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My Life In Design PodcastRejane Dal Bello, founder of Studio Dal Bello, Live at D&ADSend a textWe’re back with our second guest of season 9, the award-winning Rejane Dal Bello, founder of Studio Dal Bello. Rejane joined host Claire Blyth at a live audience recording at D&AD’s headquarters, talking about her book ‘Citizen First, Designer Second’ and its unique perspective on design. On the podcast Rejane shares her design journey through her book, with insights, and advice for designers who want to make a meaningful impact. She discusses the undervaluation of design in society and the need for greater awareness of its impact.And she...
2026-02-1954 min
My Life In Design PodcastSamar Maakaroun - Partner at PentagramSend a textIn the first podcast of series 9, Claire met Samar at Pentagram’s new London studios for a wide-ranging conversation on design, culture, and global identity.Samar is known for her creative, multilingual approach to design, working at the intersection of cultures. Her work spans major global projects - from city rebrands such as Dubai, to launching Apple’s brand in Arabic, and campaigns for many clients including Porsche across technology, culture, and AI. On the podcast, Samar shares her journey from Beirut to London, and her path to becoming a Penta...
2026-02-1247 min
My Life In Design PodcastPhil Jones - a true design innovatorSend us a textIn the last of the series, Claire sat down with Phil Jones, a true design innovator and a major force in the UK’s creative, digital, design and sports industries. Now best known as the founder of the invite-only Podge Lunches, Phil is also a mentor, consultant, and former MD of leading digital and typography agencies. He’s a pioneer of digital design and was voted into the BIMA Digital Hall of Fame in 2012.On the podcast, Phil shares his epic career journey from typesetting for London’s best design agencies, foundi...
2025-11-2753 min
My Life In Design PodcastHelena Raven - Managing Director of BloomSend us a textThis week, Claire is joined by Helena Raven, managing director of brand design and innovation partner Bloom. She has helped shape work for major brands such as McVitie's, KP snacks, Tango, Heineken, Talisker and Virgin Atlantic. Helena shares her early career as a professional ballet dancer, and how an injury redirected her path into marketing, comms, and ultimately brand design - via roles in government and the charity sector. Her perspective on the big challenges facing the design industry, including the impact of AI (where it's the attitudes and behaviours, not the technology...
2025-11-2029 min
My Life In Design PodcastJono Holt - Founder of OtherwaySend us a textThis week, Claire sits down with Jono Holt, founder of the communications and design studio Otherway. Founded in 2013, the agency now boasts a 75-strong team across London and New York, known for building brands such as Lucky Saint and Butternut Box, creating standout work for Smythson, Hylo, Strongbow, and Deliveroo, and nurturing long-term partnerships with icons like Fortnum & Mason.Links : OtherwayRed SetterDba
2025-11-1330 min
The Creative Boom PodcastThe Spark: Claire Blyth on Madonna, Magpies and the HaciendaWe're back with another instalment of The Spark, Creative Boom's bonus episode that gets under the skin of each week's guest. This time, host Katy Cowan is joined by Claire Blyth, founder of Red Setter and a passionate advocate for design PR.
In this light-hearted after-show, Claire shares the rituals that keep her grounded, the superstition she secretly (or not so secretly) follows, and the teenage scents that instantly take her back. She reminisces about nights out at the legendary Hacienda, admits the last time she felt out of her depth, and reveals the music icon she'll al...
2025-11-0638 min
The Creative Boom PodcastClaire Blyth on Why PR Still Matters in the Age of AIIn this episode of The Creative Boom Podcast, Katy Cowan chats with Claire Blyth, founder of Red Setter, the PR agency championing design.
Claire reflects on how the industry has transformed since she started out – from mornings spent clipping newspapers to today's reality of AI search and zero-click content. She shares why human connection still matters more than ever, how design needs a stronger voice in business, and why many agencies are asking the same hard question: what's the point of PR anymore?
Their conversation ranges from the decline of traditional media and the rise of...
2025-11-0349 min
My Life In Design PodcastRadim Malinic - Creative Director, Designer, Podcaster, and Bestselling Author.Send us a textThis week on the podcast, Claire is joined by Radim Malinic, creative director, designer, podcaster, and bestselling author. As the founder of Brand Nu and Brand Nu Books, Radim has worked with global names like Harry Potter, Adidas, and the London Film Museum. A regular keynote speaker at events including OFFF, Adobe MAX, and TEDx, he’s the author of six acclaimed books, with his seventh arriving in spring.Radim shares his life in design from growing up in the Czech Republic, to moving to London and becoming a self-taught creative. He...
2025-10-3059 min
My Life In Design PodcastChloe Templeman - ECD at PearlfisherSend a textRecorded at London Packaging Week, Chloe Templeman, ECD at Pearlfisher, joined Claire on the podcast to talk about her life in design so far. Chloe leads the creative vision of the London studio overseeing a diverse portfolio of brands across food & beverage, beauty, tech, healthcare and lifestyle. Her work during her career includes clients such as Fortnum & Mason, Smirnoff, Lipton Iced Tea, Tanqueray Ten, Wild Deodorant, Nivea and Heineken, and has been recognised with various accolades, including D&AD Pencils, Pentawards, FAB Awards and DBA Design Effectiveness Awards.On the podcast Chloe...
2025-10-2339 min
My Life In Design PodcastSimon Dixon - Co-Founder of DixonBaxiSend a textThis week, we’re coming live from Transform Tuesday at the Crown & Two Chairman pub in London’s Soho, with Simon Dixon, co-founder of DixonBaxi. Simon shares his journey from setting up his first agency straight out of an art foundation course, to where he is today running one of the best known branding agencies. He gives great advice on how to get noticed as a young person entering the industry. (NOTE - On Spotify, the chapter notes are auto-generated from the sound and it’s recording Aporva’s name as A...
2025-10-1644 min
Film at Lincoln Center Podcast#621 - Claire Denis, Isaach de Bankolé, Matt Dillon, and Tom Blyth on The FenceClaire Denis, Isaach de Bankolé, Matt Dillon, and Tom Blyth discuss The Fence with NYFF Artistic Director Dennis Lim at the 63rd New York Film Festival.
