Creative Catalyst

Sam Bompas is the Co-Founder of Bompas and Parr: The leading expert in multi-sensory experience design. Bompas and Parr started from humble beginnings in jelly creations and took off into a fully-fledged creative studio offering food and drink design, brand consultancy, and immersive experiences across industries.

In today episode we talk about starting with a delight for jelly, flooding the roof of Selfridges to host a floating cocktail bar, and the journey of his company.

If you want to find him on social media he is @bompassandparr on Instagram and http://bompasandparr.com

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Jen Scott is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Hustle & Heels. Building an audience from 10 female entrepreneurs having a meal to over 100 attending events and now bridging out into online courses and talks, hustle and heels have really empowered their community to push for success.

Her name is Jen Scott, and in this conversation, we talk about finding the Yin to her Yang in a business partner, working towards goals, and really listening to the community you build.

If you want to find her on socials she is @hhlluk

Hustle & Heels website: https://www.hhll.co.uk

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Shantelia Selina is a choreographer, dancer, and owner of SS-Studios. Over the past year and a half, she has managed to build a loyal group of dancers that work with her each week. Having taught over 700 different people at this time, she really knows her stuff and how to work studio space.

In this episode we are talking about: growing up in a household full of inspiration, finding her voice as a choreographer, and building a creative business from the ground up.

If you want to find her on social media she is @shanteliaselina on Instagram with a following of 15k and her website is https://www.shanteliaselina.co.uk

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Mona Wishkahi is a production designer and art director based in London. She’s had years of experience working on countless productions for TV, film, and advertisements.

In this episode we talk about: taking opportunities on set, assessing what you want from your career and how she navigates the industry.

If you want to find her on social media she is @monmondesign & @monmon_tapeart

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Tom Oldham has had a career spanning 15 years as one of the top voice-over artists in the U.K. He has worked with all of the tops brands to create attention-grabbing adverts, as well as documentary voiceovers. Along with this success he managed to write and produce the film “Morris: A life with bells on” and collaborate with some fabulous creators for the project including his wife Lucy Akhurst who directed the film. Tom is now pursuing photography and food, both of which he is super passionate about.

In this episode we talk about: pivoting from a career in law to a career in the acting industry, finding his calling as a voice-over artist, and finally, the work that went into his folk cult film Morris: A life with bells on. He shares advice for those who want to pursue the industry and also his perspective on photography as his passion project.

If you want to find him online he is @chaz_oldham on Instagram.

Voice-over work: anothertongue.com/artist/tom-oldham

"Morris: A life with bells on" advert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KTXtHD7CuY

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Elliot Grove is a film producer and founder of Raindance Film Festival (the largest independent film festival in the U.K.) and also the founder of the British independent film awards. 

In this episode we talk about: the childhood that developed his skillset, the grit it takes to set up a film festival, and what innovations the festival had to go through this year along with so much more.

The Raindance Film Festival starts on the 28th of October. If you want to find out more go to Raindance.org

Socials: @raindancefilmfestival

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Kia Commodore is the creator of the pennies to pounds podcast. With over 100,000 listens in 10 months she has gone from strength to strength. Quoted as a financial guru she has written and worked with Huffington Post, Monzo, and BBC 5live.

In this episode we talk about curiosity from a young age, building an audience around something she was passionate about, and becoming a co-host on the BBC 5 live podcast #yourworkyourmoney

If you want to find her on socials she is @ikeeyah on all platforms.

Pennies to Pounds Links: https://www.liinks.co/penniestopounds

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Micaela Sharp is the owner of Micaela Sharp Design, an upholstery company based in London.

She set up the business over three years ago and it has gone from strength to strength.

Along with multiple TV appearances and growing her team to keep up with all the demand, Micaela is an insightful individual when it comes to business.

In this episode we talk about: gender roles and how they influenced her beginning, Drawing upon experiences to start her own business, and finally the work she is doing to help support other women in business.

If you want to find her on social media her business is @sharpandsimpson

https://www.instagram.com/sharpandsimpson/

https://www.sharpandsimpson.com

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Stefani Nurding is a model and owner of Salon Skateboards. She’s got over 10 years of experience pursuing a creative career and some interesting perspectives on building a business with the right people involved.

In this episode we talk about: not taking no for an answer, how to create a business from a genuine place, and her thoughts on growing an authentic following on social media.

If you want to find her on social media she is @stefaninurdingxx and @salon_skateboards

Books we talk about:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Coming-guide-manifesting-money/dp/0349425779
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680194
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Superfans-Stand-Tribe-Successful-Business/dp/1949709469

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Adam Brazier is a photographer and co-host of the Creative Rebels Podcast, the UK’s biggest podcast for creatives.

He has had a long career within the creative industry co-founding Graffiti Life, a graffiti mural company that has now been running successfully for over 10 years. He is now specialising in Fashion & Beauty photography.

In this episode, we talk about the value of university, his view on starting a creative business, and how he interacts with his photography clients on set along with so much more.

If you want to find him on social media he is @adambrazierportraits and for his podcast just search for Creative Rebels on all podcast apps.

All of Adams links:

https://www.instagram.com/adambrazierportraits/?hl=en

https://graffitilife.co.uk

https://linktr.ee/creativerebels

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