We sat down with the ray of sunshine that is Hannah Low. Hannah is a Chinese-Scottish actor and writer based in Edinburgh, who makes vibrant, narrative-led, interdisciplinary work for stage.

Hannah’s creative projects are currently supported by Vanishing Point and Imaginate, and funded by Creative Scotland and Edinburgh City Councils Diversity and Inclusion fund. As an actor, Hannah has worked with a wealth of organisations across the UK including; Netflix, BBC Scotland and the Royal Lyceum Theatre.

Enjoy!

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

In this episode, we sit down with Life Celebrant, Death Doula, and long-time friend of Tribe, Loretta Dunn. Loretta and Dani first connected eight years ago, and since then, she has remained a wise and trusted confidant.

Loretta’s work focuses on the profound connections between living well and dying well. With a rich background in nursing and midwifery, she is a member of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death, and an EASE Facilitator (End of Life Aid Skills for Everyone) with the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. She is passionate about bringing death out of the shadows, helping us confront it as a way to live more fully in the present.

This conversation felt truly special, and we’re sure you’ll take a lot away from it.

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

On this episode of Working For Progress we welcome Danni Gordon. Danni loves to help and has an organised work style, she self confesses “I love to help people get shit done”.  She originally worked in the third sector, managing creative funds to community organisations around Scotland. Danni has also worked as a personal assistant and is the founder of the Chachi Power Project. Currently, Danni is on extended maternity leave and is looking forward to the next chapter in her working life, alongside being a mother.

In this conversation, we dove into the delicate balance between productivity and parenting, exploring the internal conflicts and the excitement of returning to work in roles that support work-life balance. Danni and I share candid anecdotes about the struggle for recognition in demanding jobs and reflect on the significance of feeling valued in the workplace. This discussion underscores the essential need for supportive environments that respect both professional and personal commitments, making for a great conversation.

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

Anna is an Edinburgh-based brand photographer working with kind and creative kin across the UK. 

We had the joy of chatting and getting to know Anna Considine, founder of Studio Gently and a new member to Tribe Porty. Anna spoke openly about the joys of starting your own business and the struggles that can come along with this. Anna gave us an honest account of her own experiences of falling into unhealthy habits with work which led to detrimental effects to her mental health. Anna gave a raw account of her experience with over working and how this led her to have a psychotic episode.

Anna expressed the necessity of setting healthy boundaries with work and how her values are now at the forefront of her business. At the heart of her work is to create safe and supportive spaces for her clients.

You can find Studio Gently at their website, www.studiogently.com
@studiogently
LinkedIn

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

Ellie is a photographer, community gatherer and newest member of team tribe. Most of her working life has revolved around connecting with people.  Ellie’s connection to the creative scene lead her to CreativeMornings, where she volunteered with the Edinburgh Chapter for a number of years before starting her own event, called Soapbox, last year. Knowing how much being part of a community helped both her personal and professional life was the driving factor in starting Soapbox. Bringing other people together and helping them with their own journey is something that brings Ellie a lot of joy. 

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

Our conversation with Reema Vadoliya is a rerecord, after some sound issues. I was a little nervous about it sounding rehearsed but actually we got into some rich conversation quicker as a result. We think you will enjoy hearing Reema's story. 

Reema is a passionate business founder, gifted storyteller and tireless advocate for inclusion in data. By challenging audiences to reshape their perception of data as a dreary necessity, she draws out the real human stories which organically empower intentional inclusion in data and beyond. 

After seven years and multiple roles in data, Reema decided to launch her new, trailblazing company, People of Data. Through this organisation she seeks to create a world in which data can be used as a springboard for understanding the real people that data represents.

Reema is confident speaking about data strategy, analytical exploration, data collection and governance. Her talks offer a passionate manifesto for a world in which Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) are the beating heart of all data handling and usage. 

An experienced speaker not afraid of digging into the gristle of the difficult topics, Reema’s talks push beyond a 1D (one demographic) view of data and offer a refreshing, multi-dimensional consideration of how humanised data can pioneer a brighter future.

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

Keith Kirkwood, a Senior Technical Writer by day, specialises in crafting user guides and help systems for tech products. With a company motto of "complexity made clear," Keith's word-based brain thrives on simplifying the intricate.

Outside of work, Keith channels his passion for music through drumming and percussion. Since his early twenties, he's been honing his skills, currently jamming with the talented group Idiogram. Their recent album release sets the stage for exciting performances and new releases this year. Dive deeper into Keith's world below.

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Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

Emma Christie writes psychological thrillers set in Portobello, Edinburgh’s thriving seaside neighbourhood. Her debut novel THE SILENT DAUGHTER was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime. When she’s not travelling in her campervan Emma lives in Barcelona with her girlfriend Mari and far too many plants.

Book of the Year 2021, shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2021 and longlisted for the Crime Writers Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award 2021. It was followed in 2022 by her highly-acclaimed second novel FIND HER FIRST.

We had a rich conversation about how she has created a working life that she loves- writing and waking up in her van in different beautiful places.  If you want to feel inspired about how to live with integrity.

Find her online at www.emmachristiewriter.com or across social media @theemmachristie

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

Originally a Yorkshire lass, Nicky Shallcross moved up to Edinburgh and has been an honorary Scottish lassie for over 20 years now.

To date her career has been spent heading up Buying and Merchandising Teams in the fashion and outdoor retail industry. 

Nicky took the plunge and started her online homeware business in 2022, interior superior offers a colourful range of new and preloved homeware and dopamine decorative items. There is one house rule, bland is banned!

Nicky is a passionate ambassador for volunteering and promoting its health and wellbeing benefits not just for recipients but for volunteers themselves. She is a Friendship Volunteer for Vintage Vibes where she also works part time and a Someone Like Me Volunteer for Breast Cancer Now.

Find Nicky on LinkedIn and on Instagram.

This was such a great conversation that you will definitely enjoy!

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.

Joining us today is artist Peter Jones. Peter has had a studio based in Tribe for many years now and works mainly in watercolour.  It was great to speak with Peter today and learn more about him. 

Peter’s interests include buildings and place and has published a series of books that celebrate the built environments of Kirkcudbright, Portobello, Falkland, and most recently Craigmillar & Niddrie.

Through funding from creative scotland, Peter recently collaborated with Craigmillar Art Club to launch a book and an exhibition as part of Art Walk Porty. Facilitating workshops formed a part of this project and workshops have now become a key element of his creative practice, with a series of sketching workshops at the National Museum of Scotland with Bipolar Edinburgh now into its second run. Everyone can draw, and coming together in a group can add to the wellbeing benefits of this mindful activity. 

Peter is a quiet, calm and lovely man and we very much appreciated this conversation. You can find more about Peter and his work on his website and instagram.

https://peterjoneshouseportraits.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/peterrhubarb/

Working For Progress is hosted by Dani Trudeau and produced by Alice Hudson.

Dani Trudeau, founder of Tribe Porty, a community coworking space in Edinburgh built on the belief that creativity, collaboration, and care are good for people, business, and the world.

If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, and share, it helps others find conversations like this one.

You can find more about Tribe Porty on Instagram & Facebook and Youtube and LinkedIn.

Find Dani's substack at RootedImpact.