Pip Jamieson (born 1980) is the founder and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Dots , a professional network for people in the creative industry.
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Education and early life
Jamieson's father worked in the music industry.
[2] She is
dyslexic and could not read until she was 11 years old.
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[4] She studied
economics at the
University of Edinburgh and graduated with first class
Master of Arts (MA) degree with honours.[
when? ]
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Career
After graduating, Jamieson joined the
Government of the United Kingdom fast-track civil service program for economists.
[6] She worked for
David Blunkett .
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Jamieson joined the
creative industries in 2004, working for the
Brit Awards then as Head of Business Strategy for
MTV Australia.
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[5] She helped to develop the model that launched
MTV and
Nickelodeon to
New Zealand .
[8] She launched the Mile High Gig in 2008, where
Dizzee Rascal performed live on a flight from
Auckland to
Sydney .
[9] Jamieson believes that homogeneous teams are dangerous for creativity.
[10] At MTV she struggled to find new talent and service providers.
[11]
In 2009 she launched The Loop in Australia, a visual networking platform that was used by 67% of Australian professionals.
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The Dots
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 .
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[13] She noticed that there was no networking site for people in the creative industries, as
LinkedIn is optimised for a
white-collar workforce .
[7] She launched the Dots , a professional network that is used by 10% of the UK creative sector.
[14] She raised £4 million from
Hambro Perks Ltd. ,
John Hegarty and
Tom Teichman .
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[16] Jamieson appointed
John Hegarty as chairman.
[17] Their membership is around 500k, 62% of whom are women and 31% Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME).
[14]
[18] It does not allow for companies to search for candidates by their
alma mater , making sure people are judged based on their work.
[7] Their clients include
Tate ,
Somerset House ,
Google ,
Channel 4 ,
Soho House and
Facebook .
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[20] She has appeared on several podcasts and radio shows, including for
Monocle magazine.
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[22] She believes that happier teams are more productive.
[23]
In July 2018 Jamieson launched an LGBTQ+ takeover on The Dots to celebrate
Pride Month .
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Honours and awards
In 2017 Jamieson was named by
Creative Review as one of the Top 50 Leaders in the UK.
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She was named as one of
The Sunday Times Top 100 Disruptive Entrepreneurs, and
British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) Top 100.
[26]
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[28] She was listed as one of the 2018 Campaign trailblazers for change.
[29] She is concerned about
algorithmic bias .
[10] She supports companies that celebrate diversity[
clarification needed ] in technology and creativity.
[30]
[31]
Jamieson was part of
Sadiq Khan 's Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) trip in May 2018.
[32]
[33]
In November 2018 she was named as one of the Inspiring50 Top 50 Women in Technology in the UK.
References
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"The Dots" . the-dots.com .
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"Entrepreneurs: The Dots founder behind LinkedIn rival for creatives" . standard.co.uk .
Evening Standard . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"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 .
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"This much I've learned: Pip Jamieson" . marketingsociety.com . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Pip Jamieson - Championing Creativity!" . Breakfast with Tiffany . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Pip Jamieson · Speaker · Chief Strategy Officer Summit · Innovation Enterprise Summits" . theinnovationenterprise.com . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"An entrepreneur's adventure: Pip Jamieson" . coutts.com . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Pip Jamieson - Founder & CEO of The Dots" . FemaleFounderFridays . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Dizzee Rascal to Headline MTV Mile High Gig | Scoop News" . scoop.co.nz . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Girls on Top: Pip Jamieson on why female ideas in Silicone Valley are more important than ever" . hungertv.com . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"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 .
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"Pip Jamieson - Creative Review" . creativereview.co.uk . 5 June 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ 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 .
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"The Dots: This Founder Dodged Sexist Investors And Raised Millions "To Kill LinkedIn" " . Forbes . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Professional network for creatives raises £4m" . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Hambro Perks lead £4m investment round in The Dots | UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA)" . ukbaa.org.uk . 18 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Sir John Hegarty joins The Dots as Chairman / The Digital Newsroom" . digitalnewsroom.media . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Pip Jamieson - Bazaar at Work Summit" . Bazaar at Work Summit . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Newco Shift | The Dots Has a Platform to Remake Creative Hiring" . Newco Shift . 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Pip Jamieson | United Kingdom | D&AD Member Profile" . dandad.org . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Episode 216, The Entrepreneurs 216 - Radio" . Monocle . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"The Dots founder Pip Jamieson and Google's Nishma Robb" . White City Place . 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ Gibbs, Alexandra (2018-11-06).
"2 ways to grow your start-up while keeping your staff happy" . CNBC . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Meet 100 LGBT+ creative trailblazers redefining the industry" . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Pip Jamieson named one of Creative Review's Creative Leaders 50 of 2017!" . The Dots . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"BIMA 100 2017" . Issuu . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ Kelly, Liam (2017-12-10).
"Backers join The Dots, founded by Pip Jamieson" . The Sunday Times .
ISSN
0956-1382 . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ Thiele, Marc.
"Pip Jamieson is speaking at beyond tellerrand 2017" . beyondtellerrand.com . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Campaign and AMV unveil industry's Trailblazers of the Future" . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Pip Jamieson: Creativity should not be reserved for those who can afford it" . Design Week . 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"Interview: Pip Jamieson, founder of The Dots - "LinkedIn for the creative industries" | Gadgette" . Gadgette . 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
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"London's women tech founders look to Silicon Valley for investment and expansion" . londonandpartners.com . Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ Editor, James Hurley, Enterprise (2018-09-04).
"Creating a social network means joining The Dots" . The Times .
ISSN
0140-0460 . Retrieved 2018-11-27 . CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
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