The House Hack Podcast

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! We've reached the closing of season 1! In this episode, Ryan and I are talking all things podcast experiences, exciting conversations with interesting people, and what have we actioned as a result of the podcast. In the episode, we chat about some highlights including focus on creating the biggest impact possible, digital nomading, optimism, and motivation. We also covered the importance of momentum and consistency with podcasting, the need to become a regular part of people's weeks, how it has been producing the podcast, and the analogy - ‘just a number vs in the room'. We talk about the importance of trying, building in public, adaptability, and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. Watch out for Season 2 by the end of November 2021. The Socials: House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Jenk and talking all things side-hustle culture and the impact on CVs, social activism and the impact on business behaviour change and his thoughts on how businesses can adapt to Gen Z entering the workforce and growing in spending power. Jenk Oz is a 16-year-old social entrepreneur, change activist, accomplished musician, DJ, presenter, and public speaker. In April 2020 he launched a social enterprise called Thred Media aimed at teens and young adults that is powered by Gen Z and Social Change. In the episode, we chat about how the voice of Gen Z be integrated into hierarchical corporate organisations, how they can create the authority to be listened to, and what role should the government take in enacting changes. We talk about the potential of Gen Z and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozjenk/ Company Website - https://thred.com/ Check out Jenk's Ted Talk on ‘Can a ‘like' change the world- The power of clicktivism' House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Kabir and talking all things developing experience vs true passion, the early career programmes of the future engaging existing students, and the difference between working in a start-up from working in a corporate environment. Kabir is the Co-Founder of Jumpstart, the UK's only start-up graduate programme. A 2015 graduate from Oxford University, he has 4 years of experience as a strategy consultant at Monitor Deloitte to hand, which he uses to help match London's fastest-growing start-ups with the UK's best graduate talent. In the episode, we chat about what the ‘graduate career of the past' is for him, how employers can retain graduates for the medium to long-term, and realizing his personal mission through Jumpstart. We talk about how graduate careers are changing and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabir-bali-5a3793136/ Company Website - https://www.jumpstart-uk.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Katie and talking all things decision making and mitigating this, teaching others to become confident in themselves, and to what extent confidence comes from competence. Katie is a Visual Artist, Founder & CEO of Not Your Babe who is on a mission to lead the next generation of founders. In the episode, we chat about why she wants to ‘lead the next generation of founders', what is the biggest challenge with being a female founder, and what the future of confidence in young people looks like. We talk about the role of confidence in young people and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - hhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-victoria-lee-/ Company Website - https://www.notyourbabecollective.co.uk/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Majken and talking all things jumping into Entrepreneurship, the biggest challenge in working with socially-driven clients and encouraging more digital platforms given the negatives of social media to our mental health. Majken is the CCO and Co-Founder at Impactr, a social video-sharing platform linking millions of people doing positive actions together. With 10 years experience in leadership within the Energy sector, Majken has transitioned into impact-driven entrepreneurship. Internationally focused, she holds 4 passports, fluently speaks 5 languages, and has worked all across the globe. In the episode, we chat about how working in a start-up differs from corporate, how we can speak for the communities we represent, and how we can prevent addiction while encouraging users to return. We talk about how we can create 'impactful' platforms for the 21st century and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/majken-barbro-witt/ Company Website - https://www.impactrapp.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Nikita and talking all things creating change within the education space, differences between working for start-ups & corporates and the role theory/concept-based learning play in developing the leaders of the future. Nikita works in Strategy & Analytics at LinkedIn, is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and the co-founder of Unbox, a digital platform on a mission to empower young people to thrive in their careers. Nikita is on a personal mission to transform the relationship between talent, education and opportunity by filling the real-world learning gaps in education. In the episode, we chat about how she has managed to attain such diverse experience at a young age, how she finds balance in her life with the wealth of experience and responsibilities and what drives her to create change within the education space. We talk about why the education system is broken and how to fix it and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-khandwala/ Company Website - https://www.weareunbox.