Kharmel first cut her cast teeth as a Casting Director on the acclaimed Daniel Wolfe music video " Time to Dance" starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Callum Turner. She followed up with award winning films such as Lilting (2014) and the Bafta award winning Home (2016) Over the past 11 years, she has earned a reputation for championing new and diverse talent and projects like The Witch, The End of the F**king World and The Lighthouse firmly cement her position as one of the most exciting British Casting...
Oct 31, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Bunny Kinney is an award-winning filmmaker & creative director, working with some of the most distinguished brands across the fashion and beauty industries. Canadian-born, Texas-raised Kinney travelled throughout his youth and studied internationally, an experience that equipped him with a global creative vision and broad frame of references that continue to enrich his audience-directed content creation. Since 2017, Kinney has served as both Editorial Director of the Dazed Media group and Cr...
Oct 24, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 153
We spoke to Darla Price before being named President of DDB New York in May 2021 and while she was Acting President at 215 McCann. DARLA PRICE PRESIDENT, DDB NY Darla is President of DDB New York and brings rich global experience that delivers business and culture-driving ideas for clients. Before her time with DDB, Darla was President and Executive Leader at McCann and 215 McCann, leading iconic brands through global brand campaign launches, recruitment efforts, retail marketing, experiential &...
Oct 17, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 152
MARINA MATHEWS Marina is a PR and marketing communications veteran with over 22 years of experience spread across Singapore, Australia, and the Middle East. The Founder and CEO of Marina Mathews Communications, Singapore’s first agency to be fully focused on reputation management, she has held senior leadership positions in multinational PR agencies for the last 15 years. Marina has worked with many international brands, including American Express, Discovery Network, Fairmont, LEGO, Leica, Marc ...
Oct 10, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Daniel is senior communications professional with more than 20 years’ experience working with leading global entertainment and media brands together with one of the UK’s premier global communication agencies. He also sits on the British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Television committee. With a blended background across entertainment, media and tech, Daniel spent the past few years at the The Walt Disney Company as Vice President, Television & Direct-to-Consumer, EMEA. In thi...
Oct 03, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Lydia is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of MORNING, a digital strategy and conscious storytelling studio. She is a Frankenstein, misfit creative with a decade of experience in mission driven marketing. Previous creative leadership roles include her most recent at Nike HQ, where she led the creative and narrative team for Nike Sportswear, ACG, and the Women’s category. Prior to that, she was the Group Creative Director of Refinery29 in New York. She’s judged Clio Awards, D&AD and was a ...
Sep 26, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Kay Hsu is currently the Head of Creative and Design for the Partnerships at Facebook Inc. She was previously the Global Director for Instagram at Facebook’s Creative Shop. In both her past and current job, she focuses on strategic, scaled storytelling and building a world class advertising experience on Instagram that people and creatives love. Hsu joined Facebook after more than decade at agencies like Iris, Huge and LBI where she drove strategic media plans to sell everything from soda to mob...
Sep 19, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Alexa Luria is a motivational & wellness leader based out of Los Angeles, USA. She has amassed a large following through sharing and creating inspiring content, all things health and wellness and her journey with Lyme disease on her Instagram @lexie1225. Alexa dreams of healing as many people as she possibly can in her lifetime and radiates joy and positivity through all that she creates and shares both online and in person. She is a Nike Dream Leader, creator of the delicious food page @gir...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Elizabeth Doonan is Head of Music & Short Form at SMUGGLER globally, a division she established in June of 2019. In a short amount of time, Doonan has reclaimed the company’s seat in the music business, creating one of the most awarded and lauded music videos departments in the industry. As head of Music & Short Form, she is focused on discovering and developing new talent while also Executive Producing for the established directors on the roster. Recent notable signings and projects inc...
Sep 09, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Kate Stanners Chairwoman and Global Chief Creative Officer Kate Stanners is Chairwoman and Global Chief Creative Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi – one of very few women globally at this level. Having been at Saatchi & Saatchi for 15 years she has been pivotal in transforming the agency. By harnessing the unreasonable power of creativity, she has driven the agency’s spirit of Nothing Is Impossible to deliver impossible outcomes and revolutionise clients’ businesses. Based at Saatchi & Sa...
