Interview 1 – Daniel Gilbert
The first interviewee is Daniel Gilbert, an Oxford graduate and former Google employee who founded an award-winning digital marketing agency. He offers some great advice for anyone interested in entrepreneurialism, digital marketing and the way the world of technology is changing.
Interview 2 – Deborah Ellis
Deborah Ellis, an activist and critically acclaimed author is the subject of the second podcast. She offers some fantastic insights for anyone seeking to become a writer, as well as anyone who would like to take their social conscience and use it to promote change. Deborah’s comments that children have the right to be children and that they have been failed by adult society are thought-provoking and definitely worth a listen.
Interview 3 – Lord David Puttnam
Lord David Puttnam, the Oscar-winning film producer of Chariots of Fire is the third interviewee this week. He offers some great viewpoints on taking every opportunity and also of using perceived negatives in your life to learn and progress. Interestingly, he also shares why he believes that Nord Anglia is helping change the world for the better and why students in Nord Anglia schools could and should become a force of change in the world.
Coming soon…
In the coming weeks, you will also hear from Andrew Jack, the Global Education Correspondent at the Financial Times; Dr Joseph Polisi, the former President of The Juilliard School; and Billy Tan, a Marvel and DC comic book illustrator. The final episode will feature Nord Anglia students interviewing Ebbe Sand, a former professional footballer whose achievements include scoring the fastest goal by a substitute in a World Cup in just 16 seconds.