Welcome to Episode #21 with Scott Leonard, founder of the social enterprise and agency The Champion Agency, who strategically help you design & amplify your brand story. We love the name!

Scott has had quite the winding, but inspiring, creative career! So much of it has been around having a positive impact on the world through story telling, messaging and branding.

Hearing how he thinks about the below was really lovely to hear.

Branding
What can be good and bad
How he hustled hard to get on the career ladder in his youth
What it was like to head up marketing in Zipcar
How he keeps positive impact front of mind
Along with so much more!

Champion are all about helping change makers, and strategically helping them design & amplify their brand story so they can have an even greater positive impact on the world around them. We’ve seen him speak many times about all these things and always come away learning a lot, so we hope you do too on this episode!

Check out @thechampionagency and thechampionagency.com

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you. This is the season finale and a big thanks to all our guests in series 2!

Happy listening! Let us know what you think!

Sam & Diana⁠

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #21 with Scott Leonard, founder of the social enterprise and agency The Champion Agency, who strategically help you design & amplify your brand story. We love the name!

Scott has had quite the winding, but inspiring, creative career! So much of it has been around having a positive impact on the world through story telling, messaging and branding.

Hearing how he thinks about the below was really lovely to hear.

Branding
What can be good and bad
How he hustled hard to get on the career ladder in his youth
What it was like to head up marketing in Zipcar
How he keeps positive impact front of mind
Along with so much more!

Champion are all about helping change makers, and strategically helping them design & amplify their brand story so they can have an even greater positive impact on the world around them. We’ve seen him speak many times about all these things and always come away learning a lot, so we hope you do too on this episode!

Check out @thechampionagency and thechampionagency.com

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to Episode #20 with Kay Suppamas of Leafage. She has the amazing mission of improving wellbeing through nature, through their hands-on and creative terrarium workshops, DIY kits and other curated products, all dedicated to bringing the outside in.

It was really interesting to hear:

how Kay turned the grief of suddenly losing her father into the energy to set up Leafage
why she feels it can be beneficial to spend more time with nature
how she has gone about growing it
about her wellbeing habits
all the recommendations she had for books and podcasts
just hearing her inspiring journey from having creative roles to growing a lovely community around Leafage
and so much more!

Check out @weareleage weareleafage.com and her personal insta for inspiration @kaewsuppamas

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

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Sam & Diana⁠

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #20 with Kay Suppamas of Leafage. She has the amazing mission of improving wellbeing through nature, through their hands-on and creative terrarium workshops, DIY kits and other curated products, all dedicated to bringing the outside in.

It was really interesting to hear:

how Kay turned the grief of suddenly losing her father into the energy to set up Leafage
why she feels it can be beneficial to spend more time with nature
how she has gone about growing it
about her wellbeing habits
all the recommendations she had for books and podcasts
just hearing her inspiring journey from having creative roles to growing a lovely community around Leafage
and so much more!

Check out @weareleage weareleafage.com and her personal insta for inspiration @kaewsuppamas

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to Episode #19 with Chris Weekes, the creative behind ChrisWeeksArt.com. He creates his painting in his home studio in London and Chris describes his paintings as made up solutions to nonexistent puzzles from moments in time! Love that! He also has a full-time job, so this is very much a creative side hustle, which is starting to thrive.

We really enjoyed hearing:

about his career in music and how he came to do what he does now
how he names his paintings
what a typical week is like
what he does to relax
really great advice for anyone thinking of setting up their own creative business
how he approaches his painting and getting create.
and so much more!

Check out @chrisweekesart and chrisweekesart.co.uk.

We really related to this one as we started M.Y.O whilst working too. Lots of late nights and weekends.

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

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Sam & Diana⁠

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #19 with Chris Weekes, the creative behind ChrisWeeksArt.com. He creates his painting in his home studio in London and Chris describes his paintings as made up solutions to nonexistent puzzles from moments in time! Love that! He also has a full-time job, so this is very much a creative side hustle, which is starting to thrive.

We really enjoyed hearing:

about his career in music and how he came to do what he does now
how he names his paintings
what a typical week is like
what he does to relax
really great advice for anyone thinking of setting up their own creative business
how he approaches his painting and getting create.
and so much more!

Check out @chrisweekesart and chrisweekesart.co.uk.

We really related to this one as we started M.Y.O whilst working too. Lots of late nights and weekends.

