Creative Rebels - The Podcast for Creatives
242 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsInspiring interviews with creative people who have rebelled against the 9-5 (..And advice on how you can too) Hosted by David Speed and Adam Brazier, co-founders of Graffiti Life and Parlour Tattoo.
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Can Creativity Cure Depression? With Octavia Bromell
September 04, 2019 11:14 - 56 minutes - 78.5 MBOctavia Bromell shares her creative journey in this bonus episode! Tink started making art and illustrations when struggling with anxiety and depression, using creativity to stay positive and focused. We partnered with Adobe to bring you this episode, as part of their ‘Creatfulness’ campaign. For a chance to win a trip to Adobe Max in LA visit; http://bit.ly/createfulness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Starting Your Own Business with Angelica Malin
August 30, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBThis week's Creative Rebel is Angelica Malin; Editor-in-Chief of About Time Magazine which she started straight out of university. It's an online mag that shares all the places that it’s ‘About Time’ you visited. Angelica is also the Founder of the About Time Academy which aims to help millennials navigate the world as it is today and dispel the myths that no longer serve us. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Creative Thinking - Q&A with Alex Manzi
August 28, 2019 15:09 - 1 hour - 114 MBNeed help with your side hustle? Want to grow your audience? Worried about the next step in your business? 'Creative Thinking' is here to help. Every session will be a deep dive into specific issues that are holding our listeners back. Have a question? Email [email protected] or DM @rebelscreate on Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Sweet Success with Vicky Graham
August 23, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBCreative Rebel - Vicky Graham is the founder of Vicky’s Donuts. She started off with a side hustle, that evolved into a hugely successful online donut delivery service. Her donuts are super creative, both in terms of flavours but also with designs (she’s made pizza donuts, rainbow donuts, heart-shaped donuts, Yoda donuts and everything in between) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Bonus - Instagram Changed my Life with Sara Tasker
August 21, 2019 07:59 - 41 minutes - 57.9 MBSara Tasker is a blogger, photographer, writer and a business coach who says; “the internet (especially instagram) changed my life”. Sara went from working for the NHS to building her own hugely successful business and is passionate about helping others to do the same. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Crafting a Career with Poppy Chancellor
August 16, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 105 MBPoppy Chancellor is an illustrator and a ‘papercut’ artist, but her work is more punk rock than arts and crafts! Poppy addresses themes in her work that she gives a shit about; femininity, women helping women and most recently; dealing with death. Poppy works regularly with brands like Adidas and Cath Kidston and has even been commissioned by the Queen! She has a tireless work ethic and is a perfect case study for how to build a powerful brand and a loyal following. --- Send in a voice m...
Bonus - Following Your Passion with Alice Liveing
August 14, 2019 03:30 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBRecorded live at the Apple store in Covent Garden - Alice Liveing is a health & wellbeing influencer, bestselling author and Personal Trainer. Using her own experience of transforming her lifestyle, Alice has inspired a shift in the modern-day consumer’s attitude to healthy eating and exercise. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
How to Own the Room with Viv Groskop
August 09, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 135 MBThis weeks Creative Rebel is Viv Groskop; a journalist, a stand up comedian, an author and a speaker. Her latest book; How to Own The Room studies some of the greatest public speakers of all time and dissects what it takes to not only speak and present but to just live more confidently in your own skin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Creative Motivation with Alex Gamsu Jenkins
August 02, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBAlex Gamsu Jenkins is a creative illustrator and cartoonist. His work is funny, thoughtful and very relatable (with touches of the grotesque!) Alex has had work featured by many publications including Vice, NME and The New York Times. Alex finds his inspiration when he sits down and just starts drawing. He starts with a subject and then a story ensues that takes his characters to another dimension, that’s very similar to ours, just slightly twisted! --- Send in a voice message: https://pod...
The Positive Mindset with Hannah Pixie Snow
July 26, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 110 MBHannah Pixie Snow is a tattoo artist and a creative free spirit. Hannah has built a huge audience over the years but doesn't use her platform in the typical 'influencer' way we've become accustomed to. Instead, she mobilises her following to help various causes that she's passionate about and has raised a huge amount of money for charity. She's soon to embark on a new chapter in Nepal where she and her team plan to build an eco lodge from scratch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podca...