Sep 05, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Natasha Grano is a global influencer crowned “The world’s number 1 female mindset coach” by Huffpost and Yahoo’s “number 1 motivational speaker in the world under 40”. She is nicknamed “the female Tony Robbins” and was named in the world’s top ten keynote speakers by LA weekly, alongside the likes of Michelle Obama and John Assaraf. Natasha has an audience or more than 5 million people online and over 4 million followers on instagram – all learning from and enjoying Natasha’s revelatory mindset ...
Sep 02, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 144
DAN HUBBARD Dan has worked in casting for over 20 years. Upcoming films and television titles for release: Guy Ritchie’s ‘Untitled Spy Thriller’, Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wrath Of Man’, 'The Asset’, ‘Devils' Season 2, 'Creation Stories’ and 'Silent Night’, which has just been selected for the Gala at Toronto Currently Casting: 'Marlowe' starring Liam Nesson, based on the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde, Ric Roman Waugh’s ‘Kandahar’, 'Midas Man' (Brian Epstein biopic), ‘Memory’ starring Liam Neeson and Guy Pea...
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Lisa Von Tang lives for fashion design and performance art, and has an academic background in political philosophy, although she initially started off in biochemistry. She is driven by the ideal of joyful living for all. Fashion has existed since the dawn of civilisation as a way of expressing who we are, and reflects the values of our times. LVT believes that design, at it's best, functions as cultural medicine. As our customers understand, the right jacket holds transformative power. As part o...
Aug 26, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 142
For over a decade, Jordan’s work as an Art Director and Producer has taken her on a journey through the full range of creative fields - from publishing to fine art, fashion, media, music, nightlife and performance. Over the years she’s collaborated with galleries like Gagosian, media platforms like MTV, and fashion brands like Kate Spade and Louis Vuitton among countless others. Jordan’s career has always been actively engaged with creative culture: from early days at Visionaire, to her long ter...
Aug 22, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Matt Bravmann is a versatile creative, working in the entertainment marketing space by day and a writer by night. He has over 7 years of experience creating film & television campaigns, currently as The Hollywood Reporter's Sr. Director of Marketing and previously as the Strategy Lead at Brigade. He's also a musician, having released his debut album in 2015, and is currently writing his first book. IG: @hollywoodreporter Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual pattern...
Aug 19, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Alan Dolan, a pioneering, world-renowned Breath Coach, has spent over 17 years changing people’s lives (not least his own) with the simple power of breathing. The first to introduce Breathwork to the UK nearly 2 decades ago, Alan has gathered a long list of high-profile clients and students taking his method across the world. While taking a sabbatical from the high-pressure world of communications to pursue his interest in all things metaphysical, Alan was introduced to the wonders of Breathwork...
Aug 15, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Nicole Schultz Dunham is an Art Director and Associate Creative Director, currently residing in Portland, Oregon. She has worked in advertising for over ten years, with some of the world’s best agencies and most prestigious clients, including Nike, Adidas, Starbucks, and Twitter. From product launches to docuseries to digital campaigns, Nicole strives to tell stories in compelling ways. She is passionate about cognitive and racial inclusivity in her work and strives to lead teams with empathy. I...
Aug 12, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 138
WGA Award Winner Callie Hersheway has been working her way up the ranks throughout her 15-year career in film & television. Since graduating from Columbia College in Chicago in 2007, Callie has worked all over the country on productions such as The Dark Knight, Fred Claus, Funny People, The Informant!, The Social Network, Eastbound & Down, Banshee, Veep, Irreplaceable You, Set It Up, and Succession. Callie’s worn many hats over the years including, Production Assistant, Showrunner’s Assi...
Aug 08, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Deborah Copaken is the New York Times bestselling author of Shutterbabe, The Red Book, and Between Here and April, among others. She’s also been a war photographer, TV producer, screenwriter, and performer. Her next book, Ladyparts, will be published in August, 2021. IG: @dcopaken Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual patterns in personal and work life. We ask questions about how to become more aware of one self and the world around us, how do we become 360 with ourselv...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Producer / Writer / Inspirational Speaker Danita Patterson is a multi-hyphenate Renaissance woman. Danita is a veteran Film & TV Producer/Writer, Creative Visionary, Entertainment Entrepreneur, dynamic Inspirational Speaker and transformational leader for relevant times. www.DanitaPatterson.com She is the CEO and principal content developer of Destiny Unlimited, a family entertainment company that creates, develops and produces film and TV multi-platform Properties. Danita currently has a sl...
