untalented
by UNKNOWN
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You're Not Owed A Creative Career (But Heres How To Build One)
You're Not Owed A Creative Career (But Heres How To Build One)
About this podcast
untalented by UNKNOWN is a bi-weekly podcast where we give the unheard humans, who power our creative industries, a voice.
Episodes
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- You're Not Owed A Creative Career (But Heres How To Build One) · 51 minThis episode's guest is Alex Bec - co-founder of It’s Nice That, builder of multiple creative businesses, and now the driving force behind Creative Lives in Progress, the…
- Lets Talk Money: With Jim Houghton · 1 h 18 minUntalented's host Ollie Scott sits down with Jim Houghton from Waypoint, one of the most experienced M&A advisors in the creative industry, and someone who has seen more agencies…
- Democratising Influence: Inside the Rise of Buttermilk · 44 minIn this episode, we sit down with the founder of Buttermilk - a world-class creator agency. Jamie Ray digs deep into his founder journey: a story of how a bored trainee lawyer…
- S3 Ep35: The Power of People and the Pull of Culture | with Ben Saul-Garner · 5 min · Season 3 Episode 35We sit down with Ben Saul-Garner, Co-Founder of Attachment, to talk about the intersection of culture, talent, and brand storytelling.
- S3 Ep34: Be Funky, Yet Refined with Kate Rush-Sheehy · 2 min · Season 3 Episode 34In this episode of Untalented, Kate Rush-Sheehy, Chief Strategy Officer at GSD&M, breaks down what really makes a brand cool and why over-focusing on Gen Z might be the least…
- S3 Ep33: The Work We Do and the Company We Keep | Mohan Ramaswamy · 4 min · Season 3 Episode 33Mohan Ramaswamy, Co-Founder of Work & Co, shares what it really takes to build products people love, and why staying close to the work matters more than ever. From co-creating…
- S3 Ep32: Community Is Your Currency: Daisy Morris on Culture Beyond the Algorithm · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 32In this episode of Untalented by Unknown and Canva, Daisy Morris, Founder of The Selfhood and author of Community is Your Currency, breaks down what it actually means to build…
- S3 Ep31: The Strategy Behind Building Community with Koral Ibrahim · 8 min · Season 3 Episode 31Koral Ibrahim, Founder of The Ready House, joins Untalented to share his philosophy on building brands with physical spaces that feel alive with community. From his father’s…
- S3 Ep30: "Culture Is Ordinary" with Josh Proctor · 12 min · Season 3 Episode 30In this episode of untalented, we sit down with Cultural Strategist Josh Proctor to unpack the hidden “whys” behind culture. From camping out for sneakers to truths behind “soft…
- S3 Ep29: Coffee Break With Kae Neskovic · 2 min · Season 3 Episode 29Got a minute? Kae, Executive Creative Director at Superside, shares the moment she realised she could lead differently, what “AI-powered” really means for creative teams, and why…
- S3 Ep28: Doing Less, Building Deep | Jessy Gill from Apna Studios · 8 min · Season 3 Episode 28Catch up with Jessy Gill from Apna Studios a year after her episode from season 1. Jessy is slowing down, listening harder, and moving with purpose. In this episode, she unpacks…
- S3 Ep27: Shirin Majid on Creativity vs Kindness · 6 min · Season 3 Episode 27Shirin Majid is a multidisciplinary creative director and artist with more than 25 years experience at creative agencies. She reflects on building campaigns that truly matter and…
- S3 Ep26: Marine Tanguy, The Woman Rewiring the Art World · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 26What if the art world wasn’t built for you - so you built your own? Marine Tanguy created the world’s first art talent agency, redefined public art, and made it profitable. A…
- S3 Ep25: A Logo Won’t Save You, Tosh Hall Talks Design · 5 min · Season 3 Episode 25Tosh Hall doesn’t pull punches. The Global CCO of JKR talks about building cult-like creative cultures, calling out branding BS, and why a logo won’t fix your business. 5 minutes…
- S3 Ep24: The Power of Pop-Ups with Canva's Jimmy Knowles · 5 min · Season 3 Episode 24Jimmy Knowles, Global Head of Experiential at Canva, shares how he brings the brand to life offline, and why “IRL” is bigger than events. 15+ years of strategy experience…
- S3 Ep23: At the Edge of the Domain, Callum McCahon's Quick Take on Strategy · 5 min · Season 3 Episode 23Callum McCahon, Chief Strategy Officer at Born Social, gives us a crash course in thinking differently. From the power of subcultures to the future of social-led branding, and…
- S3 Ep22: Consistency Is Overrated, Teemu Suviala Talks Design · 10 min · Season 3 Episode 22What happens when a cartoonist becomes a global design chief? From sketchbooks to sonic branding, Teemu Suviala rethinks what great creative leadership looks like through…
- S3 Ep21: Think Like a Cultural Strategist with Amy Daroukakis · 7 min · Season 3 Episode 21Amy Daroukakis gets lost on purpose - and that’s the strategy. From finding future fandoms in playgrounds to calling out frameworks as creative crutches, she breaks down cultural…
- S3 Ep20: BBH Creative & Strategy Heads Fight for Work, Not the Ego · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 20Saskia (Deputy CSO) and Felipe (ECD) from BBH London know what real creative partnership looks like, ten years of collaboration, no ego, and just enough conflict to keep the work…
- S3 Ep19: Dida Atassi On Why the Middle East Moves Faster · 4 min · Season 3 Episode 19Dita Atassi, Creative Lead at Accenture Song Middle East, breaks down why the UAE, Saudi, and Qatar are the world’s most exciting creative markets right now, what the US could…







