Pip Jamieson | |
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Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MA) |
Employer | The Dots |
Website |
the-dots |
Pip Jamieson (born 1980) is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Dots, a professional network for people in the creative industry. [1]
Jamieson's father worked in the music industry. [2] She is dyslexic and could not read until she was 11 years old. [3] [4] She studied economics at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with first class Master of Arts (MA) degree with honours.[ when?] [2] [5]
After graduating, Jamieson joined the Government of the United Kingdom fast-track civil service program for economists. [6] She worked for David Blunkett. [6]
Jamieson joined the creative industries in 2004, working for the Brit Awards then as Head of Business Strategy for MTV Australia. [7] [5] She helped to develop the model that launched MTV and Nickelodeon to New Zealand. [8] She launched the Mile High Gig in 2008, where Dizzee Rascal performed live on a flight from Auckland to Sydney. [9] Jamieson believes that homogeneous teams are dangerous for creativity. [10] At MTV she struggled to find new talent and service providers. [11]
In 2009 she launched The Loop in Australia, a visual networking platform that was used by 67% of Australian professionals. [11]
Jamieson moved to the UK in 2014 and lived on a houseboat in Kings Cross, London. [12] [13] She noticed that there was no networking site for people in the creative industries, as LinkedIn is optimised for a white-collar workforce. [7] She launched the Dots, a professional network that is used by 10% of the UK creative sector. [14] She raised £4 million from Hambro Perks Ltd., John Hegarty and Tom Teichman. [14] [15] [16] Jamieson appointed John Hegarty as chairman. [17] Their membership is around 500k, 62% of whom are women and 31% Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME). [14] [18] It does not allow for companies to search for candidates by their alma mater, making sure people are judged based on their work. [7] Their clients include Tate, Somerset House, Google, Channel 4, Soho House and Facebook. [19] [20] She has appeared on several podcasts and radio shows, including for Monocle magazine. [21] [22] She believes that happier teams are more productive. [23]
In July 2018 Jamieson launched an LGBTQ+ takeover on The Dots to celebrate Pride Month. [24]
In 2017 Jamieson was named by Creative Review as one of the Top 50 Leaders in the UK. [25]
She was named as one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Disruptive Entrepreneurs, and British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) Top 100. [26] [27] [28] She was listed as one of the 2018 Campaign trailblazers for change. [29] She is concerned about algorithmic bias. [10] She supports companies that celebrate diversity[ clarification needed] in technology and creativity. [30] [31]
Jamieson was part of Sadiq Khan's Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) trip in May 2018. [32] [33]
In November 2018 she was named as one of the Inspiring50 Top 50 Women in Technology in the UK.
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Pip Jamieson | |
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![]() Jamieson at a Wikipedia editathon | |
Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MA) |
Employer | The Dots |
Website |
the-dots |
Pip Jamieson (born 1980) is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Dots, a professional network for people in the creative industry. [1]
Jamieson's father worked in the music industry. [2] She is dyslexic and could not read until she was 11 years old. [3] [4] She studied economics at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with first class Master of Arts (MA) degree with honours.[ when?] [2] [5]
After graduating, Jamieson joined the Government of the United Kingdom fast-track civil service program for economists. [6] She worked for David Blunkett. [6]
Jamieson joined the creative industries in 2004, working for the Brit Awards then as Head of Business Strategy for MTV Australia. [7] [5] She helped to develop the model that launched MTV and Nickelodeon to New Zealand. [8] She launched the Mile High Gig in 2008, where Dizzee Rascal performed live on a flight from Auckland to Sydney. [9] Jamieson believes that homogeneous teams are dangerous for creativity. [10] At MTV she struggled to find new talent and service providers. [11]
In 2009 she launched The Loop in Australia, a visual networking platform that was used by 67% of Australian professionals. [11]
Jamieson moved to the UK in 2014 and lived on a houseboat in Kings Cross, London. [12] [13] She noticed that there was no networking site for people in the creative industries, as LinkedIn is optimised for a white-collar workforce. [7] She launched the Dots, a professional network that is used by 10% of the UK creative sector. [14] She raised £4 million from Hambro Perks Ltd., John Hegarty and Tom Teichman. [14] [15] [16] Jamieson appointed John Hegarty as chairman. [17] Their membership is around 500k, 62% of whom are women and 31% Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME). [14] [18] It does not allow for companies to search for candidates by their alma mater, making sure people are judged based on their work. [7] Their clients include Tate, Somerset House, Google, Channel 4, Soho House and Facebook. [19] [20] She has appeared on several podcasts and radio shows, including for Monocle magazine. [21] [22] She believes that happier teams are more productive. [23]
In July 2018 Jamieson launched an LGBTQ+ takeover on The Dots to celebrate Pride Month. [24]
In 2017 Jamieson was named by Creative Review as one of the Top 50 Leaders in the UK. [25]
She was named as one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Disruptive Entrepreneurs, and British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) Top 100. [26] [27] [28] She was listed as one of the 2018 Campaign trailblazers for change. [29] She is concerned about algorithmic bias. [10] She supports companies that celebrate diversity[ clarification needed] in technology and creativity. [30] [31]
Jamieson was part of Sadiq Khan's Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) trip in May 2018. [32] [33]
In November 2018 she was named as one of the Inspiring50 Top 50 Women in Technology in the UK.
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