The House Hack Podcast
The House Hack Podcast
House Hack
An exploration of modern work and how it can meet the needs of both young professionals and businesses to create the careers of tomorrow. From Ryan and Charlie at House Hack - virtual hackathons upskilling young people and getting start-ups talent. We're on www.house-hack.com
S1E18 - Season Close
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! We’ve reached the closing of season 1! In this episode, Ryan and I are talking all things podcast experiences, exciting conversations with interesting people, and what have we actioned as a result of the podcast. In the episode, we chat about some highlights including focus on creating the biggest impact possible, digital nomading, optimism, and motivation. We also covered the importance of momentum and consistency with podcasting, the need to become a regular part of people’s weeks, how it has been producing the podcast, and the analogy - ‘just a number vs in the room’. We talk about the importance of trying, building in public, adaptability, and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. Watch out for Season 2 by the end of November 2021. The Socials: House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Nov 1, 2021
31 min
S1E17 - Jenk Oz on The Potential of Gen Z
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Jenk and talking all things side-hustle culture and the impact on CVs, social activism and the impact on business behaviour change and his thoughts on how businesses can adapt to Gen Z entering the workforce and growing in spending power. Jenk Oz is a 16-year-old social entrepreneur, change activist, accomplished musician, DJ, presenter, and public speaker. In April 2020 he launched a social enterprise called Thred Media aimed at teens and young adults that is powered by Gen Z and Social Change. In the episode, we chat about how the voice of Gen Z be integrated into hierarchical corporate organisations, how they can create the authority to be listened to, and what role should the government take in enacting changes. We talk about the potential of Gen Z and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozjenk/ Company Website - https://thred.com/ Check out Jenk’s Ted Talk on ‘Can a ‘like’ change the world- The power of clicktivism’ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Oct 25, 2021
58 min
S1E16 - Kabir Bali on How Graduate Careers are Changing
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Kabir and talking all things developing experience vs true passion, the early career programmes of the future engaging existing students, and the difference between working in a start-up from working in a corporate environment. Kabir is the Co-Founder of Jumpstart, the UK’s only start-up graduate programme. A 2015 graduate from Oxford University, he has 4 years of experience as a strategy consultant at Monitor Deloitte to hand, which he uses to help match London’s fastest-growing start-ups with the UK’s best graduate talent. In the episode, we chat about what the ‘graduate career of the past’ is for him, how employers can retain graduates for the medium to long-term, and realizing his personal mission through Jumpstart. We talk about how graduate careers are changing and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabir-bali-5a3793136/ Company Website - https://www.jumpstart-uk.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Oct 18, 2021
51 min
S1E15 - Katie Lee on The Role of Confidence in Young People
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Katie and talking all things decision making and mitigating this, teaching others to become confident in themselves, and to what extent confidence comes from competence. Katie is a Visual Artist, Founder & CEO of Not Your Babe who is on a mission to lead the next generation of founders. In the episode, we chat about why she wants to ‘lead the next generation of founders’, what is the biggest challenge with being a female founder, and what the future of confidence in young people looks like. We talk about the role of confidence in young people and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - hhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-victoria-lee-/ Company Website - https://www.notyourbabecollective.co.uk/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Oct 11, 2021
1 hr
S1E14 - Majken Witt on How We Can Create 'Impactful' Platforms for the 21st Century
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Majken and talking all things jumping into Entrepreneurship, the biggest challenge in working with socially-driven clients and encouraging more digital platforms given the negatives of social media to our mental health. Majken is the CCO and Co-Founder at Impactr, a social video-sharing platform linking millions of people doing positive actions together. With 10 years experience in leadership within the Energy sector, Majken has transitioned into impact-driven entrepreneurship. Internationally focused, she holds 4 passports, fluently speaks 5 languages, and has worked all across the globe. In the episode, we chat about how working in a start-up differs from corporate, how we can speak for the communities we represent, and how we can prevent addiction while encouraging users to return. We talk about how we can create 'impactful' platforms for the 21st century and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/majken-barbro-witt/ Company Website - https://www.impactrapp.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Oct 4, 2021
51 min
S1E13 - Nikita Khandwala on Why the Education System is Broken and How to Fix It
