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Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

Boxlight Creative Studio 267 Episodes Aug 19, 2026

Former Downing Street adviser Jimmy McLoughlin interviews top entrepreneurs, politicians, and other high achievers about their predictions for the future of the economy, focusing on how jobs will evolve. Each episode explores a different perspective on emerging industries, automation, and the changing nature of work.

Episodes

Jimmy vs the Producers: How We Interviewed Andy Burnham at No.10 in 48 Hours
Jimmy vs the Producers: How We Interviewed Andy Burnham at No.10 in 48 Hours Aug 19, 2026 1749 What happens when Downing Street texts on a Sunday asking if you can interview the Prime Minister two days later? In this special episode of Jimmy vs the Producers, Jimmy sits down with growth leads Aggie and Annabel, alongside producer Thuy, to unpack the whirlwind behind our Andy Burnham interview. Aggie and Annabel ask Jimmy how the opportunity compared with interviewing Tony Blair and Keir S
[SPECIAL]  When the world's most powerful CEOs enter Downing Street
[SPECIAL] When the world's most powerful CEOs enter Downing Street Aug 12, 2026 2763 Inside Number 10: Jimmy on Tim Cook, getting a wedding letter from Theresa May, and Starting Jobs of the Future We decided to swap the seats this week: Jimmy is the guest. He went on The Independent's In The Room to talk about the three years he spent deciding who got through the door of Number 10 and what that taught him about how people actually get hired. Helen MacNamara, the former Deputy Ca
The Real Threat to Your Career Isn't AI | Steve Rigby, Rigby Group CEO
The Real Threat to Your Career Isn't AI | Steve Rigby, Rigby Group CEO Aug 4, 2026 3580 AI, Sovereign Compute, and the Future of Family Business in the UK | Steve Rigby on Jobs of the Future In 2026, Steve Rigby joins Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future to discuss why AI adoption in large companies will be slower than hype suggests because it requires difficult process transformation plus governance and security, while SMEs can move faster with low barriers to entry. He argues the UK is behi
Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Aug 1, 2026 1788 Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Youth Unemployment, Work Shadowing, and the Future of Work | Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future Thanks to LinkedIn for partnering on this episode. Learn more about how the UK labour market is changing in the age of AI in LinkedIn’s latest report: ⁠https://lnkd.in/labour-market-report⁠  In a special early interview at 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Andy Bur
From Boots the Chemist to Lewis Hamilton's Boardroom | Dr. Hayaatun Sillem
From Boots the Chemist to Lewis Hamilton's Boardroom | Dr. Hayaatun Sillem Jul 24, 2026 4061 This week, a special crossover episode: Jimmy's Jobs of the Future meets What We Don't Know. Check out What We Don't Know here Hayaatun Sillem, host of What We Don't Know, spent eight years as CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering - the first woman, and the first person in over two decades, to hold the role. Before that: 8 years of biochemistry, a walkout from the lab that ended her PhD overni
How Heathrow Runs Britain's Biggest Workplace | CEO Thomas Woldbye
How Heathrow Runs Britain's Biggest Workplace | CEO Thomas Woldbye Jul 23, 2026 3328 Heathrow isn't just an airport - it's one of the UK's largest workplaces. Every day, more than 200,000 passengers pass through Heathrow, supported by around 100,000 people working across hundreds of different roles. From firefighters and engineers to security teams, baggage handlers and AI specialists, it's a city-sized operation that has to work flawlessly, every single day. In this episode, Ji
Johnny Reynolds on Jobs of the Future: Skills, Scale-Ups, Net Zero and AI
Johnny Reynolds on Jobs of the Future: Skills, Scale-Ups, Net Zero and AI Jul 22, 2026 3422 Johnny Reynolds on Jobs of the Future: Skills, Scale-Ups, Net Zero and AI This is a replayed 2023 interview with Johnny Reynolds, now returning to run the Department for Business amid major UK government reshuffles under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, including moving AI to the Cabinet Office. Jimmy and Johnny discuss visiting businesses such as Football Manager’s studio and Nissan’s Sunderla
Georgie Coleridge Cole, Sheerluxe Founder | Building a £40M Business By Ignoring the Rules
Georgie Coleridge Cole, Sheerluxe Founder | Building a £40M Business By Ignoring the Rules Jul 14, 2026 3306 SheerLuxe Founder on Hiring, Creator-Led Media & Selling the Business for £40M Jimmy interviews Georgie Coleridge Cole about building SheerLuxe over nearly two decades into a creator-led digital media business, what she looks for when hiring (culture add, broadcasters/curators/tastemakers), and how the company is structured across editorial, social, content, design, marketing, commercial, and vid
Amazon: The Plan to Get 30,000 People Into Work
Amazon: The Plan to Get 30,000 People Into Work Jul 6, 2026 897 Amazon’s Upskilling Push: Career Choice, Skilled Hiring, and Supported Internships At a new Amazon fulfillment center, Amazon UK & I Country Manager John Boumphrey discusses job announcements, hiring needs, and major upskilling efforts, including the Career Choice program that funds nationally recognized qualifications up to £3,000 a year in the UK, training about 30,000 people in the UK and 300,
Tom Kerridge REVEALS What Destroys the Hospitality Industry
Tom Kerridge REVEALS What Destroys the Hospitality Industry Jul 2, 2026 2334 Tom Kerridge on Why UK Restaurants Are Failing: Rising Costs, VAT the Problem, and the Fight to Save Hospitality Watch the full documentary: https://youtu.be/LKaEiZ5TE5Q At Tom Kerridge’s Whitehall restaurant, we explores why UK hospitality is struggling despite strong demand: rising utility bills, food inflation, minimum wage and national insurance increases, and business rates have eroded al
Brexit Made Us Poorer? Think Again | Vote Leave CEO Lord Elliot
Brexit Made Us Poorer? Think Again | Vote Leave CEO Lord Elliot Jun 23, 2026 4240 Lord Matthew Elliott on Vote Leave, Modern Campaigning, AI Microtargeting, and the Jobs Foundation Jimmy interviews Lord Matthew Elliott, former Vote Leave CEO and author of “Ten Years On,” about building and running political campaigns, recruiting and developing talent, and measuring success through objectives, media impact, and interim targets. Elliott contrasts traditional campaigning with t
The TRUTH About The BBC | Nihal Arthanayake, Former BBC Radio 1 Presenter
The TRUTH About The BBC | Nihal Arthanayake, Former BBC Radio 1 Presenter Jun 20, 2026 5618 Nihal Arthanayake: From Radio 1 to Corporate Storytelling - Class, Diversity & the BBC’s Blind Spots Nihal Arthanayake, former BBC Radio 1 presenter, joins Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future to trace his career, from promoting rap nights at 16 and fronting Collapsed Lung to being dropped by a major label and pivoting into music journalism and PR before becoming a Radio 1 DJ in 2002. Nihal explains how

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