In 2017, Paul Mellor’s agency started Take F**king Risks, the events that started out upstairs in a pub, and encourage creative people to get risky. He is the cofounder of design agency Mellor & Smith, which started in 2009. Lauren talks to Paul about the benefits of getting life experience before the world of work, the perils of lazy ideas, and why small teams can stay small.

In 2017, Paul Mellor’s agency started Take F**king Risks, the events that started out upstairs in a pub, and encourage creative people to get risky. He is the cofounder of design agency Mellor &amp; Smith, which started in 2009. Lauren talks to Paul about the benefits of getting life experience before the world of work, the perils of lazy ideas, and why small teams can stay small.

9. Paul Mellor on taking f**king risks

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Power Suit Podcast is the careers podcast for uncertain times. In each episode, the founder of Power Suit Social, Lauren Ingram, interviews amazing creative leaders on how they made it, and how we can don our power suits, stay skilled up and employable in times like these. What’s Power Suit Social? It's a network about the future of the creative industries and how we make money from creative work. Follow us @powersuitsocial for creative jobs and 1980s inspo.

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