Never Not Creative
Episodes
Nothing Gets Better By Staying Quiet: Katie Cadwell of the NDA Podcast
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Never Not Creative, Andy Wright sits down with Katie Cadwell, founder of Lucky Dip and host of the NDA Podcast, to unpack the real...
Where Do We Go With AI? With Bonnie Kate Wolf
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Never Not Creative, Andy Wright speaks with icon designer, illustrator and art director, Bonnie Kate Wolf about the emotional and e...
We're all in it together – with Cat How
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re all in it together – with Cat How What does it mean to run a creative agency where radical transparency and empathy aren't buzzwords, bu...
Have faith in yourself - with Nick Finney, NB Studio
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Andy Wright and Rio Blake (joining as the new Northern Hemisphere correspondent) sit down with Nick Finney, founder of NB Studio and ...
Gaps, Gains and Creative Freedom, with James Martin
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this insightful second half of their conversation, Andy and Rachel share the continuation of Andy's discussion with James Martin, renowned grap...
Standing out is a super power, with James Martin
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Andy Wright and Rachel Zhang share an interview with James Martin, renowned graphic designer at Lincoln Design Co., creator of MadeBy...
Putting it out there - with Lubalin
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when an internet sensation decides to take creative control? In this episode of the Never Not Creative podcast, Rachel and Andy sit down ...
Getting started
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Never Not Creative podcast, hosts Andy Wright and Rachel Zhang are joined by Paper Moose Co-Founder, Nick Hunter to discuss how...
What am I worth?
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Never Not Creative Podcast, hosts Andy and Rachel explore the complex topic of determining your worth in the creative industry....
Impostor Syndrome
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Wright and Rachel Zhang discuss every creatives dreaded topic – Impostor Syndrome. How to deal with those voices that keep telling us we're not...
How do I deal with bad behaviour?
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel and Andy are discussing the topic of how to deal with bad behaviour from colleagues, managers and even clients. It's a topic that has been...
So... how is your mental health?
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Rachel are back with the still, rather awkward question – How is your mental health? We delve into questions like, how should we talk about...
Do we have to experience burnout to be any good?
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Never Not Creative podcast is back after a 2 year hiatus. Joining Andy for this new season is co-host, Rachel Zhang, a digital product designer li...
Creativity and Football Mini-Series E06
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Balfe is no football expert. But he is a male creative who was willing to chat to us about his mental health and his experiences with anxiety. Pa...
More than ticking boxes
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nasya Kamrat is the Co-Founder of FACULTY, a certified, woman-owned spatial storytelling agency. After experiences working with multi-national agencie...
Exploring mental health
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ve Dewey interviews James Routledge, the co-founder of Sanctus. After starting Sanctus, a coaching business to help improve men...
Creative entrepreneurship for social good
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ve and Andy join forces to chat to recent winners of the Deutsche Bank Awards For Creative Entrepreneurs – Jameisha Prescod, founde...
The F Word Mini-Series – Episode 3
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's our third and final episode of the F Word Mini-Series. David and Ve sit down for an inspirational conversation around failure at an organisationa...
The F Word Mini-Series – Episode 2
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode, David and Ve sit down with Alina Mendoza Lopez, currently an intern at Dragon Rouge London, and Max Ottignon, co-founder of the...
The F Word Mini-Series – Episode 1
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Based on the “The F word”, our latest mini-series focuses on "Failure." This first episode with Never Not Creative Co-creator, Ve Dewey and David ...
Creativity and Football Mini-Series E05
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode of our Creativity and Football mini-series rounds out with The Hallway's ECD Simon Lee. Simon has lived experience with the ups and ...
Creativity and Football Mini-Series E04
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 4th episode of our Creativity & Football mini-series we head to Switzerland with renowned lettering artist Stefan Kunz. Stefan is an intern...