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to Episode #18 of the Creative Jungle Company podcast, with Abi and Roz from Tipperleyhill. They create gorgeous handpainted original art work, contemporary canvases and personalised animal prints, that are colourful, stylish and ideal art for your home and interiors! As they are a duo running their own business, like Diana and I with M.Y.O and Creative Jungle Company, we could relate a lot to this one!

It was really interesting to hear:

How they work together as friends
How they approach their creative business
Their life working together in New York before setting up Tipperleyhill
What they do to relax
How they have found lockdown
How they think about art
Why they love creativity and so much more!

Check out @Tipperleyhill on instagram and Tipperleyhill.com.

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

Happy listening! Let us know what you think!

Sam & Diana⁠

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #18 with Abi and Roz from Tipperleyhill. With Tipperleyhill they create gorgeous handpainted original art work, contemporary canvases and personalised animal prints, that are colourful, stylish and ideal art for your home and interiors. As they are a duo running their own business, like Diana and I with M.Y.O and Creative Jungle, we could relate a lot to this one!

It was really interesting to hear:

How they work together as friends
How they approach their creative business
Their life working together in New York before setting up Tipperleyhill
What they do to relax
How they have found lockdown
How they think about art
Why they love creativity and so much more!

Check out @Tipperleyhill on instagram and Tipperleyhill.com.

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to Episode #17 with Olivia Huntingford, founder of London Makers Market. We're very excited for you to hear this one. It's all about how to build a creative community and so much more!

Olivia has grown London Makers Market since lockdown and built a lovely community of 100s of makers and 1,000s of fans and followers. She’s been to the M.Y.O studio lots of times too. As well as growing London Makers Market, she continues to do drawing commissions and has done lots of photography and PR work over the years.

We hear:

What it was like to grow a community over lockdown
Why sustainability is important to her
How she explores her creative side and why it's important to her
The ups and downs of being a solo female entrepreneur
Tips to take care of your own wellbeing
And so much more!

Check out @LondonMakersMarket on instagram and londonmakersmarket.com.

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

Happy listening! Let us know what you think!

Sam & Diana⁠

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #17 with Olivia Huntingford, founder of London Makers Market. This one is all about how to build a creative community and so much more!

Olivia has grown London Makers Market since lockdown and built a lovely community of 100s of makers and 1,000s of fans and followers. She’s been to the M.Y.O studio lots of times too. As well as growing London Makers Market, she continues to do drawing commissions and has done lots of photography and PR work over the years.

We hear

What it was like to grow a community over lockdown
Why sustainability is important to her
How she explores her creative side and why it's important to her
The ups and downs of being a solo female entrepreneur
Tips to take care of your own wellbeing
And so much more!

Check out @LondonMakersMarket on instagram and londonmakersmarket.com.

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to Episode #16 with Tania Ahmed. We’re very excited for you to hear Tania’s story and hear about how she creates brilliantly colourful content and videos whilst often being covered in glitter, glue and paint!

She works a lot with gelli prints and came from a very creative family. As a full-time creative since moving from Pakistan to the UK, she has 1,000s of Youtube subscribers watching her regular crafty videos. She recently launched her own podcast called the Craftermath too - what a brilliant name!

In the episode we talk about so many things! Tania has such a lovely view of life.

Some really interesting insights on creativity
Partnering to grow
Wellbeing and running a creative business.
How she thinks about life
Lots of good recommendations for podcasts and books
And so much more!

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

Happy listening! Let us know what you think!

Sam & Diana⁠

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #16 with Tania Ahmed. We’re very excited for you to hear Tania’s story and hear about how she creates brilliantly colourful content and videos whilst often being covered in glitter, glue and paint!

She works a lot with gelli prints and came from a very creative family. As a full-time creative since moving from Pakistan to the UK, she has 1,000s of Youtube subscribers watching her regular crafty videos. She recently launched her own podcast called the Craftermath too - what a brilliant name!

In the episode we talk about so many things! ⁠We can't wait for you to hear it on Wednesday! Tania has such a lovely view of life.

Some really interesting insights on creativity
Partnering to grow
Wellbeing and running a creative business.
How she thinks about life
Lots of good recommendations for podcasts and books
And so much more!

