Creative Career Change
Episodes
S3 E7: Irene Ruby
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the beginning of the year I was invited to be a guest on Irene Ruby’s podcast Makings and Musings. It was the first time I’d been on the other ...
S3 E6: Lara Hayward
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From time to time, I interview a podcast guest and we really, truly just click. The conversation flows (usually with me over-excitedly interrupting to...
S3 E5: Helen Ridley
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Ridley is an illustrator, specialising in live illustration, who has carved out a successful career by following her instincts and doing what fe...
S3 E4: Hannah Miller
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former teachers’ career change stories will always be of special interest to me due to my own educational background. For Hannah Miller, it has been...
S3 E3: Carla Bentele
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion and textile designer Carla Bentele achieved her dream of moving to London and working in the fashion industry, but along came the pandemic and...
S3 E2: Nicola Washington
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many of us now have jobs that didn’t exist when we were young? That is certainly the case for Instagram strategist for authors, Nicola Washingto...
S3 E1: Gabrielle Treanor
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I often talk about how I am inspired by the women I interview on this podcast, and this was especially the case when I had the pleasure of speaking to...
S2 E7: Charlotte Dawson
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost two years ago, I came across an episode of the Interior Design Business Podcast titled ‘Career Changing To Interior Design’. It featured se...
S2 E6: Lucy Pearson
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosting a podcast is a wonderful thing, not least because I regularly find myself talking to truly fascinating individuals who inspire me and open my ...
S2 E5: Judith Giraud
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Judith and I first met in 1996 when we started secondary school together. We’ve been friends ever since despite living in different countries for th...
S2 E4: Emily Charlotte Powell
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emily was one of the first people I connected with on Substack when I joined the platform just over a year ago. It was clear from the start that we ha...
S2 E3: Brina Patel
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brina Patel is a California-based content writer and copywriter. Her work primarily covers mental health and BIPOC representation and I was fortunate ...
S2 E2: Sara Dalrymple
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Several months back I was lucky enough to go to a writing retreat with Emma Gannon and hosted by Tanya Lynch. It was a day spent with 14 other women, ...
S2 E1: Lucy Scovell
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The new series of Creative Career Change is here, complete with a new logo and a few changes here and there!I’m thrilled to share these interviews w...
S1 Bonus Episode: Rediscovering creativity
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Substack is a place of constant connection, and over the past few months I’ve had the pleasure of discovering and getting to know many people from a...
S1 E13: Sarah Robertson
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to the final episode in the ‘Inspiring Creative Career Change’ series. Starting a podcast was never on my agenda until one sunny...
S1 E12: Sophie Storm Roberts
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was back in 2012 when I discovered adventure athlete Sophie Storm Roberts. I read an article in a magazine about the Three Peaks Challenge that she...
S1 E11: Emily Ash Powell
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was an absolute joy to spend an hour chatting to Emily Ash Powell a few weeks back. Emily was made redundant last year, but instead of it causing t...
S1 E10: Maria Hanley
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like me, Maria Hanley began her career as a teacher. Over the past few years she found herself making a big change due to an “unplanned, pandemic-in...
S1 E9: Korynn Morrison
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Korynn and I first connected on Substack several months back, and as soon as I’d discovered a little about her career journey, I knew I needed to he...
S1 E8: Elisabeth Parry
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Funnily enough, I was in France on holiday in October when I discovered Elisabeth Parry’s writing. It was this post about moving to France, renovati...
S1 E7: Vanessa Edwards
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am thrilled to share the final podcast episode of 2023 with you today. Don’t worry there are still a few more to come in 2024, but I did make the ...
S1 E6: Sonya Mallett
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Today's post is a new episode of the Creative Career Change podcast. More on that shortly, but first…In case you missed itLast Wednesday I wr...
S1 E5: Kristi Koeter
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to interview writer and journalist Kristi Koeter, 48 who is based in Texas, USA. Kristi’s career has take...
S1 E4: Hannah Kirkbride
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode features an interview with Hannah Kirkbride. As well as being the writer of one of my favourite Substacks (The Research Objective), ...
S1 E3: Caroline Ferguson
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode features an interview with the inspirational Mindset Trainer Caroline Ferguson. At the age of 50, Caroline had a life changing e...
S1 E2: Amy Carlile
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had the great pleasure of interviewing florist Amy Carlile for this episode of Inspiring Creative Career Change. Amy studied maths and finance at un...
S1 E1: Hannah Ashe
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After much talk, it’s here! The Chez Hanny podcast which seeks to inspire creative career change through sharing stories of women who have taken a r...