Written By
Pinewood Group
14 November 2016
| Kate McLaughlin of We Got POP has been chosen as a finalist in the Iris Award category of the 14th annual NatWest everywoman Awards which will take place on 7th December the Dorchester Hotel in London. The award is given to the most inspirational and successful female entrepreneur who runs a business that uses technology in an innovative and disruptive way.
Kate McLaughlin is one of 22 extraordinary women selected as finalists for the vision and tenacity that has driven their entrepreneurial success. With her tech start-up, We Got POP, Kate and her team have created a technology platform that is changing the face of film production. When the business looked to seed funding to support its expansion she secured Pinewood Studios as lead investor Behind every major film is an army of self-employed crew and extras who, as a result of this technology, can now be engaged, managed and paid through a single cloud based platform. POP is the first and only company to offer this vision – a one stop shop for all bookings on major productions. With an industry worth £30 billion in the western world alone, POP is disrupting the traditional model and in the case of extras, has reduced an industry standard eight week pay delay to just 10 days. Kate co-founded We Got POP in 2013 and has doubled revenue year on year, simultaneously securing “clients” including Star Wars VII, Spectre, Everest and Mr Holmes. |