Creativity and Football Mini Series E03
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 3rd episode of our Creativity & Football mini-series. Craig Elimeliah is an award-winning ECD at VMLY&R in New York. A native New-Yor...
Creativity and Football Mini Series E02
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Zac Seidler knows a thing or two about football. Whilst he's scored many a goal from all over the pitch, his ultimate goal is to reduce the stagger...
Creativity and Football Mini Series E01
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a Never Not Creative podcast mini-series. Creativity and Football. We're talking to men about creativity, football and... who are we kiddin...
S4 Ep8 Qualified?
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Asher Oliver didn’t take the traditional ‘qualified’ pathway into the creative industry. After graduation from university with a Business Manage...
S4 Ep7 A side of business
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Blair Enns (author of Win Without Pitching and Pricing Creativity) joins Andy to discuss the challenges that creatives have when it comes to business....
S4 Ep6 Culture and colleagues
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Sarah are back with another episode on a Never Not International Women’s Day talk with Tom Tapper. Tom is the co-founder and CEO of ...
S4 Ep5 Equality + respect
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Andy Wright and Sarah Nguyen in another episode to discuss two powerful talks from Never Not International Women’s Day - ‘Until your fear of ...
S4 Ep4 Move on John
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Somewhere around 2015, the first of the John genre articles arrived, trumpeting that there are more CEOs named John than women CEOs in their entirety....
S4 Ep3 All inclusive
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Duru (Verbal Design Director, R/GA) and Sumita Maharaj (Associate Design Director, Re:) join Sarah and Andy to discuss their recent submission to...
S4 Ep2 Kill the stereotypes
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To make meaningful change in workplaces all around the world, we need to recognise that the gender inequity in our industry and society is a cultural ...
S4 Ep1 Rage over fear – Never Not International Women's Day
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
International Women’s Day 2021 has passed. But this year, we're not going back to business as usual. As far as we're concerned, it will always be Ne...
S3 Ep16 Meaning And Purpose
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sally Fitzpatrick is a Clinical Psychologist and the Acting Program Manager, Mental Health and Research at Everymind, our partners in the Mentally-...
S3 Ep15 Take me to your leader - with Victoria Davies
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Davies has spent years as a leader in the advertising industry. Now though, Victoria has swapped running some of the most successful ag...
S3 Ep14 Creative Clarity with Trevor Hubbard, Founder – Butchershop
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After years of learning in the agency business, championing and doubling-down on a project-based model, Trevor Hubbard is on a mission to wipe out fai...
S3 Ep13 Creative shelf-life?
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Mackenzie founded White Bear in 2014. Since then it's gone from strength to strength. No surprise really, as when we caught up with Kelly it was...
S3 Ep12 Creative Growth
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Ekaterina Solomeina the founder of Future London Academy. Ekaterina challenges the traditional concept of University, a linear career pat...
S3 Ep11 Recovery – Where to from here?
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An incredible, far-reaching episode with experts on the future and our mental health. Prue Jones, Design Director at Fjord provides a unique perspecti...
S3 Ep10 Under Pressure – the results of the 2020 Mentally-Healthy study
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
18 months on from our first study into the mental health and wellbeing of the creative, media and marketing industry, we’re back with a deeper dive....
S3 Ep9 Side hustle obsession
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Brooke Strozdas wrote about her side hustle observations she was just letting off steam. Then bang, Twitter responded and she'd clearly hit on so...
S3 Ep8 The New Normal – Asking For A Friend
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With guests, Jess Lilley, Creative Director of Leo Burnett and Aileen Alegado, Psychologist. We discuss when's the right time to ask for a payrise. Is...
S3 Ep7 Creative Utopia?
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andy first met Daniele Fiandaca in 2002. He was COO at (then) independent agency Profero. They were his agency and he was their client. Since leaving ...
S3 Ep6 A world-wide creative challenge
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we stumbled across Creative Confessions in our insta feed, we sensed an immediate familiarity. Veronica Mike and Josh Schneider are on a mission ...
