I LIKE NETWORKING

Allie Silver, an American expat previously based in Buenos Aires, is the founder of Free Radical Productions, music management and consulting company specializing in South American artists. Allie has produced and managed over 40 international tours in over 36 countries throughout Europe, the US, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America at some of the most prestigious venues and festivals worldwide. Working in the world music industry for the past 14 years in a variety of roles, from managing ZZK Records in Buenos Aires to festival production and radio host for the Chicago World Music Festival, Allie has been an invited speaker at various international music conferences and universities and is a guest lecturer at Berklee College in Valencia, Spain. Allie is honoured to have served as a Samurai jury member at the World Music Expo. 

If anyone knows about networking in the music world, its Allie. She is the co-founder Women of the World, a networking group for women in the world music industry and has the best advice on winging it, building meaningful connections and adapting to new places, paths and, well, pandemics.

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Well, Isabella put me on the spot on this one, so if you want to hear how someone who wanted to be the president ended up working in music, theatre and then creating I LIKE NETWORKING... Join us!

I will pretend this is not my podcast and add my bio so I look fancy as well. 

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ABOUT ISABEL:

Isabel is the founder of I LIKE NETWORKING.

She has over twelve years of experience as a project manager, working on a variety of for non-profits, culture organizations and consumer-led companies, conceptualizing and producing branded experiences that engage core consumers, as well as communications campaigns, having serviced clients such as Levi's , Converse, Lipton, Red Bull and Lollapalooza, amongst others. She created and sold an award-winning cultural agency, based in Brazil, producing over 50 events a year including international tours, and managing a roster of artists and a theatre company.  Isabel is also a freelance writer and a Trustee at Migrateful

ABOUT ISABELLA:

Isabella Coraça is an independent dress historian, lecturer and curator based in London. She started as a fashion designer in Brazil, but her interest in dress history has brought her to the UK to pursue a career in the museum sector. She studied Fashion History & Theory at Central Saint Martins followed by a Masters degree in Museum Studies at University College London.

Isabella is absolutely passionate about collections and nothing makes her happier than spending a day with objects. She has vast experience in collections management and care, having worked at the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Historic Royal Palaces and Museum of London. She is also an avid researcher, particularly interested in the relationship between dress, culture and identity. She approaches dress through multi-disciplinarian perspectives, combining concepts and theories from anthropology, sociology, ethnography and material culture studies.

Isabella enjoys sharing her expertise and enthusiasm through talks, seminars and museum/archive visits. She lectures at Central Saint Martins and DeTao Studio Gottelier (Shanghai, China), and has been a guest lecturer at London College of Fashion, Regent’s University and Faculdade Santa Marcelina (São Paulo, Brazil).

Victoria Ceridono is a journalist, blogger and influencer based in London. A digital media pioneer, Vic launched her blog, Dia de Beauté, over 12 years ago and has been a reference for content creation on the internet and social media across beauty, fashion and lifestyle. She also worked for Vogue Brazil for 10 years and was Glamour Brazil's International editor-at-large for three years. She also launched a best-selling book, Dia de Beauté. Vic has worked with brands such as Chanel, Dior, MAC, Clinique, Jo Malone, Tom Ford, Space NK and Harrods.

On this episode, she talks about carving her own space, going against the grain and how to network even when you're a high-school student. 

Victoria's website is DIA DE BEAUTÉ and you can keep up with her on Instagram. 

Want to ask Victoria your own questions about blogging and journalism? Join our special Q&A on October 5th here. 

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Charlotte Williams is the founder of SevenSix Agency, the diversity-focused social media influencer marketing agency. After graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2012 with a BA in Portuguese and Spanish, she moved to Portugal where she taught English for 2 years. After a series of internships and apprenticeships, Charlotte started her marketing career in content marketing and events for a UK/USA based e-learning company. 

Charlotte then went on to become the European Digital Marketing Manager at Sanrio, managing the Hello Kitty brand. It was the move to WAH Nails, as their Events and Marketing Manager, under Sharmadean Reid that she felt encouraged to follow the entrepreneurial route and went freelance, eventually starting her own marketing agency. During this time Charlotte has worked with a number of high profile brands across all industries such as allplants, Boucleme, Beautystack, Label/Mix, PROPERCORN, Shopstyle and WWF to name a few.

On this episode, she tells us her journey and shares her insight into confidence and tips on how to impress a recruiter. 

Follow her on @sevensixagency and @charlottesevensix!

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If you're considering changing careers and need a small push, this is the episode for you!

Jenn O'Reilly is the  Head of Commercial Strategy and Cross Category Athletes at Nike UK. She is a former finance professional, rowing superstars and a professional cyclist, a  Women's Team Pursuit Squad and Omnium rider, having participated in international competitions such as the UCI Track World Cups in Beijing, Columbia and Melbourne and the 2010 Cali World Cup. She moved her belongings on a bike from Ireland to London to chase her dreams to make a career in sports. This episode is full of absolute GEMS so join us!

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This is the intro episode to the brand new I LIKE NETWORKING PODCAST, with star curator Isabella Coraca, who likes clothes more than she likes most people.  She tells us why she moved to London from Brazil, how she got her first job, the intense unspoken competition in the museum world and why we should stop apologizing. 

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I LIKE NETWORKING is the mentoring and networking program for womxn and non-binary people in the creative industries.

Isabella Coraca is a dress lecturer, historian and curator based in London. She has worked with some of the best dress collections in the world, including the ones at the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Historic Royal Palaces and Museum of London. She is particularly interested in the relationship between dress, culture and identity, and is committed to the de-centralisation of fashion studies. Isabella lectures at Central Saint Martins, University of Westminster and DeTao Studio Gottelier (Shanghai, China), and has been a guest lecturer at London College of Fashion and Faculdade Santa Marcelina (São Paulo, Brazil). 

This is her website: www.isabellacoraca.com

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I LIKE NETWORKING is the podcast based on our mentoring & networking program for womxn and non-binary people in the creative industries. Join us for conversations with inspiring experts from design, fashion, visual arts, theatre and beyond on how they designed their careers and who helped them along the way. 

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