For episode 97 we are joined by Claire Blyth, founder and managing partner of Red Setter - a specialist PR agency for design consultancies and corporate design teams. Claire is also the co-founder of The Design Community Hub - a digital platform… for professionals across the design world to give their time, knowledge and expertise to support the ne…

For episode 96 we are joined by Katherine Maskell, Head of Sales at Blink - a British production company producing everything from commercials to long-form entertainment. Katherine details what the Head of Sales role entails at Blink - it is definitely not what you are thinking. Moreover, it is about representation. In a nutshell, it is about knowi…

For episode 95 we are joined by Ellie Hale, Managing Director at The Agency Collective - an organisation focused on helping agencies be better through their core values and their members' collective action and connection. Ellie originally completed a Batchelor of Laws but straight out of her degree she pursued acting, something that is still her pa…

Siân Blackman is Account Director at The Diversity Standards Collective (The DSC), an organisation which offers brands and agencies the opportunity to get behind the data - and closer to diverse views and opinions from across the globe - to drive better representation - into communications. She shares her journey from studying English Literature an…

For episode 93 we are joined by the co-founders of Good Shout - Amy Kean & Nicola Kemp. Amy Kean is a creative sociologist, advertising strategist, poet and author and Nicola Kemp - a journalist, editor and event host recently brought their incredible talents together to create training products that facilitate social learning practices - to help p…

For episode 92 we are joined by Vick Bain who has worked in the music industry for 25+ years and recently has set up her own company VBain Consultancy. She shares her creative journey - the first in her family to enter higher education becoming a musician (another first in her family) and then moving into the management and business side of the ind…

For episode 91 we are joined by Creative Producer and founder of: I LIKE NETWORKING - Isabel Sachs. Isabel shares her journey to discovering a creative life as a result of studying International Relations degree in her native Brazil. Not enjoying the course, she found solace in getting involved - at first running on film sets for friends and slowly…

For episode 90 we are joined by Amy Smith - Head of Talent for the Oscar-winning, world-renowned animation and visual effects creative studio - Framestore. Amy is uber passionate and committed to creating a more socially equitable global visual effects (VFX) industry. She shares all the initiatives she and her industry colleagues have been rolling …

For episode 89 we are joined by producer and founder and host of Poducate, Anthea Agyekum. 💎 Still considered 'early career', Anthea shares the uncertainty and challenges of trying to find what creative career was the right fit for her, whilst trying to get her foot in the door of the advertising industry. Anthea is open, honest and direct in discu…

We are back for Series 3 and are delighted to welcome both Samantha Hornsby and Mae Yip as our first guests after quite a lengthy hiatus. Sam & Mae are both the co-founders of Eric - whose offering has evolved over the past few years but is currently taking shape in app form. The Eric app (download here: IOS or Android) is a hot house of hot house …

For episode 87 we are joined by the gorgeous Shanice Mears, Head of Talent & Co-founder of creative agency, The Elephant Room. Shannie shares her passion for fostering community and supporting others - being a bridge between talent and opportunity. She goes back to her creative roots and discusses her love of dance and how she shaped her talent and…

For episode 86, we aren't featuring a panel discussion as Crystal is on holiday but rather the amazing Chief Operations Officer and co-founder of market research agency Imagen, Cat Agostinho. When I say 'amazing' I mean it! I think Cat is one of the loveliest people - EVER. Keep an ear out for how many times I say 'awesome' & 'amazing' -think it is…

Occupational Therapist, artist and 1/3 of the electro-punk band, Charismatic Megafauna - this episode we are joined by the fabulous Georgia Twigg. Georgia discusses the benefits of working across different industries (acknowledging it can also be exhausting), a DIY approach to whatever they focus on and applying 'doing, being, becoming' to areas of…

On this month's Greater Than 11% Panel while Renee is busy raising awareness for our 20k for 20k campaign, Crystal is joined by Emma Sexton, CEO and Founder of creative agency MYWW, former presenter of Badass Woman's Hour and all-round trailblazer. Emma's agency MYWW is a remote-first agency and she's been leading creative teams remotely long befor…

Welcome to this special episode of Greater than 11%. We are celebrating and shouting out to all those that have donated to our £20k for 20k fundraising campaign. The Greater than 11% podcast will reach 20,000 downloads by the end of August. We are super proud of this figure and thank all of our wonderful contributors and for listeners helping us re…

For episode 82, we are joined by film and television royalty, Script Supervisor, Emma Thomas. Her contribution to the industry has not gone unnoticed and in 2019 she received a BAFTA Craft Award - for her talents. Emma’s career, started as a clerk-typist, at Elstree Studio where she was responsible for answering the fan mail for her boss - Kermit t…

After the COVID19 series & Allyship panel, Crystal and Renee have a good old catch up. They cover how they're doing in the "new normal", their continued allyship journey and they share their top reads and watches from the last few weeks. As ever their conversation ranges far and wide from the fruits of foraging, definitions of equity versus equalit…

