Super Creative

In today’s episode I’m talking to the wonderful Alex Walls – owner and general manager of A&C Homestore . For many of us, Alex first came to our attention when she appeared on The Block NZ in 2014 with her husband Corban. For avid watchers you will remember that Alex and Corban won that year while they completely nailed the show from a design perspective and were super generous when they won,...

I’m kicking off 2021 with one of the big guns – the super creative Beks Anderson – founder and creative director of Chaos & Harmony . Over 12 years ago Beks and her husband sold everything they owned, including their house, and moved to Italy so Beks could learn to design shoes in Rome. A year later they returned to Mount Maunganui and created Chaos & Harmony - a market-leading and iconic...

In this episode I speak to the bubbly and happy Tasha Meys aka @tastefullytash – content creator, digital marketer and podcast host. It’s really hard to define what Tasha does with a single job title, basically she is a master of….Instagram – and she’s made a career out of it. As a content creator and photographer ( @tastefully_studios ) she works with brands to create ‘thumb-stopping’ imagery for...

EPISODE 09: Mandy Myles - Today on the podcast I'm speaking to the lovely Mandy Myles - owner of Bookety Book Books , a locally-owned online indie bookshop. Described as THE book club of book clubs, a sanctuary for the book-obsessed, Mandy curates a selection of books to challenge and inspire, to move and to shake. Her books are chosen from a wide and wonderfully diverse range authors from ho...

Today on the podcast I talk to the supremely creative, Roanne Jacobson – founder and designer of Saben. Since creating the business nearly twenty years ago, Roanne has built Saben to become one of New Zealand’s most-loved brands with beautiful leather handbags and accessories inspired by the women who wear them. As an artist, wife, mother, businesswoman and designer Roanne is known for her individ...

Today on the podcast I talk to my ultra-stylish and clever friend, Tina Allen. Along with her two business partners, Tina is the co-founder of women’s fashion label Nyne . For the past sixteen years, have been creating clothing for women that is understated and effortless, modern, refined and uncomplicated. Nyne is exclusively manufactured in New Zealand and are proud to have been supporting local...

Today’s guest is the very talented Annique Heesen from Gezellig Interiors. As an interior architect, designer and stylist Annique’s mandate is to create spaces for people - homes that not only tell a story but enhance the everyday life of the people using the space. For those of us that love looking at interior inspo in magazines and social media, it’s more than likely that you are familiar with A...

Today on the podcast I talk to my extremely talented friend, Hannah Souter,  a graphic designer who works for herself as ‘Hannah Design Studio’. Over the past 11 years, Hannah has built up an impressive client list of passionate brands across fashion, hospitality, retail and consumer goods. When you look at Hannah’s portfolio it is, quite simply - beautiful, thoughtful and considered, it’s the ult...

On today’s podcast I talk to the lovely Mary Estelle. Along with her friend & business partner Krystal Hayward, Mary is the co-owner of Blac Cosmetics . Formulated by make up artists for makeup addicts, Blac prides itself on specializing in high quality products that are not testing on animals and paraben free. In this episode we talk about Mary’s career, the story behind the creation of Blac...

Today’s podcast guest is my lovely friend, Dani Cubis. Dani is the owner of Spongedrop Cakery – a much-loved boutique cake and cupcake store located in the heart of Mount Maunganui, here in the Bay of Plenty. In this episode you’ll hear how Dani started Spongedrop over 8 years ago after spending her early career in the advertising & PR industry. I love how Dani turned a personal passion for ba...

My second podcast guest is my creative and inspiring friend, Amber Armitage. As an Art Director and Stylist, Amber is a master in visual storytelling, she works with editorial and commercial clients, predominantly in interiors - from large brand campaigns through to smaller scale projects with some of New Zealand’s favourite magazines and brands. Amber's unique aesthetic is driven by a love f...

My first guest is my clever and creative friend, Toni Brandso - interior architect and co-founder of Material Creative. Over the past 11 years, Toni and her business partner Liv Patience have built an award-winning interior design studio focused on creating unexpected design and spaces that bring people together and design attention. You only have to look up Material Creative online to find interi...

Hi everyone, I’m Catie Dawson and welcome to Super Creative – a podcast that delivers candid conversations with inspiring women who are thriving in business. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the clever women who make a living being creative, and how they do it. For more info you can visit supercreativepodcast.com or find us at @supercreativepodcast on Instagram and Facebook.  For more podcast i...