Creative Rebels

Goldie Chan is a founder, writer and LinkedInfluencer. After leaving her 9-5 Goldie started making videos for Linkedin, whilst looking for a new job. Her daily videos gradually gained traction until her popularity on the platform exploded and she eventually ended up creating over 800 consecutive daily videos. Goldie's story is one of commitment and consistency, which always pays off in the end! To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Gail Porter is a TV presenter and writer. Gail's crazy career kicked off on kids TV in the 1990's, she then went on to present Top of the Pops, Big Breakfast and a host of other shows. Gail's career and life changed dramatically when, for seemingly no reason, she lost her hair to alopecia. Gail has overcome so many hurdles, including at one point, becoming homeless. She is a pure soul and one of the coolest people I've ever met. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Kimberley Wilson is a psychologist, podcaster and author. Kimberley is an expert in the overlap between food and psychology and how what we eat can affect how we behave. Her book 'How to Build a Healthy Brain' is a complete manual on how to exercise, recharge and care for the most important organ in our bodies. Brain health is massively neglected in modern conversations of wellbeing but Kimberley is on a mission to help us better understand our brains and how to best care for them. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Laird Hamilton is an entrepreneur, inventor and big wave surfer. Laird is probably the most well known surfer in the world. He has developed several techniques that allow surfers to ride waves that were previously impossible. Laird is a remarkable human, whose relentless pursuit for innovation has given him the tools to overcome obstacles and fears. We don't need to be in the middle of the ocean to use these tools ourselves. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Gary Andrews is an animator, illustrator and cartoonist. Gary records events in his life through a drawing each day. After tragically losing his wife Gary continued to doodle and began to address the rollercoaster of grieving, through his drawings. His work is a source of joy to many, as, without fail, he documents, silly, mundane or emotional events every single day To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

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This week's guests are Lucy and Chris, from dungaree fashion brand Lucy & Yak. They have grown from a small Depop page, to a hugely popular brand, passionate about sustainability, community and creating unique clothing for creative people. The company wouldn't exist, if not for a series of events Lucy and Chris experienced while travelling the world. It goes to show that too much planning will hide opportunities and sometimes it's better to just see what happens! To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

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Nir Eyal is an author, investor and behavioural scientist. Nir's first book, 'Hooked: how to build habit forming products' was a huge hit in the tech industry. Essentially it was a guide for companies to create emotional triggers around their products so that users would become 'hooked'.His new book 'Indistractable' is a guide to resist distraction and take some power back over our time that is coveted by companies and advertisers the world over. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Chloe Brotheridge is an author, podcaster and anxiety coach. Chloe suffered acute anxiety as a child. After later conquering this herself she decided to help others to stop worrying and start feeling more confident. She says that no one was born with low self-esteem, it was learnt, so we can un-learn it! To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com