For episode 80 we are joined by Coach and Co-Founder of Hack Camp, Isabel Sanchez. Isabel’s career started off in social enterprise and then merged with the tech sector working with the likes of Lifeline & Just Giving. Most of her roles revolved around working with people - establishing collaboration with clients, colleagues and developing others. …

Allyship: A Verb Not A Noun In this month’s panel show, Crystal and Renee are joined by Aluma, the owner and founder of ADN photography and Beth Foster, a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead for Alphabet and Chief of Staff for the Black Googler Network. Aluma shares her personal experience of the past few weeks; ranging from the exhaustion to pers…

For episode 78 we headed to South West England - to Bristol precisely and are joined, virtually of course, by Foley Artist, Louise Brown. To flag, we had a bit of a dodgy Zoom line at times, so there is a little static here and there but nothing too unbearable. Louise breaks down exactly what it is a foley artist does. From hugging bowls of water f…

A note prior to details about this panel discussion. We recorded this episode before the tragic news of the murder of George Floyd broke. We, like many others across the globe, are both shocked and angered by systemic and brutal racism that continues to cost lives, is completely and utterly criminal and causes engulfing waves of pain for individual…

For Episode 76, Producer Ursie Downes interviews Alison Stewart. Alison is a Children’s Media Consultant and has worked as an Executive Producer and Writer. Alison has worked for the BBC for over 13 years and her most recent role was Head of Production for BBC's CBeebies channel for pre-school children. Alison has had an incredible career and it wa…

Film and ice-cream pairing, Too Hot To Handle and some world class empathetic entrepreneurialism which no management course could have taught. This episode is jam-packed with goodies. In responses to our recent instagram poll, 85% of contributors said their relationship with food and cooking had changed over the last few weeks, we wanted to explore…

For episode 74 we are are joined by Los Angeles based Publicist and Communications Specialist, Anita Yardemian. She discusses the range and diversity of her job; strategy, brand management, PR, media and VIP relations, event producing and journalism. Anita shares how she has crafted and adapted the journalist element of her work to ensure she has m…

Intentional, optimistic and sharp are three words to describe this week’s guest - Brand Strategist and Founder of Brand By Me, Collette Philip. She discusses knowing early on that she wanted to work for the greater good and be a leader. As as a child she focused her aspirations on becoming the UK's prime minister (something that she says is still o…

This week's guest's illustrative work will have you weeping with joy at the beauty and tenderness she is able to evoke with her paints and pens. 🎨 For episode 72 we are joined by the wildly talented Illustrator and Graphic Designer, Sneha Shanker. She discusses her pathway to following her creativity - not a straight journey which included a detour…

Recorded just a week before lockdown and the last episode from our Edinburgh trip, this week's guest is the super talented Creative Director, Hilary Joiner. Hilary shares her career journey; studying fine art, rising to the level of creative director within the advertising industry, starting her own company - Little Ego and coming full circle to he…

From a cupboard in Leigh-on-Sea to a pillowed corner in Nottingham and down to crystallised Cathedral City consuming in Chiswick, we kick off April with our 1st-panel podcast recorded virtually. Our special guest this month is our very own Series Producer, Ursie Downes. We discuss the unexpected highs and lows of lockdown life. We talk all things; …

✨ For the Third Episode of our Scottish Tour, Greater Than 11%'s Producer, Ursie Downes, catches up with the vibrant and inspiring Hannah Taylor, Editor of The Delicate Rebellion Magazine. Hannah is also Head of The Collective, an online community that provides support and mentoring to creatives who want to boost their earnings or increase their bu…

The second instalment of our Scottish tour is hosted by Greater than 11%'s wonderful producer, Ursie Downes. For this episode, she catches up with the talented Susie Lowe, spectacularly brilliant Commercial Photographer with a whole host of impressive clients. Susie's discussion on the strength and tenacity of freelancers feels particularly poignan…

Ep 67 is the first episode from our whirlwind Scottish tour. Discussing her love of art, we are joined by Nicky Wilson - Curator, Collector and Co-founder of Jupiter Artland. Nicky studied fine art at Camberwell College London followed by a masters in sculpture from the Chelsea School of Art. On graduating she won a British School of Rome Sculpture…

International Women's Day, overcoming fears, challenges of organisational transformation and the earth righting itself are just a few of the subjects we discuss with this month's panel with the legendary, Sam Conniff. Entrepreneur, Author, Consultant, Speaker, Mentor - what hasn't Sam done? He has also been officially ordained as a pirate - for rea…

For episode 65 we are joined by the incredible, the wonderful Steffany George, Head of Movement for the University of Essex’s East 15 - Acting School. Born and raised in Texas, Steffany trained as a dancer at the Virginia Commonwealth University moving to New York once she graduated. She shares that early on she had to juggle several jobs, barely m…

