Madison Marriage is a journalist at the Financial Times, and went undercover in January 2018 to rip the lid off the secretive all-male dinner, the Presidents Club. Lauren talks to Madison about the reality of exposing bad behaviour, and what’s changed for women in the workplace one year on from the scandal. She also provides her top tips for landing a great job in journalism, and futureproofing your writing career.

Sid Motion opened her eponymous gallery in King’s Cross London in 2016, working part time during the build to make it possible. Beginning her career by curating her year group’s graduate show at the London College of Communication, Lauren talks to Sid about the realities of working in galleries before taking the plunge and starting her own.

Hatty Jones was the child star of hit film Madeline in 1998, where she starred alongside Frances McDormand and Nigel Hawthorne. Fast forward 20 years and Lauren interviews her best friend Hatty on the realities of being in a film as a child and subsequently writing That Girl, a play about her experiences, female friendships and growing up.

Nishma Robb has been at Google for four years as their ads marketing director, during which time she has headed up Women@Google as well as winning numerous accolades and awards, not only for her work but also for her side passions. We talk to Nishma about how side gigs can get you your best main gigs, the importance of listening to do well at work, and retro aesthetics (Nishma has previously worked at Teletext!)

Sam Baker is the editor of The Pool, the women’s title she cofounded with Lauren Laverne in 2015, before which she had an illustrious career at the helm of magazines including Cosmopolitan, Company and Red. The Pool has switched up the publishing model by having zero advertising and a radio-like approach, and now reaches over 2 million people each month. Lauren talks to Sam about moving from traditional glossy mag editor to becoming an entrepreneur and putting the reader at the heart of all content.

In 2017, Paul Mellor’s agency started Take F**king Risks, the events that started out upstairs in a pub, and encourage creative people to get risky. He is the cofounder of design agency Mellor & Smith, which started in 2009. Lauren talks to Paul about the benefits of getting life experience before the world of work, the perils of lazy ideas, and why small teams can stay small.

Xavier Rees is the CEO of Havas London and Havas Helia based on Granary Square in King’s Cross. He has worked his way up via some of London’s best ad agencies such as BBH, Wunderman, and most recently he was Group Managing Director at adam&eveDDB, the agency behind the John Lewis Christmas ads. Lauren talks to Xavier about his career path, progress made at Havas, and how we can attract the brightest talent to consider careers in advertising - even from primary school age.

Katie is a senior creative and video reporter for The Drum, where she writes editorial as well as presenting and producing video content for the publication. In this episode she reveals what makes a great story when it comes to creative work, how best to pitch journalists as well as her learnings along the way in her journalism career.

LIVE episode recorded at The Guardian: Serial creative entrepreneur Laura Jordan Bambach, known for cofounding creative agency Mr President, global women’s network SheSays, and other initiatives like CANNT Festival, spoke to Power Suit Social founder Lauren Ingram on stage at Guardian Academy. Listen to their discussion about gender equality in the media industries, in a special bonus episode of Power Suit Podcast, tackling the topic ‘From #metoo to #timesup - going beyond the hashtags’.

Bruce runs Twitter for the whole of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as well as hosting the iTunes chart-topping podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat. Lauren interviews Bruce on what he’s learned in his time heading up Twitter, before that at YouTube and the academic proof he’s come across about what really boosts productivity, and he shares his thoughts on the new rules of work.