Aug 01, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Imogen Snell is an art director. She studied Fashion Communication and Promotion at Central Saint Martins. As well as assisting many fashion stylists for Vogue, Self Service, Dazed & Confused and i-D, Snell also collaborated with fellow student Zoe Vintilescu making films. Together they executed an entire experiential exhibition, Electric Ladyland, inspired by seventies decadence, bohemia and the roles of costume and sex in counterculture. Snell and Vintilescu worked together under the name ...
Jul 29, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Tim Gray, a native of Los Angeles, has been at Variety for 40 years. In that time, he's held a number of positions at the news organization, ranging from proofreader to editor-in-chief to his current role as senior VP/awards editor. He has also seen fundamental changes in the entertainment industry and in journalism, which has kept his daily role changing. Among his proudest accomplishments are the book "Variety: An Illustrated History of the World," which looks at 100 years of world events as c...
Jul 25, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also Chief Science Officer for the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior at Harvard University. In addition to the books Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain and How Emot...
Jul 22, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Jane is an awarded Creative Strategist with a background in Creative Direction, she describes herself as being a problem solver at her core. With experience in design, UX and Strategy as well as conceptual thinking, she works to find the right solution that balances all of these elements perfectly. Jane has spent the last 5 years at Facebook where she is the Entertainment and Autos Creative Lead for the UK, her passion lies in finding ways to engage and delight users with innovative uses of Face...
Jul 18, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Rik Green joined Pulse as a Music Video producer in 2012, since then he has gone on to helm some of the studio's most iconic videos including award winners “Genghis Khan” for Miike Snow (Ninian Doff), “Nobody Speak” for DJ Shadow & Run the Jewels (Sam Pilling), “No Reason” for Bonobo (Oscar Hudson) and most recently produced “Process”, Kahlil Joseph’s epic film for Sampha which launched globally on Apple Music. Working with the most celebrated names in music, Rik was recognised at the 2016 U...
Jul 15, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Caroline Pay has been a force within the advertising industry for 20 years. Starting her career at Mother, her path has been to shape the culture not only at Mother but at BBH and Grey, working with strong clients such as Boots, Levi's, Tesco and Coke. Swapping London for LA a few years ago, she has recently been immersed in the exponential growth of the global mindfulness app Headspace. Having attended their first meditation event in London, with her friend Rich Pierson she saw them grow from a...
Jul 11, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Laurence heads the Production Team at 4th Floor Creative Group, Sony Music’s creative team. He is a live and music promo Director who before joining Sony worked on music formats for ITV, Channel 4 and MTV. In his spare time he DJs and has released a few records himself in the past. Music is a passion of his and loves working alongside some of the greatest artists in the industry. @laurencewarder Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual patterns in personal and work life. W...
Jul 08, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Fashion Market Editor at Vogue Italia, Roberta Pinna has been immersed in the Fashion Industry since 2011. The Italian native she has touched every angle of the industry. Her passion for travel, art, nature, design along with her be brave but most importantly kind attitude has Roberta keeping it real. IG: @robertaninapinna Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual patterns in personal and work life. We ask questions about how to become more aware of one self and the world a...
Jul 04, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Growing up in Shanghai and influenced by the city’s historic landscape and high energy, Echo Mah developed a unique viewpoint on art and design from a young age. She started writing for Chinese magazines while in high school and realized her passion for the world of storytelling. After college, she decided to move to New York City and pursue her career as a creative professional. In the past 15 years she has become a well-versed creative director who’s been working in the luxury, fashion, and be...
Jul 01, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Having started his career in advertising at Weilands about 15 years ago Charlie has weaved a path through the industry. Working as most do from being a runner, through many departments of commercial production from crew – as the assistant’s assistant of pretty much everything on set, editing with Eddie French and post production stints at The Mill, MPC and Wave. In his years as an Agent at CMM, Charlie represented Directors, Writers and HoDs in TV Drama and feature film negotiating contracts for...
Jun 27, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 125
