The Creative Trust

Milestone Creatives - Recorded live in Melbourne as part of a celebration of Ortolan’s 20 years, brought together by The Project Agency. Featuring Chloe Quigley and Simone Elder (Ortolan), Shelley Simpson (MUD), Kate Stokes (Coco Flip), Mardi Doherty (Studio Doherty), and Amanda Henderson (Gloss Creative). In this episode, we bring together a collective of creatives who have spent decades shaping...

In this episode of Creative Trust , Amanda Henderson sits down with Kath Power and Prue Webb, founders of Melbourne-based styling service The Wardrobe Edit . Longtime friends who first met while working at one of Australia’s leading fashion brands, Kath and Prue eventually reunited to build a styling business guided by their motto: never underestimate the power of a great outfit . Rather than star...

In this episode of The Creative Trust Podcast , host Amanda Henderson sits down with architect Clare Cousins and designer Grazia Materia - longtime collaborators and friends whose work challenges the idea that design is a luxury. Together, they explore how trust, friendship and shared values form the backbone of their creative process, and why good design should be thoughtful, utilitarian and acce...

In this energised conversation, Andy Kelly, founder of Oigall Projects, shares how he transformed a neglected corner building on Gertrude Street into a thriving gallery and how the uncertainty of lockdown became the catalyst for action. Andy’s career led him from visual merchandising to becoming the founder of one of Melbourne’s most groundbreaking galleries. Andy reflects on the power of just beg...

Meet Australia’s pre-eminent Branding and Marketing wizard for creative small businesses. Fiona Killackey is the Founder of My Daily Business, brand building strategist, coach, author and podcaster (with over a million downloads so far!). Fiona’s new book ‘Business to Brand’ is the complete authority on how to move your brand from transaction to transformation. Amanda Henderson sits down to conver...

This is an episode packed with the humble wisdom of Lucy Feagins , Founder , Owner and ‘Chief Collaborator’ of The Design Files . In this conversation we find out how Lucy went from creating a tiny design blog to become one of Australia’s most influential design platforms – a media company reaching over 1.6 million design lovers each month ! Together with Amanda Henderson Lucy chats openly on why...

It’s always an easy conversation when two creatives sit down to talk about the things they adore. In this episode, Amanda Henderson sits down with designer Brahman Perera to discuss what it means to be an "engineer of atmosphere." With creativity grounded in hospitality and fashion, Brem shares how he designs interiors with landscaping and movement, as well as his collaborations with Melbourne’s m...

Welcome back to The Creative Trust Podcast ! We’re excited to kick off Season 5 with a captivating episode featuring two of Australia’s most influential figures in the creative and event industries: Bruce Keebaugh, founder and director of The Big Group, and Robyn Lea, an internationally renowned photographer, author, and creative visionary. Bruce, who co-founded The Big Group with his wife Chyka i...

We are excited to introduce colour expert Bree Leech as this week’s guest on The Creative Trust Podcast. As an interior designer, trend forecaster, dreamscape scenographer and colour master… Bree creates beautiful spaces with colourful futures. Renowned for her work with Dulux, creating colour trend forecasts over the past decade, we learn that when it comes to trend forecasting it isn’t an exact...

On this episode of The Creative Trust, we discover how Amanda’s love of coaches came later in life and now obsessed, she wants to share. What if there was a way for creatives to have more freedom? Andrew Mitchell of The Design Coach and MR MITCHELL a successful interior design practice, is passionate about the magic and freedom that systems can create for designers. Amanda and Andrew talk about ho...

In this episode Amanda sits down with Lauren Li of Sisalla Interior Design for an in-depth conversation on business and design – two of our favourite things. In celebration of the publication of her first book, Lauren shares ‘The New French Look”, the first in a new Style Study series due out this month. Lauren's interior design style is part “scandi", part "lived in spaces”. She works with her cl...

Introducing the 2023 Dulux Colour Awards Grand Prix Award recipients... Sibling Architecture. Amanda sits down with Nicholas Braun, one of the four principal architects of Sibling. Based in Melbourne/Naarm, Australia, Nicholas along with Amelia Borg, Qianyi Lim and Timothy Moore have created an architecture practice that does things differently. From their non-hierarchical structure to their non-t...