S3 Ep5 Navigating change in 2020
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a fully loaded chat with Andrew Dobbie (Founder of Made Brave) and Peter Czapp (Founder of The Wow Company). One's a creative fo...
S3 Ep4 Asking for a friend – April 2020
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is from our April Asking For A Friend event. We all know that “asking for a friend”is an easier way to ask a tough question. So once ...
S3 Ep3 Creative energy with Sean Hall
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Hall has seen almost every nook and cranny of our industry. From working in one of Australia's most iconic agencies to running one of Australia's...
S3 Ep2 Wearing your heart on your sleeve - with Mitch Wallis
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sarah and Andy chat to Mitch Wallis, the Founder of the Heart on My Sleeve Movement. Entwined within Mitch's story about his own Menta...
S3 Ep1 Purpose, meaning and mental health
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back. Season 3 kicks off with Chris Freel and Nina Nyman from Unltd. We talk all things mental health and how to do good in our industry. Perf...
S2 Ep18 Tackling mental health at work
21 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of Season 2 and 2019, Andy and Sarah catch-up with the formidable "Monty" AKA Sarah Montague, Creative Director at ooh! Media. Wi...
S2 Ep17 The mental health of the creative
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We caught lettering artist and typographer, Craig Black as he was whizzing around Australia for his national AGDA tour. But better than that, we also ...
S2 Ep16 Creating on the edge with Shruti Rai
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and Andy catch up with Shruti Rai about designing for the edge cases and how to embrace audiences and use cases that we might not be comfortable...
S2 Ep15 Getting started
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Andy is in Tasmania for Foundry Live. Foundry Live is a conference by Foundry Creative School in Tasmania. Every few months they i...
S2 Ep14 The Creative's Mind – with Professor David Alais
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Professor David Alais is a psychologist and neuroscientist at The University of Sydney. Sarah and Andy caught up with David to understand better how t...
S2 Ep13 Being brutally honest
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is packed full of advice on running a business as a creative – get your notebooks out! Andy and Sarah caught up with Emily Cohen, creat...
S2 Ep12 Minding The Gap
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Sarah caught up with Chris Doyle who last year started an initiative called This Is Not University. TINU is a mentoring program that Chris st...
S2 Ep11 Looking after each other
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our industry is nothing without the people who make it. So, what do we do to make sure they're thriving? How are we helping them grow? In this episode...
S2 Ep10 NNC x ADR collaboration - Running a business with your best mate
06 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Australian Design Radio and Never Not Creative hosts Matt Leach and Andy Wright found themselves in Brisbane together at The Design Conference. Theref...
S2Ep9 Industry Events: Inspiration, community and self-development
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a month of high quality events in the creative industry, Sarah and Andy unpack how important it is to get out to find inspiration, community and...
S2Ep8 How can we make a brighter future for the creative industry?
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was sparked by a tweet. On the 2nd April, Andy tweeted, "Sometimes it feels like we really don't want to create a better industry. When y...
S2Ep7 What diversity can bring to the creative industry
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Big questions in this episode. Is the lack of diversity in the creative industry holding us back? Can we be more creative as a result? What's it like ...
S2Ep6 Why go in-house as a creative?
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maggie Tang (ex Frost, Houston Group and current Head of Brand at Ableton), and Christian Hewitt ex R/GA, part of InVision's Design Leadership Forum a...
S2Ep5 - Getting a foot in the door
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Andy and Sarah discuss a recent Never Not Creative event – The Future Of Internships. Should they or shouldn't they be paid? How ...
S2 Ep4 - Causing a Creative Industry Boom
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with Katy Cowan, the founder of Creative Boom. The online magazine for the creative industry that supports and provides resources for anyo...
S2Ep3 - Providing support for women in the creative industry
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we get frank about the experiences of women in the creative industry. Mirella Marie is the founder of Womentor. An international mento...