In Claire Denis’s absorbing and intimate film, set at a white-run construction site in West Africa, Albouny (Isaach de Bankolé) demands the return of his brother’s body, killed in a mysterious work accident, but the site’s foreman (Matt Dillon) is clearly hiding the truth.
The 63rd New York Film Festival is presented in partnership with Rolex.
2025-10-1021 min
My Life In Design PodcastQueenie Lo, President of Spatial Design at FutureBrandSend us a textRecorded at FutureBrand’s Amsterdam HQ, Queenie Lo, President of Spatial Design, joined Claire on the podcast to share her life in design so far. Queenie leads the global team to create immersive, insight driven brand experiences across retail, hospitality, and branded environments for global clients including LVMH brands such as Sephora and YYX, McDonald’s, Bentley, Bottega Veneta and Adidas.Links:FutureBrandRedsetterdba
2025-10-0934 min
My Life In Design PodcastChristoph Lindner, President and Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of ArtSend us a textJoining the podcast this week is Christoph Lindner, President and Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of Art. Recorded at the RCA’s innovative Battersea campus, Claire and Christoph have one of the most sensible and thought-provoking conversations about the wide-reaching possibilities of design and creativity in every aspect of our lives and work.Christoph shares his design journey – from a liberal arts degree in Colorado, to a PhD in Scotland, via academia including the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, to the University of Oregon, London’s Bartlett Faculty of the Built Enviro...
2025-10-0247 min
My Life In Design PodcastJames Greenfield, CEO and Co-Founder of KotoSend us a textJoining the podcast this week is James Greenfield, CEO and co-founder of Koto. James co-founded Koto 10 year ago, from humble beginnings in the corner of his friend Mr Bingo’s studio, to Koto’s global expansion with studios in London, Berlin, LA, New York and Sydney and clients including Amazon, Google, Spotify and Uber.James shares his design journey - from the life-changing work experience at 15, through art foundation and graphic design at university, to knocking on agency doors and rising into senior design creative roles at agencies including DesignStudio, Man vs M...
2025-09-2556 min
My Life In Design PodcastLisa Smith - D&AD President and Global Chief Design Officer at Uncommon Creative StudioSend us a textRecorded with an audience live at D&AD’s London HQ, Lisa Smith, the new D&AD President and Global Chief Design Officer at Uncommon Creative Studio, joined host Claire Blyth, to share her life in design so far, which is nothing short of inspiring. On the podcast Lisa talks about her first steps into graphic design, from foundation art to knocking on doors to get a job, then time at agencies like Wolff Olins and JKR and in-house at Chobani.She shares insights and learnings from key branding pro...
2025-09-1854 min
Les Podcasts de CHOQFM 105.1TIFF 2025 - Le cri des gardes, un Claire Denis mineurPremière mondiale très attendue au Festival du TIFF 2025 : Le Cri des Gardes — The Fence — signé Claire Denis.La réalisatrice française, déjà couronnée à Cannes, revient au Sénégal, pays de son enfance, pour adapter une pièce de Bernard-Marie Koltès. Le film se déroule sur un chantier tenu par des Européens en Afrique de l’Ouest. Un ouvrier est mort. Son frère, Albouny (Isaach De Bankolé), vient réclamer le corps. Mais le contremaître, incarné par Matt Dillon, cache manifestement la vérité.Très vite, l’ambiance se resserre...
2025-09-0804 min
My Life In Design PodcastBonus Episode, Live with Ceramicist, Designer, and Curator - Peter TingSend a textIn this bonus episode recorded live at New Designers, Claire speaks with ceramicist, designer, and curator, Peter Ting about his life in design. Renowned for work that fuses Eastern heritage with Western elegance, Peter has collaborated with brands like Asprey and Thomas Goode, founded the Ting Ying gallery, and is featured in major collections worldwide – including the V&A, where his celebrated ‘Buddha Hands Cup & Saucer’ is on display. Peter shares his story in design, from first becoming aware of the impact of curation at an early age, to developing a lifelong love of...
2025-07-1037 min
My Life In Design PodcastTosh Hall - Global Chief Creative Officer at JKRSend a textIn the final episode of this series, Claire sits down with Tosh Hall, global chief creative officer at JKR, an agency that has been recognised as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and winner of multiple top design awards, including Creative Review’s Design Studio of the Year and Ad Age’s A-list Design and Branding Agency. Tosh has been named one of Ad Age’s most creative people and has led work for major global brands like Budweiser, Walmart, Coca-Cola, Uber, and Jack Daniel’s.On the podcast Tosh shares his...
2025-06-1247 min
My Life In Design PodcastHelen Keyes - Brand Consultant & Ex - Global Head of Brand, Communications and Digital Design at PhilipsSend a textIn our latest episode, Claire speaks to Helen Keyes, who was most recently the global head of brand, communications and digital design at Philips, where she was also part of the award-winning Philips Design leadership team. She has contributed to major brands along the way including Royal Mail, Mazda, Scandinavian Airlines, and the Ford Motor Company. Helen shares her life in design so far and some of the experiences that have shaped her along the way. On the podcast Helen shares her art school journey into first jobs and the mentors who h...
2025-06-0557 min
My Life In Design PodcastDave Recchia, Executive Creative Director at The TeamSend a textThis week, Claire sits down with Dave Recchia, Executive Creative Director at creative brand consultancy The Team. An award-winning creative director and author, Dave takes us on a journey from his early days in Australia to a 27-year career at The Team in London - shaping iconic brands like Heathrow Airport, McLaren Formula One, NatWest, Coca-Cola, and IBM. On the podcast Dave shares his early fascination with visual identities and the importance of curiosity and exploration in shaping a design career, the issue of free pitching and its implications for designers, and h...
2025-05-2953 min
My Life In Design PodcastClaire Parker, Group Creative Partner at The Chase - Live from the Northern Design FestivalSend us a textIn this episode, recorded live at the Northern Design Festival, Claire met up with Claire Parker, Group Creative Partner at The Chase. Claire shares her globe-trotting and award-winning career to date. With over 30 years in the industry, working in major cities including Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Amsterdam and New York, Claire has led global teams, working at agencies including Design Bridge and Saatchi & Saatchi, she’s judged major awards like Cannes and D&AD, and worked on iconic brands including Johnnie Walker, Coca-Cola, Singapore Airlines, LEGO, and Mastercard.Claire shares her jo...