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Nathan and talking all things negative/positive PR around young people and Gen Z, sharing a social media post vs actually making change, and the workplace of tomorrow. Nathan is the former Leader of Harrow Youth Parliament and now Public Relations Manager to the UK's Chief Youth Officer, Jack Parsons. He's a 21-year-old Politics & International Relations 2020 Graduate from LSE with a passion for improving the odds for young people and creating positive change in society. In the episode, we chat about how he got involved with the Youth Parliament, his biggest takeaway from working within a start-up, and working in communications with autism. We talk about reverse engineering communications & PR and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanjtkelly/ Company Website - https://www.theyouthgroup.com/jack-parsons House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Alex and talking all things customer experience, his view on Gen Z, innovation, design, and culture. Alex is the Founder of The Ronin, an agency that designs businesses, brands, products, and experiences with Gen Z in mind. He is anchored on building a world where young people focus on purpose over passion and are empowered to make a meaningful difference to the causes they care about the most. In the episode, we chat about working for people with money to create the leverage you want to see, problem-solving - unlocking new opportunities, and Influencer marketing. We discuss what his vision is behind starting The Ronin. We talk about how we can create a more human application and retention strategies and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roninvega Company Website - https://www.theronin.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Paddy and talking all things internships, skills, and how to get your CV and skills into ship shape to secure that internship. Covid Interns was started, funnily enough, post-pandemic and is a platform based in Ireland for students and graduates globally to get placed in an internship. In the episode, we chat about Paddy's journey to Co-Founding Covid Interns and get his take on how to get internships within COVID. We chat about the strategies and tips young people employ and talk about how organisations like House Hack and Covid Interns help develop young people's experience and exposure to opportunities. We also talk about the macrotrends influencing internships from COVID to remote working adoption and the skills gap between university and starting work. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Paddy's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paddyryder/ Covid Interns website - https://covidinterns.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Rima Patel and talking about how we as young people, founders, professionals, and entrepreneurs can come together to truly create the impactful organisations of the future. Rima is Co-Founder at Impactful which is a business consultancy making the world of impact more accessible and actionable for every business. She helps organisations build their impactful futures and we've got the inside track as to how they build it. In the episode, we chat about Rima's career to date from her 4 years at PwC to her exposure to the remote work endgame we live in now with Remote Year and then her expansion into the socially impactful start-up space with Year Here. We talk about what organisations and their people can do to become more impactful, discuss how organisations can measure that impact more effectively, and chat about how young people can navigate the corporate vs start-up conundrum when in the early stages of their careers. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Rima's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rimapatel1990/ Impactful Website - https://www.impactful.world/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/ Bits we mentioned: The Impact Management Project - https://impactmanagementproject.com/ Remote Year - https://www.remoteyear.com/ Year Here - https://yearhere.org/ Escape the City - https://www.linkedin.com/company/escape-the-city/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Robert Wigley and talking all things Gen Z, technology, and reflecting on what it's like approaching the second half of his career. Robert spent a career in finance, rising to become EMEA Chairman of Merrill Lynch and a member of the board of the Bank of England during the 2008 financial crisis. He now Chairs UK Finance among many other non-executive directorships, advisory, and trustee roles. He backs young entrepreneurs and has written a book: Born Digital: The Story of a Distracted Generation which explores Generation Z, the surveillance economy and presents a roadmap for society to radically and urgently reset its relationship with technology - for the sake of future generation In the episode, we chat about his finance career and reflect on how, since we are living longer, most older folks believe their career to be over by age 50 odd. Whereas, in reality, it is the beginning of the second half. We chat about Bob's journey in writing his first book interviewing over 200 Gen Zers and unpack the lessons learned and discuss the path ahead - from technology to collective attitudes to changes in the hiring process. It's all here. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-wigley-ostj-bsc-hon-dba-fca-25383421/ Robert's website & pick up the book (% to charity!) - https://robertwigley.uk/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Kate Strong and talking all things diversity, inclusion, workplace leadership, and motivation. Kate is an entrepreneur and coach who helps business leaders unlock their potential and align their businesses and personal leadership toward purpose and profit. She is a world champion triathlete, engineer, and plant-based adventurer. In the episode, we chat about what inclusion and diversity can actually look like for organisations. We discuss how everyone needs to engage with inclusion for it to be achieved and chat about motivation, what it is and how we can harness our own. Something Kate knows all too well as she nails down some world record attempts later this year. