Growing Through Goldsmiths podcast

Get inspired by the stories of Goldsmiths alumni

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On this podcast we share the stories of Goldsmiths alumni – from their experiences as students to their current careers.

Latest episode

Dan Coyle is the Head of Digital Marketing Content for the record labels XL Recordings and Young. He has helped to grow the digital presence of many artists including Nile Rodgers from Chic, FKA twigs, Arca and Yaeji by hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views. Dan elevates boundary-pushing artists by creating, commissioning and strategising the visual content needed for their campaigns worldwide. Dan studied BMus Popular Music at Goldsmiths in 2014.

About the podcast

The podcast is hosted by Goldsmiths graduate Kocoa, who leads insightful conversations with alumni from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. She will find out more about where they've been, what they're doing now, and where they're heading next.

We hope that hearing about the unique journeys of our alumni inspires you in your own path to Goldsmiths and beyond. 

Graduate Kocoa wearing a yellow/gold jumper sitting in the Goldsmiths Students' Union

Meet the host, Kocoa

Kocoa graduated from Goldsmiths in 2022 with a First Class Bachelor of Music degree. While studying, Kocoa became a Student Ambassador, which involved giving campus tours, conducting interviews for events, and running music workshops. Always keen to get involved with the community, Kocoa was also a Student Community Leader, and held several Officer positions in the Goldsmiths Students' Union (SU).

 Previous episodes

This episode features English literature graduate Johnny Kay, who is now Head of Partnerships at football culture platform, VERSUS. He also manages Mercury Prize and MOBO Award-nominated musician, Novelist. Johnny talks about how he left a job in the city to build a career around his passions.

Eloise Dethier-Eaton is a Belgo-British artist whose multi-disciplinary practice includes painting, printmaking, paper marbling and photography. She draws from decorative patterns, as cultural signifiers which are deeply imbued with meaning and identity, to reflect on subjects like the environmental challenges we face today. Eloise graduated from the joint BA Fine Art & History of Art in 2018.