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George Imafidon

Sep 1, 2026

YannickHOST
30:16
What would you say some of the skills and qualities that these organisations are looking for that students might not necessarily learn in classroom and lecture halls?
30:29
Yeah, so I've worked at organisations like Google, JP Morgan, BCG, Lewis Hamilton, Raceteam, places like Prodrive, like one of the most successful independent motorsport organisations in the UK.
30:45
And I think from all of those experiences, what I've learned in terms of the tangible skills that are often being looked for, communication is like one of the biggest ones, being able to not just understand the technical elements.
30:59
Of course, everyone's looking for your technical skills.
31:02
but just being able to communicate that at certain levels.
31:05
So the way that I speak to an engineer is very different to how I communicate to the chairman.
31:11
They're looking for two different types of information, right? So you have to learn how to communicate at different levels, the tactical level, the strategic level, and what everyone's looking for.

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YannickHOST
42:16
that's powerful and i wanted to know like what's What's been that one failure or one disappointment that you've experienced but you were able to sort of shift it and make it work for your benefit?

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