Mags Creative - podcast company that reaches millions of people - Hannah Russell

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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Technology, Business, Careers

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Today we’re looking back and exploring some choice highlights from our pilot series with the help of this week’s guest: Hannah Russell. Hannah is the co-founder of Mags Creative, one of the UK’s most successful independent podcast producers responsible for some the most exciting shows in the UK with over 350,000 people tuning into their shows each week. We discuss how Hannah went from setting up Mags Creative with her sister a few years ago to running a fluid team of full-time staff and freelancers who even have their own Monthly podcast club. Through Hannah’s entrepreneurial expertise we re-visit some of the most interesting points from our pilot series: Pip Jamieson, founder of @The Dots, on the emergence of skill swapping and the importance of creativity- both as a skill set and something to foster in the workplace Hayden Wood, founder of @Bulb, on renting talent and hiring experience- and why the creative industry is so good at this Sarah Wood, co-founder of @Unruly, on how founding a business actually improved her work/life balance Pete Flint, founder of @Trulia and @lastminute.com, on the importance of changing mindset Christian May, former editor of @City AM, and his fantastic insight on how you make your own luck through hard work Our pilot season marked our first foray into the world of podcasts, speaking to some of the most brilliant minds in the UK about the future of work. It’s only fitting that this reflection on the first series, as we near the end of our second season, is explored and dissected by a podcast mastermind and one of the most interesting guests I’ve had on this show. Hannah reflects that word of mouth is still king when it comes to growing podcasts, so if you enjoyed this week’s episode, please do follow us on social and share your thoughts:Jimmy's Jobs of the Future is hiring, read more on our next chapter here and you can sign up to our newsletter here. A reminder you can follow us onInstagram: @JimmysjobsTwitter: @JimmysjobsAnd most importantly on LinkedIn Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes, releasing every Wednesday.You can sign up to Jimmy's Substack here for weekly content on the future of work, technology, and politicsFor more information on partnering with us please visit our partnerships page here.Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift, you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to this episode of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future.
0:06.9	Today we are doing a slightly different version as we are going to be going through some
0:10.5	of the highlights of the pilot series.
0:12.8	I am joined by the wonderful Hannah Russell of Mags Creative who has become very much
0:17.4	a lockdown friend of mine.
0:18.7	I am sure that we all have them, people we feel we know from video screen calls only,
0:23.3	but sometimes having an occasional drink in the evening together.
0:26.4	Of course I still have no idea how tall Hannah is as she's just become a bloating face
0:31.7	on a screen.
0:33.0	Mags Creative I think is one of the most exciting companies in the UK at the moment.
0:37.2	They are a podcast production company producing some of the most exciting shows in the UK.
0:42.3	Hannah, could you explain to us a bit about the story of how you came to found Mags Creative
0:50.3	and tell us about some of the podcasts you produce?
0:53.0	Thank you so much Jimmy for that introduction, particularly calling attention to how tall
0:57.1	I am.
0:58.1	I'm actually not very tall at all, I'm about five foot one, so being a floating head
1:01.5	on a screen is sometimes a benefit I think, but I'm delighted to be here, so I'm the founder
1:06.3	of a company called Mags Creative and we're one of the leading independent podcast companies
1:10.4	here in the UK.
1:11.4	I started the business in 2019 with my business partner and my sister actually say we've worked
1:17.2	together for a little over six years, Faith and I.
1:19.6	We started and sold another business prior to this one, but we started working together
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