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to Episode #15 with Ally Fekaiki, the brilliantly passionate and honest founder of a UK based wellbeing startup called Juno - which tags itself as the life company. The also like to say 'Imagine if 'wellbeing' didn't just mean belly breaths and lunges', which is a world we would like to see too. He has a very refreshing view on workplace wellbeing and how it is unique to everyone - there is no one size fits all approach.

In the episode we talk about so many things! ⁠We can't wait for you to hear it!

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His back story from studying politics and being a British-Iraqi entrepreneur, photographer and film maker
How employee wellbeing can be done properly and the future of it
His wellbeing habits and why taking care of your employees is so important⁠⁠
The wellbeing power of creativity, although it's not for everyone⁠⁠
Tips on getting started with a business⁠⁠
Lots more! ⁠⁠

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Ally has an ideal mix of know-how about wellbeing, creativity and startups, which is ideal for this podcast and we’re delighted to chat to him and share his journey and thoughts with you. He studied politics, then ventured into film making, before working for creative agencies and ending up founding Juno. You can find out more about them at withjuno.com.

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

Happy listening! Let us know what you think!

Sam & Diana⁠

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #15 with Ally Fekaiki, the brilliantly passionate and honest founder of a UK based wellbeing startup called Juno - which tags itself as the life company. The also like to say 'Imagine if 'wellbeing' didn't just mean belly breaths and lunges', which is a world we would like to see too. He has a very refreshing view on workplace wellbeing and how it is unique to everyone - there is no one size fits all approach.

In the episode we talk about so many things! ⁠We can't wait for you to hear it on Wednesday!

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His back story from studying politics and being a British-Iraqi entrepreneur, photographer and film maker
How employee wellbeing can be done properly and the future of it
His wellbeing habits and why taking care of your employees is so important⁠⁠
The wellbeing power of creativity, although it's not for everyone⁠⁠
Tips on getting started with a business⁠⁠
Lots more! ⁠⁠

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Ally has an ideal mix of know-how about wellbeing, creativity and startups, which is ideal for this podcast and we’re delighted to chat to him and share his journey and thoughts with you. He studied politics, then ventured into film making, before working for creative agencies and ending up founding Juno. You can find out more about them at withjuno.com.

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to Episode #14 with the Jaspreet Kaur aka Behind the Netra on the life changing power of poetry.

We don't know about you, but we knew very little about how the poetry world works and learned a lot from this and you will too, especially when coming from an under represented background.

In it we talk about so many things, with the power of poetry coming through! ⁠We can't wait for you to hear it!

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Using poetry as a way to deal with her own struggles and how it saved her life
From being a history teacher to performing to the queen⁠
The power of creative writing and story telling⁠
What makes her happier⁠ and her thoughts on mental fitness
Using her platform to make positive change in the world⁠
Writing her own book and ⁠her creative process⁠

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Jaspreet is a true inspiration! ⁠She is an award-winning spoken word artist and writer from East London. She is also an educator and has taught History, Sociology and Politics in secondary schools across London. With an academic background in both history and gender studies and a passion for social justice, Jaspreet has been committed to using her writing and spoken word to tackle gender discrimination, mental health stigma, the postcolonial immigrant experience, and taboo issues within the South Asian community.

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She is @behindthenetra on Instagram and her website is Behindthenetra.com, lots of her work is on there and her book 'Brown Girl Like Me' is coming out later this year, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

Happy listening!

Sam & Diana⁠

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #14 with the Jaspreet Kaur aka Behind the Netra on the life changing power of poetry.

We don't know about you, but we knew very little about how the poetry world works and learned a lot from this and you will too, especially when coming from an under represented background.

In it we talk about so many things, with the power of poetry coming through! ⁠We can't wait for you to hear it on Wednesday!

⁠

Using poetry as a way to deal with her own struggles and how it saved her life
From being a history teacher to performing to the queen⁠
The power of creative writing and story telling⁠
What makes her happier⁠ and her thoughts on mental fitness
Using her platform to make positive change in the world⁠
Writing her own book and ⁠her creative process⁠

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Jaspreet is a true inspiration! ⁠She is an award-winning spoken word artist and writer from East London. She is also an educator and has taught History, Sociology and Politics in secondary schools across London. With an academic background in both history and gender studies and a passion for social justice, Jaspreet has been committed to using her writing and spoken word to tackle gender discrimination, mental health stigma, the postcolonial immigrant experience, and taboo issues within the South Asian community.