Fresh from the Brits and seeing Lizzo perform (we are so jealous), this week's equally fabulous guest is Nishma Robb - Marketing Director for Google UK. Nishma walks us through her role - it is epic! Responsible for brand reputation, as well as leading the advertising and the industry marketing for Google UK, she talks about the importance of curio…

A little extra from episode 63 that didn't make it into the edit but we loved Leah's go-to for inspiration on all things witches, punks & Riot Grrrls. 'We are the granddaughters of the women you couldn't burn!' 🛎 We need your help pushing for change: a more diverse creative industry within years, not decades. Please share the podcast with others wh…

For episode 63 we are joined by not one - but two incredible women - Jay Yule & Leah Airey. Jay is a dance artist and choreographer whose work is influenced by feminist philosophies, with a particular interest in the readdressing the audience and performer relationship. Leah is a Production Assistant at Shoot Europe - a production house based Londo…

Must be love, love, love. We are kicking off February discussing all things love & creativity. Seriously, are there any better topics? And fitting to the occasion, we are joined by Humanist Celebrant, Zena Birch. She shares her creative journey, landing by accident her current role where she brings stories and ceremony together to annotate moments.…

A combination of commerciality, creativity and kindness - this week's guest, Jane English is a Business Director for British broadcaster's Channel 4 (C4). Whilst studying a BA in English, Jane was unsure of a career path or role suited to her. It was whilst in the waiting room to see the university's careers advisor, she happened upon a copy of 'Ca…

This week we are joined by multi-award winning Animation Filmmaker, Kate Jessop. She discusses her broad influences, which range from Jarvis Cocker to Dadaism and shares her creative journey - none of which she planned - from studying illustration, playing in bands, becoming a DJ and creating her own visuals which ultimately led her to filmmaking. …

A balm for the ears and soul - a soothing listen! This week we are joined by Creative Brand Consultant & Founder of Lemons Me, Davina Ajana. We discuss her extensive design talents and epic career history. She has worked for a number of major global fashion and beauty brands: Clarins to TKMax to Boden (and everyone else in between). She shares the …

Prepare yourself for a wild ride! This week we are joined by the incredibly exuberant, Jennifer Clarke, Data & Transformation Strategy Leader. Taking us on her creative journey, Jen talks about starting out in printmaking before discovering her love of data when doing her Masters in Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburg. On graduating, she mo…

We kick off the new year... the new decade with the wonderful Kate Bassett - Head of Content at Management Today and a journalist. We discuss our personal and industry reflections of 2019, our thoughts of new year’s resolutions and share what we are hoping to achieve in the coming year. Plus, there is a lot of talk about breakfast and Greggs vegan …

For episode 56 we are joined by the incredibly talented Art Director and Illustrator Flavia Amaral, in our first anti-podcast for Series 2. Flavia shares starting out in the industry. Working hard, developing her skills to become an Art Director but also returning to her creative beginnings, drawing, and how vital it was she nurtured this too. She …

For episode 55 we are joined by the super-focused foodie founder, Laura Mimoun. Laura shares her journey from studying business to being a very happy marketer when one evening she and her husband discovered/created salad rolls contained within rice paper. They knew they were onto a good thing and took a leap to found Kaleido Rolls. I think you will…

For our first interview for Series 2, we are joined by DJ & Label Manager, Alice Whittington - aka DJ Norsicaa. Alice shares how her love of music (and also hogging the iPod at office parties), led her to quit her job in education and administration to take a four-week course and set out to become a DJ. In the beginning, working long hours and ofte…

We are super pumped to be back with Series 2 of Greater than 11%. A few changes since we took a break at the end of September, all of which we cover in this episode but first and foremost we have tweaked the format a little. The beginning of every month will feature a panel discussion with Renee Vaughan Sutherland, Crystal Eisinger and a special gu…

In this very special bonus episode, Founder and Host of Greater Than 11% is interviewed by Ursie Downes. Renee discusses her career journey, from working as a conveyancing and law clerk, moving to France to work as an au pair, to London to studying for her degree and working as an artist and Creative Director. In Renee's own words, she doesn't 'kno…

For our final episode in Series 1, we are joined by the incredible Composer, Hannah Kendall. Hannah discusses her early start in music: learning to play the violin at four years old. She shares how her love of all things music grew throughout her childhood and in her teens, she would go to the library each Saturday to loan Bach CDs. She confesses t…

This week's guest is the gracious Costume & Set Designer, Sophie Thomas. Sophie shares, after careful consideration, choosing a creative path over following in her family's vocational footsteps and becoming a 4th generation Doctor Thomas. After completing an art foundation Sophie chose the costume and set design course at the Royal Welsh College of…

This week’s wonderful guest is Event, Marketing & Comms Consultant and founder of Flex Events, Emily Philp. Emily shares her creative journey to discovering event management and her own surprise that she founded her own business. She discusses the importance of resilience and having a sense of humour; both when running an event but also in managing…