Podcast Guests
CURRENT SEASON: TALKING CREATIVITY & INNOVATION
Rachel Curry, Creative Services Director at Designate, brings a powerful and deeply personal story about her sudden introduction to menopause while thriving in a vibrant industry surrounded by and leading young talent. Her journey has inspired her to become a mentor and advocate, offering vital support to colleagues and beyond.
Rachel’s experience and insights have helped shape menopause policies for her own company and other organisations, ensuring better support for women and greater understanding across the workplace and we think her “hot tips” (not hot flushes!) deserves to be heard.
Rachel Curry
EPISODE 13 Bonus Episode Myth Busting The Menopause
Did you know that 70% of women in the workforce are navigating peri-menopause? It’s a stage of life that impacts millions, yet remains under-discussed and in danger of being highjacked for commercial and political reasons. In this episode of Brainy Podcasts, we take a fresh look at this crucial topic, the impact it has on our brains to generate creativity, resilience, innovation and critical thinking and some myth busting too.
Creative Services Director at Designate
As the Managing Director of a multiple award-winning UK-based Campaign Top 50 Agency with EMEA representation and global appointments, Mirium holds a wealth of expertise in leading high-impact marketing campaigns and innovative strategies. She is deeply passionate about culture and its influence on consumer behavior. As the author of the IPA Effectiveness Award paper "The Power of Love," featured in "Fill and Fill, Marketing Communications," Mirium has contributed significantly to industry thought leadership.
She serves as a mentor, board advisor, and a dedicated advocate for diversity and inclusion and a huge advocate of the creative industry.
Mirium Boote
EPISODE 11 & 12 The Human Self
Delving into why the self is so important. Join us as we explore the power of self-awareness and perceptions, the role of self-belief in breaking through glass ceilings, and how mindset shapes our personal and professional success.
Managing Director at Designate
IPA Council Member MIPA Mentor
Leanne is a highly sought-after coach, advisor and organisational communication expert with a unique brain-based focus on helping leaders build a safe, respectful, high-performance workplace culture.
Leanne blends the academic and applied disciplines of organisational development and communication --at the intersection of which she brings communication neuroscience to cultivate workplaces in which every individual experiences safety, respect, inclusion and belonging. Through her doctoral research in applied neuroscience Leanne is developing a world-first science-based taxonomy of workplace threat behaviour.
Leanne Drew-McKain
EPISODE 8 & 9 What is Psycho-Social & Why Does it Matter?
In this 2-parter, we explore the importance of environmental climates and their profound impact on creativity, innovation, ideation, and critical thinking. Discover how the spaces around us and the cultures we work within can influence our minds and drive groundbreaking ideas and solutions.
Chief Executive National Psychosocial Safety Network, Australia
David is a psychologist and educationalist and a leading expert on dealing with ambiguity, uncertainty and developing emotion regulation. David lectures at many universities including the University of Oxford, Cardiff, Liverpool, York and 13 others. Previously he was in the Army serving much of that time in Northern Ireland in the late 70’s and a senior police officer where he was Director of Studies for National Police Training.
David is the founder and editor of The Oxford Review, a service that translates the findings of academic research around the issues leaders, people and organisations are dealing with into accessible insights for practitioners.
Dr. David Wilkinson
EPISODE 7 The Human Advantage
Taking a deeper dive into where we rely on the uniqueness of our brains and not on tech. as we move further into the next industrial revolution 5.0 (2020 to present).
Editor-in-Chief Oxford Review
Carlene is founder and CEO of Cloud9 Insight a business that supports SMEs to implement Microsoft Cloud technology to scale their businesses.
She is a frequent speaker and contributor with BBC, in particular as a special guest on BBC Radio 5 Wake up to Money programme.
Carlene Jackson
EPISODE 6 What Makes a Positive Creative Environment?
In our last episode of this series, we are going to explore what makes a conducive environment to create and innovate.
Founder & CEO at Cloud9 Insight
Emer O'Leary
EPISODE 4 When are Humans at their Best?
What sparks the brain into creativity? Helping you understand your brain and when to let those creative juices flow!
Visual Facilitation, Training and Coaching
Ross is Chief Learning Strategist @ Steal These Thoughts! Sharing the best L&D insights, tools and templates to become a smarter L&D Pro.
Find out more about Ross:
Ross Stevenson
EPISODE 3 Do Humans Excel over AI?
How is AI and other technical advancements impacting human creativity? Why is creativity and innovation so important for the future?
Chief Learning Strategist
@ Steal These Thoughts
Karl is a Wine Merchant who also runs The Sussex Directors Hub and is Co-founder of the Business Leaders Wine Club. He's also a VoiceOver Artist!
An experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the wine and spirits industry. Skilled in Sales, Event Management, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Wine, and Presentations.
Karl Elwood
EPISODE 2 Who is Creative?
Beyond artists and authors. Is it a myth that everyone can be creative?
Wine Merchant & Co-founder of the Business Leaders Wine Club
Ian is a designer, creative writer and energetic visionary, who has accumulated over 30 years experience from a multifaceted and diverse career path in fashion design, global fundraising, premium event management and consultancy in wellbeing and lifestyle practices.
He is now the Founder, Creative Director and (self proclaimed) Wellbeing Warrior at Running with the Idea.
Ian Edwards
EPISODE 1 What is Creativity?
Exploring how creativity shows up. How do we define it and how do you express it in your work?
Founder, Creative Director and (self proclaimed) Wellbeing Warrior at Running with the Idea
