Industry Leaders

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Nikky is joined for the second time by Illustration and animation agent Lou Bones. In this episode, they discuss business development and planning your route back into the working world, post- Covid.

In this episode Nikky’s guests are Creative team Charlotte Hugh and Danny Pallett. Who have worked together for over 10 years – working with the likes of Domino’s, Barclaycard, Kellogg’s and Camelot, at creative agencies worldwide.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Stuart Gough, Associate Partner at Pentagram. After working at a number of different specialist studios, he joined Pentagram where he led the team to create the Design Museum’s two most successful shows; Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition and Ferrari: Under The Skin.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Joanna Henly, Artist & Creative Director at Missled Studio.

Joanna illustrates for brands, products, and ad campaigns with specific experience in fashion, beauty and technology. In this talk they discuss mindfulness and mental health whilst working from home as a freelancer.

As well as the importance of developing a wellness and well being tool kit. Such as writing a daily journal, the art of taking naps, the time to take a bath and when do to a little dance.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Pip Jamieson, Founder of the creative professional network The Dots. Pip was named by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 100 Disruptive Entrepreneurs innovating in their respective fields & by Ad Week as one of the 41 trailblazing leaders having a positive impact on the world. In this chat she talks about setting up a business as a female entrepreneur, getting over the fear of failure, and how to build a successful—and happy!—team.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Forest Young, Global Principal at Wolff Olins, where he leads initiatives for the world’s most influential companies and cultural institutions.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Bill Brock, Founder at Analog Folk. Bill has over 20 years experience helping brands to transform their marketing strategies in an increasingly digital world.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Lydia Pang, Global Design Director at Nike. Prior to her role at Nike, Lydia was the Group Creative Director of Refinery29.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Matt Dunn, Art Director at Goodby Silverstein & Partners. During this talk they discussed about relocating to San Fransisco, Matt’s work and his side hustle which went viral and was published by VICE, Buzzfeed, Time Out and Huffington Post, to name a few. This then landed him jobs with dream companies as a junior such as Mother and Widen + Kennedy.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Oriel Davis- Lyons, Creative Director at Spotify. Oriel is an award-winning Creative Director working at Spotify in New York.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Jon Cockley, Founder at Handsome Frank. Handsome Frank came to life after a chat in the pub between Jon and his cousin.

In this episode, Nikky’s guest is Sophie Worth, Global Creative Talent Acquisition Partner at Oatly. Sophie started out in the industry 25 years ago. Prior to joining Oatly, she was Talent Director at Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam for 8+ years.

In this episode Nikky’s guests are Eva and Marta Yarza, Co- Founders and Creative Directors of Yarza Twins.

In this episode, Nikky’s guest is Gordon Reid, founder and Creative Director of Middle Boop Studios. Gordon has spent over ten years in branding, design and the advertising industry. Over his career he has worked for at Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy, JWT, McCann, Sapient, Karmarama and Grey London.

In this episode, Nikky’s guest is Lars Hemming Jorgensen, serial Creative Entrepreneur and Formerly Chief Commercial Officer of VICE Media and Chief Executive Officer of the youth media brand’s agency group, VIRTUE Worldwide. He launched a successful business straight out of university, which helped him carve a fascinating career in the creative industry.