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The Creative Jungle Podcast#21: Scott Leonard from the Champion Agency on how to use your creative power for goodWelcome to Episode #21 with Scott Leonard, founder of the social enterprise and agency The Champion Agency, who strategically help you design & amplify your brand story. We love the name!Scott has had quite the winding, but inspiring, creative career! So much of it has been around having a positive impact on the world through story telling, messaging and branding. Hearing how he thinks about the below was really lovely to hear.BrandingWhat can be good and badHow he hustled hard to get on the career ladder in his youthWhat it was like t...2021-08-041h 14
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #21: Scott Leonard from the Champion Agency on how to use your creative power for goodWelcome to the trailer for Episode #21 with Scott Leonard, founder of the social enterprise and agency The Champion Agency, who strategically help you design & amplify your brand story. We love the name! Scott has had quite the winding, but inspiring, creative career! So much of it has been around having a positive impact on the world through story telling, messaging and branding. Hearing how he thinks about the below was really lovely to hear. BrandingWhat can be good and badHow he hustled hard to get on the career ladder in his youthWhat i...2021-08-0402 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#20: Kay Suppamas on the joy of nature and how to create a legacyWelcome to Episode #20 with Kay Suppamas of Leafage. She has the amazing mission of improving wellbeing through nature, through their hands-on and creative terrarium workshops, DIY kits and other curated products, all dedicated to bringing the outside in.It was really interesting to hear:how Kay turned the grief of suddenly losing her father into the energy to set up Leafagewhy she feels it can be beneficial to spend more time with naturehow she has gone about growing itabout her wellbeing habitsall the recommendations she had for books and podcastsjust hearing her inspiring journey from...2021-07-2859 min
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #20: Kay Suppamas on the joy of nature and how to create a legacyWelcome to the trailer for Episode #20 with Kay Suppamas of Leafage. She has the amazing mission of improving wellbeing through nature, through their hands-on and creative terrarium workshops, DIY kits and other curated products, all dedicated to bringing the outside in.It was really interesting to hear:how Kay turned the grief of suddenly losing her father into the energy to set up Leafagewhy she feels it can be beneficial to spend more time with naturehow she has gone about growing it about her wellbeing habitsall the recommendations she had for books and podcastsjust hearing...2021-07-2403 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#19: Chris Weekes from handyman to artistWelcome to Episode #19 with Chris Weekes, the creative behind ChrisWeeksArt.com. He creates his painting in his home studio in London and Chris describes his paintings as made up solutions to nonexistent puzzles from moments in time! Love that! He also has a full-time job, so this is very much a creative side hustle, which is starting to thrive.We really enjoyed hearing:about his career in music and how he came to do what he does nowhow he names his paintingswhat a typical week is likewhat he does to relaxreally great advice for anyone t...2021-07-2156 min
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #19: Chris Weekes from handyman to artistWelcome to the trailer for Episode #19 with Chris Weekes, the creative behind ChrisWeeksArt.com. He creates his painting in his home studio in London and Chris describes his paintings as made up solutions to nonexistent puzzles from moments in time! Love that! He also has a full-time job, so this is very much a creative side hustle, which is starting to thrive. We really enjoyed hearing:about his career in music and how he came to do what he does nowhow he names his paintingswhat a typical week is likewhat he does to relaxreally great a...2021-07-2002 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#18: Roz and Abi from Tipperleyhill on painting canvases together and running a business with friendsWelcome to Episode #18 of the Creative Jungle Company podcast, with Abi and Roz from Tipperleyhill. They create gorgeous handpainted original art work, contemporary canvases and personalised animal prints, that are colourful, stylish and ideal art for your home and interiors! As they are a duo running their own business, like Diana and I with M.Y.O and Creative Jungle Company, we could relate a lot to this one! It was really interesting to hear:How they work together as friendsHow they approach their creative businessTheir life working together in New York before setting up...2021-07-071h 04
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #18: Roz and Abi from Tipperleyhill on painting canvases together and running a business with friendsWelcome to the trailer for Episode #18 with Abi and Roz from Tipperleyhill. With Tipperleyhill they create gorgeous handpainted original art work, contemporary canvases and personalised animal prints, that are colourful, stylish and ideal art for your home and interiors. As they are a duo running their own business, like Diana and I with M.Y.O and Creative Jungle, we could relate a lot to this one! It was really interesting to hear:How they work together as friendsHow they approach their creative businessTheir life working together in New York before setting up TipperleyhillWhat they...2021-07-0301 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#17: Olivia Huntingford from London Makers Market on how to build a creative communityWelcome to Episode #17 with Olivia Huntingford, founder of London Makers Market. We're very excited for you to hear this one. It's all about how to build a creative community and so much more! Olivia has grown London Makers Market since lockdown and built a lovely community of 100s of makers and 1,000s of fans and followers. She’s been to the M.Y.O studio lots of times too. As well as growing London Makers Market, she continues to do drawing commissions and has done lots of photography and PR work over the years. We...2021-06-301h 09
