Kirk Truman is the founder and editor of Fitzrovia Journal, a beautiful, free, magazine that has built a loyal following for providing insightful journalism about the residents residing in some of Londons bustling regions. In this interview I talk to Kirk about his journey to starting the publication, as well as how he obtained his infectious confi…

Dave Buonaguidi has worked in the advertising industry for over thirty years, in which time he’s cofounded three agencies, St Lukes, Karmarama, and most recently his new venture UN LTD Inc. He’s also worked at several great agencies, been a creative director at Channel Four and continues to this day to be an artist. On top of this, Dave’s also been…

Its Nice That Founder, Will Hudson, joins us to talk about the highly popular creative inspiration and showcase site he created. Born out of a university project, the site went from just 100 views in it’s first month back in 2007 and has since organically grown to a over a million visits per month. This growth has resulted in a number of creative o…

Join me and 10 prior guests at The Hoxton, Holborn on the 20th of November in London. Connect and be inspired as we talk all things create and technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry Stuart is the Co-founder and CEO of Visualise VR, a, cutting edge, multi award winning virtual reality production company that has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world. I've got him on to talk about his predictions for the development of VR and what we are to suspect in this technology space, as well fining out how people can s…

Dom McKenzie is a editorial illustrator who's worked for the likes of The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post, WIRED, The Observer, The Sunday Times, Boston Globe and TED among others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacob Hawley started his stand up comedy career at the tender age of 21 and has gone on to perform hundreds of gigs all across the country. Finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards of 2017, from a field of roughly 700 hopefuls to the final 6, which in the past has been the achievement of many well known British greats such as Peter Kay, Alan Carr and …

Edmund Fraser is a self reliant experimental photographer who has worked for the likes of Nowness, Adidas, iD, Dazed, Vice and Google among others. His work is constantly challenging the status quo and questioning the perception of perfectionism that is represented in our culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

You may have noticed we haven't released any episodes for the last two weeks. And this announcement explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest today is Andrew Diprose, the UK Creative director of Wired magazine, a globally distributed magazine that has a monthly distribution of roughly 50,000 issues and a readership of over quarter of a million people worldwide. Andrew has just won the designer of the year award at the Professional Publishers Association, or PPA for short so I wa…

Melanie Mercier, CEO, of Loop and prior CEO of Nattr. In this episode we talk about what should be in your start up pitch deck as well as discussing all the insights Mell gained from her prior company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Austin is a behavioural psychologist and executive coach, working with organisations and individuals to design and deliver coaching and training to help clients create and work at their best.she is a practitioner for the Association of Business Psychologists. She's accredited by the International Coach Federation and The Coaching Academy.…

Roundtable discussion with Edward Turner, Digital Marketer @ Lingvist, a simple, addictive and fast way of learning languages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Kitching is one of the world’s foremost practitioners of letterpress typographic design and printmaking. Alan Kitching is renowned for his expressive use of wood and metal letterforms in creating visuals for commissions and his own limited edition prints.Alan Kitching has had solo shows in London and Barcelona, and contributed to various group…

Colophon is an international, award-winning type foundry based in London and Los Angeles. They create, publish, and distribute high-quality retail and custom typefaces for analog and digital media. They've worked for brands like Rapha, Coke, The Welsh Government and Google among others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Russell was named in Campaign’s Top 10 Creative leaders for 2015. During his career he’s won more creative awards than you can shake a memory stick at including the coveted Black pencil at D&AD, six yellow pencils and seven Cannes Gold lions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Rosie Arnold is a creative partner and Head of Art at AMV BBDO. A highly respected advertising agency headquartered in London. Prior to that she was at BBH, where she was the 11th ever employee and remained there for 33 years at a time when BBH was considered by many to be the greatest independent ad agency in the world. Outside of her day job Rosi…

Beri Cheetham is the Executive Creative Director at The Gate World Wide. Previously at Leo Burnett, Beri is the creative mind behind an eclectic mix of creative work that has amassed more than 150 international awards. Beri talks about his rise in the creative industry as well as his philosophies and plans for turning round the reputation of The Ga…

Tim Lindsay is the CEO of D&AD, the creative educational charity and prestigious advertising awards organisation. In this episode we talk about the state of Advertising and how it is likely to evolve with influences from technology and trends towards freelancing. We talk about the issues surrounding diversity and breaking into the industry among a …

