The Committed Creative Podcast

Jas Rawlinson is a storyteller, resilience speaker, non-fiction book coach and best-selling author living in Brisbane who know what it’s like to be stuck in telling your story. Family violence and her father’s suicide while she was a teenager left her deeply traumatised, but determined to find her own voice through writing. She became a magazine writer – but it wasn’t creative enough – tat corpora...

Entrepreneur Joanne Shepherd founded her business, MummActiv after realising a gap in the market for pre and postnatal activewear. Joanne launched her business MummActiv after her struggles with postnatal depression showed her exercise was key in improving her mental health. But she quickly noticed there weren’t any breastfeeding sport bras on the market to support her when she went for a jog. And...

Journalist, author, and a self-confessed “total music nerd,” Barry Divola was born and raised in Sydney, but in recent years moved to Perth with his wife and children. In this episode, David chats to Barry about how he created his own writing career through persistence, hard work, and routine. They discuss how putting on your pants in the morning is a must, and that even when you're good at y...

Ann Steer is a pastel and acrylic artist based in the northern suburbs of Perth. Alongside painting her stunning seascape artworks, she also teaches classes and sells merchandise. In this episode of The Committed Creative, I talk to Ann about how to get clients when you’re just starting out in your business, how she’s mastered the art of pivoting in COVID to generate more revenue streams, and whet...

David Ward is a Savile Row bespoke tailor who has devoted his working life to creating fashion perfection. He has crafted suits for actors on Downton Abbey, and worked with designers Christopher Kane, Henry Holland, and Kim Jones. He's worked with fashion brands including The Kooples and Nike, and was the personal Savile Row cutter to Alexander McQueen. He has even tailored suits for the Roya...

Chandrika Gibson is the founder of Suyra Health and co-founder of the Wisdom Yoga Institute. She specialises in yoga therapy for those fighting the battle with cancer, having previously struggled with facial skin cancers herself. In this podcast, Chandrika talks about how her own personal story steered her towards uncovering this niche, and how she was never destined for a typical 9-to-5 working l...

Join Carmen and David Allan-Petale, founders and directors of Red Platypus Creative, as they take you through the promo for their upcoming podcast - The Committed Creative. The real talk podcast is dedicated to helping creative souls take the leap from uninspiring corporate jobs to exciting creative freelance work. Is 2022 the year you start to live your dream? We think so!