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How Might WeE39: Sara Kärpänen on bridging the accessibility gaps to bring poetry back to the masses(2:08 intro)
Sara Kärpänen is a writer, storytelling specialist, and the founder of Women of the Wick, an award winning feminist media born in Hackney Wick, East London. With a background in news reporting, Sara holds a Master's degree from the Bartlett School of Architecture and has worked in London for over a decade in communications for the non-profit and cultural sectors.
Sara's first non-fiction book, "City of Women - Tools for Occupying Space," was published in Finnish by Into Kustannus in 2022. Through her writing, consultancy and curatorial work, Sara is de...2024-02-1353 min
Girl Get A Real JobDJ and Radio Presenter Heléna Star on Finding Her Career Calling & Doing What She Loves for Living."Techno is black and we should be celebrating and recognising its roots. It's very important to me."
East London-based Heléna Star is one of the most exciting new DJ’s and Radio Presenters in the UK. Helena discovered her passion for music at a young age and started DJing at the age of 16.
Girl Get A Real Job host Sara Kärpänen sat down with the DJ during the Flow Festival 2022 in Helsinki and chatted about the gender inequality in the DJ industry, her entrepreneurial mindset as a musician, the roots of dance and t...2022-08-2231 min
Girl Get A Real JobThe Future is Freelance: How to Build Financial Resilience as a Self-Employed Creative (Panel Talk)How to become financially resilient as a freelancer? The conversations around creative freelancing are more urgent than ever - over 1/3 of the creative industry workforce is freelance, and the number is only growing.
The Future is Freelance panel discussion was organised by Economy of Hours and supported by HWFI Creative Enterprise Zone, and hosted by Sara Kärpänen, the host of Girl Get A Real Job and founder of Women of the Wick media.
Panel speakers:
Sarah Purisa Maguire - the Founder of KITÁ Creative, a coaching practice dedicated to uplifting and empowering the...2022-07-1859 min
Girl Get A Real JobSelina Flavius on Financial Coaching & How to Start Managing your Money as a Creative.In today's episode, Sara talks with Selina Flavius who is the author of the book Black Girl Finance: Let's Talk Money and the founder of the financial coaching company Black Girl Finance. She also hosts a weekly podcast of the same name and is a creator of the Black Girl Finance Festival.
Along with her own journey to becoming an author and financial expert, Selina shares her tips and views on how creative entrepreneurs and artists can start creating better money habits and work toward financial stability.2022-06-1440 min
Girl Get A Real JobSarah Akwisombe on Creative Work & What She's Learned About Manifesting Money.Sarah Akwisombe is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of the book The Money Is Coming: Your Guide to Manifesting More Money, and the founder of No Bull Business School and streetwear brand Not That Deep. Sarah is also a mother, influencer, music maker, and creative and is followed by tens of thousands of people on Instagram. We sat down to talk about all things money, entrepreneurship, the British approach to finances, artistic reinvention, freelance pricing, and much more. Tune in!
Host: Sara Kärpänen by the feminist media Women of the Wick 2022-05-1055 min
Girl Get A Real JobHerstory - The Panel TalkHerstory: history considered or presented from a feminist viewpoint or with special attention to the experience of women.
During this Women's History Month panel discussion hosted by writer and Women of the Wick founder Sara Kärpänen and the three guests - printmaker activist Aida Wilde, coach and movement practitioner Sunita Kaur and photographer-curator Paige Davey, talk about their journeys in becoming the artists and women they are today.
Who has helped them along the way? What does it take to choose your path? How do you achieve financial freedom, and what does it mea...2022-03-2955 min
Girl Get A Real JobReimagining Creative Work: Thriving as a Freelancer Post-PandemicIt’s our final episode of the 1st Season! Join us to listen to our panel discussion Reimagining Creative Work, delivered in partnership with the Creative Enterprise Zone and Echo. The session was live-recorded at Bar90 in Hackney Wick.
Host: Sara Kärpänen, Host of Girl Get A Real Job & Founder of Women of the Wick
Panelists:
💫 Adelaide Lumor is a DJ, Cultural Curator, Director BORN'BREAD and Community Manager at the Good Growth Hub
💫Simone Lezzi, is a photographer, Director Camera Work London and Cre8 Studio in Hackney Wick
💫Emily Hana is...2021-08-161h 02
Girl Get A Real JobBook Editor Kaiya Shang on Inequality in the Publishing Industry & How to Get Your Work Published.Kaiya is an editor at Scribner UK and she has worked in the publishing industry since 2012. Kaiya is also writing her first novel on ghosts, gentrification, East London, art and nostalgia. We talked about inequality and the financial landscape in the publishing industry based on Kaiya's experience and how to get your first book published! 2021-06-1335 min
Girl Get A Real JobIsabel Sachs on Failure & How NOT to Take Rejection Personally.Sara Kärpänen had a laugh-filled and incredibly honest chat about the notion of failure and success with Isabel Sachs, a creative producer, public speaker & podcast host and the founder of I LIKE NETWORKING. Isabel founded the award-winning mentoring platform after she was made redundant due to the global pandemic. Within a year the platform has gained a massive momentum and been mentioned to New York Times, Stylist, Courier, and more.
