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Founder of the Adidas sponsored, Romance FC, Trisha Lewis breaks down how the creative football team is driving grassroots sport culture around London.

Built to provide an active meeting space for women and non-binary people who are also filmmakers, musicians, designers and all other walks of creativity, Romance FC has become a thriving community in its own right. 

They’ve worked closely with music and fashion legend, Pharrell Williams, for his HUMAN RACE FC campaign, which also saw the likes of Arsenal FC involved.

We talk about Trisha's relationship with Adidas, what it’s like in the world of community football, the struggles, the successes and what the future of Romance FC holds. 

After selling Depop to Etsy for $1.6 billion in 2021, Simon Beckerman took on a new challenge, to fix the food industry. 

With his dedicated team, including Community and Partnerships Manager, Sam Wong, DELLI set out to champion small independent food & drink makers, providing them with a means to sell their products. 

We spoke with Simon and Sam to uncover how DELLI is leading the charge in reshaping the broken food industry, why Simon believes DELLI will be more successful than his previous venture, Depop, and how they’re creating a community of foodies turned friends along the way.

Timestamps

(00:00:00 Intro

(00:02:15) What is DELLI?

(00:05:17) Sam’s Intro to DELLI

(00:07:29) The Importance of Storytelling

(00:12:09) Where Did The Idea of DELLI Come From?

(00:15:23) Overcoming Problems In Business

(00:21:15) Food is the New Fashion

(00:22:38) The influence of Depop

(00:24:09 Relatability with DELLI Makers

(00:29:03) Discovering New Food on DELLI

(00:31:16) What Will Supermarkets Look Like in 10 Years?

(00:35:10) Moving Away From Alcohol 

(00:40:02) Staying Authentic 

(00:42:15) How to Build a Community

(00:43:24) Creating a Healthy Work Environment

(00:44:36) “We Don’t Follow, We Create”

(00:46:27) Understanding What’s Happening In Culture

(00:48:14) Importance of Content Creators

(00:54:03) Brands Using Slogans

(00:55:53) Going Viral 

(01:00:18) DELLI’s Photography

(01:02:04) Outro

DELLI’s Website

DELLI’s Instagram

Truant's Website

In part 2 with BAFTA award winning filmmaker, best-selling author and extreme sports veteran, Christian Stevenson, we talk about how his friendship with Jamie Oliver led to his book deal.

We also cover how he became a best-selling author in the barbecue world, DJing at A-list celebrity parties, and how he interviewed music legends such as Coldplay, The Cult, Aerosmith and more

BAFTA award winning filmmaker, best-selling author and extreme sports veteran, Christian Stevenson talks on what it was like to watch skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk, land the 900, his tv show 'RAD' that ran for 17 seasons and how he started in filmmaking to become a world famous name in snowboarding, skateboarding, DJing and BBQ.

He also reveals how he networked to get music by Radiohead, Oasis, Stone Roses, DJ Shadow, Moloko and more for his snowboard movie, Odd Man Out.

Timestamps

(00:00:00) Davina McCall and Noel Gallagher

(00:00:34) Introduction to Christian Stevenson

(00:01:50) Making a baby at the BAFTA’s 

(00:03:38) Tony Hawk's 900 at X-Games

(00:07:40) Skateboarding in the 70s and 80s

(00:09:36) Filming Action Sports as a Career 

(00:11:19) Creation of the Show ‘Rad’

(00:13:14) Challenges in Filming ‘Rad’

(00:13:57) Longevity of ‘Rad’

(00:14:19) Wing Walking, Hovercraft & Robin Reliant Racing

(00:18:43) Getting Music Legends on His Soundtrack

(00:23:26) Networking for Soundtracks

(00:27:53) Snowboarding Stories 

(00:30:25) Meeting Jamiroquai 

(00:32:02) Filming with Celebrities

(00:34:45) Traveling and Touring 

(00:36:06) Rad Tour Adventures 

(00:38:12) The Cool Bus 

(00:39:52) Barbecue Memories 

(00:42:03) Deejaying and Barbecue Career

Christian's Instagram

Truant's Website

Truant's Instagram

Truant's TikTok

What do you think of when I say opera? Yep, we thought the same thing before we spoke to professional opera singer, Galina Averina.

Kostie and Max sat down with Galina, who had just finished her UK tour, to get a feel for the history of opera, understand the stereotypes and gain an insight into just what goes into becoming a professional opera singer.

Rated as the Hottest Brand of 2023 (Lyst), luxury fashion brand, LOEWE, is taking the fashion world by storm. Kostie and Max sat down with Charlie Smith, Chief Marketing & Comms Officer at LOEWE, where he gave some insight into the secrets behind the brand's success.

With the sales of chess boards increasing by 400% in 2020, it’s safe to say the sport is on the rise amongst younger generations. We spoke to Phil Makepeace, a professional chess coach and ex-professional player, about the sports gender gap, its funding and the monumental influence of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ on the chess world.

Kostie and Ruby are joined by Craig Santicchia,  a gaming and eSports enthusiast, who started his career at the worlds leading esports brand Fnatic. helping shape the future of sports entertainment. Now running his own company, Wolfpad Gaming - who support brands, agencies and rights holders on all things gaming & esports.

Lennie and Ruby are joined by Dr. Matt Lodder, a lecturer, curator and author of artist history, who specialises in body art and tattooing, who takes them through his journey into academia, his incredible debut book ‘painted people,’ get a glimpse into history through tattooing, discuss what Gen Alpha’s relationship to the art form might look like, and how changing your body changes your relationship with the world.

Dr Matt Lodder online:

Instagram

Book:

Painted People

Podcast:

Beneath The Skin

Other Links:

Franko B

Ron Aithy

Lal Hardy 

Madeline Altman

Samuel O’reilly

Aimee Crocker

Joe Carstairs

Marlene Dietrich

Bang Bang

Sutherland mcdonald

Jessie Knight

Tattooed mummies from Siberia 

Soundtrack:

Moss Gatherer - One

Truant Online:

@TruantLondon / Website / Instagram / Twitter / LinkedIn

Lennie and Ruby are joined by sports photographer Duncan Nicholls, who takes them through his journey from banking to photography, the power of 'flow states', limitless mentalities, the secrets behind elite performance and his desire to leave a lasting impact.

Duncan Nicholls online:

Website / Instagram / Good Planets

Films:

Wali

The Speed Project

Other Links:

1% for the Planet

Soundtrack:

Moss Gatherer - One

Truant Online:

@TruantLondon / Website / Instagram / Twitter / LinkedIn