I’ve known Kim for many years and always been a friendly outgoing type in the industry so I directly messaged her and invited her on the show. Glad she was able to impart some of her insights into acquiring skills in the industry and what it’s like to move on.

Kim explains her early days and the fact that commercials were mastered on tape and couriered around to the broadcast facilities. Also little known fact is her candle making side hobby!

You can find out more by going to www.pmi.org or www.linkedin.com/in/kim-j-billings/

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More from guest Kim:

A results-oriented Senior Manager, relied upon to lead digital transformation and innovatory business change. Leading programs to support the strategic direction of the business and achieve organisational goals. A pragmatic and methodical approach; leading by example, encouraging cross-vertical synergies and departmental collaboration to ensure continuous improvement. My greatest satisfaction comes from coaching and mentoring staff to develop their careers and grow their sphere of influence.

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We go way back and actually started our operations jobs on the same day sharing rides in his car, we have had separate but great career paths in the industry. He messaged when I was doing series 1 asking if he can have a slot - so reserved him an episode in series 2!

Joseph’s work is something I don’t deal with day to day - especially new developments so was fascinated to understand the latest offerings. Hitting the nail on the head by saying it’s tried and tested to consumer so why not expand to business to business.

You can find out more by going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-nunwa/

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More from guest Joseph:

Joseph is a proven technologist with a track record in identifying and implementing innovative transformation within the Media & Entertainment sector. Throughout his 14 year career, Joseph has held several progressive technical, operational and customer facing positions across global technology suppliers, service providers, and content owner organizations.

Joseph is a customer focussed result-driven individual who has demonstrated his ability to work for organizations with differing corporate strategies, showcasing his ability to adapt and grow within multi-national, multi-billion-dollar organizations.

I must have known Debbie for over 20 years since our call centre job at Uni and she was doing music production and initially wanted to go in that direction. I always bump into her at trade shows and always got time for each other - so when I was looking for final guests I decided to ask her.

Was great figuring out what went on since Uni as she left in the audio direction and only just figured out how she then took the broadcast route but via the audio route in. The talk is a good eye opener into starting in a place, company or role that is far removed from what you do today.

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More from guest Debbie:

APMP qualified. Audio systems design, test and installation. Experienced in systems integration and building solutions in workflows, playout and automation, MAM and production systems and in responding to tenders and creating proposals.

Experienced in designing and installing intercom systems. Bosch Project Management qualification achieved.

Specialties: Audio systems design, test and installation.

Intercom systems. Project Management

It was through our mutual network of consultants at Hawk that I met Kevin, I wasn’t sure what his specialist expertise was - until he offered to do a guest slot. It was great as I’d never been in the commercial part of broadcast so I learnt a thing or 2 from him.

The insight Kevin gives to brinkmanship, where deals go to the wire and where both sides know they need to make a deal - it was fascinating. He also offered alternate podcasts from anything from sailing to pottery I think!

You can find out more by going to https://www.hawkmediapartnership.com/team_member/kevin-moroney/

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More from guest  Kevin:

Specialising in providing advice within the broadcast and wireless telecoms infrastructure sectors. Our Clients include major UK and European Broadcasters and Investors.

Areas of expertise include: I Transactional due diligence I Broadcast & Wireless Infrastructure I Business Strategy I Internet PTV I Service Management I Regulatory Matters I Spectrum Allocation and licensing I Digital TV & Radio I Commercial management & negotiations I Asset valuations I

I’ve always wanted to get an expert with LinkedIn on the show and through reaching out to potential guests Karen showed up. We instantly connected on LinkedIn and were an instant talking point - very happy to talk in detail with her for this episode.

As Karen is based in Australia it took some time zone coordination as well as working around home life with her children. We managed to make it work and the points we go through are very relevant for newcomers wanting to get a foot on the ladder.

