Creative Rebels

Will Storr is an award-winning writer. He has written fiction and non-fiction and over the years has become an expert on storytelling itself. For years Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' has been used as the way to craft 'perfect stories' and in recent years there have been attempts to crack the 'bestseller code'. Will looks at the actual science behind stories and why we tell them to ourselves and others. It turns out we can learn a lot from the ultimate storyteller; the human brain! To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Joe is Co-Founder and MD of Ugly Drinks, a fruit flavoured sparkling water brand on a mission to shake up the drinks industry and provide people with a genuinely healthy and exciting alternative to overly sugary and sweetened drinks. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Adam J Kurtz is an artist and author. Adam has published five books, he’s collaborated with brands like Urban Outfitters and Dr Martens and he has spoken on stages across the world, from New York to Australia. Adam is most well-known for his scribbled post it notes (in his now infamous handwriting). He has a way of hitting on exactly what we’re all thinking. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Cindy Gallop is a speaker, consultant and the founder of 'sex-tech' startup ‘Make Love Not Porn’. Cindy has spoken on stages around the world and her Ted Talk where Make Love Not Porn was launched has had well over 2million views. Make Love Not Porn is a social sex video sharing platform. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Toure is a writer, a journalist, a podcaster and has published 5 books. He has interviewed icons like Rhianna, Zadie Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Wu Tang, Santigold, Travis Scott, Biggie Smalls and Lady Gaga (and loads more!)We actually learnt loads about interviewing from Toure and he was kind enough to spend time off mic, helping us with some interview tips. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Brandon Woelfel is a photographer. The way he plays with light and colour, invites viewers into an alternate universe where they can create their own stories about the characters that he presents. This magic formula has earned him a massive audience of over 3 million people. We’re proud that this is the first podcast interview he’s given, we loved this chat and think you will too. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Camilla Ainsworth was runner up in the 2018 season of the UK ‘Apprentice’. She used the show as a springboard to launch her brand ‘MylkPlus’, which started off as an experiment in her kitchen and is now stocked in Holland and Barratt stores across the UK. Camilla was studying Law, but she told us that she was never passionate about it. It feels like she’s found her calling and with no prior experience but a constant willingness to learn and improve she has built a successful brand that is steadily To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Carly Ayres is a writer, creative director and co-founder of HAWRAF - a New York based design studio that created work for brands like Google, Hasbro, Facebook and Buzzfeed.We talk to Carly about her journey, becoming a freelancer, setting up her own business and then shutting it down, even with a million dollar deal on the table. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Debbie Millman is the host of ‘Design Matters’, one of the first podcasts in the world (she’s interviewed basically everyone). She has written six books, her illustrations have appeared in publications like the New York Times and Fast Company. And with Steve Heller she founded world’s first graduate program in branding.Debbie has delivered keynote speeches around the world and has worked on the redesign of over 200 global brands like Colgate, Nestle and Pepsi. To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com

Alex Norris is an illustrator and a webcomic artist. Their webcomic, which is imaginatively named; ‘webcomic name’ has grown hugely popular online (we actually talk about how Alex’s instagram has gained 200 000 followers over just six months). Alex has a really interesting business model; by giving away webcomic name for free online, they’re able to build a following and monetise in a number of different ways, from patreon, to merch! To hear more, visit creativerebels.substack.com