Today's guest is Kate O'Connor.

Kate is best known to the animation industry as the founder and Executive Chair of Animation UK. Kate is also a senior consultant in the wider creative industries, collaborating with private and public-sector clients throughout the UK, Ireland, and internationally.

Julian and Kate discuss how she got started in the industry and what led her to her role at Animation UK, the perceived skills gap in the animation sector, how the UK's animation industry can remain competitive in the current global climate, how UK animation can still work with European partners, the changing landscape of how children consume content and what it might mean for traditional production models, and some timely and sage advice from Kate's expansive career to date.

This episode is brought to you by the power of Liberi Consulting and Film London.