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We can't wait for you to hear the rest of this one. ⁠

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She is @behindthenetra on Instagram and her website is Behindthenetra.com, lots of her work is on there and her book 'Brown Girl Like Me' is coming out later this year, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to Episode #13 with the Lorna Scobie on how to be creative every day of the year. It's a great one!

You may get the sense that we're big fans of Lorna and it's true! We love her ‘365 days of art’ series of books, which you may be familiar with. They are all about encouraging you to explore that creative side of yours regularly. She’s illustrated over 20 beautiful children’s books and loves drawing nature and animals. Lorna is also the Senior Commissioning Designer at the wonderful Macmillan Children's Books and has worked on projects with the likes of Stella McCartney, Moo and Hermès, the fashion brand, too.

In this episode, we speak to Lorna about lots of things.

Her back story and how she has got to where she is now
How the illustration world works
Juggling working full-time in a busy day job and having her own thriving creative career
Her creative habits
How creativity can be important for wellbeing
and even her favourite animal to draw!

She is @LornaScobie on Instagram and her website is LornaScobie.com, so many colourful things on there and lots of her brilliantly illustrated books.

After having Zoe Aston on to talk all things wellbeing on the last episode, this is a great one to get inspired to get your creative juices flowing!

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #13 with the Lorna Scobie on how to be creative every day of the year.

We’re big fans of Lorna's ‘365 days of art’ series of books, which you may be familiar with. They are all about encouraging you to explore that creative side of yours regularly. She’s illustrated over 20 beautiful children’s books and loves drawing nature and animals. Lorna is also the Senior Commissioning Designer at the wonderful Macmillan Children's Books and has worked on projects with the likes of Stella McCartney, Moo and Hermès, the fashion brand, too.

In this Wednesday's episode, we speak to Lorna about lots of things.

Her back story and how she has got to where she is now
How the illustration world works
Juggling working full-time in a busy day job and having her own thriving creative career
Her creative habits
How creativity can be important for wellbeing
and even her favourite animal to draw!

She is @LornaScobie on Instagram and her website is LornaScobie.com, so many colourful things on there and lots of her brilliantly illustrated books.

After having Zoe Aston on to talk all things wellbeing on the last episode, this is a great one to get inspired to get your creative juices flowing!

Be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday and click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to the first episode of the 2nd series of the Creative Jungle Podcast!

Episode #12 is with Zoë Aston and talks about your mental health workout and how creativity can help.

In this Wednesday's episode, we speak to Zoë about lots of things.

Her back story and how she set up a dance school in her teens, that ran for over a decade
How the perception of mental health has thankfully changed and her own struggles with a food disorder
Warning signs of and ways to cope with stress
How she thinks being more creative can help to keep those gears in your brain moving. Hurrah!

Zoë is a therapist and mental health consultant and author of Your Mental Health Workout, a recently published book, which M.Y.O team member Maika Spooner helped illustrate too.

This is a great one to start the new series off with, given the impact of Covid on everyone’s lives and the challenges it has presented. We really wanted to have her on the show.

Find her on https://yourmentalhealthworkout.com/ and @yourmentalhealthworkout and be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday.

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Welcome to the trailer for Episode #12 with Zoë Aston on your mental health workout and how creativity can help.

In this Wednesday's episode, we speak to Zoë about lots of things.

Her back story and how she set up a dance school in her teens, that ran for over a decade
How the perception of mental health has thankfully changed and her own struggles with a food disorder
Warning signs of and ways to cope with stress
How she thinks being more creative can help to keep those gears in your brain moving. Hurrah!

Zoë is a therapist and mental health consultant and author of Your Mental Health Workout, a recently published book, which M.Y.O team member Maika Spooner helped illustrate too.

This is a great one to start the new series off with, given the impact of Covid on everyone’s lives and the challenges it has presented. We really wanted to have her on the show.

Find her on https://yourmentalhealthworkout.com/ and @yourmentalhealthworkout and be sure to tune in to the full episode when it is released on Wednesday.

Be sure to click that subscribe button to be the first to hear about future episodes and let your friends and family know about the podcast, would be brill, thank you.

We can't wait for you to hear it!

Sam & Diana

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Today on the podcast, we have a very special guest, Tamzin Merchant! She’s an English actress, best known for starring roles in Pride & Prejudice, The Tudors, Salem and Carnival Row, which we loved! She also does lots of other creative things and is releasing her first children’s book in mid-February called the Hatmakers - it sounds magical. You can pre-order here before it sells out.

