Rising star Matthew Kenyon, number 2 printer, MM Packaging

Matthew is 21 and has been working in the printing industry since January 2020. He was a finalist and highly commended in the Trainee of the Year category at the Printweek Awards earlier this year

What did you study and did you have a particular career in mind?
I studied engineering and wanted to be an electrical engineer

How did you find your way into the industry?
Through looking online for apprenticeships across a number of industries

Did you know anything about print beforehand?
Nothing

What does your current role entail?
Running the press, making sure we have everything ready for the next jobs

What’s the most enjoyable or interesting thing about it?
I feel like every day I am always learning

Do you have an ideal career path mapped out?
I would like to go into management

What would be your dream job (print related)?
Print manager

What would be your dream job (not print related)?
I would like to own a luxury car garage

Do you have a ‘side hustle’?
No

What’s top of your playlist at the moment?
Future [American rapper]

What’s your most-used app?
Spotify

What has surprised you most about working in the printing industry?
How massive the industry is

What could the printing industry be doing more of to entice millennials into print?
More shows and events, and more courses for printing

If you ruled the world...?
Stop making everything so expensive!