Meet Zuza Zak a TV Creative who started out in promo production for channels like Discovery and Food Network. Learn how her passion for her homeland and it’s cooking inspired a journey which led to the publication of 4 cookbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Meet Jack Milligan an Ad Exec with a long successful career at some of the biggest brands including Global, Spotify and EssenceMediaCom. Jack started out working in Waitrose as a teenager and his love of food and wine never left him. As the advertising industry changed and his passion grew, he took a step back and set up his own mobile wine bar complete with vinyl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jo Yeldham had a successful career at the BBC as a Producer, and worked in Live TV, as well as well as the commercial team of Red Bee Media. After a sabbatical to Africa, where she experienced different cultures, she also found her passion to help people and retrained as a psychotherapist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Declan Cosgrove was all set to go to university when a test interview at an insurance company led him down a very different path. Music has always been part of his life but it wasn’t until he left his successful internet marketing company that he decided to pursue it full-time. His attitude of making things simpler led to the development of DecPlay, a technique that helps people play a song on the piano in 20 minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Meet Karen Smith who found her home in the post-production facilities of Soho, resulting in a successful career at The Farm, arguably the UK's foremost post-house, looking after huge TV series such as Britain's Got Talent, X-Factor, Top Gear and many, many more. When budgets changed, client demands got bigger and her passion waned, she decided it was time to do something different. Hear how she went from the edit suite to the classroom of one of the biggest Inner-London schools, and finally found where she belonged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion around mental health.Meet Emma Puddick who started out in TV in On-Air promotions, (the things in between the programmes to you and me), at Discovery, Sky and Red Bee Media amongst others, plus marketing at Dyson. We also learn about her journey into teaching and how she set up her own successful business as a potter. Available on the link below or across all the usual podcast platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CREATIVE MOVES: LEFT CAREER, RIGHT PATH is a podcast exploring career pivots and unexpected second, third or even fourth, acts. Each episode features a conversation with someone who made their mark in their chosen profession, before stepping away to pursue something entirely different. These are stories of reinvention, risk and reward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.