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CJ’s path into the creative industry is a helpful reminder that it’s not always as simple as going from A to B. In this conversation we talk about how creating art helped him through experiences of losing his sight and being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Alex Hughes is a designer shaped by life in the UK and Japan, bringing curiosity and clarity to every project. He values accessibility, experimentation, and the magic moment when clients understand his vision. Here, he shares the lessons, quirks, and hopes guiding his evolving creative path.

Think content creation is just hitting record? Joel Marlinarson proves otherwise. He has only just graduated and already has a client list that many creatives would aspire to have.

From working with M&S Food to British Vogue, he shares the strategy and story behind being the 'Coldest Creative.’

With a journalism degree and lived experience of chronic illness, Olivia founded SICK to showcase the stories that mainstream media often misses. Our conversation explores the origins of ‘a thoughtful magazine for sick and disabled people’, the realities behind the magazine, and why stories like hers deserve more than just a moment in the spotlight.

From loneliness to global ambition, Vivian Wall's story is full of owning her purpose. Our conversation explores how her start-up ‘Project Cheerleader’ is fostering authentic connections by building a community that keeps each accountable. After all, we all need a cheerleader in our lives, right?

Since talking to El back in 2021, things have really stepped up. Last time we spoke we touched on her relationship with social media, collaborating with brands, and being an online coach. We ended the conversation with her sharing goals of ‘one day’ owning a gym and aspirations of being an athlete. That’s where we pick up the conversation today…

Col is Co-founder and Creative Director at Few and Far, a creative studio based in Leeds, UK that's using digital innovation to help charities and do-good businesses make the world a better place.

Trina is a User Experience (UX) Researcher & Designer with over 20 years experience in application design. She combines her background as a front-end web developer with her user-centred design expertise and education in applied cognitive science to provide well-rounded insights to her role. Trina specialises in enterprise applications and has led small training sessions on the topics of accessibility, usability and UX design to help software developers and UX beginners understand the value and processes of inclusive user experience design.

As an artist and illustrator inspired by drawing on location, Owen has a distinctive style in capturing the energy of real life.

Establishing himself as an illustrator has taken on many forms, from impromptu sketching on a beer can at the design festival D&AD, to building a social media following and posting unique perspectives from the drawing board.

We spoke to him what it’s like to build an audience, establish a style, and stand out against the crowds both in person and online.

Gemma is a Senior Product Designer who specialises in inclusive and accessible design solutions. She also shares educational UX content on Youtube and Instagram to help coming designs break into the industry.

In 2017, Nathan headed to China to take his research to the next level of  protecting the tiger population. But first, he had to learn Chinese!

Izzy Grace loves three things in life; fashion, design and her rats, Bubble and Squeak. In 2020 whilst the world was the way it was, she took her love over fashion to instagram as a creative outlet. What started off as a side hustle, grew into something more.

Without giving too much away in the introductory paragraph, we spoke to her about her growing instagram following, tips on promotion, and what’s next for her.

Miguel is a Design Strategist, Educator, and Entrepreneur from New York.

He is currently a Principal Product Designer at NPR. He specialises in Inclusive Design, Design Strategy, and Design Process and is passionate about Technology, Gov Tech, and Business.

He is the founder of Inclusion Design Lab, an educational community for UX beginners focusing on teaching Inclusive Design methods and principles, as well as the founder of Rita Creative, an agency turned startup supporting creative initiatives led by women and people of colour.

Jadene is a Senior UX Designer passionate about inclusive design and helping aspiring designers excel in their careers. She has over 6 years industry experience and in her current role conducts user research, runs design workshops and solves problems through user experience design.

Bryn is the founder of Blue Bear Coffee Co. After an experience working as a security guard for a charity in the Dominican Republic investigating human trafficking, he started raising funds to fight against some of the explotation he witnessed.

We spoke to him ahout how life experiences inspired the creation of Blue Bear Coffee and how he uses social media, a website, and podcast to raise awareness of the vital work that’s needed across the world.

Hannah and Sophie are the creative minds behind the bi-monthly subscription wellness box soulkit.

Launched as a side hustle during lockdown in 2020, they set up to support local businesses and bring women in Kent together through moments of calm and help those in tough times.

Alex is a designer and owner of Bamb, a branding and web agency made up of individual freelancers with specialist but overlapping skills. The team is and always will be small, with a focus on quality over quantity of projects. Alex handles the day to day project management, branding design and commercial photography.

In 2017, Jess founded Run Talk Run, which provides opportunities for people to talk about mental health whilst running.

With now a global community of 100+ runs in locations across the world, we talk to Jess about how it all began, building a following, and what's next. It's not all about social media, it's about community.

Based in Mexico City, Bern is a Product Designer with more than 8 years creating products for the event and live streaming industries.

He’s been managing user-centred design teams for 3 years, and he loves creating and scaling products from scratch.