Gen.T: A Spotlight For Bright Young People

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Generation talent is that segment of "Gen Z" and "Millennials" who are not just avocado fuelled, smoothie drinking freelancers. Shining a spotlight on young people excelling in their fields, going on incredible adventures or trying to change the world. Music credits: Artist: Kevin MacLeod: Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3789-funky-chunk License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Gen.T turns early careers into practical case studies of education, opportunity, startup building, and professional change.

Gen.T follows career paths from education into working life, using guest interviews to make ambition concrete rather than ceremonial. The host begins with biography, then asks how a degree, placement, skill, or early idea became real work.

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Jacopo asks about school before TikTok strategy; you get the person before the playbook.

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Gen.T: Entrepreneurship in Fintech with Yin Noe #30Dec 14, 2021

A founder story that is strongest when it stays close to the lived details.

Yin Noe's path reads as a steady founder arc: born in Myanmar, raised in Singapore from age five, drawn first to graphic and web design, then pulled into computing through an ICT course and a school computing club.

Gen.T: Early Stage Tech Startups with Parham Rakhshanfar #29Dec 7, 2021

A grounded founder conversation about turning student frustration into a startup.

Param Rakshanfar's conversation on Gen T is a practical look at how an early-stage startup grows around a real problem: helping students and recent graduates make better career decisions. The strongest material comes from the concrete detail.

Gen.T: Social Media Marketing and TikTok with Vic Banham #25Nov 9, 2021

A practical, conversational look at TikTok from someone building inside it.

Vic Banham's conversation gives a grounded look at how a TikTok career can take shape, from Surrey and school years to skipping university and moving into short form content and agency work.

Gen.T: Data Science and Urban Development With Leonardo Nicoletti #21Oct 12, 2021

A grounded conversation about using data science to think through cities, policy, and everyday problems.

Leonardo Nicoletti’s path into data science comes through clearly, from a French-Italian upbringing in Paris to study at Delft and UBC, and now a research affiliate role at the MIT Sensible City Lab.

Gen.T: Careers in Law with a YouTuber, Gordon Chung #20 (Season Finale)Dec 8, 2020

A practical look at the route into UK law.

Gen.T focuses on Gordon Chung, a Cambridge graduate and trainee solicitor at Baker McKenzie, while also touching on his work as founder of Global Lawyers Connect and as a YouTuber.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Gen.T: Entrepreneurship in Fintech with Yin Noe #30

    Hidden gem

    Gen.T speaks with Yin Noe about the path that took her from Myanmar to Singapore and then into higher education at St Andrews and Imperial.

    Dec 14, 2021·50m·3 clips
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    Gen.T: Early Stage Tech Startups with Parham Rakhshanfar #29

    Hidden gem

    Yakupo speaks with Param Rakshanfar, a UCL graduate and COO and co-founder of Huzzle.

    Dec 7, 2021·51m·2 clips
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    Gen.T: Delivering Chefs with Jojo Kelly #28

    Nov 30, 2021·51m
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    Gen.T: Early Stage Biotech Startups with Manoj Murali #27

    Nov 23, 2021·58m
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    Gen.T: Synthetic Biology and Entrepreneurship with Will Wright #26

    Nov 16, 2021·59m
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    Gen.T: Social Media Marketing and TikTok with Vic Banham #25

    Hidden gem

    Vic talks about getting from Surrey to co-founding Anthro Social.

    Nov 9, 2021·1h·4 clips
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    Gen.T: Proptech and Logistics with Arthur Zargaryan #24

    Nov 2, 2021·53m
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    Gen.T: AI, Ethics and Crypto with Tom Phipps #23

    Oct 26, 2021·58m
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    Gen.T: Podcasting and Starting Up in Asia With Kirk Liu #22

    Oct 19, 2021·51m
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    Gen.T: Data Science and Urban Development With Leonardo Nicoletti #21

    Hidden gem

    Leonardo Nicoletti joins Jacopo from Rome.

    Oct 12, 2021·1h 7m·4 clips
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    Gen.T: Careers in Law with a YouTuber, Gordon Chung #20 (Season Finale)

    Hidden gem

    Gordon Chung joins Gen.T from London.

    Dec 8, 2020·56m·4 clips
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    Gen.T: FemTech with Chiara Heide, Founder of Brightcure #19

    Interview with Chiara Haider, a PhD graduate and founder of BrightCure, discussing her journey in biotech and female health.

    Dec 1, 2020·54m
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    Gen.T: STEM Outreach and Diversity in STEM, Vanessa Madu #18

    Nov 24, 2020·54m
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    Gen.T: Biotech, startups and VC, Aaron Blotnick #17

    Nov 17, 2020·59m
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    Gen.T: Arwa Michelle Mboya, MIT Media Lab and Extended Reality Designer #16

    Nov 10, 2020·55m
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    Gen.T: Luke Young, Biotech Founder of Agrisea IndieBio 9th Batch #15

    Nov 3, 2020·1h 10m
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    Gen.T: Florence Basubas, Minerva - An Alternative University System #14

    Oct 27, 2020·1h 2m
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    Gen.T: Molly Dineen, Student Doctor During A Pandemic #13

    Oct 20, 2020·58m
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    Gen.T: Taylor Cottle, Being a PhD Student In The USA At John Hopkins And Careers In Science #12

    Oct 13, 2020·1h 4m
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    Gen.T: Nikita Khandwala, From University Society To Student Recruitment For Start-ups #11

    Oct 6, 2020·1h 7m
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    Gen.T: Raphael Eder, COO at Project Access #10 (Season 1 Finale)

    Jun 23, 2020·1h 3m
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    Gen.T: Daniel Sozonov, Founder at O.Vision #9

    Jun 16, 2020·1h 3m
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    Gen.T: Nicolò Venelli, founder at Carlo Vicini, 125Charity #8

    Jun 9, 2020·1h 3m
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    Gen.T: Aliza Ayaz, Founder at Climate Action Society, HoL Honour #7

    Jun 2, 2020·59m
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    Gen.T: Cai Linton, Co-Founder at Multus Media #6

    May 26, 2020·54m
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    Gen.T: Zvezdin Besarabov, Blockchain and AI #5

    May 19, 2020·1h 14m
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    Gen.T: Samay Bansal, founder of Million Meals Mission #4

    May 12, 2020·1h 12m
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    Gen.T: Kisum Chan, Hult Prize Winner #3

    May 5, 2020·1h 25m
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    Gen.T: Alexis Gkantiragas, CEO at JYI #2

    Apr 28, 2020·1h 25m
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    Gen.T: Joel Christoph, delegate at COP25 #1

    Apr 21, 2020·1h 21m