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #17: Olivia Huntingford from London Makers Market on how to build a creative communityWelcome to the trailer for Episode #17 with Olivia Huntingford, founder of London Makers Market. This one is all about how to build a creative community and so much more! Olivia has grown London Makers Market since lockdown and built a lovely community of 100s of makers and 1,000s of fans and followers. She’s been to the M.Y.O studio lots of times too. As well as growing London Makers Market, she continues to do drawing commissions and has done lots of photography and PR work over the years. We hear What...2021-06-2602 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#16: Tania Ahmed on launching a creative career and doing what you love for a livingWelcome to Episode #16 with Tania Ahmed. We’re very excited for you to hear Tania’s story and hear about how she creates brilliantly colourful content and videos whilst often being covered in glitter, glue and paint! She works a lot with gelli prints and came from a very creative family. As a full-time creative since moving from Pakistan to the UK, she has 1,000s of Youtube subscribers watching her regular crafty videos. She recently launched her own podcast called the Craftermath too - what a brilliant name! In the episode we talk about...2021-06-231h 01
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #16: Tania Ahmed on launching a creative career and doing what you love for a livingWelcome to the trailer for Episode #16 with Tania Ahmed. We’re very excited for you to hear Tania’s story and hear about how she creates brilliantly colourful content and videos whilst often being covered in glitter, glue and paint! She works a lot with gelli prints and came from a very creative family. As a full-time creative since moving from Pakistan to the UK, she has 1,000s of Youtube subscribers watching her regular crafty videos. She recently launched her own podcast called the Craftermath too - what a brilliant name! In the episo...2021-06-1902 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#15: Ally Fekaiki from Juno on how to do employee wellbeing rightWelcome to Episode #15 with Ally Fekaiki, the brilliantly passionate and honest founder of a UK based wellbeing startup called Juno - which tags itself as the life company. The also like to say 'Imagine if 'wellbeing' didn't just mean belly breaths and lunges', which is a world we would like to see too. He has a very refreshing view on workplace wellbeing and how it is unique to everyone - there is no one size fits all approach. In the episode we talk about so many things! We can't wait for you to hear it! ...2021-06-161h 05
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #15: Ally Fekaiki from Juno on how to do employee wellbeing rightWelcome to the trailer for Episode #15 with Ally Fekaiki, the brilliantly passionate and honest founder of a UK based wellbeing startup called Juno - which tags itself as the life company. The also like to say 'Imagine if 'wellbeing' didn't just mean belly breaths and lunges', which is a world we would like to see too. He has a very refreshing view on workplace wellbeing and how it is unique to everyone - there is no one size fits all approach. In the episode we talk about so many things! We can't wait for you to he...2021-06-1503 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#14: Jaspreet Kaur AKA Behind the Netra on the life changing power of poetryWelcome to Episode #14 with the Jaspreet Kaur aka Behind the Netra on the life changing power of poetry. We don't know about you, but we knew very little about how the poetry world works and learned a lot from this and you will too, especially when coming from an under represented background. In it we talk about so many things, with the power of poetry coming through! We can't wait for you to hear it!- Using poetry as a way to deal with her own struggles and how it s...2021-06-091h 20
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #14: Jaspreet Kaur AKA Behind the Netra on the life changing power of poetryWelcome to the trailer for Episode #14 with the Jaspreet Kaur aka Behind the Netra on the life changing power of poetry. We don't know about you, but we knew very little about how the poetry world works and learned a lot from this and you will too, especially when coming from an under represented background. In it we talk about so many things, with the power of poetry coming through! We can't wait for you to hear it on Wednesday!- Using poetry as a way to deal with her...2021-06-0503 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#13: Lorna Scobie on how to be creative every day of the yearWelcome to Episode #13 with the Lorna Scobie on how to be creative every day of the year. It's a great one! You may get the sense that we're big fans of Lorna and it's true! We love her ‘365 days of art’ series of books, which you may be familiar with. They are all about encouraging you to explore that creative side of yours regularly. She’s illustrated over 20 beautiful children’s books and loves drawing nature and animals. Lorna is also the Senior Commissioning Designer at the wonderful Macmillan Children's Books and has worked on projects with the l...2021-06-021h 08