We felt like we were in Hollywood! We’re very excited to share with you how Tamzin got started (she took her career into her own hands, like a true creative entrepreneur), what the film and TV business is like, any tips she has for anyone looking to get into those businesses and what creativity means to her.

Her 3 recommends were:

Women who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. The book is huge, but magical apparently. The audio book was recommended too.
Ted talks - Brene Brown - the power of vulnerability was a firm favourite.
Quote from Martha Graham - have a read about it here. It is beautiful. Tamzin says it in the episode too.

This is the last episode in the series (booo) - be sure to listen to the previous ones if you haven’t

For past episodes of the Creative Jungle Podcast and to find out how you can bring more creativity to your life and business, go to CreativeJungleCompany.com or @CreativeJungleCo on Instagram.

Speak to you soon, happy listening, let us know what you think,

Sam & Diana

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We have a lovely guest on the podcast today, Emily Canino! She set up Doodle Moo over 5 years ago and it’s an award winning lifestyle brand that makes art, stationary, jewellery and gifts for playful souls! Check out Doodlemoo.com and @Doodle_Moo on Instagram.

Emily creates a world of playfulness through design and typography. David Bowie is heavily featured! Her work has been on Channel 4, tattoo fixer on E4 (excited to hear about that!) and her Creative Planner was listed in the Top 10 Planners for 2020 by Stylist Magazine! She also runs her own graphic design studio.

This is a really lovely chat with a female indie business owner, trying to make her mark on the world. We talk about how she got started, her creative process, marketing, networking, balancing creative time & business time (a constant dilemma for any creative!) and hear a funny story about a dog at the end!

Emily recommended 3 great podcasts too.

How I Built This by Guy Raz - Diana and I love this!

The Me & Orla podcast from Sara Tasker - she has a lovely voice apparently and lots of social media tips

Girl Boss with Sophia Amoruso, as it's all about powerful women - WAPOW!

This is the 2nd last episode in the series, keep your eyes peeled for a famous actress for the last one!

For future and past episodes of the Creative Jungle Podcast and to find out how you can bring more creativity to your life and business, go to CreativeJungleCompany.com or @CreativeJungleCoon Instagram.

Speak to you soon, happy listening,

Sam & Diana

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Today on the podcast, we have a very special guest, Dan Heath! He is a British award winning independent creative wallpaper, textile and surface designer renowned for his illustrative and engaging designs. He runs his own studio (Daniel Heath) and be sure to follow him @DanHeathstudio.

Dan has been running his own studio for over 13 years in East London and we’re very excited to share with you how he got started, his creative process, passion for sustainability, screen printing, wallpaper making, along with what it was like being on the BBC, part of ad campaigns and tonnes more!

We also delve into what it’s like day-to-day as a print maker, how he has found lockdown life, where he gets his inspiration from and how he collaborates with his wife Laura.

It was just a really lovely chat.

Be sure to check out is wife Laura and her business that is all about colour on @colour_of_saying.

Dan also recommends some great things to check out.

The stuff you should know podcast, Adam Buxton’s podcast and The Last Dance about Michael Jordan on Netflix.

For future and past episodes of the Creative Jungle Podcast and to find out how you can bring more creativity to your life and business, go to CreativeJungleCompany.com or @CreativeJungleCoon Instagram.

Speak to you soon, happy listening,

Diana & Sam

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So excited to have Jo Cruickshanks on the podcast!

She is currently on a mission to create a movement of change powered by breathwork and is a creative strategist. She runs a business called the Breathery, which is a gateway for people to find out what truly makes them say ‘Hell-yes!’ and be their true selves. She’s been on a journey from running her own branding agencies, helping to build websites, brand stories and marketing campaigns for big brands like Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green, to burning out, twice, along the way. But the Breathery was founded upon the discoveries of the joys of breathwork and its benefits, something which Sam and I both enjoy doing too!

We chat through breathwork, branding, burn out, building a community, what creativity means to her and lots more!

If you're in a little bit of a quandary on what your purpose in life is, breathwork may help you see some light.

There is a little bit of barking in the background from Jo's dogs Rosie and Bruno, but don't worry, they were just really pumped that Jo's story was being shared!

Check out Jo's instagram @thebreathery and if you'd like to give breathwork a try, she does a free online class every Friday at 10.30am at the moment, sign up for details via her newsletter on her website or go straight to her newsletter sign up here.