2025-05-2252 min
My Life In Design PodcastMarc Català - Mucho. Live from OFFF BarcelonaSend us a textLast week at in sunny Barcelona, My Life in Design was recorded live at OFFF with special guest: Marc Català. In this in-person episode, Marc shares the story behind co-founding Mucho - a global design agency with studios in Barcelona, San Francisco, and Melbourne, and a collective of 11 partners. With award-winning work for brands like Visa, Aeroméxico and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, Marc is a creative force, teacher, and global speaker shaping the future of brand design. Marc shares his story of a life in design so far...
2025-05-1543 min
My Life In Design PodcastClaire Robertshaw - Executive Creative Director at Design Bridge and PartnersSend us a textThis week, Claire met up with Claire Robertshaw, Executive Creative Director at Design Bridge and Partners - the world’s most awarded brand design agency. Claire leads the London studio, overseeing creative excellence across one of the most dynamic teams in the industry. She's also a powerful advocate for gender equality, education, and mentorship in design.Claire talks about the role of education, from GCSEs to foundation courses, in shaping a design career. Why written communication is just as vital as visuals, and the highs and hard truths of balancing motherhood an...
2025-05-081h 02
My Life In Design PodcastKaty Cowan - Founding editor of Creative Boom.Send us a textThis week, Claire met up with the founding editor of Creative Boom, Katy Cowan. A huge creative industries cheer leader, Katy launched Creative Boom in 2009 as a platform to celebrate, support and inspire.Katy shares how she transitioned from broadcast journalism to PR, to founding Creative Boom. Why engagement and community are essential to Creative Boom’s success, and she talks about the importance of being open to trying new things and learning along the way. Links:Creative BoomRedsetterdba
2025-05-0151 min
My Life In Design PodcastLaura Stein - Chief Creative Officer at Bruce Mau Design.Send us a textThis week Claire sat down with Laura Stein, Chief Creative Officer at Bruce Mau Design. Laura’s work has earned recognition from D&AD and Cannes Lions. Beyond the studio, Laura has served on the board of the Advertising & Design Club of Canada and presented at leading conferences around the world, from Brand New to Design Thinking. She’s created brand identities for the likes of Sonos, Lululemon, ASX, Harvard, the Smithsonian and more.Laura shares how her love for language, music, and art shaped her path into design – including a stint...
2025-04-2430 min
My Life In Design PodcastSpencer Buck, Founder and Chief Creative Officer - Taxi StudioSend us a textThis week, Claire sat down with Spencer Buck, founder and chief creative officer of the global brand consultancy, Taxi Studio.Spencer discusses the impact of support from key people in his life, from his parents, to art teachers, to industry professionals and his peers. Future trends in design, including the influence of technology and the need for meaningful work, and the meaning and importance of the word ‘alacrity’ on him, his work, and the Taxi Studio team.Links:Taxi StudioRedsetterdba
2025-04-1746 min
My Life In Design PodcastDebbie Millman - Renowned Designer, Author, Illustrator, Educator, & Host of Design Matters Podcast.Send us a textThis week, Claire met up with Debbie Millman, the renowned designer and the host of Design Matters. Debbie hosts one of the world's longest-running podcasts and the OG design podcast, which has featured nearly 700 influential creatives and won multiple prestigious awards. She is the author of eight books and has also received the Audio Vanguard Award and a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, cementing her impact in the design and creative industries. In a first for Debbie, she invited Claire into her podcast studio, to record today’s ‘My Life in Desig...
2025-04-101h 00
My Life In Design PodcastDesign Industry Leader - Jonathan Sands OBESend us a textThis week Claire met up with with design industry leader Jonathan Sands, former chair of Elmwood, who led the international brand design consultancy for 40 years, completing a management buyout in 1989 and selling the global business in 2021. Awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to the creative industries, he has worked with major brands like the BBC, Heineken, and Royal Mail and now serves as a trustee of the Royal Armouries in Leeds.Jonathan shares the Elmwood ambition to become the world’s most effective design agency demonstrated through awards such as...
2025-04-0347 min
My Life In Design PodcastVuokko Aro - Chief Design Officer at MonzoSend us a textThis week Claire caught up with Vuokko Aro, the Chief Design Officer at Monzo. She helps the bank’s leadership team use design as a strategic lever across the company as it scales. This all helped Monzo win Marketing Society brand of the year in 2024. Vuokko discusses her unconventional path into her current career, from studying economics to working in journalism and eventually transitioning into design. She talks about her experience of working with startups like Citymapper before joining Monzo in 2017. She discusses Monzo's brand evolution and commitment to customer-centric design and...
2025-03-2753 min
My Life In Design PodcastKwame Taylor-Hayford - Co-Founder of Kin & D&AD PresidentSend us a textIn the first of a new season, Claire sat down with Kwame in front of a live audience in New York to share his life in design… so far. Kwame is the first US D&AD President, and also the co-founder of Kin, a creative company that drives positive change in business and culture. He shares his early influences in design and talks about his transition from working in finance to discovering the world of design.Kwame talks about his role at D&AD in New York and some of...
2025-03-2036 min
My Life In Design PodcastHenry Steiner, Founder of Steiner&CoSend us a textIn the final episode of this series, Claire has the honour of speaking to Henry Steiner, founder of Steiner&Co, also known as the ‘Father of Hong Kong Graphic Design. Fresh from being the subject of a recent exhibition at the M+ gallery in Hong Kong, 90-year-old Henry shares his long and insightful journey in design, starting with being awe-struck by a piece of packaging design when he was only 3 years old!He shares his formative years, from leaving his birth country of Austria under the threat of WWII and moving to th...
2024-11-2128 min
My Life In Design PodcastBenji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe - Co-Founders of Wiedemann Lampe.Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Benji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe, who co-founded the design agency Wiedemann Lampe. They share their lives in design and the evolution of their studio working in the cultural space and the skill of being able to articulate intangible things.They share their share the impact of starting their careers in the dot.com boom era of the early noughties… and the following crash. The huge influence of working and learning at iconic design agency Lewis Moberly, under the tutelage of Mary Lewis. And the role of...
