Puttin' In Work with Jono Pech

Steve Trestrail talks about barefoot skiing, keeping a positive attitude after becoming a paraplegic, representing his country in wheelchair basketball, and the power of determination.

US comedian Elmer Guardado talks about telling jokes in front of strangers and building up the courage to try intimidating creative endeavours.

Content producer Tom Hawkins talks about his journey from amateur video editor to joining British video game development studio Creative Assembly, and using YouTube to build a portfolio that catches interest from the games industry.

Rocket League soundtrack contributor Adam B. Metal talks about his career in music with Frankenbok and The Departed, as well as his transition into writing metal songs for video games.

On this special 10th episode, Jono is joined by his mother and breast cancer survivor Julie Pech to talk about her journey through diagnosis and treatment, the toughest part of tackling the disease, and her advice for people facing similar hardships in life.

Emma Kelson talks about the barriers facing women in the design industry, singing in a punk rock band, and her goal to implement a design program for female inmates.

Award-winning mouth painter Simon Rigg talks about discovering the beauty of art after becoming a quadriplegic 35 years ago, teaching himself to paint with his mouth, and the difference that painting has made to his lifestyle.

Tom Read talks about co-hosting the Believe the Hype NBA podcast, building an international audience, and the work it takes to monetise a blog into an actual business.

Visual effects artist Richard Pritchard talks about starting a new career, making his way into Hollywood film production, working on Mad Max, Happy Feet and Prometheus, the failed Justice League movie, and how video game technology helps movie animation.

Career journalist Matt Neal talks about releasing his first novel (Bay of Martyrs), and how creative prose differs from the film reviews and songwriting that have become second nature.