This episode is for the foodies. Amanda sits down for a panel discussion on Food Styling - a photographer, a food stylist and an interior designer are the quintessential Melbourne food culture creatives. So of course we got the tea on their favourite spots in Melbourne. Three very different, very inspiring paths all lead Interior Designer Lucienne Hemingway, Photographer Marcel Aucar and Food Styl...

Amanda joins Cherrie Miriklis Founder and Owner of Flowers Vasette along with Sonya Wilson their Creative Director for a discussion on floristry and business. From the sunflower outside the door of their Brunswick Street, Fitzroy flagship, Flowers Vasette is a beacon of excitement and joy for all those who visit. But their business is not just the rare and abundant flowers you're greeted with... i...

"The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed" - William Gibson Meet Martin Raymond & Chris Sanderson of The Future Laboratory, a global futures forecasting consultancy based in London. Amanda sat down alongside Joel Bartfeld of Joel Found during their visit to Australia. The Future Laboratory create better futures for their clients. Martin & Chris are looking for ways to...

In our first ever 'community questions' episode Amanda is joined by producer of the podcast Zara Guastella. As an established Makeup Artist of 11 years & all-round creative, Zara shares her insights from a recently-transitioned-to-fulltime-creative perspective... she's also Amanda's daughter which brings a fun, candid vibe to the episode. There is so much universal knowledge in this episode we...

Every Creative has experienced it... The free pitch. We’ve all been asked to give our ideas away without compensation. It is a mindfield that we are often not skilled to deal with. Sometimes it feels like there is no way out of it. What if I told you there was another way of procuring work and you do not need to free pitch? This episode is dedicated to solving the never talked about, never explain...

Cecilia Fox is the florist behind so many pivotal, iconic floral moments. Now... believe us when we say we have a lot of florists in our Gloss Creative Alumni… and we are delighted to share the first of many conversations with you in this episode. Amanda speaks with Melanie Stapleton, Sustainable Florist, Creative Director & Founder of Cecilia Fox. Previously Melbourne based, now New Zealand b...

This episode marks a moment in time, it's special. Take a peek behind the Atelier door into the world of a once in a generation designer. Paul Vaseliff, Founder and Creative Director of Paolo Sebastian leads an incredible team of the finest couturiers to create gowns of delicate wonder that have inspired a new generation of empowered heroines around the world. In this stellar episode Amanda and Pa...

Jade Roberts is the NEW PR. Hear her fresh take on what on earth public relations is and isn’t . We all have our own version of what we think public relations is but it’s changing fast and for good. Enter Jade. Let’s bust some myths and get the facts on how the right kind of PR can build revenue , create legacy and establish reputation over time . Amanda speaks with Jade Roberts, Founder of RaraPR...

We’ve named this episode ‘The Street Style Photographer’ but as you listen, you’ll discover that our guest Danielle Castano is oh so much more… Creative Director, Fashion Photographer, digital strategist & content creator, foodie, beauty junkie & makeup artist… Danielle has built her own empire as a new gen creative. There is a rise of self-taught creatives and this digital queen is leadin...

Within the world of Visual Merchandising you’ll find a lot of storytellers… but none quite like John Kerr. He is a self-proclaimed “VM Chauffer” who takes his clients on a journey through the fun stuff and into the little worlds he creates. In this episode Amanda speaks with John about his role as Creative & Technical Director of Stage One in Melbourne, Australia. John is the OG window dresser...

Full “Founder Energy” in this episode. Amanda speaks with Cathryn Wills, founder of Sans Beast, a brand focused on aligning values with lifestyle. Cathryn and Amanda were VIBING. This episode is POTENT – prepare yourself for quotable line after quotable line. Cathryn & Amanda discuss the balance of money and creativity within retail, storytelling, escapism, inner child work and being “your cor...

On this episode we peer inside the mind of one half of Australia’s newly crowned “Belle Fanuli Interior Designer of the year” Sarah Jane Pyke of Sydney based interior design studio Arent&Pyke. It is an absolute privilege to speak with interior design royalty in this ‘don’t miss a word’ episode. Amanda & Sarah Jane met on the 2018 Dulux Dialogue Design Tour, a 10-day immersive design experi...

Because life’s too short to have boring parties, the team at The Style Co introduce unparalleled levels of detail into their designs – hear all about how they do it in this episode. Fuelled with Bread Club cookies and bringing big energy, Amanda chats with The Style Co owner Sarah Gonsalves along with their creative director Bec Grumont. They discuss ‘attention getting’ resumes and why they work,...