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #13: Lorna Scobie on how to be creative every day of the yearWelcome to the trailer for Episode #13 with the Lorna Scobie on how to be creative every day of the year. We’re big fans of Lorna's ‘365 days of art’ series of books, which you may be familiar with. They are all about encouraging you to explore that creative side of yours regularly. She’s illustrated over 20 beautiful children’s books and loves drawing nature and animals. Lorna is also the Senior Commissioning Designer at the wonderful Macmillan Children's Books and has worked on projects with the likes of Stella McCartney, Moo and Hermès, the fashion brand, too...2021-06-0202 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#12: Zoë Aston on your mental health workout and how creativity can helpWelcome to the first episode of the 2nd series of the Creative Jungle Podcast! Episode #12 is with Zoë Aston and talks about your mental health workout and how creativity can help.In this Wednesday's episode, we speak to Zoë about lots of things.Her back story and how she set up a dance school in her teens, that ran for over a decadeHow the perception of mental health has thankfully changed and her own struggles with a food disorderWarning signs of and ways to cope with stressHow she thinks being more creative can he...2021-05-261h 06
The Creative Jungle PodcastTrailer for #12: Zoë Aston on your mental health workout and how creativity can helpWelcome to the trailer for Episode #12 with Zoë Aston on your mental health workout and how creativity can help. In this Wednesday's episode, we speak to Zoë about lots of things.Her back story and how she set up a dance school in her teens, that ran for over a decadeHow the perception of mental health has thankfully changed and her own struggles with a food disorderWarning signs of and ways to cope with stressHow she thinks being more creative can help to keep those gears in your brain moving. Hurrah! Zo...2021-05-2602 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#11 Tamzin Merchant on creating her acting career, writing a children's book and what creativity means to herToday on the podcast, we have a very special guest, Tamzin Merchant! She’s an English actress, best known for starring roles in Pride & Prejudice, The Tudors, Salem and Carnival Row, which we loved! She also does lots of other creative things and is releasing her first children’s book in mid-February called the Hatmakers - it sounds magical. You can pre-order here before it sells out. We felt like we were in Hollywood! We’re very excited to share with you how Tamzin got started (she took her career into her own hands, like a true creativ...2020-11-301h 05
The Creative Jungle Podcast#10 Emily Canino of Doodle Moo on running an indie art, stationary and jewellery businessWe have a lovely guest on the podcast today, Emily Canino! She set up Doodle Moo over 5 years ago and it’s an award winning lifestyle brand that makes art, stationary, jewellery and gifts for playful souls! Check out Doodlemoo.com and @Doodle_Moo on Instagram.Emily creates a world of playfulness through design and typography. David Bowie is heavily featured! Her work has been on Channel 4, tattoo fixer on E4 (excited to hear about that!) and her Creative Planner was listed in the Top 10 Planners for 2020 by Stylist Magazine! She also runs her own graphic design st...2020-11-1553 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#9 Dan Heath on life of an award winning print maker and creative inspirationToday on the podcast, we have a very special guest, Dan Heath! He is a British award winning independent creative wallpaper, textile and surface designer renowned for his illustrative and engaging designs. He runs his own studio (Daniel Heath) and be sure to follow him @DanHeathstudio.Dan has been running his own studio for over 13 years in East London and we’re very excited to share with you how he got started, his creative process, passion for sustainability, screen printing, wallpaper making, along with what it was like being on the BBC, part of ad ca...2020-11-021h 10
The Creative Jungle Podcast#8 Jo Cruickshanks on the power of breathwork on creativity, wellbeing and finding your storySo excited to have Jo Cruickshanks on the podcast! She is currently on a mission to create a movement of change powered by breathwork and is a creative strategist. She runs a business called the Breathery, which is a gateway for people to find out what truly makes them say ‘Hell-yes!’ and be their true selves. She’s been on a journey from running her own branding agencies, helping to build websites, brand stories and marketing campaigns for big brands like Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green, to burning out, twice, along the way. But the Breathery was founded upon th...2020-10-111h 00
The Creative Jungle Podcast#7 Diana Muendo & Abby Hobbs on creating a children’s picture bookThis is an exciting one! Creative Jungle and M.Y.O co-creator Diana Muendo and her illustrator-in-crime Abby Hobbs chat through creating their own children’s picture book over lockdown which celebrates all kinds of people, of all kinds of colour and all kinds of hair. We hear about why they felt the book was needed and what it was like collaborating, to how the characters were formed and producing the finished book. It’s an interesting one on successful collaboration, the process of illustration, why they felt the book was important, goal setting and lots more....2020-09-271h 20
