Episodes

  • From Statutes to Stories

    From Statutes to Stories
    Oct 23 2025
    Manish Chauhan works as a Finance Lawyer and always had a passion for writing. At 17, he was told by his creative writing teacher to go and live life before he should even think about writing a novel. With his debut novel being published in January 2026 we find out about the journey he has been on.

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    58 mins
  • From Tour Bus to Mixing Desk

    From Tour Bus to Mixing Desk
    Oct 16 2025
    Benjy Giddings found himself living the musical dream as a member of Morning Parade, who toured all over the UK, Europe and the US supporting bands like The Smashing Pumpkins and The Wombats. Learn from the inside how harsh the music business can be, and how Benjy is now pursuing a career as a sound engineer and rediscovered his love of music.

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    57 mins
  • From Promoting VFX Royalty to Propagating Queen Bees

    From Promoting VFX Royalty to Propagating Queen Bees
    Oct 9 2025
    Daniel Sapiano was at the top of his game with jobs in London, Germany, LA and Mumbai. He worked at the biggest VFX post-production companies in the world, and held senior leadership roles driving new business. We talk about the highs and the lows, and what it took to walk away from a high-flying career generating new business, before pounding the streets as a postman, where he found reflective job satisfaction. He also tells us about his latest passion – bees.

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    56 mins
  • From Promo Producer to Storyteller Cook

    From Promo Producer to Storyteller Cook
    Oct 2 2025
    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.

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    45 mins
  • From Mad Men to Mobile Wine Experience

    From Mad Men to Mobile Wine Experience
    Sep 25 2025
    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.

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    51 mins
  • From TV Producer to Psychotherapist

    From TV Producer to Psychotherapist
    Sep 18 2025
    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.

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    59 mins
  • From Insurance Broker to Musical Innovator

    From Insurance Broker to Musical Innovator
    Sep 11 2025
    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.

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    50 mins
  • From Britain's Got Talent to Nurturing Young Talent in the Classroom

    From Britain's Got Talent to Nurturing Young Talent in the Classroom
    Sep 4 2025
    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.

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    56 mins