Coach Me Out of Here! With Oh Yeah's Kat Wong

Languishing in the gutters of the corporate world? Got the feel to switch things up, need career clarity or wondering how to deal with an annoying work situation?

Coach Me Out of Here!

We’re launching your brand new, go-to career dilemma event Coach Me Out of Here! at London’s Hart Shoreditch on Weds Oct 14th.

Join Kat Wong and host Fran Plowright, founder of Meet A Mentor, as we bring all the career wisdom and advice from Kat’s 30-year career across the creative industries including Apple, BBC Radio and her career-change guide Oh Yeah, built for experienced, busy lives.

Don’t expect any work posturing here  - this is your space to ask ANYTHING career and work-related! Discover some of the most frequently asked career questions Kat receives for advice - and share your own perspectives to those in need.

Everybody is welcome, and we are here as your sounding board or to workshop it out so you don't have to figure things out on your own.  Or just come along, listen, and see what resonates with you.

So if you want to dive into what it’s like ‘making the move’; how to switch things up and keep energised in your career, or simply how to deal with idiot colleagues - it’s all here for you.

Real chat, mandatory.

Tickets are a tenner, or bring a mate in need for two tickets at £16.

Got an anonymous work question for Kat to answer live?  

Click below and submit your Q.  We promise your email and details will remain 100% anonymous.

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Expect a welcome space, plenty of experience and honesty.

Tickets:

General Admission £10

Pair of tickets together £16

Oh Yeah full members £5

Promo codes can be added once you add your tickets at checkout.

Coach Me Out of Here! tickets gives you 15% off food and drinks at Hart Shoreditch Lobby bar.

Head in anytime to get your beverage and settle in downstairs for a 6.30pm start at the Mortise Suite for Oh Yeah's Coach Me Out of Here!

Hart Shoreditch is a fully accessible venue and hotel, but please let us know if you need further support.

Click here to explore 1:1 Career Growth Mentoring with Kat:

More about Kat Wong and Oh Yeah.

With a diverse 30-year career spanning creative indies, BBC Radio and international leadership roles at Apple, Kat Wong holds a phenomenal track record of supporting career growth, building thriving creative workplaces and leading high-profile initiatives including Apple’s Creative Studios.

Kat’s wealth of leadership wisdom and advisory work, with her warm and honest style, has been embraced by top brands and organisations since launching Oh Yeah including collaborations with It’s Nice That and their Creative Career Conundrums, Soho House and Ness Labs.

More about Kat’s career journey:

Beginning her career at the original Kiss 100 with Fabio and Grooverider, Kat’s multi-award-winning journey across live radio, including BBC Radio 1 with Zane Lowe, saw her managing high-profile shows and editorial campaigns, along with Woman’s Hour Power List with Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4.

Kat moved to Apple in 2015 to launch Beats 1, Apple Music Radio worldwide, heading up its content and operations for Europe. She later switched to retail to develop and lead Apple’s global programme Creative Studios: the initiative partnering with nonprofits to provide career-building mentorship and professional industry skills to underrepresented communities worldwide. Kat then led Today at Apple’s international team, delivering 120+ events annually, from design to foundership across Apple’s major flagship EMEIA stores.

After a decade at Apple, Kat founded Oh Yeah: the more balanced approach to exploring career change for experienced, busy lives. It includes Kat's four-step, mood-based method to career change in Oh Yeah’s Seasonal Guide.

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More about Fran Plowright:

Fran Plowright is an experienced mentoring and talent management consultant working at the intersection of youth culture and the creative industries, with a particular focus on digital storytelling.

She supports both emerging and mid-senior level talent to progress and thrive in the creative and digital sectors, and is passionate about advancing equity within the industry, building confidence among underrepresented talent to take charge of and develop their careers at critical points of entry and progression.

Fran’s work includes designing fit-for-purpose curricula with a focus on authentic storytelling across TV, film, digital content, and podcasting. She also develops and leads mentorship and talent development programmes, facilitates team development sessions, and supports talent resourcing.

Her clients include Sony Music Entertainment - they launched the inaugural Sony Music Podcast Academy in September 2025 - and The Audio Academy for whom she is running their prestigious mentoring programme for the second year in a row. Fran is also a founding partner of Learning the Ropes, a mentoring programme supporting emerging talent into TV and film, delivered in partnership with Dermot O’Leary’s Tuskar Trust and Fremantle UK.

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