Episodes
Death by a Thousand Small Cuts: Founder Jason Mitchell on turning out…
In this valuable ep, you're going to hear how being an outsider can spur you on to amazing things. How naivety and drive outweighs perfection. How true, fleixible working can transform a business. And what an inspiring human ...
Why I didn't want to be a commissioner - UKTV's Sarah Asante reveals …
What a woman Sarah Asante is - this conversation is an absolute blast, full of take away gems for your own career. The first black female in a commissioning editor role at the BBC, Sarah is now UKTV's scripted comedy …
From Sewers to Streamers: Dov Freedman on the frustrations that fuell…
Dov Freedman's indie has produced massive biopics on Amy Winehouse, Caroline Flack, Paula Yates and doc series like Netflix's Running With The Devil and Squad Goals for BBC3. But in this frank conversation, Kimberly draws out...
I'm not the runner, I've got an Emmy: Editor Yasmine Almosawi on disc…
An absolutely gorgeous episode featuring the breath of fresh air that is Editor Yasmine Almosawi. Hustling, hilarious, and completely herself after years of masking her true identity to be accepted, Yas is a talented, Emmy aw...
From hospital to Hollywood: Adam Pearson on finding the confidence to…
Adam Pearson has acted with Scarlett Johansson, presented primetime TV shows and cast umpteen series of The Undateables. He has a facial disfigurement and a wicked sense of humour, and in this uplifting conversation Kimberly ...
My fight for a seat at the table: Netflix 'American Murder' Director …
Jenny Popplewell is a huge name in documentary, but in this incredibly humble and revealing conversation, she tells Kimberly of her fight to be taken seriously as a director and how she's only just believing of her own succes...
From breakdown to ground-breaker - Adeel Amini on finding joy and sel…
You might know Adeel's name, but do you really *know* Adeel? Trigger warning: substance abuse, therapy. Adeel has given so much of his energy and soul to improving the industry's working practices and mental health - but why?...
Sexism, nuns & rocking 'old' - Dorothy Byrne reveals the personal inf…
What a kickstart to this new season! The formidable Dorothy Byrne, ex Editor-at-Large and Head of News & Current Affairs at Channel 4 grabs imposter syndrome by the horns and tells it where to go. We cover everything from the...
Behind the Mic: a bonus ep spilling the secrets of making The Imposte…
You know those 'making of's on TV we all love so much? Well, adjust your expectations as this is hardly a behind the scenes of 'Blue Planet' ;-) but... Ever wondered how we landed on The Imposter Club as an …
From the dole to directing Stormzy - global Multi-Camera Director Jan…
In the last episode of series 1 of The Imposter Club, Kimberly is joined by megastar multicam director Jan Genesis, who's directed huge names such as Stormzy and Lewis Hamilton, and at events like the Commonwealth & Paralympi...
Bullying, Cancer & Me – the stubbornness behind my success with Nicol…
We LOVE this episode for its pure candour & important themes! Kimberly deep dives into co-CEO of The Garden Nicola Hill's career which had a hard shunt from Drama to Factual after a bullying incident via unwavering work ethic...
How I Survived Being Silenced – and unhealthy addiction to TV with in…
This episode, Kimberly is talking to indie boss Faraz Osman about his total failure to separate work from home life, and the identity crisis that followed his experience in a senior role where a fresh, 'other' voice was neede...
Life after Big Brother – Phil Edgar-Jones OBE on career highs and cru…
This episode, Mr Big Brother & Sky Arts Phil Edgar Jones OBE bares his creative soul and lets out his inner imposter with an ever-curious Kimberly. Get to know the insecure boss behind TV landscape-changing-formats like The B...
Helming a Netflix mega doc - Showrunner Kari Lia on career culture cl…
Ever wondered what it's like to be on the creative coalface of a high profile Netflix access documentary series? This episode Kimberly extracts tons of upbeat take-out from experienced Showrunner and Executive Producer Kari L...
Finding the funny - Creative Director Stu Richards on getting fired a…
Kimberly sits down with the boss of funny factual & comedy production company Rockerdale Studios Stu Richards, to talk (and laugh) about the absurd situations he's found himself in, the jaw-dropping way his company came into ...
Shedding my armour - ex Commissioner and indie boss Fatima Salaria
This episode, Fatima Salaria is walking through the The Imposter Club doors. Fatima and Kimberly discuss the serious impact of putting on a front at work, the catalyst for stepping down from her MD role at Naked and why it's …
From the brink of quitting to award-winning filmmaking with Olly Lamb…
In this first episode of The Imposter Club, the Emmy, Bafta, RTS (etc etc!) award-winning documentary filmmaker Olly Lambert talks to Kimberly about the emotional turmoil he experiences making every film and how he has learnt to harness it to …
Series 1 Trail
Trail for series 1 of The Imposter Club, a podcast for people working in TV and the creative industries to come together and admit that we're all just winging it.