"I didn't wanna open this. But I have a look at it. It's actually got like seven or 800 reactions. I'm like, okay, this isn't good. And then... where do I know him from? I click onto his profile. His tagline obviously mentions what he does. I'm like, oh my God. I actually know this guy. Like I've met this guy in person!...."

We've rolled out a really spicy one for episode five.

If you're an active user of LinkedIn in the UK, you've no doubt heard of Cat Philp.

Yes, she's the personal branding influencer who made *that* post.

Yep the one about the Uber driver who told her she was too pretty to be in business.

Here's her profile. Go and look for that post if you must.

And that very dark week in Cat's life does make up a huge amount of the conversation, but we also learn a bit more about Cat and what drives her.

She talks about her formative years, and why she went down the educational path she took.

She also mentions how she was unhappy running her previous  business, and why some self-questioning led to a life-changing decision.

During this conversation, you'll hear:

• Cat's school years
• Apprenticeship or education?
• LinkedIn and the challenges of client demands
• That post about the Uber driver
• How she managed all the 'Johns'
• The changes coming to LinkedIn 
• Cat's 'Spike'

Want to catch up on the previous season of "The Spike"?

You can do so here.

Guests you might have missed:

TikTok and Instagram star "Temps".

IOTK podcaster and young entrepreneur Ted Lawlor.

BBC "The Apprentice" star and disruptive marketer Lewis Ellis.

Ecommerce whiz-kid Adam Power.

International DJ Ben Rainey.

Sports and business excellence coach Tony Walmsley

Crypto expert Elliott Rayne.

Animal relaxer Amman Ahmed

Emotional resilience teacher Alex Holmes

The Spike is an HM Staffing podcast.

Reach out to Harry directly with any recruitment questions here:

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/harryportch