Aside from the rather silly name, radio and TV pluggers actually perform a vital job for any artist/ band. It is vitally important that radio and TV stations play music before its release date, so that fans of the music can see and hear it before buying.
As dissatisfied lawyer Egg in superior 90s drama "This Life", Andrew Lincoln was keen to explore the character’s entrepreneurial side when Egg started running his own café. He explains why working for yourself is something he’d recommend to anyone.
June Sarpong is no stranger to making her ideas happen: she worked her way up to her dream role as a TV presenter by doing work experience and pursuing every available opportunity.
Kwame Kwei-Armah is a respected actor (he played paramedic Fin Newton in Casualty and Holby City) and playwright (Elmina's Kitchen), but what gets him fired up most is seeing young people follow their ideas through.
Londoner Wayne Saunders set up BossCrowns Productions™ in 1995. The company specialises in video, TV and film production, and also provides training and mentoring for disadvantaged young people.
25 year-old Wayne Berko is the founder and director of Uni-versalEXTRAS, a successful film and TV extras business that generated a turnover of £250,000 in just its second year.
