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Season 3 is well underway and this month we speak to Lucy & Chris about all things grad schemes.



Lucy and Chris, two BFS summer school graduates from 2022, both won graduate scheme placements at Mail Metro Media last summer. Now nearing the end of their first year in the weird and wonderful industry of advertising and media, Priscilla chats with them about what they've learnt along the way.



If you're looking to get into a grad scheme this year, this is the episode for you.



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In this first episode of No Stupid Questions Season 3 we are joined by the absolutely legendary Karen Blackett OBE, President of WPP in the UK, and long time supporter of Brixton Finishing School and the ADcademy programmes.

With a special focus on April Fools and learning from your mistakes, we talk about some of Karen’s make or break moments. From wardrobe malfunctions to running one of the biggest media agencies in the world, this episode has it all.

A deep dive into employability and the skills you need to stand out with the brilliant Alec McCrindle, Digital Director of CodeYourFuture and previous Creative Director of Yahoo! and Tumblr. We chatted to Alec as part of our #NoFreshers event celebrating the brilliant achievements of people in the industry who never went to university, proving you don't need a degree to succeed.
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In this special bonus episode we chat with Ashley De Guzman, an award winning multi disciplinary Creative of only 19.
Expanding on last episodes themes of education, university and degrees, this episode aims to celebrate the successes of people without university degrees as part of our exclusive #NoFreshers series.

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Ben Major, EMEA Talent Director, gives us the tricks of the trade for landing a job. We talk about interviewing people who are passionate about their crafts, whether we still need CVs and if employers really look at your personal social profiles. We also tackle the hard conversation of negotiating a salary and how to ask for what you are worth.
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On the podcast today we have Kiessé Lamour, Global Head of Media at Wunderman Thompson, mentor of black women in tech and advocate for racial equality in the workplace. Kiessé has worked for amazing tech companies like Google and discusses the differences between the big tech businesses and media agencies, how much money matters, and the importance of storytelling for digital performance.
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