This is episode eight (8) of the first series of the Kaleidoscope Alumni Network podcast series Ad Lib. You can access the transcript for the podcast on the Kaleidoscope Alumni Network blog: https://kan.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/listen-2/ . It is available on other podcast platforms.
Crispian Riley-Smith and Jade Mkparu developed their entrepreneurial talents while studying at the University of St Andrews. In this episode, they discuss their respective experiences of studying at St Andrews, entrepreneurship, creativity, and the importance of community.
In this recording, you will hear the voices of:
Crispian Riley-Smith (MA 1989). Crispian founded Katie’s nightclub while a student at St Andrews in the 1980s and has gone on to have a successful career in the art world. He is founder and CEO of Art Advisory Group.
Jade Mkparu (MA 2024) is a recent graduate and entrepreneur, who balances her day job as a management consulting analyst with growing her business, BRAIDAR.
Catherine Dunford, BSc (Hons) 2007, PhD (2012), Alumni Relations and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Engagement Officer, Development, University of St Andrews. Catherine held this new position from 2022 - 2025, with the main goal of creating an alumni network that celebrates the ethnic and cultural diversity of St Andrews graduates around the world.
Credits:
Recorded online in Scotland and England.
Audio editing and transcription by Kimberly Rampasan (MSc 2024).
Produced by Catherine Dunford.
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