Pip Jamieson

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Pip Jamieson
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Born1980 (age 44–45)
Alma mater University of Edinburgh (MA)
EmployerThe Dots
Website the-dots.com

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]

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Education and early life

Jamieson was born in New Zealand to British parents. [2] Her father worked in the music industry. [3] She is dyslexic and could not read until she was 11 years old. [4] [5] She studied economics at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with first class Master of Arts (MA) degree with honours.[ when? ] [3] [6]

Career

After graduating, Jamieson joined the Government of the United Kingdom fast-track civil service program for economists. [7] She worked for David Blunkett. [7]

Jamieson joined the creative industries in 2004, working for the Brit Awards then as Head of Business Strategy for MTV Australia. [8] [6] She helped to develop the model that launched MTV and Nickelodeon to New Zealand. [9] She launched the Mile High Gig in 2008, where Dizzee Rascal performed live on a flight from Auckland to Sydney. [10] Jamieson believes that homogeneous teams are dangerous for creativity. [11] At MTV she struggled to find new talent and service providers. [12]

In 2009 she launched The Loop in Australia, a visual networking platform that was used by 67% of Australian professionals. [12]

The Dots

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Jamieson talking about Creative Ambition in Berlin in 2017

Jamieson moved to the UK in 2014 and lived on a houseboat in Kings Cross, London. [13] [14] She noticed that there was no networking site for people in the creative industries, as LinkedIn is optimised for a white-collar workforce. [8] She launched the Dots, a professional network that is used by 10% of the UK creative sector. [15] She raised £4 million from Hambro Perks Ltd., John Hegarty and Tom Teichman. [15] [16] [17] Jamieson appointed John Hegarty as chairman. [18] Their membership is around 500k, 62% of whom are women and 31% Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME). [15] [19] It does not allow for companies to search for candidates by their alma mater, making sure people are judged based on their work. [8] Their clients include Tate, Somerset House, Google, Channel 4, Soho House and Facebook. [20] [21] She has appeared on several podcasts and radio shows, including for Monocle magazine. [22] [23] She believes that happier teams are more productive. [24]

In July 2018, Jamieson launched an LGBTQ+ takeover on The Dots to celebrate Pride Month. [25]

Honours and awards

In 2017 Jamieson was named by Creative Review as one of the Top 50 Leaders in the UK. [26]

She was named as one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Disruptive Entrepreneurs, and British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) Top 100. [27] [28] [29] She was listed as one of the 2018 Campaign trailblazers for change. [30] She is concerned about algorithmic bias. [11] She supports companies that celebrate diversity[ clarification needed ] in technology and creativity. [31] [32]

Jamieson was part of Sadiq Khan's Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) trip in May 2018. [33] [34]

In November 2018 she was named as one of the Inspiring50 Top 50 Women in Technology in the UK.

References

  1. ↑ "The Dots". the-dots.com.
  2. ↑ Wells, Joe (2022). Wired Differently: 30 Neurodivergent People You Should Know. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. p. 42. ISBN   9781787758421.
  3. 1 2 "Entrepreneurs: The Dots founder behind LinkedIn rival for creatives". standard.co.uk. Evening Standard . Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  4. ↑ "Pip Jamieson: 'There's A Special Place In Hell For Women Who Don't Support Each Other'". Marie Claire. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. ↑ "This much I've learned: Pip Jamieson". marketingsociety.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  6. 1 2 "Pip Jamieson - Championing Creativity!". Breakfast with Tiffany. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  7. 1 2 "Pip Jamieson · Speaker · Chief Strategy Officer Summit · Innovation Enterprise Summits". theinnovationenterprise.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  8. 1 2 3 "An entrepreneur's adventure: Pip Jamieson". coutts.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  9. ↑ "Pip Jamieson - Founder & CEO of The Dots". FemaleFounderFridays. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  10. ↑ "Dizzee Rascal to Headline MTV Mile High Gig | Scoop News". scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  11. 1 2 "Girls on Top: Pip Jamieson on why female ideas in Silicone Valley are more important than ever". hungertv.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  12. 1 2 "The Dots: Pip Jamieson - Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas". Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  13. ↑ "Pip Jamieson - Creative Review". creativereview.co.uk. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  14. ↑ Jamieson, Pip (2018-06-11). "Ten things to think about before you go it alone in business". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  15. 1 2 3 Knowles, Kitty. "The Dots: This Founder Dodged Sexist Investors And Raised Millions "To Kill LinkedIn"". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  16. ↑ "Professional network for creatives raises £4m" . Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  17. ↑ "Hambro Perks lead £4m investment round in The Dots | UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA)". ukbaa.org.uk. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  18. ↑ "Sir John Hegarty joins The Dots as Chairman / The Digital Newsroom". digitalnewsroom.media. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  19. ↑ "Pip Jamieson - Bazaar at Work Summit". Bazaar at Work Summit. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  20. ↑ "Newco Shift | The Dots Has a Platform to Remake Creative Hiring". Newco Shift. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  21. ↑ "Pip Jamieson | United Kingdom | D&AD Member Profile". dandad.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  22. ↑ "Episode 216, The Entrepreneurs 216 - Radio". Monocle. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  23. ↑ "The Dots founder Pip Jamieson and Google's Nishma Robb". White City Place. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  24. ↑ Gibbs, Alexandra (2018-11-06). "2 ways to grow your start-up while keeping your staff happy". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  25. ↑ "Meet 100 LGBT+ creative trailblazers redefining the industry" . Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  26. ↑ "Pip Jamieson named one of Creative Review's Creative Leaders 50 of 2017!". The Dots. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  27. ↑ "BIMA 100 2017". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  28. ↑ Kelly, Liam (2017-12-10). "Backers join The Dots, founded by Pip Jamieson". The Sunday Times. ISSN   0956-1382 . Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  29. ↑ Thiele, Marc. "Pip Jamieson is speaking at beyond tellerrand 2017". beyondtellerrand.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  30. ↑ "Campaign and AMV unveil industry's Trailblazers of the Future" . Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  31. ↑ "Pip Jamieson: Creativity should not be reserved for those who can afford it". Design Week. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  32. ↑ "Interview: Pip Jamieson, founder of The Dots - "LinkedIn for the creative industries" | Gadgette". Gadgette. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  33. ↑ "London's women tech founders look to Silicon Valley for investment and expansion". londonandpartners.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  34. ↑ Editor, James Hurley, Enterprise (2018-09-04). "Creating a social network means joining The Dots". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2018-11-27.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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