[In Conversation] Will Hudson of It's Nice That 👩‍💻

“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” - Steve Jobs 

Hello. 

A few weeks ago I sat down with Will Hudson, co-founder of It’s Nice That and Lecture In Progress, on a snowy London evening at the General Assembly London campus.  Due to the snow, quite a few people we not able to make it but fortunately, we were able to record it. 

Will shared with us some of his biggest learnings of growing a business that started as a University project and now employs over 30 people and works with some of the worlds coolest creative brands!

*Apologies - some of the questions are hard to hear but Will’s answers are great!*

It was a great conversation and we covered A LOT of ground. 

Some of the highlights; 

⏲Ruthless prioritization! We discussed how as your role grows your ability to let go and focus on key tasks will make or break you.. 

❌Power of saying ‘No’; Will and I both shared our challenge in getting better at saying 'No’ when all you want to say is 'Yes!’

🤔 Mentors, Will often refers to using mentorship from the early days until now. Starting with advice from his dad that they still live by to date! 

💸 Hiring senior talent; a struggle a lot of managers face, especially founders. This topic has inspired me to write a post about it - coming soon.

✨✨ Listen to the Q+A with Will Hudson ✨✨

Until next time,

Gillian 🤘