You can find out more by going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/karentisdell/

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More from guest  Karen:

LinkedIn Profile Writer & Designer ● LinkedIn Trainer, Speaker, Coach ● LinkedIn Webinars ● Storybrand fan 🇦🇺🦘 Australia-based & don't work globally as family complains my voice travels through walls 🙄

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I’d heard of the RISE network through acquaintances in the industry, I was looking for new guests and registered on a podcast guest website and saw Tanya’s profile. By chance I’d asked about being a guest and then connected the dots and worked out she is a board member of RISE - so very happy to have her on the show.

It’s often a subject not talked about so often in broadcast media about emotions and glad we talked about support and diversity too. One standout moment was that Tanya is the same ‘ENFJ-A’ personality type as I am - great minds alike!

You can find out more by going to https://diversityofme.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/rise-wib/

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More from guest Tanya Rai :

Marketing and Communications Manager at Pebble (Broadcast Tech)| Podcaster: The Diversity of Me; Keeping It Real | Rise Board Member | Wonder Women in TV Mentee | Nominated Breakthrough Leader - The TV Collective

I was keen to get someone from Radio on series 2 and I had an unread message in my inbox for potential podcast guests. When I opened it and read it I instantly messaged back to invite him on - Toby booked straight away for the next day!

It was great to interview a radio host who interviews people all the time, super happy it was a community station with global digital reach - even when the podcast was interrupted you can tell Toby is knows how to deal with that and was cool as a cucumber carrying on where we had left off!

You can find out more by going to https://shoutradio.org.uk/show/the-toby-gribben-show/

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More from guest  :

Toby and the team are joined by special guests. Plus there’s Toby’s Tardis and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

Catch up on previous shows by going to: https://bit.ly/36KGgcG

And hear all the interviews here: https://bit.ly/3rlW3rF

You can also watch some of the interviews here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTobyGribbenShow

Me and Paul had been to the same cloud meetups and trade shows realising we both worked in broadcast it then turned out we worked on the same projects for different companies. When I advertised for series 2 guests Paul replied and wanted to talk about one of my favourite subjects - cloud, and was happy to give him a slot!

I knew Paul could talk the socks off me in terms of tech, what I managed to question him on was strategy, people and service processes that all wrap around the actual architectures. Was great to find out how involved he was in delivering the Olympics in the technology sphere he’s in.

You can find out more by going to https://twitter.com/mediatechpaul or https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmarkham1/

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More from guest Paul :

I've done software, hardware, infrastructure, networks, web, cloud, security, audio, video and broadcast technologies. I've managed teams, recruited teams, performance managed and handled redundancies. I took the ITIL foundation exam and got only one answer wrong. I've worked on business cases, led workshops, solved awkward problems and generally tried to bridge the gaps between technology, business and people to get to the real initiatives that can make things better.

I met Hannah through the Hawk Media Partnership, always beat me at the quiz we do together! Over the months I understood what Hannah was about and her passion for post-production engineering stood out - so was a great candidate for a podcast!

As a consummate professional and with everyone home working and home schooling in some cases it was great that Hannah made the time and managed a busy home life to talk about being on top of the engineering discipline with broadcast.

You can find out more by going to https://www.hawkmediapartnership.com/team_member/hannah-chambers/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahchambers-spannerworks/

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More on the guest Hannah Chambers:

I’m a multi-skilled, professional broadcast engineer with fourteen years experience with challenging and exciting engineering projects, operational and support roles, working as a freelancer under my company Spanner Works Ltd since 2018.

I am a focused, innovative and dependable broadcast engineer who relishes opportunities to work in challenging, live environments and diverse groups of people. I particularly enjoy the challenges brought about by bridging the gap between the creative and technical sides of the industry.

Welcome back to a brand new series!

This time around I am getting our guests to talk about something they are passionate about and their subject matter of choice - with a shorter and raw feel to it. I've episodes landing every week and here is a taster of what's to come:

Hope you can join me or tune in via all major platforms like Apple, Spotify, Google, Anchor.

Standby for launch day - Monday October 4th !!