2024-11-141h 01
My Life In Design PodcastJulia Beardwood - Founder of Beardwood&CoSend us a textThis week Claire sat down with Julia Beardwood, founder of New York agency Beardwood&Co, to hear her unconventional journey into design, via mathematics and marketing, to advertising, then the switch to branding at Landor.She shares the secrets behind her transition into the world of brand design (and her move to New York from the UK via Paris) The importance of honesty and direct communication in client relationships and talks about the leap into entrepreneurship by setting up her own agency.Links:Red Setterdba
2024-11-0747 min
My Life In Design PodcastDick Powell - Co-Founder of Seymour PowellSend us a textThis week on the podcast Claire sat down with Dick Powell, co-founder of product design and innovation agency Seymour Powell, to talk all things design. Dick talks about everything from design education to founding a business, working on designs for spaceships, and what ‘brand’ actually means to him. He shares his early interest in design and its evolution from architecture to industrial design, reflections on the current state and evolution of the design industry, and in-house design trends.Links:Red SetterdbaSeymour Powell
2024-10-3144 min
My Life In Design PodcastFe Amarante - Founder and Principal of ExperimentaSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with Fe Amarante founder and principal of Experimenta, whose career spans major companies like Coca-Cola, Danone, and The Hershey Company. Now running her own agency, Experimenta, focusing on sustainable creativity, she shared her life in design so far. Fe talks about the evolving perception of in-house creative roles and their potential for fulfilment, the thinking and ethos behind her agency Experimenta, and her thoughts on being terrified and doing it anyway! Links:Red SetterdbaExperimenta
2024-10-2442 min
My Life In Design PodcastIan Ritchie - Designer & Co-Founder JKRSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with design legend Ian Ritchie to talk about his life in design, from his early experiences of earning his way with signwriting, to art school and the evolution and growth of design agency JKR. Ian shares his story of JKR, from co-founding, to the challenges and the big decisions made to enable success. He talks about the relationship between design and advertising and the need for cross-disciplinary talent, and gives insights into what he’s doing post-JRK, including the design of a type face that will be...
2024-10-171h 04
My Life In Design PodcastJolene Delisle - Founder and Creative Director of New York’s The Working Assembly.Send us a textThis week Claire sits down with Jolene Delisle, founder and creative director of New York’s The Working Assembly. Jolene shares her journey into the design and branding industry, from internships, to founding The Working Assembly in 2017 with the goal of supporting the start-up scene in New York at the time. Jolene talks about her commitment to supporting emerging brands, especially those led by women and founders of colour which led to establishing her own agency. How becoming the owner of a 1950's ice cream shop called Cherries became the p...
2024-10-1032 min
My Life In Design PodcastFred Gelli, co-founder and CEO of TatilSend us a textThis week, Claire meets up with Fred Gelli, co-founder and CEO of Brazil’s largest independent design agency, Tatil. Fred shares his journey from engineering, to discovering his passion for design and co-founding an agency, and working on major projects including the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Rio Carnival, and a 17-year collaboration with Coca-Cola. He talks about his informative experience working with the Body Shop’s Dame Anita Roddick, the importance of nature being a source of inspiration for good design, and he shares the impact of winning and delivering work f...
2024-10-0351 min
My Life In Design PodcastJoanne Chan - CEO of Turner DuckworthSend us a textThis week Claire catches up with Joanne Chan CEO of Turner Duckworth.Joanne shares her journey from fine arts to the world of design and working with some major brands like Coca-Cola and Amazon. She talks about how her background in fine arts helped lead to success in the competitive design industry.How brands need to evolve and what distinguishes a truly iconic logo from the rest (including the Amazon story with a clear brief from Jeff Bezos and a clever solution by their designer at the t...
2024-09-261h 00
My Life In Design PodcastDomenic Lippa - Pentagram partner (and Chair). LIVE at the London Design Festival.Send us a textMy Life in Design is back - recorded LIVE at the London Design Festival with designer Domenic Lippa, Pentagram partner (and chair) and Festival design director.Earlier this week we had the absolute pleasure of hosting a LIVE podcast recording of ‘My Life in Design’ as part of the London Design Festival. Marking the 50th episode and start of series 6, Domenic sat down with host Claire in front of an audience at the gorgeous art’otel in Hoxton London to share his life in design so far… Domenic shares his journ...
2024-09-1951 min
J'ai l'oeil du tigre - musée et exposition113. [#heyclaire] Qu'est-ce qu'un raconte-tapis au musée ?C'est quoi le format #heyclaire ? ⚡Dans ces épisodes express, je réponds à une question en 2 min top chrono sur une notion, un concept, une définition de nos métiers sans blabla. Ces questions on me les pose très souvent lors de mes missions de consultance ou lors de mes formations participatives auprès des professionnels des musées et du patrimoine. D’ailleurs certaines questions font partie de mes fameux quizz avec buzzers que j’adore organiser à cette occasion !Et pour le jeu de mots « hey claire » en u...
2024-06-2502 min
My Life In Design PodcastMauro Porcini, Senior VP and Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo.Send us a textIn the final episode of the series, Claire sits down with Mauro Porcini, Senior VP and Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo.Mauro shares his journey of how he discovered design as a career, and how he arrived at PepsiCo with an ambition to reshape innovation at the company by leveraging design and introducing a design culture. He talks about how design can change the trajectory of a company and on thinking big and not being afraid to dream.Links:Red SetterdbaMauro Porcini
2024-05-091h 00
My Life In Design PodcastEkaterina Solomeina, co-founder of Future London Academy.Send us a textThis week, Claire sits down with Ekaterina Solomeina, co-founder of Future London Academy. Ekaterina shares her life in design from Russia to London, from agency to in-house. She shares her discovery of design as a career through early experiences of coding and website design, and her experiences of working with two original design powerhouses - Michael Wolff and Donatella Versace. How both have influenced the way she works and thinks. Links:Red SetterdbaFuture London Academy
2024-05-0250 min
My Life In Design PodcastAlex Moulton - Chief Creative Officer at Trollbäck+CompanySend us a textThis week on Claire sits down with Alex Moulton, chief creative officer at Trollbäck+Company in NYC. Alex shares his life in design, from filmmaking and sonic branding, to full brand experience.Links:Red SetterdbaTrollbäck+Company
2024-04-2548 min
My Life In Design PodcastAlex Center - Founder of CENTER.Send us a textThis week Claire sits down with Alex Center, founder of design agency CENTER. Alex shares his life in design, from a dream internship working on the New York Knicks, to his time at the Coca-Cola Company building iconic drinks brands like vitaminwater and POWERAID, to the founding of CENTER in 2017.Links:Red SetterdbaCenter
2024-04-1846 min
My Life In Design PodcastJoshua Breidenbach - Co-Founder of RiceSend us a textThis week Claire chats with Joshua Breidenbach, from Vietnam’s Rice. Joshua shares his life in design, from early family influences, to the messages of punk music, and a pivotal project with Coca-Cola that marked the official founding of Rice.Links:Red SetterdbaRice
2024-04-1145 min
My Life In Design PodcastJoy Nazzari - Founder of DNCOSend us a textThis week on ‘My Life in Design’ Claire catches up with Joy Nazzari of DNCO to discuss her life in design, and her unusual route into the industry from a start in tech investment banking. Joy shares stories from her childhood, including an Easter Egg hunt at Walter Landor’s home (the founder of the legendary agency Landor). She talks about launching and growing DNCO and some of the major decisions that she’s had to make along the way, and on the challenge and privilege of managing people.Links:Red Se...
