Melissa Nyambayo was heading for a career in law. It took just one day of work experience with a barrister for her to go home and tell her parents — this isn't me.

What followed was a career that took her through Universal Music, Live Nation, Teenage Cancer Trust and now The Roundhouse — one of London's most iconic venues and youth charities.

In this episode, Melissa gets honest about what it actually takes to break into entertainment without connections, why being genuinely lovely to work with is the most underrated career skill nobody talks about, and what she's learned about marketing, budgets and stakeholder management at every stop along the way.

We also talk money, negotiating your salary, investing in your pension early, and why nobody is coming to save your career if you won't advocate for yourself first.

This one hits different.

⚡ What we cover:
→ Breaking into music and entertainment from scratch
→ Why being kind and easy to work with is a career superpower
→ Agency versus in-house — and why both experiences matter
→ Why purpose-driven work changes everything
→ Salary negotiation and why you need to start your pension now
→ The Roundhouse — what it does for young creatives and why it matters
→ Why nobody is coming to save your career — and what to do instead

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