Rishi Sunak - Chancellor of the Exchequer
Series 4 of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future kicks off with one of the biggest jobs of them all: Chancellor of the Exchequer.
We got to sit down with none other than Rishi Sunak- Jimmy has been fortunate to work with many politicians in his time and Rishi is one of the most open and honest chancellors we’ve ever had, with an interesting worldview influenced by his formative years studying at Stanford University in California.
The Chancellor is a job we’ve all heard about and have all seen on the TV- but what actually does it involve? And in a world full of so much information, what sources does he use to keep on top of developments in the modern economy?
In this episode, as well as going into detail about his mental health and the impact this job has had on him, we get to ask the surprisingly simple question few have dared to ask: what is the job of the Chancellor? And what does the treasury do?
We’re going to be asking every guest who comes on this series what their job is and what their company does- in the hope of disseminating the social capital that exists in the business & entrepreneurship world, affording access and understanding that can be taken for granted when you’re surrounded by it every day.
You can’t have the aspiration to be something if you don’t know it exists - so the purpose of Jimmy’s Jobs is to explore what jobs and industries are out there, what jobs are being created and how you can hope to get them.
We recorded this episode in the Locomotion train museum in Darlington, before the severity of Omnicrom became real, a dramatic backdrop near the new treasury campus in the North West.
We discuss with Rishi:
How Stanford formed his worldview
What is the job of the Chancellor of the Exchequer? And how does the treasury work?
Why have they set up their new campus in Darlington?
How he encourages a culture of failure
How we can get more capital into people's hands
Which policies are working best and how he's introducing business practices like A/B testing into government
How he's using data in government
Where the opportunities are for the UK economy and where the jobs of the future are coming from
How the UK can take advantage of the creator economy
Where are there regulatory opportunities from Brexit
How we can encourage healthy business culture and how the government can help with that
How businesses can put themselves out there
If Rishi was 22 in 2022, where. would he start his career?
What sources of information does he read? (amazing answer)
What are his New Year's resolutions and how does he look after his mental health
How has this job changed him in two years? (more grey hairs!)
What's his top parenting advice? (be nice to your parents and read your daughter's this book)
Some amusing quick-fire questions e.g. Bored Apes or CryptoPunks? Red or Brown sauce? His first-ever job? Favourite biscuit?