Jo also mentions a couple of times the story telling framework (The hero's journey) from Joseph Campbell, you can find out more about that here.

For future and past episodes of the Creative Jungle Podcast and to find out how you can bring more creativity to your life and business, go to CreativeJungleCompany.com or @CreativeJungleCo on Instagram.

Speak to you soon, happy listening,

Diana & Sam

breathwork #startuppodcast #wellbeing #findingyourstory #creativity

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This is an exciting one! Creative Jungle and M.Y.O co-creator Diana Muendo and her illustrator-in-crime Abby Hobbs chat through creating their own children’s picture book over lockdown which celebrates all kinds of people, of all kinds of colour and all kinds of hair.

We hear about why they felt the book was needed and what it was like collaborating, to how the characters were formed and producing the finished book. It’s an interesting one on successful collaboration, the process of illustration, why they felt the book was important, goal setting and lots more.

Check out the book at BigHairParade.com as it's now available to get a sense of it before you begin and enjoy the episode!

The episode was recorded in early October, but publishing was delayed until late September 2020.

For future episodes of the Creative Jungle Podcast and to find out how you can bring more creativity to your life and business, go to CreativeJungleCompany.com or @CreativeJungleCo on Instagram.

Speak to you soon, happy listening,

Diana & Sam

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Know someone who has digestive health issues? ⁠I think we all do.⁠

⁠It is no laughing matter and affects 1 in 8 people. For many of those, it seriously impacts their daily lives and thankfully the science has come a long way in recent years, with our guest being a big part of the solution. ⁠

⁠In our latest podcast episode, we interview Aonghus Shortt, the founder of Foodmarble and the inventor of the Aire device, which helps you track what foods work for you, an ongoing challenge for people with digestive health issues.⁠

⁠Tune in for an interesting chat about

-his personal journey of trying to solve a problem for his fiancee

-the latest on digestive health

-what FODMAP is

-raising millions in funding, building a piece of hardware and software (twice the challenge!)

changing careers and lots more. ⁠

⁠We can't wait to hear what you think of it! ⁠Please share with anyone who you know has digestive health issues too!⁠

⁠Special discount code at the end too...⁠

⁠Coincidentally, we are in a place called Poo in Spain whilst we publish this. ⁠

To find out more about Aonghus Shortt and the Foodmarble Aire, go to Foodmarble.com or @Foodmarble on social media.

For future episodes of the Creative Jungle Podcast and to find out how you can bring more creativity to your life and business, go to CreativeJungleCompany.com or @CreativeJungleCo on Instagram.

⁠Speak to you soon, happy listening,

Diana & Sam

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We're so happy to have entrepreneur and inventor, Josh Renouf on the podcast. He raised nearly 1 million pounds via crowdfunding for a very stylish coffee alarm clock called the Bariseur (affectionately called the Barry), which he designed whilst studying product design in university. It is slick and is sold in places like Selfridge’s.

He had a heck of a journey during his crowdfunding campaign and since. In the episode, amongst lots of things, Josh shares how we goes about:

designing products
crowdfunding
marketing and getting PR
how he gets creative
what it's like to build hardware,
running his own business, as someone who was in their early 20s when it all started

To find out more about Josh Renouf and the Bariseur, go to JoyResolve.com or @JoyResolve on social media.

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In the 4th podcast from Creative Jungle Company, Diana speaks to one of her idols, Monica Vinader, who set up and runs an award winning demi-fine jewellery business.

It was really great to chat to someone who has been there and done it, but who still has such a passion for what she does.

Diana and Monica runs through the below and more:

how it all got started
how she keeps her inspiration and creativity flowing
what it is like to grow a business with 100s of employees
how she continues to keep her 'why' at heart.

This episode was really inspirational and Monica was so kind and generous with her time. We’re excited for you to hear what's coming up.

To find out more about Monica Vinader, go to Monicavinader.com.

For future episodes of the Creative Jungle Podcast and to find out how you can bring more creativity to your life and business, go to CreativeJungleCompany.com or @CreativeJungleCo on Instagram.

Speak to you soon,

Diana & Sam

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In the 3rd podcast from Creative Jungle Company, Diana and Sam get through quite a lot with podcast guru Alex Chisnall!

