In this week's episode we to talk to the awesome Esports and gaming host Frankie Ward. Frankie is also the host of 'Save Your Game' - the new Red Bull Gaming podcast.

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Helen Kirkum is an artist and sneaker designer. Curious about how sneakers were made, she started dismantling shoes to work out the process. This lead to creating brand new silhouettes using composite parts from different pairs, which has gained attention from the biggest brands in the world.

Helen’s curiosity has led her to a totally unique career where she is able to tell stories with her work and create sustainable ‘new’ products from discarded materials.

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Erika Lee Sears is a self-taught oil painter who left the 9-5 grind to pursue a career as an artist. Erika has painted and posted a piece of work every day for the last six years. This consistency has allowed her to grow a huge following across multiple platforms as she evolves as an artist and takes people on a journey through her work.

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and a New York Times bestselling author of seven books.

Cal has no social media and writes about how we can do our best, 'deep work' when we master the distractions around us. His new book 'A world without email' delves into how much time our inbox is taking away from us.

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Poppy Chancellor is a paper cut artist. Poppy’s work explores themes of energy, empowerment and creativity but after losing her dad she started using her work to explore the feelings of bereavement. Over lockdown Poppy has grown her ‘Griefcase’ community and together they have navigated the pandemic.

In this wide ranging conversation we discuss some of the hardest parts of being a creative and being okay with where you’re at.

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Lucy Werner is founder of The Wern, an award-winning PR & design consultancy for startups and HypeYourself.com, an online DIY platform for small businesses to learn how to build their brand and do publicity for themselves. She has written a bestselling book Hype Yourself: a no-nonsense PR toolkit for small businesses and regularly teaches and host workshops for Cass Business School, Courier magazine, Hatch Enterprise, UAL & UCL.

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Cate Sevilla is a journalist, podcaster and writer. Her new book 'How to Work Without Losing Your Mind' dives into the often emotional obstacles that most of us will have to navigate at work, at some point. From nightmare colleagues and bosses to struggling with burnout; Cate has practical advice on how to cope.

It's always a pleasure to chat with Cate and you'll be able to hear us on her podcast 'The Heart Of It' very soon!

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Viv Groskop is a  journalist, podcaster, stand up comedian and writer. Her brilliant new book 'Lift as You Climb' discusses *how* to be ambitious, how to succeed and how to help others along the way.

We got pretty deep in this wide ranging convo and covered topics like how to spread positivity in a negative world, your inner voice and giving a platform to the quieter voices of society.

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Toria Smith is the founder of Grape and Fig, the UK's first 'grazing' catering company. She has hosted events for brands like Facebook and Airbnb and a host of celeb clients but as all events ground to a halt during the pandemic she had to reinvent the business. From losing their main revenue stream, Grape and Fig is now thriving, leveraging their online presence to cater directly to their fans. 

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Justin Kan is an entrepreneur, investor, content creator and co-founder of the streaming platform 'Twitch' - which was sold to Amazon for $950m. In this episode we dive into the work and dedication it takes to build a successful company - but more importantly how to build a successful life.

We go deep in this one and we think it's one of our best. Thanks Justin.

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