Creative Rebels

Carly Ayres is a writer, creative director and co-founder of HAWRAF - a New York based design studio that created work for brands like Google, Hasbro, Facebook and Buzzfeed. We talk to Carly about her journey, becoming a freelancer, setting up her own business and then shutting it down, even with a million dollar deal on the table. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativerebels.substack.com/...

Debbie Millman is the host of ‘Design Matters’, one of the first podcasts in the world (she’s interviewed basically everyone). She has written six books, her illustrations have appeared in publications like the New York Times and Fast Company. And with Steve Heller she founded world’s first graduate program in branding. Debbie has delivered keynote speeches around the world and has worked on the r...

Alex Norris is an illustrator and a webcomic artist. Their webcomic, which is imaginatively named; ‘webcomic name’ has grown hugely popular online (we actually talk about how Alex’s instagram has gained 200 000 followers over just six months). Alex has a really interesting business model; by giving away webcomic name for free online, they’re able to build a following and monetise in a number of di...

Rhiannon Lambert is a nutritionist, author and online content creator. Early on, it looked like everything was going one way; Rhiannon was set to be a world-famous opera star. She tells us why everything changed and how this set her on the path to becoming a nutritionist. We talk about the early days of setting up her practice, to now working with huge celebrities and harnessing the power of socia...

George Benson is a YouTube content creator who has literally grown up online. He built a huge audience when he was a teenager, through a series of gaming videos and comedy impressions but as he has grown and evolved so has his content. George found a way to maximise an opportunity and pivot into travel blogging and now leverages brand partnerships to not only earn a living but to also see the worl...

Paul McGregor is a mental health advocate. He makes lots of content around mental health, suicide awareness and prevention and is a positive force in a lot of people’s lives. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativerebels.substack.com/subscribe

Marine Tanguy is the founder of MT Art Agency. Marine career started in a crazy way, we discuss how she went from working in a gallery to owning her own gallery, to becoming disillusioned with the whole industry and starting MT Art, an agency that “invests in artists, not in art”, giving their ever-growing roster of artists new opportunities to exhibit and sell their works. Get full access to Crea...

Kate Leaver is an author, journalist and a friendship expert! Before moving to the UK from Australia Kate wrote for free, for the UK Huffington Post building a portfolio of articles and leveraging this to find paid work over here when it came time to emigrate. Kate’s book ‘The Friendship Cure’ explores many types of friendship; types that quite honestly, I had never considered before, like toxic f...

Paul Elliott is a filmmaker, a musician, a DJ and an artist as well as being a good friend of ours. This episode is packed with useful advice and tactics; from finding the best time of day for your creativity, to which crowdfunding platform to use! Paul’s films are self-financed and have led him to some incredible adventures, travelling the world and even interviewing Paul McCartney. Get full acce...

Amy Kean is the author of "The Little Girl Who Gave Zero F**ks", a story about a little girl who decides to live by her own rules and keep her 'f**ks' in her basket. We spoke to Amy about why she wrote the book and how it has helped so many of the girls that have read it so far. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativerebels.substack.com/subscribe

Lisa King is a print designer and artist. She has created prints for names like Diane Von Furstenberg and Armani before launching her own fashion brand in 2013. Lisa worked as the right hand of William Baker (Kylie Minogue's creative director) and his mentorship gave her the confidence she needed to step out on her own. Lisa is never afraid to set her self deadlines, jump in at the deep end and cr...

Madeleine Shaw is a blogger, YouTuber and content creator. She started blogging about food but now also makes content around a bunch of topics, like health, wellness, yoga and happiness. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativerebels.substack.com/subscribe

Alex Manzi is a podcaster, a positivity and mindset coach, a speaker and a content creator. Alex believes that most people are struggling with boundaries that they've put in their own way, through repetitive thoughts and actions. Having overcome our own self imposed boundaries we tend to agree. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativerebels.substack.com/subscribe

Sarah Malcolm is a yoga teacher, recipe developer, content creator and blogger. We had to get Sarah on the show because she supports herself through her hobbies and interests, which is what we're all about! Building her profile has presented her with lots of opportunities, collaborating with various brands in the food, wellness, yoga and travel spaces. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativ...

Shannie was an intern at Iris, one of the biggest agencies in the world, when she caught the attention of the CEO, Dan Saxby. Together they launched the Elephant room, an alternative advertising agency, which champions creativity and diversity. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativerebels.substack.com/subscribe

Dave Koor is a musician, producer and all around legend. He has managed to carve out a creative career; playing live gigs, releasing music on vinyl and online and promoting artists through his label; Albert's Favourites. We talk about putting in the leg work by driving boxes of vinyl records round to record stores and getting heard by creating a network of fellow musicians and supporters. Get full...

This week’s guest is Manon Lagreve from the Great British Bake Off Using the show to springboard her career, this is a really interesting time for Manon. After this conversation, it feels like she’s always been preparing for this moment. In this episode, Manon describes growing up on a French farm, what it was like being on TV and her future plans. The timing for this episode was perfect as we cau...

Alexandra built an incredibly successful company. She took the decision to close down the business because it wasn’t making her happy. We loved talking to Alexandra about her journey from owning her own company to now, becoming an influencer, writing a book and pursuing what makes her happy. By consistently posting online and by networking, she has built a tribe of supporters that allow her to pur...

Pip Jamieson is the founder of The Dots; a social network (of sorts) that connects creative people with potential clients. The Dots is often called ‘LinkedIn for creatives’ but as we discuss in the episode The Dots functions in a very different way, focusing on its users above all else and connecting creatives with opportunities. Get full access to Creative Rebels at creativerebels.substack.com/su...

It was super cool to sit down and chat with Adrienne London. Adrienne is a blogger, speaker, personal trainer and Adidas brand ambassador. With all that going on you wouldn’t think she’d have time for much else, but she’s also a mum and hosts ‘The Power Hour’ podcast. Her podcast hit the Itunes global top 5 within 12 hours of launch and this is a testament to the network of supporters she has buil...

Zac and Jay’s videos have millions of views across the internet and it’s easy to see why. They’ve snuck into countless festivals, backstage at Glastonbury, London Fashion Week and *allegedly* the Royal Wedding (we cover this on the show). Their biggest stunt so far was when Zac snuck into the Connor McGreggor Vs Floyd Mayweather press conference and ended up walking Connor to the ring as part of h...

Emma Gannon is our first guest on the Creative Rebels podcast. It’s difficult to say what Emma ‘does’ because she does a lot. For one thing, she’s a best-selling author. Her book; the Multi-Hyphen Method is about exactly that – we don’t have to do just one thing anymore. In this crazy internet age, there is a new breed of ‘multi-hyphenate’ workers, who juggle several income streams and are redefin...

In 2010 we started our first business, Graffiti Life. Back then; there were no real community platforms, advice or relevant podcasts. We started our business with a canvas on an easel, handing out business cards on the high street. In the years that followed we have generated a massively successful business. Our team has grown from three to fifteen and we regularly make art for global brands like...