In this episode of the Wonder Women Podcast, Sophie Turner Laing takes us on a journey through her career and industry-shifting achievements. Sophie progressed her career by always doing things outside of her comfort zone, leading her to becoming the Managing Director of Sky. She pushed the broadcaster to focus on creating original, non-sport content for the first time and eventually went on to create Sky Atlantic. As she climbed the ladder, Sophie never forgot to give back. She spearheaded the partnership between Sky and the MAMA Youth, along with starting other schemes to help young people get into the industry, before becoming the Chair of the National Film and Television School. Her dedication to championing fairness in early careers continues in this role, as she's introduced cost-of-living allowances for students along with other scholarships and bursaries. Sophie also speaks about balancing parenthood with a career, encouraging women to not feel they have to choose between either. We discuss the current TV landscape, with Sophie expressing her confidence that the industry will bounce back after witnessing similar patterns throughout her long career. Looking ahead to the future, Sophie gives her view of how AI is disrupting the industry and how we can all prepare to be ahead of the curve.
Join Television Presenter, Ria Hebden in this inspirational new series of the Wonder Women Podcast as she chats to some of the most exciting female leaders in Television, Film and the Creative industries about their illustrious careers and thoughts on the current media landscape. Be inspired, as each woman shares how she navigates life to achieve her career goals, while sharing tangible take-aways, invaluable career advice and the life hacks she's picked up along the way. Take some time out of your busy life, grab yourself a cuppa and listen to these thought-provoking and motivational conversations to give you a boost of ‘Yes, You Go Girl’ inspiration.