2024-04-0456 min
My Life In Design PodcastHamish Campbell, VP Executive Creative Director of Pearlfisher NYC.Send us a textThis week Claire chats with Hamish Campbell, VP executive creative director of Pearlfisher NYC. Hamish recounts his life in design and how a love for art evolved into a career in graphic design, blending the precision of engineering with the creativity of visual art.Links:Red SetterdbaPearlfisher
2024-03-2838 min
My Life In Design PodcastKerry Bolt and Shaun Bowen - co-founders of B&B studioSend us a textThis week Claire chats with Kerry and Shaun, co-founders of B&B Studio, about their journeys into design and the founding of their award-winning studio. They share insights into their first client, Bear, which went on to win the DBA Grand Prix at the Design Effectiveness Awards.Links:Red SetterdbaB&B Studio
2024-03-2156 min
Adira CrossFit - The PodcastLIVE - CrossFit Open 24.3 - Friday night lightsThe last of the Open workouts, this episode I have a chat with Adira members Jonny Paim, Lou Taylor, Claire Blyth and Ed English before and after they take on the challenge of the final CrossFit open 24.3. Thanks for listening and if you have any suggestions for the next podcast please get in touch.
2024-03-1610 min
My Life In Design PodcastEmily Rickard, CEO of BUCKSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with Emily Rickard, CEO of BUCK. Emily talks about her career journey, from filmmaking aspirations to fashion journalism and TV production in Australia, to leading a global creative powerhouse that is BUCK. Links:Red SetterdbaBUCK
2024-03-1435 min
My Life In Design PodcastMary Lewis, Creative Director of Lewis Moberly.Send us a textIn the first episode of the new series, Claire meets up with design legend Mary Lewis, creative director of Lewis Moberly. Mary talks about her early years living on a farm and her fascination with branded goods. Going to art college and then moving down to art school in Camberwell, London. And her time as a graphic design teacher before discovering the ad industry and her love of packaging, then founding Lewis Moberly with her husband Robert. Links:Red SetterdbaLewis Moberly
2024-03-071h 16
My Life In Design PodcastDines - Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Studio BLUPSend us a textIn the final episode of the series episode, Claire meets up with digital artist Dines, co-founder and chief creative officer of Studio BLUP. He shares his journey from discovering his passion for design at a young age to establishing a successful creative company. Dines discusses the challenges he’s faced, the importance of resilience, and the role of his supportive friend and business partner, Alex. He also talks about his decision to buy back his company and rebrand it with a focus on digital art, innovation, and education of the next generation of cr...
2023-12-1454 min
My Life In Design PodcastMarina Willer - partner at PentagramSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with Marina Willer, partner at Pentagram. Marina talks about growing up in a creative house in Brazil and being influenced by the politics and injustice there at the time. She talks about moving to the UK to study at the Royal College of Art, working at Wolff Olins, and becoming a partner at Pentagram.Links:Red SetterdbaMarina WillerPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-12-0741 min
My Life In Design PodcastCat How, Founder & ECD of How & How.Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Cat How, Founder & ECD of branding agency How & How. Cat talks about her route into design through journalism, ecommerce, and shared office spaces. She discusses her experience at Central St Martins studying for her Masters, and starting How & How during lockdown.Links:Red SetterdbaHow & HowPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-11-3039 min
My Life In Design PodcastRejane Dal Bello of Studio Rejane Dal Bello.Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Rejane Dal Bello. Rejane talks about how she thought she’d be a dentist as a child but found a love of art on an exchange year in the US. She talks about her time at NYC’s School of Visual Arts being taught by Milton Glaser, moving to the Netherlands and working at Studio Dumbar, setting up her own studio, and why you should follow your gut.Links:Red SetterdbaStudio Rejane Dal BelloPodcast Editing by Stick and...
2023-11-2343 min
My Life In Design PodcastStefan Sagmeister - Design HeroSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with a personal design hero of hers – Stefan Sagmeister. Stefan talks about his experiences of working with Lou Reed and The Rolling Stones, On the importance of finding something in your life that you’re good at, and working on it to be better, on creative sabbaticals (Stefan has one every 7 years) and his time working with Jessica Walsh.Links:Red SetterdbaSTEFAN SAGMEISTERSAGMEISTER & WALSHPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-11-161h 02
My Life In Design PodcastAlan Dye and Nick Finney, founders of NB StudioSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with Alan Dye and Nick Finney, founders of NB Studio. They talk about their ‘apprenticeship’ at Pentagram and how they founded NB Studio in the pub next door! Some great tips for young designers too.Links:Red SetterdbaNB StudioPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-11-0947 min
My Life In Design PodcastSean Thomas, Executive Creative Director of JKRSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with Sean Thomas, Executive Creative Director of JKR. Sean talks about how art was his sanctuary at school, his first roles in agencies Pearlfisher and The Core, through freelance and to JKR. Links:Red SetterdbaJKRPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-11-0252 min
My Life In Design PodcastRobert Brunner - founder of Ammunition & Dr Dre’s collaborator & product designer on BeatsSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with Robert Brunner, the product and brand designer who set up Apple’s first industrial design department, designed the first PowerBook, and went on to design the product and brand of Beats with Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine. Robert discusses how he became an engineer after his father, how he moved on to become a product designer, and his ground-breaking work on Apple’s laptops and handheld computing.Links:Red SetterdbaPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-10-2654 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, PsychologicalA Sting in the Tale: Five Eerie Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas by Natalia Power, Briony Glassco, Jonathan Holloway, Philip Martin, Gregory EvansPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Sting in the Tale: Five Eerie Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas Author: Natalia Power, Briony Glassco, Jonathan Holloway, Philip Martin, Gregory Evans Narrator: Jimi Mistry, Chérie Taylor Battiste, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Ioan Meredith, Claire Cage, Lydia Leonard, Chris Moran, Neil Dudgeon, Jaimi Barbakoff, Damian Lynch, Honeysuckle Weeks, Kenny Blyth, Rachel Atkins, Full Cast, Frances Jeater Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 19, 2023 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: Five full-cast BBC Radio Dramas to send a chill up the spine Thrilling, creepy, and utterly unforgettable, these five stories o...
