The Cultivating Creative Podcast

E17: Felix Riley: Business Strategist and Speaker

In this episode, Helen chats to Felix Riley, a Business Strategist who has 'the best job in the world'.  He's qualified to say this having had more diverse jobs than most, including writing jokes for the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, working in the city, starting and selling a business, writing novels and running a copper mine.  Felix has loads of advice for business owners so don't miss this episode!
Find out more about Felix on his website: brilliant-thinking.com or connect with him on LinkedIn.
 
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design.  Find out more or get in touch here: cultivatingcreative.co.uk
or connect with Helen on LinkedIn.
Huge thanks to James Mason for production help.  You can connect with James here: hello@islandfarmstudio

E16: Lizzie Jobling: Voice Actor

Have you ever wondered who the people are behind the voices you hear on the supermarket tannoy, on TV adverts and or on the radio?  In today's episode Helen chats with Lizzie about life as a voice actor, how neurodiversity has impacted her and hear how Lizzie became the British Emma Stone...  
Lizzie is a hugely experienced Voice Actor and Voice Over Business Speciality Coach.  You can find out more about her on her website: elizabethjobling.com  or follow her on Instagram @that_voice_lizzie
 
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design.  Find out more or get in touch here: cultivatingcreative.co.uk
Say Hi on Instagram: @cultivatingcreative or connect with Helen on LinkedIn
Huge thanks to James Mason for production help.  You can connect with James here: hello@islandfarmstudio

E15: Amanda Reidy: Personal Trainer and Coach

Listen to Helen's chat with Amanda Reidy, a personal trainer whose passion is to empower mums to improve their fitness and help them to thrive.  Amanda is the host of the Happy Thriving Mums podcast.
 
Find out more about Amanda here: https://www.radiatefitness.co.uk/ or connect with her on Instagram: @radiatefitnessuk
or Facebook: @radiate fitness
Listen to the Happy Thriving Mums Podcast on Apple Podcasts.
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design for organisations.  Find out more or get in touch here: cultivatingcreative.co.uk
Say hi on Instagram: @cultivatingcreative
or connect with Helen on LinkedIn
Huge thanks to James Mason for production help.  You can connect with James here: hello@islandfarmstudio
 

E14: Jeannie Tweedie: founder of charity Elmbridge CAN

Elmbridge CAN is a community-based charity located in Surrey that supports people fleeing terror in their home countries.  Listen to Helen's chat with the founder of Elmbridge CAN, Jeannie Tweedie as she shares how she ended up leading a charity, some of the challenges and what she's most proud of.
To find out more about Elmbridge CAN please visit their website here: ElmbridgeCAN.org.uk.  You can also find them on Facebook.
 
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design for organisations.  Find out more, or get in touch here: cultivating creative.co.uk
Say hi on Instagram or connect with Helen on LinkedIn.
 
Huge thanks to James Mason for production help.  You can connect with James here: hello@islandfarmstudio

E13: Carrie Iddins: Environmental and community champion

Join Helen's chat with the wonderfully creative Carrie Iddins, exploring everything from her environmentally friendly Fair Play Clothing fashion brand to learning to play drums and championing Molesey Churches Night Shelter. Discover the vibrant Molesey Clothing Exchange, a community hub fostering sustainable fashion, teaching repair skills, and supporting local charities.
Find out more about Fair Play Clothing at fairplayclothing.co.uk/ or follow on Instagram
Follow Molesey Clothing Exchange on Instagram
Find out more about Molesey Churches Night Shelter here: moleseycns.org/
West Fest community music festival is on Saturday 28th June and is raising money for some fantastic local charities.  Tickets are available to purchase here: Buy WestFest Tickets
 
Helen is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design for organisations.  Find out more, or get in touch here:
cultivating creative.co.uk
Say hi on Instagram here: Instagram or connect with Helen on LinkedIn
Huge thanks to James Mason for production help.  You can connect with James here: hello@islandfarmstudio

E12: Jamie Munro: Media entrepreneur and songwriter

Helen chats with her brother-in-law, Jamie Munro, about his successful media company, Greenbird, a TV production incubator. Jamie shares some of his tips for success as well as techniques for finding balance in life.  He also shares his current pursuit of songwriting and singing as a way to express himself creatively.
Jamie's EP, Echoes of Kindness is available to download on Spotify
You can find out more about Jamie's music on Instagram.
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design for organisations.  Find out more, or get in touch here:
cultivatingcreative.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/cultivatingcreative/
Huge thanks to James Mason for production help.  You can contact James at: hello@islandfarmstudio.
 

E11: Clare Murthy, New Born Photographer and Coach

Today's episode features Clare Murthy, who shares her journey from the corporate world to building a successful newborn and family photography business. Join us as Clare also discusses her path to coaching, where she now supports other creative business owners in building confidence, finding balance, and defining their unique vision of success.
For more information about Clare Murthy Photography, check out the website here: https://claremurthy.com/
Follow Clare Murthy Photography on Instagram or follow Clare Murthy Coaching on Instagram
 
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design for organisations.  Find out more, or get in touch here:
https://www.cultivatingcreative.co.uk/
Say Hi on Instagram here: Instagram, or connect with Helen on LinkedIn
 
Huge thanks to James Mason for production help.  You can connect with James here: hello@islandfarmstudio
 

E10: James Mason, Sound Designer and Music Producer

Listen in to Helen's chat with James, where he shares his journey starting as a bass player in his youth to becoming a sound producer, and how music has helped him through the various seasons of life.  James shares the secrets which enable him to get the best out of the artists he works with and tells the story behind his own experimental work.  Listen in to hear an excerpt of James' favourite track Heath from his album Nesting.
Listen to James Mason here: Spotify
Click here for the full story of the Solus Ceramophone
Follow James Mason on Instagram
or find out more about Island Farm studio on Facebook.
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design for organisations.  Find out more, or get in touch here:
cultivatingcreative.co.uk 
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Huge thanks, as always, to James Mason for production help.  You can contact James here: hello@islandfarmstudio.

E9: Oliver Tims: Writer, Funeral Celebrant and Actor

Oliver discusses his varied career, highlighting the importance of validation and feedback in creative work and how constraints can actually be a spur to creativity. He also shares how he balances his freelance work with his rewarding role as a civil funeral celebrant and his return to acting after 30 years.
For more information about Olivers work as a funeral celebrant check out his website: olivertimscelebrant.co.uk
Follow Oliver on Instagram
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design for organisations.  Find out more or get in touch here:
cultivatingcreative.co.uk
Instagram
 

E8: Angela Hartley, Cardiac Nurse & Personal Trainer

Angela Hartley is a cardiac nurse and personal trainer.  She is the founder of Healthy Hearties and Clinical Exercise and in today's episode she shares her unique approach to supporting people with cardiac conditions.  Hear about her business, and how she manages her TikTok following of over 45,000 accounts.
To find out more about Angela's cardiac exercise programmes, take a look at her website: clinicalexercise.co.uk
You can also find out more about cardiac rehab here: healthyhearties.co.uk
Join Angela's Healthy Hearties Facebook Group or check her out on TikTok.
Helen Munro is the founder of Cultivating Creative which provides bespoke marketing support and web design for organisations.  Find out more, or get in touch via her website here:
cultivatingcreative.co.uk or on Instagram 
 
Thanks to James Mason for production help: hello@islandfarmstudio