UIOK 69: Lucy Revill

Uncomfortable is OK Podcast

English - August 21, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Today I’m chatting with Lucy Revill creative genius behind The Residents. The Residents showcases the best of Welly, people, places, and products. Lucy is a born and bred Wellingtonian with massive love for this city and a beautiful platform. Lucy this year was the winner of Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Award, she is the finalist in the New Zealand Social Media Awards, just hosted a Wellington on a Plate event an now to cap it off she has realised her dream of being a podcast guest on the Uncomfortable is OK podcast.

Today’s chat covers;

+ Learning how computers and technology could unleash her creative side

+ Setting up the Residents and what choosing to commit to

+ How everything had been uncomfortable but that she had being ignoring it

+ Figuring out how to be comfortable with herself

+ Being around crazy, creative people and how that opened up her perspective on the world

+ The power of being consistent and disciplined within her creativity and the improvements she saw with that

+ The importance of storytelling today

+ Finding her own voice and telling stories authentically

+ Crating your own category

+ Being confident in your own style so you don’t need to copy others

+ Cool Runnings