Sarah Wood OBE (pt.1) - Unruly, a global video advertising marketplace

Sarah is the co-founder of Unruly, the global video advertising marketplace that was acquired by News Corp in 2015 for a nine figure fee.   Sarah is now the Senior Independent Director at TechNation, a network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs. She is also a best selling author, her book 'stepping up: how to accelerate your leadership potential' which is a must read career handbook for millennials. You can purchase that at - https://steppingupbook.co.uk/ Sarah was appointed an OBE for services to technology and innovation and is a judge on the women's prize for fiction.  She started her career as a lecturer at University of Sussex and Cambridge.She starts by explaining how the London 7/7 terrorist attacks led to her wanting a change in her career, and that led to her founding Unruly. Sarah also talks about health and energy being the big sectors for growth.Specific roles she talks about include data scientists, software engineers, digital marketeers and international operations teams. She also namechecks, some of the most exciting companies in the latest Technation cohort. Olio - is a mobile app for food-sharing, aiming to reduce food waste. It does this by connecting those with surplus food to those who need or wish to consume such food. It is run by the very impressive Tessa Clarke  Florence - is an online marketplace seamlessly connecting independent nurses and carers with the shifts they want. Farewill - is making the process around will writing much easier and attempting to make life simpler for the loved ones when someone passes away.  Thanks for checking out the show notes, please do remember to rate us on iTunes and feel free to share us on social media, LinkedIn in particular although we are on Instagram and Twitter @JimmysJobs  Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes, releasing every Wednesday.You can sign up to Jimmy's Substack here for weekly content on the future of work, technology, and politicsFor more information on partnering with us please visit our partnerships page here.Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift, you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices