Episodes

In this valuable ep, you're going to hear how being an outsider can spur you on to amazing things. How naivety and drive outweighs perfection. How true, fleixible working can transform a business. And what an inspiring human Jason Mitchell is! Jason was just 29 when he set up the super successful The Connected Set thanks to his outsider-like thinking. And in this conversation with Kimberly he reveals how he has gone from 'wild card' to wildly happy running his production company. Not producing ...

What a woman Sarah Asante is - this conversation is an absolute blast, full of take away gems for your own career. The first black female in a commissioning editor role at the BBC, Sarah is now UKTV's scripted comedy commissioning editor, honing in on and championing brilliant content from under-represented groups. She entered the TV world from an advertising background in her 30s so could easily have succumbed to imposter syndrome, but as you'll hear - she didn't let it get a look in, Get read...

Dov Freedman's indie has produced massive biopics on Amy Winehouse, Caroline Flack, Paula Yates and doc series like Netflix's Running With The Devil and Squad Goals for BBC3. But in this frank conversation, Kimberly draws out the vulnerable side of this successful CEO and Founder - how did he navigate the precarious career of a freelancer when you're 'only as good as your last reference'? Are Jews considered an under-represented group in TV? What's running a production company really like? Feat...

An absolutely gorgeous episode featuring the breath of fresh air that is Editor Yasmine Almosawi. Hustling, hilarious, and completely herself after years of masking her true identity to be accepted, Yas is a talented, Emmy award winning Editor who has faced blatant discrimination, yet worked harder for it and given back to the industry. In this pod, she generously shares her experiences with Kimberly in the hope that others will feel empowered to call people out in the future, or support those i...

Adam Pearson has acted with Scarlett Johansson, presented primetime TV shows and cast umpteen series of The Undateables. He has a facial disfigurement and a wicked sense of humour, and in this uplifting conversation Kimberly finds out the ways in which he navigates this complex industry - and the world - with his positive mental attitude (and dungeons and dragons). A Talented People podcast - www.talentedpeople.tv / @talentdpeople Thanks to Edit Cloud for being awesome humans and funding the e...

Jenny Popplewell is a huge name in documentary, but in this incredibly humble and revealing conversation, she tells Kimberly of her fight to be taken seriously as a director and how she's only just believing of her own success. This is a strong contender for most-whiplash-inducing episode of noddingly relatable content for Producers and Directors - or anyone wanting their career to move on and feels they are not being heard. Jenny has such important anecdotes and valuable advice, we are very gra...

You might know Adeel's name, but do you really *know* Adeel? Trigger warning: substance abuse, therapy. Adeel has given so much of his energy and soul to improving the industry's working practices and mental health - but why? What's his day job and how did he get there? You'll find a beautiful full circle story as Adeel tells Kimberly how he arrived at a more peaceful and happy place, where he can celebrate both his own success as well as others'. A Talented People podcast - www.talentedpeople....

What a kickstart to this new season! The formidable Dorothy Byrne, ex Editor-at-Large and Head of News & Current Affairs at Channel 4 grabs imposter syndrome by the horns and tells it where to go. We cover everything from the serious accident that adversely affected her career, asking for what you deserve, menopause, mentors and all things in between. Dorothy is now President of Murray Edwards College at Cambridge, who are incredibly lucky to have her in our opinion :-) A Talented People podca...