20 Years of Creativity with Tatty Devine
July 19, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 112 MBTatty Devine is a jewellery company, created by artists Harriet Vine and Rosie Wolfenden. We've all read that most businesses fail before five years. Rosie and Harriet are currently celebrating their 20th! Their business started with a bag of found leather offcuts that they started selling on a market stall and now their creations are worn by the likes of Nina Nesbit, Noel Fielding, Jessie J and Bjork (plus lots of mere mortals too!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...
The Science of Storytelling with Will Storr
July 12, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 122 MBWill Storr is an award-winning writer. He has written fiction and non-fiction and over the years has become an expert on storytelling itself. For years Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' has been used as the way to craft 'perfect stories' and in recent years there have been attempts to crack the 'bestseller code'. Will looks at the actual science behind stories and why we tell them to ourselves and others. It turns out we can learn a lot from the ultimate storyteller; the human brain! --- ...
Disrupting the Market with Joe Benn
July 05, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 94 MBJoe is Co-Founder and MD of Ugly Drinks, a fruit flavoured sparkling water brand on a mission to shake up the drinks industry and provide people with a genuinely healthy and exciting alternative to overly sugary and sweetened drinks. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Life Advice for Creatives with Adam J. Kurtz
June 28, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 114 MBAdam J Kurtz is an artist and author. Adam has published five books, he’s collaborated with brands like Urban Outfitters and Dr Martens and he has spoken on stages across the world, from New York to Australia. Adam is most well-known for his scribbled post it notes (in his now infamous handwriting). He has a way of hitting on exactly what we’re all thinking. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Make Love Not Porn with Cindy Gallop
June 21, 2019 03:30 - 58 minutes - 81.3 MBCindy Gallop is a speaker, consultant and the founder of 'sex-tech' startup ‘Make Love Not Porn’. Cindy has spoken on stages around the world and her Ted Talk where Make Love Not Porn was launched has had well over 2million views. Make Love Not Porn is a social sex video sharing platform. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Interviewing Icons with Touré
June 14, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 111 MBToure is a writer, a journalist, a podcaster and has published 5 books. He has interviewed icons like Rhianna, Zadie Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Wu Tang, Santigold, Travis Scott, Biggie Smalls and Lady Gaga (and loads more!)We actually learnt loads about interviewing from Toure and he was kind enough to spend time off mic, helping us with some interview tips. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Lighting Up Instagram with Brandon Woelfel
June 07, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 100 MBBrandon Woelfel is a photographer. The way he plays with light and colour, invites viewers into an alternate universe where they can create their own stories about the characters that he presents. This magic formula has earned him a massive audience of over 3 million people. We’re proud that this is the first podcast interview he’s given, we loved this chat and think you will too. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Mastering Mindset with Camilla Ainsworth
May 31, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 112 MBCamilla Ainsworth was runner up in the 2018 season of the UK ‘Apprentice’. She used the show as a springboard to launch her brand ‘MylkPlus’, which started off as an experiment in her kitchen and is now stocked in Holland and Barratt stores across the UK. Camilla was studying Law, but she told us that she was never passionate about it. It feels like she’s found her calling and with no prior experience but a constant willingness to learn and improve she has built a successful brand that is ste...
Mastering Mindset with Camilla Ainsworth
May 31, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 112 MBCamilla Ainsworth was runner up in the 2018 season of the UK ‘Apprentice’. She used the show as a springboard to launch her brand ‘MylkPlus’, which started off as an experiment in her kitchen and is now stocked in Holland and Barratt stores across the UK. Camilla was studying Law, but she told us that she was never passionate about it. It feels like she’s found her calling and with no prior experience but a constant willingness to learn and improve she has built a successful brand that is st...
Secrets of the Creative Industry with Carly Ayres
May 24, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 107 MBCarly Ayres is a writer, creative director and co-founder of HAWRAF - a New York based design studio that created work for brands like Google, Hasbro, Facebook and Buzzfeed.We talk to Carly about her journey, becoming a freelancer, setting up her own business and then shutting it down, even with a million dollar deal on the table. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Designing Happiness with Debbie Millman
May 17, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBDebbie Millman is the host of ‘Design Matters’, one of the first podcasts in the world (she’s interviewed basically everyone). She has written six books, her illustrations have appeared in publications like the New York Times and Fast Company. And with Steve Heller she founded world’s first graduate program in branding. Debbie has delivered keynote speeches around the world and has worked on the redesign of over 200 global brands like Colgate, Nestle and Pepsi. --- Send in a voice message...