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Nikita and talking all things creating change within the education space, differences between working for start-ups & corporates and the role theory/concept-based learning play in developing the leaders of the future. Nikita works in Strategy & Analytics at LinkedIn, is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and the co-founder of Unbox, a digital platform on a mission to empower young people to thrive in their careers. Nikita is on a personal mission to transform the relationship between talent, education and opportunity by filling the real-world learning gaps in education. In the episode, we chat about how she has managed to attain such diverse experience at a young age, how she finds balance in her life with the wealth of experience and responsibilities and what drives her to create change within the education space. We talk about why the education system is broken and how to fix it and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikita-khandwala/ Company Website - https://www.weareunbox.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Sep 27, 2021
1 hr 8 min
S1E12 - Nathan Kelly on Reverse Engineering Perception in the Media
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Nathan and talking all things negative/positive PR around young people and Gen Z, sharing a social media post vs actually making change, and the workplace of tomorrow. Nathan is the former Leader of Harrow Youth Parliament and now Public Relations Manager to the UK's Chief Youth Officer, Jack Parsons. He’s a 21-year-old Politics & International Relations 2020 Graduate from LSE with a passion for improving the odds for young people and creating positive change in society. In the episode, we chat about how he got involved with the Youth Parliament, his biggest takeaway from working within a start-up, and working in communications with autism. We talk about reverse engineering communications & PR and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanjtkelly/ Company Website - https://www.theyouthgroup.com/jack-parsons House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Sep 20, 2021
1 hr
S1E11 - Alex Vega on How We Can Create More Human Application and Retention Strategies
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Alex and talking all things customer experience, his view on Gen Z, innovation, design, and culture. Alex is the Founder of The Ronin, an agency that designs businesses, brands, products, and experiences with Gen Z in mind. He is anchored on building a world where young people focus on purpose over passion and are empowered to make a meaningful difference to the causes they care about the most. In the episode, we chat about working for people with money to create the leverage you want to see, problem-solving - unlocking new opportunities, and Influencer marketing. We discuss what his vision is behind starting The Ronin. We talk about how we can create a more human application and retention strategies and the impact it is having and will continue to have on employees, leaders, businesses, and loads more. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Guest Social - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roninvega Company Website - https://www.theronin.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Sep 13, 2021
1 hr 3 min
S1E10 - Paddy Ryder On The Future of Internships and How to Get Them
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Paddy and talking all things internships, skills, and how to get your CV and skills into ship shape to secure that internship. Covid Interns was started, funnily enough, post-pandemic and is a platform based in Ireland for students and graduates globally to get placed in an internship. In the episode, we chat about Paddy's journey to Co-Founding Covid Interns and get his take on how to get internships within COVID. We chat about the strategies and tips young people employ and talk about how organisations like House Hack and Covid Interns help develop young people's experience and exposure to opportunities. We also talk about the macrotrends influencing internships from COVID to remote working adoption and the skills gap between university and starting work. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Paddy's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paddyryder/ Covid Interns website - https://covidinterns.com/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/
Jun 1, 2021
55 min
S1E9 - Rima Patel on Actually Creating the Impactful Organisations of the Future
Welcome back to The House Hack Podcast! This week, we're joined by Rima Patel and talking about how we as young people, founders, professionals, and entrepreneurs can come together to truly create the impactful organisations of the future. Rima is Co-Founder at Impactful which is a business consultancy making the world of impact more accessible and actionable for every business. She helps organisations build their impactful futures and we've got the inside track as to how they build it.  In the episode, we chat about Rima's career to date from her 4 years at PwC to her exposure to the remote work endgame we live in now with Remote Year and then her expansion into the socially impactful start-up space with Year Here. We talk about what organisations and their people can do to become more impactful, discuss how organisations can measure that impact more effectively, and chat about how young people can navigate the corporate vs start-up conundrum when in the early stages of their careers. You don't want to miss this, see you in the episode! The Socials: Rima's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rimapatel1990/ Impactful Website - https://www.impactful.world/ House Hack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-hack-events/ Ryan's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcgee/ Charlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/realcharlierogers/ Bits we mentioned: The Impact Management Project - https://impactmanagementproject.com/ Remote Year - https://www.remoteyear.com/ Year Here - https://yearhere.org/ Escape the City - https://www.linkedin.com/company/escape-the-city/
May 18, 2021
57 min
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