The Secret Career That Gets You Invited To Exclusive Afterparties

Are you currently stressing over exams and wondering how to land a high-paying ad tech career with absolutely zero industry experience? If the pressure of school has you feeling completely overwhelmed, take a deep breath. In this super fun episode of Behind the Future, we sit down with Paul Lowery from GumGum to get the absolute truth on how to stand out and bypass the standard job application queue. Paul is here to give you the ultimate behind-the-scenes cheat codes that you can actually use to fast-track your future.Paul’s own journey kicked off with a major plot twist. During his first week at university, he came down with a bad case of glandular fever and couldn't join the football team. Instead, he decided to join the student radio station because he thought it would require way less effort. Little did he know, standing in front of a microphone chatting to an invisible audience would build his confidence so much that he sailed through his first group interview and landed a job selling cinema ads. This role turned out to be an absolute blast, letting him attend exclusive film premieres and glamorous afterparties in London in his early twenties.We also dive into the reality of working for a massive US company like GumGum, where "the sun never sets" because you are constantly collaborating with teammates in New York, Tokyo, and Sydney. Paul drops some massive wisdom on how to deal with the rise of artificial intelligence, sharing why you shouldn't panic about robots stealing your future, but why "the person who can use AI better than you probably will". He also reveals how you can use AI tools as an assistant to speed up your workflow, making space for your own human brilliance and creativity.Finally, Paul spills the ultimate LinkedIn hack for teenagers looking to launch their ad tech career. He reveals that because almost no one actively posts or comments, simply interacting, liking, and sharing industry news puts you in the top 1% of users and makes you completely unmissable to recruiters and employers. Tune in to discover why digital advertising is one of the coolest and most exciting industries on the planet, and how you can confidently build an ad tech career on your own terms!Behind the Future is a podcast for the next generation of digital talent, offering weekly interviews, real-world insights and career advice. Subscribe for more conversations like this, and follow us on TikTok and Instagram @aspirationdigital.Hosts: Becky Simms & Finyin AkinleyeGuest: Paul LoweryWould you like to see an Aspiration Digital event near you? Let us know by registering your interest here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV9Rg8QzZdtsauF5B7YURVFpK48wWrKZCIE6uCaeiEBFUZEA/viewform