The Creative Jungle Podcast#6 Aonghus Shortt on tackling digestive health and creating a hardware startupKnow someone who has digestive health issues? I think we all do.It is no laughing matter and affects 1 in 8 people. For many of those, it seriously impacts their daily lives and thankfully the science has come a long way in recent years, with our guest being a big part of the solution. In our latest podcast episode, we interview Aonghus Shortt, the founder of Foodmarble and the inventor of the Aire device, which helps you track what foods work for you, an ongoing challenge for people with digestive health issues.Tune in for an interes...2020-08-1758 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#5: Josh Renouf on How to Design a Product and Crowdfund £1 MillionWe're so happy to have entrepreneur and inventor, Josh Renouf on the podcast. He raised nearly 1 million pounds via crowdfunding for a very stylish coffee alarm clock called the Bariseur (affectionately called the Barry), which he designed whilst studying product design in university. It is slick and is sold in places like Selfridge’s. He had a heck of a journey during his crowdfunding campaign and since. In the episode, amongst lots of things, Josh shares how we goes about:- designing products- crowdfunding- marketing and getting PR...2020-08-0252 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#4: Monica Vinader on How to Build a Global Jewellery BrandIn the 4th podcast from Creative Jungle Company, Diana speaks to one of her idols, Monica Vinader, who set up and runs an award winning demi-fine jewellery business. It was really great to chat to someone who has been there and done it, but who still has such a passion for what she does. Diana and Monica runs through the below and more: - how it all got started - how she keeps her inspiration and creativity flowing - what it is like to grow a business with 100s of empl...2020-07-1238 min
My Small Business LifeSam Lehane and Diana Muendo of MYO (Make Your Own) creative studioSam and Diana left accounting jobs in Big 4 firms to run their own creative studio. In this week's episode, we explore how they successfully pivoted their creative classes and services in lockdown, as well why creativity outside work can help you in work - even if you are not in a creative job. We also talk about the importance of diversity in their business. Sam is Irish and Dutch, and Diana is originally from Kenya. Recorded on Zoom.To contact Rakhee at Tigris Management, email rakhee@tigrismanagement.com or visit www.tigrismanagement.com 2020-07-0700 min
The Creative Jungle Podcast#3: Alex Chisnall on re-inventing yourself and creating the life you wantIn the 3rd podcast from Creative Jungle Company, Diana and Sam get through quite a lot with podcast guru Alex Chisnall!He is host of the number 1 ranked entrepreneurial podcast - Screw it, Just do it - and runs his own podcast agency, along with being a mentor to many startups. It felt like an honour to have a podcast guru on our show so early on and we know Alex from when we used to do work together with Virgin StartUp, Richard Branson’s not-for-profit entrepreneurial arm, which supports founders with advice, funding and mentoring. He’s ha...2020-06-281h 13
The Creative Jungle Podcast#2: INxSANIxTY on finding your creative calling and the power of artOn episode 2 of the Creative Jungle Podcast we are very excited to have Sani, known by the name INxSANIxTY, on the podcast, with the theme of finding your creative calling and the power of art! This episode really taps into the mind of a full-time artist and what it is like to create for a living.He is a contemporary visual artist and all round, self-taught creative, with painting, digital illustration and sculpting being his specialities. He is based in Peckham and we got to know him when we had a neighbouring studio. His dedication...2020-06-151h 36
The Creative Jungle Podcast#1: Sam & Diana on how to set up a creative business with no creative experienceDuring the first full length podcast episode from Creative Jungle, Diana and Sam run through 5 key ways they have had to think creativity to get their creative arts and crafts startup M.Y.O (www.MYO.Place) up and running. They talk through getting started, learning the arts and crafts (of which they do over 14), money, growing a team and the future. If you listen right to the end there is a special bonus. Please share the podcast far and wide too and follow @CreativeJungoCo for updates on the podcast and bringing creativity to life and business. Hosted o...2020-05-2551 min
The Creative Jungle PodcastCreative Jungle TrailerIn this trailer episode of the Creative Jungle Podcast, Diana and Sam, a couple, quickly bring you through what the podcast is hoping to achieve and how it will bring creativity to your life and business, in the hope it is of benefit to you. They quickly run through their creative business (see www.MYO.Place and below) which they set up, then the reason for the podcast, which is that they have become fascinated by how guests get creative in the studio, but also the fact that everyone is creative, yet we know so little about creativity. You have a...2020-05-2402 min
Screw It Just Do It with Alex ChisnallThe Rainbow Chef with Barbara Cox" Here's thirty day's recipes...breakfast, lunch, dinner. Buy this food, follow this food...and do you know what? People just wouldn't bloody do it! Well...if I did it for you would you do it? Well of course they said yes - I just didn't want my clients to fail." Award-winning businesswoman Barbara Cox founded Nutrichef from her kitchen table in 2004 before selling it eleven years later in 2015. Barbara grew Nutrichef from a local to a national operation providing healthy, nutritious meals delivered direct to your door before it became popular. Since then she has...2017-09-2759 min