2023-10-1905 min
My Life In Design PodcastRowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan of DenominationSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with Rowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan of the drinks specialist agency - Denomination. Row & Margaret talk about early beginnings at Lewis Moberly, on the importance of getting the culture right when you set up a business partnership, setting up studios around the world, and some great tips for junior designers. Links:Red SetterDenominationdbaPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-10-191h 00
My Life In Design PodcastJim Sutherland of Studio Sutherl&Send us a textWe kick off the fourth series of My Life in Design with Jim Sutherland. Jim founded the multi-award winning Studio Sutherl&, and is visiting professor at Norwich University of the Arts. Jim talks about how he got started in design, overcoming his shyness to make an impression and present work, and why you don’t need to wear a suit as a junior designer!Links:Red SetterStudio Sutherl&dbaPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-10-121h 01
My Life In Design PodcastBrian Collins – Co-founder of COLLINSSend us a textThis week, in the final episode of series 3, Claire meets up with Brian Collins, designer, creative director, educator, and co-founder of design firm COLLINS - named by Forbes as one of the companies transforming the future of brand building. Brian talks about his discovery of design and making the bold statement at the age of 17 that he wanted to run his own design agency. Brian also shares his design school experience (with nights at Studio 54!), to starting out on the COLLINS journey. He also touches on mental health, with advice to young designers...
2023-08-0347 min
My Life In Design PodcastCaspar Lam and YuJune Park, Founders of Synoptic OfficeSend us a textThis week, Claire speaks to Caspar Lam and YuJune Park, Founders of the award-winning Synoptic Office and Professors in Communication Design at the Parsons School of Design, NY. Caspar and YuJune talk about their discovery of design and their shared love of visualising ideas. They discuss how design is constantly evolving and the continued role for human input to ask the right questions.Links:Red SetterSynoptic OfficedbaPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-07-2754 min
My Life In Design PodcastDavid Johnston - Founder of Accept & ProceedSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with David Johnston, founder of Accept & Proceed, exploring his design journey, from discovering graphic design and his art school experience, to entering the design industry at a time in the nineties when graphic design felt ‘punk, exciting and everything is possible.’ David talks about setting up Accept & Proceed and working with clients like Nike, Google, Rapha and NASA, using design as a force for good. He also shares valuable tips to young designers starting out.Links:Red SetterAccept & ProceeddbaPodc...
2023-07-2048 min
My Life In Design PodcastPaula Scher - Pentagram partner & design geniusSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with the rather fantastic Paula Scher. Paula shares her design journey from discovering graphic design, her art school experience, and landing her first job. She discusses her early career as art director in the 1970s and early 80s, working for CBS records, and becoming a partner of Pentagram NYC in 1991. She discusses her thoughts on what branding is and can a graphic designer really design a brand, and the importance of young designers getting themselves noticed. Links:Red SetterPaula Scherdba
2023-07-1340 min
My Life In Design PodcastCraig Black - Visual ArtistSend us a textThis week Claire met up with visual artist Craig Black. Craig shares his rise from footballer to typographer to visual artist and performing his ‘Acrylic Fusion’ technique in front of some of the world’s greatest footballers at the FIFA World Cup in 2022.Links:Red SetterCraig BlackdbaPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-07-061h 03
My Life In Design PodcastJohn Glasgow, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Vault49Send a textThis week Claire meets up with John Glasgow, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Vault49. John talks about his early days in the London street art scene, moving to NYC, and setting up Vault49 with Co-Founder Jonathan Kenyon. He also talks about the issues we face today with lack of diversity in design and what can be done about them.Links:Red SetterVault49dbaPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-06-291h 13
My Life In Design PodcastSarah Boris - Artist and DesignerSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with artist and designer, Sarah Boris. She shares how she balances her love for art and design, with her art fuelling the design side. She talks about the lengths she went to, to secure her dream first design job at the Barbican, and about feeling part of the design industry and wanting a central space for designers to meet up! Links:Red SetterSarah BorisdbaPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-06-2248 min
My Life In Design PodcastDave Palmer - ECD & Owner of LOVESend us a textThis week Claire met up with Dave Palmer, ECD & Owner of LOVE. Dave talks about his discovery of graphic design through his love of music and record covers, and the challenges he faced building a portfolio and trying to secure his first job in the wake of the 1990s dot com crash, to co-founding LOVE in 2001, and building an agency that now has 85 people working in Manchester with brands globally. Links:Red SetterLOVEdbaPodcast Editing by Stick and Splice
2023-06-1550 min
My Life In Design PodcastHarry Pearce - Partner at PentagramSend us a textWe kick off the first episode in series 3 with the Harry Pearce of Pentagram. Harry talks about how his passion for animal rights helped him complete his degree in graphic design so he could help communicate what was going on. How he uses his skills to support human rights at WITNESS; his first roles in design; setting up his own design practice with Dominic Lippa & Giles Calver; and what it means to be part of Pentagram.Links:Red SetterPentagramdbaPodcast Editing by Stick and...