S2Ep2 - Best of 2018 - part 2
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the second half of our review show. Sarah and Andy discuss internships with the highlights from our chats with Adam Thorn (journalist at Mumbrell...
S2Ep1 - Best of 2018 - part 1
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off season 2, we review the best of season 1. Andy and co-host Sarah, go back to the start to discuss vulnerability and struggle with some of ...
AGDA and staying relevant for the design community
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our chat with Nic Eldridge, CEO of AGDA, we focus on the future. What are the challenges facing AGDA as we enter 2019? How will ...
The great debate around awards and AGDA
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As we move into the final weeks of the year, we have special guest, Nic Eldridge. Nic's the CEO of AGDA (the Australian Graphic Design Association) an...
Creating better conditions for parents returning to work
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Kate Pollard. Kate, is the co-founder of Circle In, a startup focused on creating a community to improve working condition...
Mentally Healthy - Does the creative industry have a mental health problem?
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we launched the results of the Mentally Healthy 2018 research – one of the largest studies into the mental health of the creative, media a...
Future Models For The Creative Industry
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our chat with Jules Ehrhardt, former co-owner of Ustwo and founder of Fktry, a creative capital studio. Jules talks about future models, bri...
The Future Of The Creative Industry with Jules Ehrhardt
17 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jules Ehrhardt is obsessed. Obsessed about the future of our industry and changing the terms of business for the creative class. How do we stop creati...
What's Going On?
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Andy's on his own. So this is the perfect opportunity to let you know what's been going on and what's coming up in Never Not Creative la...
Internships - could standardised programs be the answer?
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of our chat with Dean Jacobson, a designer from Melbourne. We disagreed on the subject of whether all internships should be paid. In th...
Internships and the benefit of hindsight
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 12 brings us back to internships. They’re such a great way to get a foot in the door, prove your worth and start a career. But, should they ...
What are we worth? And what should we be rewarding?
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This final instalment of a discussion with Maggie Tang and Gabby Lord focuses on the value of creative work. How do you ensure that clients recognise ...
The Future, Unicorns And The (Potential) Power Of Community
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of our chat with Gabby Lord and Maggie Tang, we get inspired by Gabby's tweets (@gabbylord_ if you're not following already). From the unach...
Gender, Confidence and the Money Question
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first in a 3 part series of a conversation I had with Gabby Lord and Maggie Tang. Both are Aussie creatives in Berlin with significant opi...
Real Talk - feelings, struggles and honesty
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the second half of our chat with Kitiya Palaskas, things get very real and very personal. Kit has started an initiative called the Real Talk Projec...
Burnout and Accountability with Kitiya Palaskas
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Melbourne creative Kitiya Palaskas about burnout, accountability and how to deal with social media. Check out more about...
Investigating unpaid internships with Mumbrella's Adam Thorn
08 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Thorn is a journalist for Australia's media, marketing and creative industry news site, Mumbrella. For the last few months he's been investigatin...
The Creative Juggle
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we interview Charl Laubscher, the founder of Love + Money. Charl has had a fascinating journey through creative agencies and used that...
NNC Mini - Mentally Healthy 2018
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A first "mini" episode recorded while walking to and from the Mumbrella Health Marketing Summit to launch our research study, Mentally Healthy 2018. L...
Vulnerability and the creative's struggle
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the last part of our discussion with Josie and Tina we tackle some personal experiences around some of the mental and emotional struggles of being ...
Internships and getting the right start in the industry
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of our chat with Josie and Tina we discuss are we giving people entering the creative industry the best possible start? Should interns be pa...
Gender And Opportunity In The Creative Industry
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Josie Young (Christopher Doyle & Co.) and Tina Victoria Afshar (Common State) about being a woman in the industry and what we can do to f...
Welcome to Never Not Creative
29 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An intro to the Never Not Creative podcast and what we're up to as a community for creatives.