Discover how Asti Wagner transformed her childhood shyness into a thriving business. In this inspiring conversation, she shares her educational background, the inception of Invyted, and lessons learned along the entrepreneurial path.

Key topics:

• Asti’s early school experiences and overcoming shyness at Channing
• Her favourite subjects: maths and economics, and their influence on her career
• The journey post-university: from studying economics to building Invited
• How the idea for Invited was born from personal frustration with booking processes
• Navigating university life during COVID and gaining real-world experience
• The entrepreneurial mindset: risk-taking, fearlessness, and starting young
• Building a business with family support and in-depth market research
• The importance of learning from mistakes and resilience in startups
• The rapid growth of Invited and plans for international expansion
• Advice for students and parents: embracing passions and making the most of school years

Links:

https://www.invyted.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/asti-wagner-246249175/

In this episode, we sit down with the art department at Channing School to talk about their individual creative practices and an exciting upcoming staff exhibition.

The Exhibition Do What No Other Can Do celebrates the creativity and individual artistic practice of Channing's art and design colleagues. The exhibition runs at the Avison Gallery, Highgate High Street, from 19–24 May, 1–5pm daily.

In this episode we're talking to Tim Marshall, a journalist and author. He was the longstanding foreign affairs editor and later diplomatic editor for Sky News, during which time he reported from thirty countries and covered the events of twelve wars. He has reported from across Europe, the United States - covering three US Presidential Elections - and Asia, as well as from the field in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

In addition to his journalism career, he is a prolific author. His best-selling books include Prisoners of Geography, Divided: Why We’re Living in an Age of Walls, and The Power of Geography, which explore how geography shapes the course of history and international relations.

Interviewing him today will be our students, Imogen and Stevie.