2023-06-0843 min
My Life In Design PodcastJack Renwick - Founder and Creative Director of Jack Renwick Studio, and upcoming D&AD PresidentSend us a textFor the final podcast in the series, Claire met up with Jack Renwick, founder and creative director of Jack Renwick Studio, and upcoming D&AD president. Jack talks about when she first heard the term ‘graphic design’ at school in Glasgow but couldn’t find out what it was, her time at art school overcoming struggles with self-belief, and plans for upcoming role as D&AD president!Links:RedsetterJack Renwick Studio | Instagramdba
2023-03-3051 min
My Life In Design PodcastMarie-Thérèse Cassidy - VP Design Europe at PepsiCoSend us a textThis week Claire met up with Marie-Thérèse Cassidy, VP Design Europe at PepsiCo. She talks about her early years in Newcastle and how a love of drawing and opera led to her career in design. Her first job at JKR and how Ian Ritchie’s advice shaped her career, and how she loves her role at PepsiCo seeing design through from end-to-end.Links:RedsetterPepsicoPepsico Designdba
2023-03-2341 min
J'ai l'oeil du tigre - musée et exposition87. Les chariots pédagogiques, "médiation volante" au musée avec Lucie Revellin, Mathilde Bonnet et Olivia BlythNous allons parler d’un outil de médiation méconnu : le chariot pédagogique.
Entre la mallette pédagogique plus compacte et le chariot à hotdog ou de street food, ces stands de médiation volante ont de nombreux avantages pour connecter avec les publics avec spontanéité, sans réservation, au cœur des expositions et notamment au muséum de Bordeaux.
Pour nous en parler je reçois 3 médiatrices passionnées : Lucie Revellin, Mathilde Bonnet et Olivia Blyth.
2023-03-2136 min
My Life In Design PodcastAstrid Stavro - VP Creative Director of COLLINSSend us a textThis week Claire meets up with Astrid Stavro, VP Creative Director of COLLINS. She talks about her journey from Madrid to Central St Martins where they advised her to throw her past portfolio out of the window! Her time at the design mecca Pentagram, and the importance of knocking on the doors of people you’d like to meet to say hello.Links:RedsetterCOLLINSdba
2023-03-161h 01
My Life In Design PodcastCraig Oldham - Founder & Creative Director of The Office of CraigSend us a textThis week, Claire met up with Craig Oldham, founder & creative director of The Office of Craig. They talk about how he struggled to fit in when he first went to art college in Falmouth, setting up his own business, and what the design industry needs to do to sort out its diversity problems.Links:RedsetterOffice of Craigdba
2023-03-0946 min
My Life In Design PodcastTony Brook - Founder of SpinSend us a textThis week Claire gets together with Tony Brook, founder of Spin. He talks about his journey from a record sleeve designer to Spin as it is today. How he goes into every client relationship thinking he can achieve something great, the importance of putting out self-initiated work, and how motion design is essential.Links:RedsetterSpindba
2023-03-0240 min
My Life In Design PodcastVince Frost - Founder, ECD & CEO of the Frost*collectiveSend us a textThis week Claire’s joined by Vince Frost to discuss how he got to where he is today. Vince is founder, ECD & CEO of the Frost*collective in Sydney, and a globally recognised creative. Vince discusses how you never know where a chance meeting will lead you, and his time at Pentagram where he became the youngest ever partner. He also explores both the importance of the financial side of your design agency, and how design can make the world a better place.Links:RedsetterFrost*collectivedba
2023-02-2356 min
My Life In Design PodcastJeremy Lindley - Global Design Director at DiageoSend us a textThis week Claire talks to Jeremy Lindley, Global Design Director at Diageo. Jeremy talks about how Ettore Sottsass, the great Italian designer, inspired him to look at a career in design, how he gained experience in a design agency while at university, and his role today at Diageo looking for the world’s best design. Links:RedsetterDiageodba
2023-02-1639 min
My Life In Design PodcastLiza Enebeis - Creative Director and Partner at Studio Dumbar/DEPTSend us a textClaire talks to Liza Enebeis this week. Liza is the Creative Director and Partner at the rather fantastic Studio Dumbar/DEPT in the Netherlands. She talks about wild times at Parsons School of Design in Paris, what she learnt from her seven years at Pentagram, and how students should never give up trying to get a role they love.Links:RedsetterStudio Dumbardba
2023-02-0936 min
My Life In Design PodcastAporva Baxi - Co-Founder of DixonBaxiSend us a textThis week Claire talks to Aporva Baxi about his journey to set up DixonBaxi and to get it to where it is now. He talks about how the movie TRON drew him into visual culture as a child, how he hand delivered his CV in a package to his favourite 20 design agencies to get his first internship, and he has some great tips for junior designers starting out today.Links:RedsetterDixonBaxidba
2023-02-021h 05
My Life In Design PodcastMatt Baxter and Dom Bailey - Founders of Baxter and BaileySend us a textIn the first podcast of the new series, Claire speaks to Matt and Dom the founders of Baxter & Bailey. They talk about how their love of comics and Bauhaus shaped their love of design, how Paul Hardcastle’s single 19 combined a powerful message with image and type, and the need for the industry to embrace people of all backgrounds.
2023-01-261h 01
Woman's HourLife beyond menopause, Maggie Blyth on needle spiking, Turning the Tide, Jealousy in friendshipsIf 2022 was the year of talking about menopause could 2023 be the year of looking at life beyond it? Joining Krupa to discuss the positive side of life after menopause is Caryn Franklin, fashion and identity commentator. Her latest audio book is SKEWED: Decoding Media Bias, which explores why women and girls are educated to fear ageing. And Supriya Nagarajan who made a life-changing decision during the menopause to focus on her first love - performing the traditional music of her south Asian roots.According to the National Police Chiefs Council, nearly 5,000 cases of needle and drink spiking...
2022-12-2957 min
My Life In Design PodcastIan Wharton - Designer & Founder Inc. Superunion, AKQA, Publicis & AideSend us a textFor the last podcast in the first series, Claire talks to Ian Wharton of Superunion, Publicis and AKQA fame! He talks about always wanting to be a designer from a very early age, the importance of the power of persuasion in design (and life!) and how he founded Aide Health, which is a digital service which uses conversational AI to improve care for people with chronic illness.I hope you’ve enjoyed series one. We’ll be back with series two in September!Links:Red SetterThe Desi...
