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The Making Of... by Vanity Fair

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Brought to you by Vanity Fair, Founders Forum and Grow by Facebook, The Making Of… explores the moments that have shaped the lives of the people who are in turn shaping ours. Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to those individuals who are defining the modern world, including internet entrepreneurs, authors, scientists, media moguls and fashion icons, and asks them about the key moments that made them. Guests for season one include Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia; Eva Chen, Fashion Director at Instagram; and Arianna Huffington, the woman behind the media powerhouse Huffington Post.

Location:

United Kingdom

Description:

Brought to you by Vanity Fair, Founders Forum and Grow by Facebook, The Making Of… explores the moments that have shaped the lives of the people who are in turn shaping ours. Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to those individuals who are defining the modern world, including internet entrepreneurs, authors, scientists, media moguls and fashion icons, and asks them about the key moments that made them. Guests for season one include Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia; Eva Chen, Fashion Director at Instagram; and Arianna Huffington, the woman behind the media powerhouse Huffington Post.

Language:

English

Contact:

07827011165


Episodes
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The Making Of Eva Chen

2/7/2019
For the final episode in this series of The Making Of... Clemency talks to Instagram's director of fashion partnerships, Eva Chen. Eva discusses her love of reading and writing books, why it's important to stay real on social media and how being a mother has shaped who she is today.

Duration:00:25:59

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The Making Of Riccardo Zacconi

1/31/2019
Riccardo Zacconi is the founder of King.com, the company behind the iconic game, Candy Crush. Riccardo talks to Clemency about how his career was impacted by the digital revolution and the ups and downs of launching a business in the online gaming sector.

Duration:00:20:20

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The Making Of Dr. Daisy Robinton

1/24/2019
In this episode of the Making Of, Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to Dr Daisy Robinton, a molecular & developmental biologist, public speaker and model. Daisy speaks about the barrier between science and the general public, the changing roles of women in the laboratory and how one day she hopes to engineer the end of ageing as we know it.

Duration:00:25:50

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The Making Of Neil Blumenthal

12/20/2018
In this episode of the Making Of, host Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to Neil Blumenthal, co-founder of online glasses retailer Warby Parker.

Duration:00:32:03

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The Making Of Andreja Pejic

12/10/2018
In this episode, Clemency speaks to the trans-gender model Andreja Pejic. Having being scouted in a McDonalds at the age of 16, Pejic has since walked both men and women's show for Jean Paul Gautier and Marc Jacobs. Andreja speaks about her experiences of transitioning in both a personal and professional capacity and what it means to be a transgender model and person in 2018.

Duration:00:27:03

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The Making Of Ime Archibong

11/29/2018
In this episode, host Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to Ime Archibong, Vice President of Platform Partnerships at Facebook. Ime talks about how his love of technology was clear from an early age, his career path into the tech world and how his mother's patience gave him his name.

Duration:00:29:30

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The Making Of Arianna Huffington

11/22/2018
In this episode of the Making Of, host Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to Arianna Huffington, the woman behind the Huffington Post and the Thrive movement. She speaks to Clemency about motherhood, moving countries for love and what she's doing to improve our work-life balance.

Duration:00:25:06

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The Making Of Niklas Zennstrom

11/15/2018
In this episode, host Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to the founder of Skype, Niklas Zennstrom. Niklas talks about the ups and downs of his entrepreneurial journey from giving away his first business for nothing to having one of the biggest exits with Skype. He also talks about his current role as an investor and why he is so passionate about investing in businesses that are saving the world.

Duration:00:31:33

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The Making Of Elif Shafak

11/8/2018
In this episode, host Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to author, Elif Shafak. Elif talks about how her nomadic lifestyle has impacted her sense of identity, how she fell in love with the nuances of language and the struggles she experienced when she was put on trial for writing her book, The Bastard of Istanbul. Powered by Vanity Fair, Grow by Facebook and Founders Forum. Produced by Entale Media. Music Credit: Lauren Bensted

Duration:00:35:21

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The Making of Jimmy Wales

11/1/2018
In this episode, host Clemency Burton-Hill speaks to Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia. He explains how he went from updating a world encyclopedia as a child to running one of the world’s largest fact-based websites and the key moments in between that led to his success. Powered by Vanity Fair, Grow by Facebook and Founders Forum. Produced by Entale Media. Music Credit: Lauren Bensted

Duration:00:26:46

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Trailer

10/22/2018
Introducing the Making Of... Episode 1 launches on the 1st November. Music Credit: Lauren Bensted

Duration:00:01:50