LinksLydia Bolton About this episodeWe were honoured to welcome Lydia Bolton into the Club to share her incredible founder story during this very special live episode of the podcast.From realities of working in the industry as a fresh fashion g

Jenna O'Keefe: Three steps to reignite your creative spark

May 9th, 2023 49m 27s

Discover more about Jenna O'KeefeFollow Jenna on Instagram.Discover Uncommon folk.In this episode:More about Jenna and get journey to become a leading confidence coach, including understanding her own mindset blocksCreative motivation and what’

Valentina Milanova (Daye): The powerhouse tackling women's rights in health & business

Apr 27th, 2023 59m 31s

Explore Daye: https://yourdaye.com/Follow Daye: https://www.instagram.com/meetdaye/Want to join live podcast episodes? Explore Uncommon Club.Included in this episode:The purpose behind Daye and why Valentina wanted to make a change in women's h

Kira Matthews: Powerful journalling prompts for creative founders

Apr 11th, 2023 1h 9m

Episode links:Kira's website: https://www.kiramatthews.com/Kira's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirathebold/Future self 90 day journal: https://www.kiramatthews.com/shop/p/the-future-self-guide-bookEpisode overview:Introduction to Kira M

Rachel Murphy (Women + Waves): How a passion for riding waves led to collabs with major brands

Mar 21st, 2023 1h 12m

Episode linksWomen + Waves: https://womenandwavessociety.com/Women + Waves Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenandwaves/Uncommon Folk: https://uncommon-folk.com/What to expect in this episode:How it all began - defying tradition and follo

Inge Hunter: Can you scale your audience and business with Instagram anymore?

Mar 7th, 2023 39m 25s

Be gone are the glory days of scaling an Instagram at pace with relatively minimal effort. Now it feels like you can spend hours in crafting exceptional content, just for it to land straight in the abyss.In this episode we are joined by Instagr

Gracie Tyrrell (Co-Founder of Squirrel Sisters): How to get stocked in over 2000 leading stores

Feb 21st, 2023 1h 11m

From cacao brownie to peanut raspberry, if you have managed to grab a Squirrel Sisters snack, you will know exactly why they have become an award winning food brand. But it goes beyond this, although they have seen great success, they are on a

Bianca Cross (Mindful Market): Three ways that we can all drive positive sustainable change without the overwhelm.

Jan 17th, 2023 41m 14s

Join the brilliant Bianca Cross, founder of Mindful Market as we have an open conversation on consumerism, how we go here and Bianca's expert tips on how you can be a huge part of the change to more mindful and sustainable shopping habits.

Kat Pither (Yogi Bare): The yoga brand changing the face of an industry

Jan 10th, 2023 1h

Join the live episode (hosted by Gemma) as we hear the exceptional story of how Kat Pither has grown the iconic wellness brand, Yogi Bare. Embedded in deep purpose, Yogi Bare not only offers innovative wellness accessories, but has created a we

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Seafoam PR: How to speak to journalists

Nov 5th, 2020 58m 19s

Has the noise and demand of social media meant you have skipped PR and traditional methods (think TV, radio, digital & print publications) in your strategy and solely focused on other channels to gain brand awareness?Does even the thought of ga

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Extra Chapter: Part 4 Ethical and Social Practices: How to build a sustainable product in the face of fast fashion

Oct 21st, 2020 44m 46s

The final part of our four part sustainability series, we cover ethical and social practices. We have a really open, honest conversation understanding the cultural differences when seeking a manufacturer abroad. Demi shares how you can discov

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Part 3 Environmental Footprint + Product Lifecycle: How to build a sustainable product in the face of fast fashion

Oct 21st, 2020 51m 49s

Following on from our four part sustainability mini series, this episode covers environmental footprint and lifecycle of products. We cover the impact that your product has at every stage from inception, to the customerreceiving their order, t

Part 2 Materials: How to build a sustainable product in the face of fast fashion

Sep 21st, 2020 28m 21s

With special guest Demi Johnson (Expert Apparel Consultant and Founder of Get Stuff Made) we open the conversation on what it takes to create a sustainable product. This series is broken into four parts, including; This introduction and discuss

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Part 1: How to build a sustainable product in the face of fast fashion

Sep 21st, 2020 40m 47s

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Jess Salamanca: How to get listed in a major retailer in one year, without a team.

Aug 25th, 2020 1h 16m

In February 2019, Banana Scoops was just an outrageously innovative concept that Jess had been thinking about whilst working her “normal job”. A concept that created “nice cream” from bananas and other natural ingredients to make a “healthy” al

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Footnotes: The realities of closing a business and starting again with Lucy Elliott

Jul 9th, 2020 1h 21m

These special footnote episodes are additional to our usual Journals, as we open up the discussion on a particular topic faced by creatives caring their own path. Even though this episode seems like the perfect start, it’s also a slightly unusu

Creighton's Chocolaterie: from Graphic Designer to making chocolate for over 200 stores across the globe

Jun 18th, 2020 1h 39m

I have lusted after Lucy’s divine chocolate for a long while now. If the insanely beautiful packaging doesn’t get you, then the completely unique flavours will. I mean, choosing between ramen noodles and a breakfast bar was one of the biggest d

Lucy Hitchcock: On leaving corporate life to make the world of digital marketing a whole lot sassier

May 12th, 2020 1h 5m

It didn’t take long for Lucy to realise that there was much more out there for her than the corporate agency life. After being consistently told to stay late and miss birthdays, and important life events, Lucy took that leap to take back contro

Angelica Malin: Uni grad to portfolio entrepreneur leading the way in female empowerment

Apr 28th, 2020 52m 11s

If you are anything like me, when you graduated from University, you were pretty young, naive and not 100% on where to turn next.This certainly was not the case for this week’s podcast guest. After a very brief stint with a travel and fashion m

Sophie Rose Brampton: Defining a new generation of feminism & sexuality one illustration at a time

Apr 14th, 2020 1h 12m

Sophie’s story is one packed with underlying personal purpose. Purpose that eventually become her ultimate identity as a brand and what made her stand out from the rest. We first got in contact with Sophie to see if she’d be keen to design the

Well & Truly: Transforming the snacking industry in a "naughtyish" way

Mar 24th, 2020 35m 58s

Snacking. Here at the Create Co. office we are not in the slightest bit sorry to say it’s our favourite hobby/habit/lifestyle choice. Snacking is for life.There is nothing better than grazing all day. But, usually the options on offer are prett

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We're all in this together

Mar 24th, 2020 4m 4s

Message on love and support for all, especially the creative community at this timeUpdates include: News on The Hangout support group, a place for creatives to unite, support and find positivity in the time of need.We will continue to share ne

Cake Drop London: The sisters who have transformed the office cake culture

Mar 2nd, 2020 52m 38s

Just a few short years ago, Anna and Nicola were in corporate roles discussion how awkward, and frankly disappointing, office celebrations can be. From that last minute panic when you realise it’s someones birthday, so you make the dash to the

Rock n Roll Bride: From personal wedding planning to Amazon #1 bestselling author

Feb 17th, 2020 57m 45s

This journal started in one of our all time favourite ways. No, not from an engagement (although it’s a pretty good way start to any business), but from a pure creative innovator seeing a unique gap in a very big and competitive market, and fil

Angela Chick Illustrations: How spreading joy can lead to global business success

Sep 22nd, 2019 1h 11m

Angela is one of the lucky ones and has always been in a creative career, having landed a job straight out of studying as an Artist in Residence at a Nursery (we know right, if you didn’t run a business this would be the next best thing).In thi