Laura Oldfield

Pivot: Exploring Career Twists and Turns

Arts EN ↓ 7 episodes

Pivot! is a podcast that celebrates the big pivots and small side-steps we take in our lives: the events, emotions or circumstances that have nudged (or pushed) us into making change. Every fortnight, a new guest discusses where their pivots have led them, whether they’ve pivoted, pirouetted or winged their way through life and work. Nosey? Me too. Let's listen to their fantastic storie! Expect to hear from award-winning artists, musicians, content creators, designers, scientists, psychotherapists, writers, all with a story you’ll love to hear. lauraoldfield.substack.com

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Laura Oldfield

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S1 E6 | Michael Price | Orchestrating Change: Michael Price's Journey as a Composer, Father, and "Enough-ness" 12.03.2024 59:26

In our latest episode of Pivot! the Podcast, we are thrilled to feature the incredible Suzy Reading, a chartered psychologist, author, yoga teacher, and personal trainer who has dedicated her career to promoting the transformative power of self-care and managing energy and emotions. In this episode, Suzy shares her inspiring journey of navigating challenges, finding purpose, and embracing self-adv...

S1 E5 | Suzy Reading | Resilience and Renewal: The Philosophy of Self-Care with Suzy Reading 13.02.2024 52:37

S1 E4 | Laurence Owen: Voices and Ventures: epic Audio Dramas and the Joy of Creative Collaboration 30.01.2024 1:05:29

Welcome to Season 1, Episode 4 of Pivot! the podcast, where today’s guest is the hilarious, remarkably talented, creative tour de force Laurence Owen. Laurence is a composer, sound designer, songwriter and voice artist, who creates extraordinary audio dramas and podcasts with his work and actual wife, writer, director and fellow creative marvel Lindsay Sharman. In this episode, I chatted with Laur...

S1 E3 | Grace Davidson: Pivoting with Purpose as a classical and film soprano 16.01.2024 49:31

Welcome to Season 1, Episode 3 of Pivot! the podcast, where today’s guest is the inspirational Grace Davidson. In this episode Grace and I explore her remarkable career in both classical and film music. There are quite a few specific terms and ensembles to which Grace and I refer, details of which are in the show notes below. From her childhood experiences in church choirs and as a violinist to he...

S1 E2 | Confidence, Rejection, and Success: Liz Mosley's Empowering Pivot to Self-Employment 02.01.2024 48:59

Welcome to Season 1, Episode 2 of Pivot! the podcast, where today’s guest is the brilliant Liz Mosley. Liz is a graphic designer with over 15 years experience and now specialises in creating creative branding and animated GIFS for small business owners. She also hosts a podcast called Building Your Brand and teaches courses showing people how to create their own branding and GIFS if they don’t hav...

S1 Ep 1, Lia Leendertz: A Pivotal Conversation about Writing, Gardening, and Life's Seasons 19.12.2023 41:46

Welcome to Pivot! Today’s guest is the delectable Lia Leendertz. Lia Leendertz has published The Almanac: a seasonal guide to [insert year here!] annually, and I have been a buyer since 2020. Her work is so well researched, so beautifully presented and so wonderfully edifying. I keep a copy by my bed and annotate: I hope you do the same. You can buy it here, or here, or here. Listen on Apple Liste...

Welcome to Pivot the Podcast...Launching on Tuesday 19th December 2023! 12.12.2023 0:51

I'm Laura Oldfield and welcome to Pivot the podcast, that celebrates the big pivots and small sidesteps we take in our lives, the events, emotions or circumstances that have nudged or pushed us into making change. Each fortnight I'll be joined by a new guest to discuss where their pivots have led them, whether they've pivoted, pirouetted or winged their way through life and work. If you've ever wa...