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Ally Wolf

Turning a passion for entertainment into a fulfilling career requires a certain type of dedication. Forging your own path into an industry by learning as you go is as much adventure as it is a challenge. 

Today, Ally Wolf runs the Clapham Grand in London, restoring a landmark old venue to its former glory through a commitment to entertainment. He reached this point via a journey that saw him start club nights, create a record label, manage bands, coordinate hipster bingo nights and eventually side step into entertainment.

Catching up with Ally gave Andy an opportunity to spend time with one of his oldest friends and share a story that goes from Britpop to booking big names and quirky acts.

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Njambi McGrath

Becoming an acclaimed standup comedian via an IT career and parenthood is a story in itself, but doing it while maintaining your authentic voice is a real achievement. 

Andy spent some time with Njambi McGrath, multi award-winning Kenyan born, UK comedian and author of the extraordinary memoir Through the Leopard’s Gaze. 

Sharing her journey and insights we discover what drives Njambi, how she owns her own narrative and where her ambitions lie. 

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Marque Denmon

When you have a voice like Marque Denmon does, you owe it to the world to use it.

Marque dropped into the studio to share his story with Andy. He made his way in a unique and competitive industry, before being able to ‘Google it’ was ever a thing, to work with major brands and the Harlem Globetrotters. Marque’s insights and advice are inspirational.

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Melissa Brown

With all the stories of creating our new life-work arrangement and in an age where anything is possible, it’s easy to overlook the fact that for some of us a corporate career can be the most fulfilling.

Andy met Melissa Brown at The Home Depot’s head office, to hear how she has thrived and pursued her dreams within what looks, on the face of it, to be the most traditional career path. A deeper dive proved it to be anything but.

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Creative Summit Special

For one amazing day each year Creative Summit descends on Skellefteå, Sweden for a day of amazing talks, conversations and interactions.

Andy had the privilege of moderating the event for the second time and captured some of the amazing insights in a special episode. From Cyborg Artists to tech creators, experience makers to Facebook, it’s all in there.

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Jon Enoch

As an award-winning photographer, Jon Enoch has captured some of the most recognizable images of Politicians, Actors, Sportspeople and Musicians of our time.

Rising to the top of a career in an industry you didn’t even qualify in, takes a level of commitment and an approach less ordinary. Jon sat down with Andy in London to share his story and about the time the manager of The Sex Pistols collected him from the airport!

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Bruce Daisley

In addition to a day job as Twitter’s European Supremo, Bruce Daisley somehow found time to become a bestselling author (The Joy of Work) and number one podcast host (Eat Sleep Work Repeat).

Bruce took some time out at Twitter’s London HQ to share his journey from bar work to one of the most famous companies on the planet. Determination, a huge dash of rock and roll spirit and unerring curiosity lead him on his adventure. Frank, forthright and unafraid to be himself.

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Melissa Proctor

As a child, Melissa Proctor dreamt of being the first female NBA coach. By sticking to her dreams and following her passions, Melissa made waves off court as CMO at the Atlanta Hawks.

In her amazing office overlooking downtown Atlanta, Melissa took the time to tell Andy how relentless determination, creative thinking and a passion for everything she does created her unique story. The best thing about it is, she’s only just getting started!

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RahGor

Making your way from personal tragedy on the streets of New Jersey to becoming an international keynote speaker and author takes more than hustle. RahGor always knew his location was not his destination.

The opportunity for Andy and RahGor to sit down and record in Atlanta was a golden one. When he’s not touring the world as a keynote speaker, running his branding company or writing his own books, Rah finds time to help others publish theirs. It could have all been so different though.

Rah used the skills and hustle he learned on the streets to elevate his position and create his own story, defying every obstacle along the way.

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Andrew Crawford

Imagine your list of dream jobs. Pro-Snowboarder, NASA Scientist, building self-driving cars at Waymo, would all be pretty high on the list. This man has done them all!

On a late autumn day in Silicon Valley, Andy went to Google X and spent some time with Andrew Crawford. His story is an emotional one of personal sacrifice, courage and being prepared to put himself out there. Somehow, despite the incredible resume, Andrew also manages to be the most down-to-earth human being, full of wonder and joy at the possibilities the world offers.

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