Rory talks about working with the PR team in Deloitte, emphasises how transformational his year abroad studying in Spain was, and how learning languages trains us to pay attention, process information and connect.
After graduating from Queen’s with a BA in English and Spanish, Rory started his career at Public Relations agencies in New York City, including global firms Hill+Knowlton and Weber Shandwick, before going in-house to a storied Private Equity firm, and then joining Deloitte.
27 Oct 2023
Episode 10 - Meet Michael Maguire.
Michael shares how postgrad life in Queen’s changed him as a person, his proud mom’s moment of having strawberries and cream at graduation for the first time as he was the first of his family to go to university, and his passion for social change.
Michael completed his PhD in sociology in 1985 and has led a very successful career, including serving as the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Chief Inspector of the Criminal Justice Inspectorate in Northern Ireland, and 10 years as a Partner in a global consulting firm specialising in strategy and organisational development.
27 Oct 2023
Episode 11 - Meet Evelyn Collins
Evelyn talks about her commitment to advocating gender equality, and how being adaptable and flexible led her from dreaming to be a pop singer at 15, to studying Law, and finally, her lifelong achievement as advocate of Equal Rights.
Evelyn is an Honorary Professor at Queen’s School of Law and the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Equal Rights Trust.
27 Oct 2023
Episode 9 - Meet Alice McFaul
Alice talks about how Queen’s offered her the “I’m a filmmaker!” realisation moment, gives advice on how to deal with difficult personalities on TV, and urges students to make connections earlier than later.
Alice completed her degree in Film Studies in 2011 and has gone on to Produce and AD content for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Discovery and National Geographic. Alice specialises in unscripted television and feature drama docs. Recent projects include Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy and an upcoming Netflix series Exec Produced by Steven Spielberg.
17 May 2021
Episode 4 - Meet Sean Doyle
Meet Sean Doyle. Hear about his incredible career journey from studying politics at Queens University Belfast to becoming the Director of Unscripted at The Walt Disney Company. He tells us about how using unexpected free time to take advantage of work experience helped him break into the media industry.
17 May 2021
Episode 2 - Meet Matthew Thompson
Meet Matthew Thompson. Writer, podcaster and founder of ‘Best of Belfast. Hear about the highs and lows of his career journey to date and how getting experience as a writer can come from the most unexpected places.
17 May 2021
Episode 1 - Meet Rebecca McKinney
Meet Rebecca McKinney. A popular and very successful radio presenter who now has her very own radio show on Cool FM. Rebecca is also a fashion stylist and blogger. Hear how she transitioned from studying Law at Queens University into the successful business women she is today.
12 May 2021
Episode 3 - Meet Kelly Andrews
Meet Kelly Andrews. Kelly is a woman of many talents. Hear about her incredible career journey including how getting involved in the Green Party while studying English and Politics at Queens University Belfast and working as a part time hairdresser kick-started her career.
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