This week I’m joined by the wonderfully organised, Studio and Events Producer, Amarat Seghal.
Amarat discusses she had a real desire to work in the media industry from a young age. She studied Media at university, but on graduating found it really difficult to get her foot in the door. Her sisters and friends encouraged her to ‘westernise’ her name on application forms and she got a job for a major magazine publisher (this was only 18 years ago!!!) Not enjoying the experience and feeling dejected she got an administerial job at Thomson Reuters.
She shares that during her 10 years at Reuters, despite many opportunities and career progression, she was craving more creativity and a real drive to get back to what she studied and really wanted to work in - media. She took a leap of faith, interviewed for a role at Bombora, a small start-up producing live webinars and streaming events, and was successful in securing the position as a producer - a role she loves and executes with absolute efficiency.