He is host of the number 1 ranked entrepreneurial podcast - Screw it, Just do it - and runs his own podcast agency, along with being a mentor to many startups. It felt like an honour to have a podcast guru on our show so early on and we know Alex from when we used to do work together with Virgin StartUp, Richard Branson’s not-for-profit entrepreneurial arm, which supports founders with advice, funding and mentoring. He’s had the likes of Holly Tucker from NOTHS, Richard Reed from Innocent, Jamie Laing from Made in Chelsea & Candy Kittens sweets and the inspirational Lewis Howes from the US, who Diana loves, on his own podcast.

Alex has had quite the journey through life and we reckon you can learn a lot from it! From being a journalist with BBC Radio Wales, to nearly 16 years as cabin crew with Virgin Atlantic flying all over the world before taking redundancy when he was 39, to re-inventing himself numerous times and setting up his own sports injury clinic, to supporting startups and finally, inhale, having his own inspiring podcast and podcast agency.

We’re excited for what’s coming up, to learn how Alex has basically re-invented himself so many times and how he has lead such a unique life so far.

We run through:

Finding what you want to do and re-inventing yourself
Podcasting and why it is so popular
Setting up a business and connecting with others
Life hacks, to help you get to the lifestyle you want
The future for Alex and where people can find out more about him

To find out more about Alex, search for Alex Chisnall on Linkedin.

For future episodes of the Creative Jungle Podcast and to find out how you can bring more creativity to your life and business, go to CreativeJungleCompany.com or @CreativeJungleCo on Instagram.

Speak to you soon,

Sam & Diana

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On episode 2 of the Creative Jungle Podcast we are very excited to have Sani, known by the name INxSANIxTY, on the podcast, with the theme of finding your creative calling and the power of art! This episode really taps into the mind of a full-time artist and what it is like to create for a living.

He is a contemporary visual artist and all round, self-taught creative, with painting, digital illustration and sculpting being his specialities. He is based in Peckham and we got to know him when we had a neighbouring studio. His dedication to his craft and what he produces always amazed Diana & I. Check out @INxSANIxTY on Instagram before you have a listen, to get a sense for the amazing art he creates.

Sani chats through how he thinks about creating, how he makes his art, how he felt he was always meant to be an artist, how he ended up being a full-time creative and found his calling, where his inspiration comes from, his Nigerian roots, what it’s like being a full time creative and the compromises he doesn’t make. He also chats through how creativity can be used for good and how he feels about Black Lives Matter, along with some advice for aspiring creatives and so much of his thinking. His energy and passion for being creative is brilliant.

We hope that it is helpful in making you think more creatively in your life and business and how once you have a clear vision, you should stick to it.

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During the first full length podcast episode from Creative Jungle, Diana and Sam run through 5 key ways they have had to think creativity to get their creative arts and crafts startup M.Y.O (www.MYO.Place) up and running. They talk through getting started, learning the arts and crafts (of which they do over 14), money, growing a team and the future. If you listen right to the end there is a special bonus. Please share the podcast far and wide too and follow @CreativeJungoCo for updates on the podcast and bringing creativity to life and business.

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In this trailer episode of the Creative Jungle Podcast, Diana and Sam, a couple, quickly bring you through what the podcast is hoping to achieve and how it will bring creativity to your life and business, in the hope it is of benefit to you. They quickly run through their creative business (see www.MYO.Place and below) which they set up, then the reason for the podcast, which is that they have become fascinated by how guests get creative in the studio, but also the fact that everyone is creative, yet we know so little about creativity. You have a creative superpower, but you many not know how to use it or how it works. Creative thinking impacts the launch of ideas, products, services and movements - it's the fabric of every day life. You are invited to come on a creative journey with them, where they will speak with creative entrepreneurs and makers, along with creative doers and thinkers, who have launched successful startups, products, services, innovations and much more - so that you can bring some more creativity to your life and maybe, just maybe, help you think just that little bit differently, so that new opportunities and possibilities arise in your life. M.Y.O is a creative studio for adults, that he set up with his girlfriend Diana in 2017. M.Y.O has helped 10,000s of guests get creative in their Central London studio, but also off-site at events, festivals and brand launches. They host 14+ creative classes from lino printing to embroidery to pottery, in a relaxed and inspiring environment. Diana and Sam have also recently launched the Creative Jungle Company (www.CreativeJungleCompany.com), whose mission, linked to the podcast, is to bring creativity to life and business - initially starting with a podcast, creative kits and thoughs on creativity and creative thinking.

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