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The Recruitment ShowCan Anyone Be An Entrepreneur?
In this episode I'm joined by Lee Bofkin, the Co-Founder and CEO of Global Street Art. We discussed if entrepreneurs are born, or are made? We went deep into the essential traits of top founders, the importance of building a strong community, and how his early experiences shaped influnced his business. Plus, you'll hear Lee's candid insights on the environment, motivation, and hustle it takes to thrive in the business world. Whether you're an entrepreneur, leader, or aspiring to be, this conversation with is a must-listen!
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Show Notes | Connect with Lee:
LinkedIn: https://www.l...2024-12-031h 00
Killa Kela PodcastSCPC # 8 LEE BOFKIN, GLOBAL STREET ART
Today on The Street Culture Podcast we are sitting down with a gentleman moving and shaking in the business of street art, mural productions and out of home advertising. Lee Bofkin of Global Street Art is a believer of having a world of painted cities - creating an echo system that supports artists whilst alighting brands and companies with progressive ideas of integrating art with business and outdoors. Get inside the mind of GSA, this is Lee Bofkins Podcast, enjoy!
2024-10-1758 min
Business Without Bullsh-tQUIZ - Business or Bullshit with Lee BofkinEP 286 - Co-Founder and CEO of Global Street Art Lee Bofkin jumps in the quiz seat this week to give his very illuminated thoughts on a variety of topics including the role and impact of influencers, the concept of price negotiation, the significance of mentors and the relevance of terms like 'Digital Nomads'. We touch on political power dynamics in Russia and China, critiquing absolute power and the retreat of democracy, as well as lighter topics like the concept of 'working in your garden' ; Pippa asks could that a euphemism for something more promiscuous perhaps? ;)...2024-02-2912 min
Business Without Bullsh-tLee Bofkin on the Business of Street ArtEP 285 - Lee is Co-Founder and CEO of Global Street Art, the UK’s largest mural painting organisation, creating incredible murals for commercial and community initiatives.Lee co-founded Global Street Art in 2012, organising murals with artists and local property owners, and since then, the agency has delivered over 2,500 murals for communities across London, and hundreds of commercial murals in over a dozen countries.We discuss Lee’s career journey so far, from his background as a scientist and experience in finance, to his entrepreneurial endeavours and commitment to promoting street art and community initiatives. Lee also...2024-02-2756 min
The Developer podcastPainting the town: What street art brings to public spacesStreet art has a lot to do with play, says Dr Lee Bofkin, co-founder of Global Street Art, who points to the evolving role of streets as a backdrop for content creation and personal digital expression. Global Street Art has connected street artists with sites to paint 3,000 murals in the UK since 2012, including pieces created under the Art for Estates programme and launching the London Mural Festival. In this podcast, the co-founder of Global Street Art discusses the expansive role of public art and why we should all live in painted cities. Support our podcast and also get the...2023-12-0457 min
The Green Room | FurnitubesLiving In Painted Cities | Feat. Lee BofkinWith a mission to Live In Painted Cities, Lee Bofkin, CEO and co-founder of Global Street Art joins us to discuss the importance of street art and how our urban landscape can benefit from joyful murals representing and bringing together communities. We discuss the evolution in attitudes towards street art over the last 10 years, how street art brings spaces to life, democratises art and the museum of inspiration in the basement of GSA HQ. 2023-11-0938 min
The Recruitment ShowLee Bofkin: Entrepreneurship and building Global Street Art
In this episode of The Recruitment Show, Our CEO Lewis Maleh is joined by one his best friends Lee Bofkin, Co-Founder & CEO of Global Street Art.
They go beyond the usual business talk, diving deep into our early years, how it shaped their entrepreneurial paths, and the learnings from their collaboration on the Fishtank Festival.
They discuss our different educational backgrounds and how they prepared them for what was to come.
But it's not just about them - their discussion broadens to underline the importance of conversation and connection in both their personal and professional lives.
They explore how...2023-09-261h 03
Behind The BillboardEpisode 60 - Specsavers [Part 1]Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-60-specsavers-part-1Podcast #60 is part 1 of our Specsavers Special, featuring the brilliant outdoor campaign from creative team Jon Morgan & Bertie Rapkin.We explore the background to the work, how the craft played a huge part in making these such a success (kudos to GSA and Lee Bofkin from episode #59) and we hear about the (equally brilliant) executions that never made it. The busker covered in billboard paper a true delight. Please get it to run!There’s also a very funny story involving Leeds Art University and one of th...2023-07-2857 min
Behind The BillboardEpisode 59 - Lee BofkinVisuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-59-lee-bofkin/Murals special with Lee BofkinIf you’ve seen an amazing mural lately, there’s a pretty good chance Lee Bofkin was involved. Lee is Co Founder and CEO at Global Street Art who are the go-to agency for creating big messages on big walls.Peaky Blinders, Valentino, Oatly,Invesco, Beats, FIFA, VW, Baileys, Glenfiddich and many others have had their moment on bricks and mortar thanks to Lee and his crew at GSA.We spoke with Lee about murals. Their history. Their resurgence. The...2023-07-071h 23
rethinking work by able partnersEp14: Rethinking Work - 'Painted Cities' with Lee Bofkin“We believe everyone should live in painted cities’
As part of our second series we have been looking at the way cities play a crucial part in peoples lives and in particular the importance that art can play in changing the way people feel about places.
We have Lee Bofkin on this weeks podcast. Lee cofounded Global Street Art over 10 years ago and has since grown the organisation into a global media brand, with multiple different outputs. They are an agency that works with world-class graffiti and street artists to deliver high quality projects with and...2022-10-1941 min
D&AD in audioNew Blood Festival 2019 Talk - New boundaries between art and advertisingPainting is changing the aesthetic of our cities. Lee Bofkin is here to tell us why painting and street art isn't going anywhere, and how hand-painted advertising is rising above digital.
Recorded at New Blood Festival 2019 in London2019-07-1100 min
Building Our FutureDr Lee Bofkin | Co-founder & CEO, Global Street ArtOne man’s mission to live in painted cities; how can street art transform both buildings and communities?Holding a PhD in Evolutionary Mathematics from Cambridge, Lee was a former break-dancer with the Soul Mavericks Crew where he represented the UK and he has travelled the world extensively documenting street art world-wide. In 2012, he co-founded Global Street Art with a mission to live in painted cities. This is achieved in three ways:Curating the world’s largest online street art platform with artists from over 100 countries and hundreds of thousands of photographs and over half...2019-04-2634 min
Don't take out your phone!#13 Global street artLewis talks with Lee Bofkin, co-founder and CEO of Global Street Art. Lee has a doctorate in mathematical models of DNA evolution and used to breakdance for the UK. Global Street Art has a mission to live in painted cities and have organised over 2,000 legal murals in London since 2012.2019-02-1047 min