When I started this podcast I wrote down a list of dream guests to come on the show. Today's guest is one of them.

When asked about starting careers, another dream guest on this show, Pete Flint, gave the advice to "pick a sector, not a company'.

Herman Narula is at the forefront of the sector of the future- The Metaverse.

This might be a term fairly new to you but Herman has been working on this space for 9 years with his company Improbable, who are building the 'plumbing of the metaverse'. But what is it exactly? How can people interact with it? Will it really be as transformative as people imagine?

Herman is writing a book about the Metaverse called "Virtual Society" which is coming later this year.  You can pre-order it here.

This is the last episode in our 4th series - thank you all so much for listening. This has been a transformative series that has seen us reclaim our #1 spot in Apple Careers Podcasts and double our listenership.

A huge thank you to this series' headline sponsors, The Octopus Group. The Octopus Group is a collection of 8 entrepreneurially minded businesses that look to back the people, ideas and industries that will change the world.

We will see you all very soon...

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