Drawn to Success with Alex Norris
May 10, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBAlex Norris is an illustrator and a webcomic artist. Their webcomic, which is imaginatively named; ‘webcomic name’ has grown hugely popular online (we actually talk about how Alex’s instagram has gained 200 000 followers over just six months). Alex has a really interesting business model; by giving away webcomic name for free online, they’re able to build a following and monetise in a number of different ways, from patreon, to merch! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify....
Food for Thought with Rhiannon Lambert
May 03, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBRhiannon Lambert is a nutritionist, author and online content creator. Early on, it looked like everything was going one way; Rhiannon was set to be a world-famous opera star. She tells us why everything changed and how this set her on the path to becoming a nutritionist. We talk about the early days of setting up her practice, to now working with huge celebrities and harnessing the power of social media to grow her empire. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...
Being Your Own Boss with George Benson
April 26, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBGeorge Benson is a YouTube content creator who has literally grown up online. He built a huge audience when he was a teenager, through a series of gaming videos and comedy impressions but as he has grown and evolved so has his content. George found a way to maximise an opportunity and pivot into travel blogging and now leverages brand partnerships to not only earn a living but to also see the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Breaking the Silence with Paul McGregor
April 19, 2019 03:30 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBPaul McGregor is a mental health advocate. He makes lots of content around mental health, suicide awareness and prevention and is a positive force in a lot of people’s lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Never Take NO for an Answer with Marine Tanguy
April 12, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBMarine Tanguy is the founder of MT Art Agency. Marine career started in a crazy way, we discuss how she went from working in a gallery to owning her own gallery, to becoming disillusioned with the whole industry and starting MT Art, an agency that “invests in artists, not in art”, giving their ever-growing roster of artists new opportunities to exhibit and sell their works. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
The Friendship Cure with Kate Leaver
April 05, 2019 02:48 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBKate Leaver is an author, journalist and a friendship expert! Before moving to the UK from Australia Kate wrote for free, for the UK Huffington Post building a portfolio of articles and leveraging this to find paid work over here when it came time to emigrate. Kate’s book ‘The Friendship Cure’ explores many types of friendship; types that quite honestly, I had never considered before, like toxic friends! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/me...
Never Getting a 'Proper Job' with Paul Elliott
March 29, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBPaul Elliott is a filmmaker, a musician, a DJ and an artist as well as being a good friend of ours. This episode is packed with useful advice and tactics; from finding the best time of day for your creativity, to which crowdfunding platform to use! Paul’s films are self-financed and have led him to some incredible adventures, travelling the world and even interviewing Paul McCartney. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Giving Zero F**ks with Amy Kean
March 22, 2019 06:43 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBAmy Kean is the author of "The Little Girl Who Gave Zero F**ks", a story about a little girl who decides to live by her own rules and keep her 'f**ks' in her basket. We spoke to Amy about why she wrote the book and how it has helped so many of the girls that have read it so far. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Taking the Leap with Lisa King
March 15, 2019 04:00 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBLisa King is a print designer and artist. She has created prints for names like Diane Von Furstenberg and Armani before launching her own fashion brand in 2013. Lisa worked as the right hand of William Baker (Kylie Minogue's creative director) and his mentorship gave her the confidence she needed to step out on her own. Lisa is never afraid to set her self deadlines, jump in at the deep end and create her own opportunities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...