2022-06-3058 min
My Life In Design PodcastJos Harrison, Global Head of Brand Experience & Design at ReckittSend us a textThis week Jos, Global Head of Brand at Reckitt, speaks to Claire from the in-house side! He covers his early ambitions to become a designer, starting a business aged 16, leading design teams at Cadbury and Reckitt, and how to cope when your role offers you unlimited chocolate!Links:Red SetterReckitt
2022-06-2349 min
My Life In Design PodcastNat Maher, Founder of Kerning The GapSend us a textNat Maher talks to Claire how she started as a teacher before moving to a career in design, and how she progressed to be one of the small percentage of women who have become principal of a design agency at Good, and Pollitt & Partners. Nat created Kerning The Gap to address this imbalance. A network of like-minded people who want to see more women in design leadership roles, hear their voices and be inspired to create real and tangible change in the industry.Links:Red SetterKerning The Gap
2022-06-1657 min
My Life In Design PodcastGraham Wood, Co-Founder of Tomato and Design Industry LegendSend us a textThis week Claire speaks to Graham Wood, the design industry legend who co-founded the design collective Tomato. He talks about how he got into design, his time at Central St Martins, forming and growing Tomato, and working on campaigns such as Obama’s first election (with Rock the Vote), Michael Jordan’s retirement and PlayStation launches.Links:Red SetterGraham Wood
2022-06-0945 min
My Life In Design PodcastGush Mundae, Founder of Bulletproof - Part 2Send us a textThis week is the second part of Gush’s conversation with Claire. He talks about the design industry’s problem with diversity, expanding to New York, and shares great tips for interns and junior designers.
2022-06-0234 min
My Life In Design PodcastGush Mundae, Founder of Bulletproof - Part 1Send us a textGush Mundae is the founder of Bulletproof, the world’s largest independent design agency. This week Claire talks to Gush about his early years in the Hounslow graffiti and hip hop scene, and how he bonded with his now business partner Jonny over an inappropriate joke at art school! He talks about his early career learning the skills of design, setting up on his own, and building Bulletproof to the agency it is today.
2022-05-2645 min
My Life In Design PodcastStuart Watson of NomadSend us a textStuart Watson is the co-founder of Nomad – the brilliant studio designing huge brands for the likes of the Premiership, Disney, Sky and Nike. He talks to Claire about how he discovered design in Bolton as a teenager to keep out of trouble, and went on to exhibit his work at the New Designers exhibition where he was discovered by Wolff Olins. He gives lots of advice on how to stand out and get the attention of agencies you admire, and how deciding that you’re completely unemployable can be the catalyst to finding your perf...
2022-05-1948 min
My Life In Design PodcastHeidi Lightfoot of Together DesignSend us a textHeidi Lightfoot is co-founder of Together Design. This week she talks to Claire about getting noticed in design, about how to start and grow a successful design business, and about what a licensed brand actually is. She also shares how she keep the team creatively inspired with magic lessons and gecko life drawing!Links:TogetherRed Setter
2022-05-1244 min
My Life In Design PodcastKirsty Minns and Kathryn Jubrail of Mother DesignSend us a textKirsty Minns and Kathryn Jubrail head up Mother Design as ECD and MD. In this week’s podcast they talk to Claire about everything from early thoughts on design in a family shoe shop, to similarities between religious movements and brand, and what matters to them at Mother Design today.Link: Mother DesignLink: Red Setter
2022-05-0540 min
My Life In Design PodcastMax Ottignon of Ragged EdgeSend us a textMax Ottignon is co-founder of Ragged Edge, the agency brands around the world come to when they want to make change happen. Max talks to Claire about his journey from philosophy graduate, through an eye-opening stint in adland, to running one of the most influential branding agencies in the world today.Link: Ragged EdgeLink: Red Setter
2022-04-2732 min
2022-04-0601 min
Alternative Stories and Fake RealitiesSciFi Writers : Chris BeckettSend us a text Chris Beckett is one of the UK’s leading science fiction writers. His novel Dark Eden won the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award for the best UK published science fiction novel of the year in 2012 and his latest novel Two Tribes was published to considerable critical acclaim in 2020. In this podcast we have an interview with Chris and extracts from his novels. Listeners are advised that there is some explicit language in this podcast.Thank you to Chris Beckett for taking the time to record this interview with us. The excerpts you hea...
2021-04-091h 14Alternative Stories and Fake RealitiesTwo Tribes : An Audio DramaSend us a textAs a historian in the bleak, climate-ravaged twenty-third century, it's Zoe's job to record and archive the past, not to recreate it. But when she comes across the diaries of Harry and Michelle, who lived two hundred years ago, she becomes fascinated by the minutiae of their lives and decides to write a novel about them, filling in the gaps with her own imaginings. Listeners are warned that this episode contains explicit language. In Two Tribes by Chris Beckett you heard Verity Blyth as Zoe Rosa Samuels as Call...
2021-04-0234 min
Small Spark Theory: a marginal gains approach to new business and marketingEP:15 Social media | Alex & Claire Blyth | Red SetterAnyone who has been to one of my talks, listened to Small Spark Theory or worked with me on increasing new business performance will know my feelings on LinkedIn by now. I stand by my well-worn edict “if you do nothing else, get to grips with LinkedIn” and will continue to do so, until such time as the platform implodes, or is superseded.
But what about the rest of the social media maze? Making the connection between social channels and new business results is troublesome for many and even when we think we should get involved, it’s easy...
2018-04-0900 min
Small Spark Theory: a marginal gains approach to new business and marketingEP:15 Social Media | Alex & Claire Blyth | Red SetterAnyone who has been to one of my talks, listened to Small Spark Theory or worked with me on increasing new business performance will know my feelings on LinkedIn by now. I stand by my well-worn edict "if you do nothing else, get to grips with LinkedIn" and will continue to do so, until such time as the platform implodes, or is superseded. But what about the rest of the social media maze? Making the connection between social channels and new business results is troublesome for many and even when we think we should get involved, it's easy to...
2018-04-0821 min
Royal Academy of ArtsThe Future of Housing: A returnOne year on from a major season on the ‘Future of Housing’ in the UK, we look again at this ever more urgent question.
In the lead up to last year’s General Election, the RA organised the Future of Housing season, which looked with a critical eye at the various possible futures for housing in the UK. One year on, we survey the changed political landscape, and a housing crisis that, if anything, has only intensified. As the Housing Bill, which notably extends the right to buy to housing association tenants as well as putting a new focus on starte...
2016-04-1300 min