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untalented by UNKNOWN is a bi-weekly podcast where we give the unheard humans, who power our creative industries, a voice.

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50:47

You're Not Owed A Creative Career (But Heres How To...

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2025/12/03

This 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 platform reshaping how young people break into the creative industry.Alex grew It’s Nice That from a scrappy blog into a global creative community reaching 8.5 million people a month. This episode is about what's happening right now in the creative career space the collapse in junior opportunity, the rise of AI, the moral cost

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78:56

Lets Talk Money: With Jim Houghton

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2025/11/27

Untalented'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 born, scaled, bought and sold than almost anyone else.But this isn’t a finance podcast. It’s the conversation creative people never get, but absolutely need. Jim breaks down: • why UK agencies fear failure • how creative people massively underestimate their own power • why early equity dilution ruins lives • what

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44:28

Democratising Influence: Inside the Rise of Buttermilk

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2025/11/18

In 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 walked out of a City job, set up shop in a Krispy Kreme, and built Buttermilk into a $50m+ creator agency.We get into how influencer marketing actually works now, why TikTok and COVID changed everything, how brands are using super fans to decide what products to launch, and where AI fits into the creator economy. It’s

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5:15

S3 Ep35: The Power of People and the Pull of Culture...

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2025/10/30

We sit down with Ben Saul-Garner, Co-Founder of Attachment, to talk about the intersection of culture, talent, and brand storytelling.

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S3 Ep34: Be Funky, Yet Refined with Kate Rush-Sheehy

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2025/10/23

In 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 strategic move of all.

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S3 Ep33: The Work We Do and the Company We Keep |...

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2025/10/15

Mohan 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 digital experiences for the world’s biggest brands to redefining what creative leadership looks like, Mohan unpacks the value of being hands-on, choosing the right clients, and surrounding yourself with people who push you to think sharper.

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S3 Ep32: Community Is Your Currency: Daisy Morris on...

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2025/10/08

In 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 community in a world drowning in noise.From prescribing rest as a growth strategy to calling out “trend fatigue,” Daisy shares how brands can move beyond vanity metrics, build human-first ecosystems, and create connection that lasts longer than a viral moment.

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S3 Ep31: The Strategy Behind Building Community with...

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2025/09/24

Koral 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 advice, “never reject coffee”, which opened doors early in his career, to his take on why department stores lost their way, Koral unpacks how curiosity, connection, and culture shape the future of retail spaces.

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S3 Ep30: "Culture Is Ordinary" with Josh Proctor

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2025/09/10

In 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 clubbing,” Josh explains why friction is essential for belonging. If you’ve ever wondered how brands can stay relevant without being performative, this one's for you.

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S3 Ep29: Coffee Break With Kae Neskovic

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2025/08/12

Got 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 confidence changes everything.

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S3 Ep28: Doing Less, Building Deep | Jessy Gill from...

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2025/07/22

Catch 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 the power of going slow to go fast, why community strategy beats top-down branding, and what it means to turn cultural truth into real change.

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S3 Ep27: Shirin Majid on Creativity vs Kindness

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2025/07/16

Shirin 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 resonate. She’s not here to play it polished. She’s here to bite into the ass of life and drag it to her.

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S3 Ep26: Marine Tanguy, The Woman Rewiring the Art World

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2025/07/08

What 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 breakdown of money, privilege, visual dominance, and the unapologetic ambition behind rebalancing who gets to make it.

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S3 Ep21: Marine Tanguy Is Rebuilding the Art World...

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2025/07/08

Marine Tanguy built MTArt to change how artists are seen, supported, and paid.She believes art should be part of everyday life, not locked in galleries or priced for the few. From public murals to brand partnerships, her model puts creators at the centre.

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S3 Ep25: A Logo Won’t Save You, Tosh Hall Talks Design

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2025/07/07

Tosh 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 with one of the industry's sharpest minds.

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S3 Ep24: The Power of Pop-Ups with Canva's Jimmy Knowles

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2025/07/07

Jimmy 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 squeezed into 5 minutes.

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S3 Ep23: At the Edge of the Domain, Callum McCahon's...

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2025/07/06

Callum 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 why taste is your biggest competitive edge.

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S3 Ep22: Consistency Is Overrated, Teemu Suviala...

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2025/07/04

What happens when a cartoonist becomes a global design chief? From sketchbooks to sonic branding, Teemu Suviala rethinks what great creative leadership looks like through curiosity, chaos and contradictions. In this episode, we talk visual music, inconsistent brands, and why curiosity always wins.

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S3 Ep21: Think Like a Cultural Strategist with Amy...

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2025/07/03

Amy 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 strategy without the jargon. This one's for the people building brands from the outside in.

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S3 Ep20: BBH Creative & Strategy Heads Fight for...

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2025/07/03

Saskia (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 sharp. In this episode, they talk candidly about why healthy creative tension is underrated, how briefs should never be thrown over the fence, and why creativity only works when it’s built on trust, not templates.

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