Collective, Dan Partington.

This episode, we got to chat to a fantastic Hype Collective mentor Shanice Mears. She's the co-founder and talent manager of creative agency The Elephant Room, and creator of the private email chain everyone has been talking about; The Guestlist. We discuss how to manage your time, your budget and your life whilst ‘doing the most’ in the creative industries. In this instalment, we’re joined by special guest host and managing director of Hype Collective, Simon Lucey.

On our second episode of the series, we spoke to another of our amazing mentors on the Hype Mentoring programme, Poonum Chauhan. She's the founder and creative director of the all-encompassing agency Moon Creative. We got to chat about all-things creative, coping with the pressures of the industry, and the necessity for industry honesty.

On our very first episode, we spoke to Will de Groot, Head of Insight at The Elephant Room, about his role and how he ended up there, the true meaning of research, and how best to approach the creative industry as someone who may not have a lot of knowledge or experience.