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katestrong01/ Company Website - https://katestrong.global/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Jonathan Douglas-Smith and talking about all things networking, career moves, and the particular importance of proactive networking. Jonathan is an Aerospace Hydrogen Fuel Cells Specialist at Intelligent Energy. Intelligent Energy designs and manufacture next-generation fuel-cell products to unlock the benefits of hydrogen, enabling their customers to have class-leading, reliable and affordable zero-emission products. Jonathan looks after the strategy for IE's hydrogen fuel cell products serving Aerospace and UAV markets. In the episode, we chat about how he came to work at Intelligent Energy by meeting the owner at a Poker game. We discuss how networking has played a part in his career so far and get his tips on what young people can do to network more effectively and what businesses can do to enable their employees to network internally more. We talk about X and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees and leaders, X, X and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Jonathan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-douglas-smith-954659b0/ Intelligent Energy Website - https://www.intelligent-energy.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Jimmy Hosang and talking all things leadership, running and scaling a tech company and the future impact that automation will have on all of us. Jimmy is the CEO of The Modular Analytics Company. A proudly different AI and machine learning solutions provider. In the episode, we chat about Jimmy's journey to data science including starting out in media and performing arts, moving on to try and find something more and self-teaching programming and then onto TMAC. We chat about what makes TMAC different and focus on the importance of culture for start-ups. We talk about tech and automation and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees and leaders, discuss the polarization of society and how that impacts start-up discourse and culture and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Jimmy's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-is-analytics/ TMAC's website - https://tmac.ai/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Jack Larkins and talking all things purpose, values and how we can all find that bit of purpose that we might feel is missing. Jack is a career transition specialist and focuses on supporting professionals in career transition as well as aligning their career development with their purpose through coaching. In the episode, we chat about Jack's career to date, why he didn't continue into the legal profession after a law degree and get deep into purpose, values and career. We talk about portfolio careers, how you can discover your values and align your life towards them. We discuss how that clarity can be good for people and for business; because people and profit should be aligned too. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Jack's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-larkins/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Lee Bovington and talking all things coaching in the workplace, managing teams, building trust and how to manage with positivity and effect. Lee is currently EMEA Territory Loss Prevention (LP) Manager at Nike (EMEA is Europe, Middle East and Africa) Lee works to minimise loss maximise profit and reduce exposure to risk across Nike's retail business including e-commerce and brick and mortar. In the episode, we chat about Lee's LP career so far across large retail businesses as well as starting out his career in the Police Force and the transition involved. We focus on coaching in the workplace, how to build teams, manage people, culture and how to get the best out of the people around you. Lee talks about his 'every day is a school day' philosophy and we think ahead as to the impact of coaching philosophies in the workplaces of the future. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Lee's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-bovington-93bb7614/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/

Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Claudia Cardinali and talking all things personal branding and how it can elevate your chances of getting that job, securing that client and creating an audience. Claudia is currently a Storyteller at Great Influence - a personal branding organisation helping entrepreneurs build their influence, control their own narrative and drive positive PR to their audience around their business ventures and themselves. In the episode, we chat about what personal branding is and how you can be leveraging it for yourselves and your organisations to create more opportunities. We think ahead as to the impact employee advocacy will have and how marketing has changed over the last few years. We talk about her career to date from university to working in a café and exploring her passion of changing the way we learn, supporting young people and understanding the truth behind marketing. See you in the episode! The Socials: Claudia's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ccardinali9/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/ Stuff we talk about: Great Influence - https://www.greatinfluence.co.uk/ James Clear's Atomic Habits - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/1847941834

Welcome to The House Hack Podcast - an exploration of modern work and how it meets the needs of young professionals and businesses to create the careers of tomorrow. Ryan and Charlie here, we're so glad you can join us :) This is our hub to explore all things future of work, HR, Gen Z and more. We'll be talking to HR professionals, business leaders and Gen Z thought leaders to have intriguing and exciting chats and discussions. You can follow along on LinkedIn at House Hack and follow us personally at Ryan McGee and Charlie Rogers.