Latest Thiswayup Podcast Episodes
Episode 47 - Jane Evans
This Way Up - June 03, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I interviewed fellow Ad woman Jane Evans. Jane is well known in our industry, she was one of her generation’s most successful advertising women, winning tons of awards for her creative campaigns. BUT and there is a big but here, in her fifties, she was made to feel completely i...
Episode 46 - Camille Walala
This Way Up - April 29, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor episode 46, I had the pleasure of interviewing fellow French woman and super talented artist Camille Walala. If you’re a Londoner, you will have probably seen her work around town- that’s because it cannot be missed. Camille uses buildings or any type of man-made landscape as her canvas, usi...
Episode 46 - Camille Walala
This Way Up - April 29, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor episode 46, I had the pleasure of interviewing fellow French woman and super talented artist Camille Walala. If you’re a Londoner, you will have probably seen her work around town- that’s because it cannot be missed. Camille uses buildings or any type of man-made landscape as her canvas, usi...
Episode 45 - Sophie Williams
This Way Up - April 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis episode features the amazing Sophie Williams. For those who don’t know Sophie, she is a TED Speaker, a leading anti-racism advocate, and the author of two great books. The first, Anti-Racist Ally is an Introduction to allyship at home, work, and in the community, and was published in Octobe...
Episode 44 - Sarah Ellis
This Way Up - March 24, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, I had a lovely conversation with Sarah Ellis. Sarah is the co-founder of Amazing If, an award-winning career development company with a mission to make work better for everyone. She’s also known for the great career podcast: Squiggly Careers and co-author of a book by the same n...
Episode 43 - Annie Atkins
This Way Up - February 23, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I caught up with Annie Atkins. You might not have heard of her name but you will certainly have seen her work. She's the mastermind behind some of the most iconic graphics props and set pieces for multi-award-winning films. Notably and probably one that stands out the most is h...
Episode 42 – Olimpia Zagnoli
This Way Up - February 04, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I spoke to Olimpia Zagnoli. An Italian illustrator known for her incredible bold, colourful and sometimes ‘naughty’ illustrative style. She is prolific, her work has featured everywhere from the cover of The New Yorker to the shopfronts of Uniqlo, to a series of illustrations f...
Episode 41 - Jade Purple Brown
This Way Up - November 12, 2020 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, I interview the artist Jade Purple Brown. If you don’t know Jade, you may have come across her work if you use Adobe illustrator as her work is the splash card that comes up when the application is loading. That’s how talented she is and so I was excited to capture her story. ...
Episode 40 – Yomi Adegoke
This Way Up - October 22, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I interview Yomi Adegoke. I first came across Yomi through her amazing book ‘Slay in your lane’ which she co-wrote with Elizabeth Uviebinené. Slay in your lane is an absolute must-read, from education to work to dating, this inspirational, honest and provocative book recognises...
Episode 39 – Anna Ginsburg
This Way Up - October 04, 2020 23:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I interview the super inspiring Anna Ginsburg. Anna is a filmmaker who specialises in traditional hand-drawn and stop-motion as well as live-action videos. Her films have earned her a lot of well-deserved accolades over the years, including a Bafta for the Bombay Bicycle Club'...
Episode 38 – Lindsay Jang
This Way Up - September 12, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I interview Hong Kong restaurateur Lindsay Jang, who is behind some of Hong Kong’s hottest restaurants. I’ve always been fascinated by restauranteurs. Simply because to be a successful one you need to combine a lot of different and varied skillsets – from branding to creating...
Episode 37 – Liv Little
This Way Up - August 20, 2020 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I recorded Liv Little, the founder and CEO of gal-dem -an award-winning online and print publication committed to sharing perspectives from women and non-binary people of colour. Here is a scary stat for you - the current journalistic landscape is 94% white and 55% male. What ...
Episode 36 – Malika Favre
This Way Up - July 30, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing the incredible French artist Malika Favre. Malika is as one of the most sought-after graphic artists in the UK with renown clients including The New Yorker, Vogue, BAFTA and Penguin Books, amongst many others. She uses positive and negative ...
Episode 35 – Lisa Smosarski
This Way Up - July 09, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I interviewed Lisa Smosarski. Lisa is the Editor in Chief and Board Director of Stylist magazine. Stylist is a free weekly magazine for women, known for its fashion, beauty, people and careers news. Over the years, it has featured Hollywood stars such as Angelina Jolie, Penélo...
Episode 34 – Caroline Pay
This Way Up - May 21, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, I catch up with a previous guest of the show, the amazing Caroline Pay. I originally recorded Caroline’s story in 2018 just before she relocated to California to take up her role as Chief Creative Officer of Headspace. This time, we discussed how her role at headspace is going...