In this episode I discuss the five ways in which advertising influences our decisions. I use snippets from well known brands that we're all familiar with the hope that you to can implement these strategies and approaches in building your own brand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode I explore creative anxiety and offer suggestions for ways that people may look to tackle the problem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I attempt to shed light on 10 personal, less conventional, tips that I use to keep my level of happiness consistent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I talk through a strategy I've formulated called the three P's, which I believe, can result in a rich and prosperous life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I share my theory regarding the importance of choosing our sources of input, and why it's important for our personal development and success in life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I talk with Piet Grobler, the long established Chrildrens Book Illustrator about what constitutes great illustration and how to get your work published. Piet also names a number of great resources for aspiring illustrators to check out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Myself and Edward Turner decide to have a few drinks and talk about numerous issues that have intrigued us over the last few months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chrissie & Adam are a creative team who recently attended one of my creative advertising bootcamps. They subsequently worked on a satirical brand ambassador idea that they attempted to seed online on the build up to the Trump election and we explore the process of execution, as well as the struggles they went through in getting the idea off the gro…

In this episode I talk all aspects of the digital media landscape with David Pugh Jones, the Commercial & Brand Strategy Director at The Smalls film maker network. David is also ex Buzzfeed Brand Strategist and worked as Global Creative Strategy Director for Microsoft for close to ten years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…

In this episode I talk about cognitive overload, and the due diligence I perform before taking on any project. I point out the three clear project distinctions, and how I approach each one in order to progress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I catch up with two of the prior students from the creative advertising bootcamp that I ran early in 2016 and they talk about their progress since the event and they offer advice to other graduates entering the creative industry.Note* Sorry about the audio quality. I set up in a rush and I failed to fix the levels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…

In this episode I talk about a long term strategy that people can embrace to become better at having original and more creative ideas in the long term. I also touch on how best to position yourself to bring these ideas into the world, in a society where good ideas are abundant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode, I talk with renowned designer, writer and founder of MagCulture. We speak about the current state of independent publishing, as well as what he values about magazines. Finally we talk about the steps he would take if he was starting an independent magazine today and highlights numerous events and resources that he recommends for bu…

In this interview I talk with designer and Traveler Harry Fricker about how he got into the design industry, and how he was able to carve out a lifestyle of work and travel. Harry provides insights into how he built a loyal client base and the tools he uses to make working on the move easy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…

In this episode I talk with globally represented illustrator, Justin Poulter, about his influences and journey into the world of illustration. And how he's subsequently gone about getting an agent and taking his work to the next level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast episode I explain why it is so important that we begin to take control of our time, so that we can begin to generate online assets that help us to surpass our minimum monthly outgoings. I explain what I consider to be the five basic tiers of asset generation, and provide a few examples of how you can implement them into your own lif…

In this podcast episode, I play a snippet from an hour long audiobook I created about my journey into Solopreneurship. If you enjoyed this segment, you can download the full audiobook for free via this link: https://gumroad.com/l/fBVXi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this interview I try to understand cryptocurrency and it's implications. I talk with Jack Du Rose the world class jewellery maker turned Etherium entrepreneur about the digital currency landscape and what we can expect from this disruptive technology. We also talk about the benefits of decentralised systems and how we can use these new technolog…

In this interview I talk with Edmund Fraser about his journey into the photography industry and his philosophy surrounding his work. We also touch upon self reflection and Ed's educational history and how that has impacted his life. We speak about the pursuit of originality in staying ahead of the industry curve as well as the illusionary aspect of…

In this interview I talk with Tim about his design philosophy and how he came to have such a distinctive design style. We also cover how he was able to transition from a designer to a CEO of Tech Company. We talk about the challenges in attracting an audience, building a subscription based business and the importance of branding. Finally we briefly…

Carson Brown is a design engineer working in the field of personal transportation. He currently works at Uni Wheel developing a high end product in the personal transportation industry. Carson has a number of side projects that he works on privately, all of which are geared towards technical innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…

I talk with the creator and director Rhys Chapman about the launch of his latest film project Wonderkid. And we delve deep to try and uncover the tips to be successful in the film industry as well as discussing the issues surrounding the lack of openly gay players in football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…