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Girl Get A Real JobBanner Maker Alice Gabb on Pricing Her Work & The Problem with the Girl Boss Culture.What does it mean to have enough? Can we get rich ethically? How to price our work?
In this week's episode, Sara sat down with Alice Gabb, a lettering designer, activist and banner maker based in East London. We had an honest talk on Alice's entrepreneurial journey, the importance of pricing and valuing our work as full-time artists, and the problems of "Girl Boss" culture.
"People are really curious if I do this as a full-time job. I get that all the time. We've been taught a certain path. Often when I walk to the s...2021-04-2738 min
Girl Get A Real JobCo-founder, Davina Rajoopillai—From Freelancer to Full-Time Entrepreneur.Davina Rajoopillai is the Executive Producer and Co-founder and a creatively driven video production studio called BADLANDS. She's fiercely passionate about creating an equal and inclusive world, which she's done successfully as part of her consultation work in the creative and advertising industry.
In Episode 6 at Girl, Get A Real Job, Sara sat down with Davina to ask her advice on switching careers from freelancing to being your own boss, and what it takes. We also talked about our fears, failures, and future plans, among many other things. This episode is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and...2021-04-1134 min
Girl Get A Real JobRugmaker Daisy Tortuga on Treating Your Work Like Your Best Friend (& Following Your Intuition.)“My goal is just to grow as an artist. You have to be brave and intuitively follow what you feel like doing. Your work should feel like your best friend.”
Full-time crafter, rug-based illustrator and musician Daisy Tortuga sat down with Sara Kärpänen to talk all things rugs and music—and how her gap year in the creative community in Hackney Wick changed her life. This is an episode about freedom to be who you are and listen to your intuition to do what you love.2021-03-2831 min
Girl Get A Real JobCan Artists Afford to Live in London? With an Illustror Margaux Carpentier.Can Artists Afford to Live in London? In episode 4 of Girl, Get A Real Job we talk about what it is like to live in one of the biggest metropolitans in the world as a full-time artist. Sara Kärpänen sat down to chat with Margaux Carpentier, a French-born London-based illustrator, image-maker and educator whose incredible body of work expands from children’s books to large scale outdoor murals.
Continue the conversation at @girlgetarealjob2021-03-2035 min
Girl Get A Real JobOn Self-confidence, Living Outside the Norm & Claiming the Life We Want.In this week’s episode, Sara Kärpänen sat down with Mauren Brodbeck, a Swiss multisensory artist, singer-songwriter, and founder of Raw and Radical, Women in the Arts’ podcast helping creative professionals to realise their potential and remain true to themselves. Mauren shared her experiences of being a full-time artist and a mother and living outside the norm. We also talked about how to improve our confidence, and claim and live the life we want.
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Girl Get A Real JobDJ AfroMuza on How to Make A Career Switch to the Arts (and Still Pay Your Bills.)How to make the leap and become a full-time artist? How to value and price your work? Sara Kärpänen sat down with Natalya Moosa, an Artist, DJ, Activist and Founder of The Organic Afro Community, helping Black people embrace their natural hair and natural selves. We dove deep into some beliefs about creative work and mindset around money as Natalya shared her own experience and what happened to her when she took the leap changed her job as a teacher to a full-time DJ. Follow us on @girlgetarealjob to continue the conversation!2021-02-2845 min
Black Girl FinanceAre you a creative? Have you been told to get a “real” Job?This week my guest is Sara Karpanen, a writer, artist and poet, the creator of the platform @womenofthewick and also the creator of a new platform called @getarealjobcollective. This episode we talk about the trope of the Starving artist and the pressures to get a “real job”. We also talk about the pay gaps that exist in the creative spaces and industries. Only 11% of art directors are women. We also talk about the gender pay gap for self employed which is a huge 43%. Sara’s platforms have been built to tackle this issue. If you have an interesting topic for the po...2021-02-1629 min
Girl Get A Real JobGirl Get A Real Job (Trailer)2021-02-1500 min
Girl Get A Real JobWhy More Black Women Need To Write Their Personal Stories & How To Raise The Capital For This.Welcome to Girl, Get A Real Job Podcast where we normalise money talk among artists and tackle the suffering artist syndrome.
Our first guest is DamiLola Soyoye, the co-founder and CEO of BuildHer—a crowdfunding platform with a mission to economically empower women and girls from Black backgrounds. The platform has been created specifically for black and brown women due to the injustices we face as well as the unfair playing field making it difficult for black women to succeed.
Find us on Instagram at #girlgetarealjob @girlgetarealjob2021-02-1529 min