Episode 33 – Francesca Cavallo
This Way Up - April 29, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“Kids are usually described as the citizens of the future, but instead, in my opinion, they are citizens of the present, and they should be treated as such… this is why it is important to expose children to stories that are based on what is happening around them, rather than just fantasy stories...
Episode 33 – Francesca Cavallo
This Way Up - April 29, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“Kids are usually described as the citizens of the future, but instead, in my opinion, they are citizens of the present, and they should be treated as such… this is why it is important to expose children to stories that are based on what is happening around them, rather than just fantasy stories...
Episode 32 – Fiona McDermott
This Way Up - April 08, 2020 21:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings"Imposter syndrome? Absolutely. How you deal with that is by being graceful and empathic and supportive, and not protecting. Owning up when you don't know something? So majorly important. You don't have to know everything." Fiona McDermott 2020 This is a very special episode recorded live on st...
Episode 31 – Flex Mami
This Way Up - March 29, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this episode, I interviewed Lillian Ahenkan aka Flex Mami – she is a DJ, Presenter, Influencer, Podcaster, Model, and Author. I got the chance to record this interview at her amazing colourful house in Sydney, Australia earlier this year. I had an absolute blast recording this - Flex is fu...
Episode 30 – Vicki Maguire
This Way Up - March 11, 2020 22:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, I got to interview the brilliant Vicki Maguire. Vicki is the Chief Creative Officer of ad agency Havas and she is one of the most awarded creatives in the industry today. Her work includes the ‘Hands Only CPR’ ad for the British Heart Foundation starring Vinnie Jones – which has...
Episode 29 – Gemma O'Brien
This Way Up - February 26, 2020 21:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“I think there was definitely a negative aspect (to my ambition) that I think is still happening now where there's the ambition but when you take something so seriously, then if something doesn't got right or if you miss a deadline, and then there’s the stress and the anxiety that comes with tha...
Episode 28 - Moreblessing Maturure
This Way Up - February 12, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsI had the pleasure of interviewing Moreblessing in downtown Melbourne, Australia earlier this year. Moreblessing is an actor, activists and writer. I first came across Moreblessing through her amazing TED talk which I'll put a link to in the show notes. If you've got a set second, I really enco...
Episode 27 – Felicity Hayward
This Way Up - January 28, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“The perfect body does not exist, as there are no two humans on this planet that are the same. So you have to aspire to be the best version of yourself and not someone else.” In this episode, I interview the inspirational Felicity Hayward. Felicity is a model, activist and a true ambassador for...
Episode 26 – Steph Douglas
This Way Up - December 03, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“The first couple of years in business were really tough, and there's no end, just chasing the I'm never going to be done and feeling so anxious and so stressed by it all. I think a lot of women of our generation are just adding things into our to do list. So now I'm going to run a business and ...
Episode 25 – Rania Robinson
This Way Up - November 20, 2019 21:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“I've thought about my career over the years, and there have been a number of situations where it's got tough, it's got really, really tough and I probably gave up on things way too soon. Whether that's been a job, a role or a client relationship. But since having my own business, you realise yo...
Episode 24 – Kinga Burza
This Way Up - November 05, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“I always I think it's inevitable that in certain music videos and certain artists they want to be sexy and that's just always been the way music has gone on…but I've also felt very much that I am responsible for not exploiting the artist and so I think I've just listened to my instinct, followe...
Episode 23 – Edith Bowman
This Way Up - October 22, 2019 20:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“I think there's a lot of time, I totally feel out of my depth. This weekend being a prime example, I had to do three different events with the ‘Irishman' film lot, so you know - Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel and it's just like literally A. Someone pinch me and B. Wha...
Episode 22 – Morgane Polanski
This Way Up - October 09, 2019 21:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings"Just be confident and brave and just trust yourself and jump and go with it. Because if you don't, no one else will. And as I said, if you just stay on the safe side, then it'll be safe, and nothing will happen. So, jump and trust yourself. Your mind can do amazing things." Morgane Polanksi Th...
Episode 21 – Cindy Gallop
This Way Up - September 23, 2019 20:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings“I looked around and I thought, if I stopped to think about what I'm here to do, launch an English agency brand into this market. If I thought about that, I would just go home, get into bed, pull the covers it never come out again.” In this episode, I had the privilege to interview Cindy Gallo...
Episode 20 – The Masons
This Way Up - September 10, 2019 20:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, I talk to Maruska & Donna-Marie Mason. A couple who have built their very own successful photography studio. Working for big fashion titles such as @marieclairemag, @Vogue, @elleusa, as well as big brands such as @jomalonelondon and @spacenk - just to name a few. The Masons (@...
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