Do What Makes You Happy with Madeleine Shaw
March 08, 2019 04:30 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBMadeleine Shaw is a blogger, YouTuber and content creator. She started blogging about food but now also makes content around a bunch of topics, like health, wellness, yoga and happiness. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Win by 1% with Alex Manzi
March 01, 2019 04:30 - 46 minutes - 64 MBAlex Manzi is a podcaster, a positivity and mindset coach, a speaker and a content creator. Alex believes that most people are struggling with boundaries that they've put in their own way, through repetitive thoughts and actions. Having overcome our own self imposed boundaries we tend to agree. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Finding Your Passion with Sarah Malcolm
February 22, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBSarah Malcolm is a yoga teacher, recipe developer, content creator and blogger. We had to get Sarah on the show because she supports herself through her hobbies and interests, which is what we're all about! Building her profile has presented her with lots of opportunities, collaborating with various brands in the food, wellness, yoga and travel spaces. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Creating Your Own Future with Shannie Mears
February 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBShannie was an intern at Iris, one of the biggest agencies in the world, when she caught the attention of the CEO, Dan Saxby. Together they launched the Elephant room, an alternative advertising agency, which champions creativity and diversity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Making Money From Your Passion with Dave Koor
February 08, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBDave Koor is a musician, producer and all around legend. He has managed to carve out a creative career; playing live gigs, releasing music on vinyl and online and promoting artists through his label; Albert's Favourites. We talk about putting in the leg work by driving boxes of vinyl records round to record stores and getting heard by creating a network of fellow musicians and supporters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
Quitting the 9-5 with Manon Lagreve
February 01, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBThis week’s guest is Manon Lagreve from the Great British Bake Off Using the show to springboard her career, this is a really interesting time for Manon. After this conversation, it feels like she’s always been preparing for this moment. In this episode, Manon describes growing up on a French farm, what it was like being on TV and her future plans. The timing for this episode was perfect as we caught the chef the day after she quit her 9-5! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster...
Exchanging Money for Happiness with Alexandra Dudley
January 25, 2019 04:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBAlexandra built an incredibly successful company. She took the decision to close down the business because it wasn’t making her happy. We loved talking to Alexandra about her journey from owning her own company to now, becoming an influencer, writing a book and pursuing what makes her happy. By consistently posting online and by networking, she has built a tribe of supporters that allow her to pursue her dreams. Instagram; @alexandradudley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters....
Superpowers and Mentors with Pip Jamieson
January 18, 2019 05:20 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBPip Jamieson is the founder of The Dots; a social network (of sorts) that connects creative people with potential clients. The Dots is often called ‘LinkedIn for creatives’ but as we discuss in the episode The Dots functions in a very different way, focusing on its users above all else and connecting creatives with opportunities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativerebels/message
How to Build an Audience with Adrienne Ldn
January 18, 2019 05:20 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBIt was super cool to sit down and chat with Adrienne London. Adrienne is a blogger, speaker, personal trainer and Adidas brand ambassador. With all that going on you wouldn’t think she’d have time for much else, but she’s also a mum and hosts ‘The Power Hour’ podcast. Her podcast hit the Itunes global top 5 within 12 hours of launch and this is a testament to the network of supporters she has built around her. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativereb...
Going Viral on YouTube with Zac Alsop and Jamie Rawsthorne
January 18, 2019 05:19 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBZac and Jay’s videos have millions of views across the internet and it’s easy to see why. They’ve snuck into countless festivals, backstage at Glastonbury, London Fashion Week and *allegedly* the Royal Wedding (we cover this on the show). Their biggest stunt so far was when Zac snuck into the Connor McGreggor Vs Floyd Mayweather press conference and ended up walking Connor to the ring as part of his entourage. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativereb...
Money, Side Hustles and Timing with Emma Gannon
January 18, 2019 05:18 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBEmma Gannon is our first guest on the Creative Rebels podcast. It’s difficult to say what Emma ‘does’ because she does a lot. For one thing, she’s a best-selling author. Her book; the Multi-Hyphen Method is about exactly that – we don’t have to do just one thing anymore. In this crazy internet age, there is a new breed of ‘multi-hyphenate’ workers, who juggle several income streams and are redefining what ‘work’ should be. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...
Trailer
January 07, 2019 13:16 - 1 minute - 2.21 MBIn 2010 we started our first business, Graffiti Life. Back then; there were no real community platforms, advice or relevant podcasts. We started our business with a canvas on an easel, handing out business cards on the high street. In the years that followed we have generated a massively successful business. Our team has grown from three to fifteen and we regularly make art for global brands like Nike, L’Oreal and Disney. We’ve also expanded in other ways. We’ve opened a tattoo studio, a...