Creative Careers Series 2
Episode 1- Mollie Faux-Wilkins (The English Simmer)- Streamer & YouTuber
Series 2 of Creative Careers got off to a great start,🎈🙌as we chatted with professional streamer and Youtuber Mollie Faux-Wilkins, better known as The English Simmer.
The interview was full of career insights and Mollie gave helpful advice on how to overcome unique challenges content creators face, as well as share her own experiences. 👏😜
Her lovely community also got involved and the Discord Q&A was lively and successful. By the end, we had all learnt something new and hopefully a few were inspired to follow Mollie’s footsteps.👣
Episode 2- Lor Stahl (Storyteller)
In this episode, we talked to Lori Stahl, who introduced us to her world of professional storytelling. We learned all about the wide range of industries that it interacts with and how to get into this line of work. Lori gave some helpful tips on working as a freelancer and how to successfully work from home, as well as advice on how to make money from what you love doing. There were some good questions in the Q&A that further explored her creative process and we finished with a greater understanding of this innovative career.
Episode 3- Tom Wright (YouTuber)
160,000 subscribers means you’re onto something good! In this episode we spoke to Tom, a rock climber and YouTube content creator from Devon. At only 21 years old he co-founded the rock climbing YouTube channel “Bouldering Bobat”.
Fast Forward three years and Bouldering Bobat has grown to over 160,000 keen subscribers – becoming one of the biggest rock climbing channels in the world! Tom now works full time on the channel, appearing in the videos as well as shooting, editing and producing the content alongside co-founder Omar Bobat.
In Tom’s chat and live Q&A we learned what kind of skills you need to do just this, and how to keep track of the different things you need to run your own business. Tom also spoke about what kind of role dyslexia has played whilst teaching himself all these new skills – without going to university or taking expensive courses. He chose a gap year labouring and travelling, and then decided not to go to university despite successfully getting a place on a photography/filming course.
Being an amazing rock climber, Tom moved to London to work for Arch Climbing Centre where he discovered a knack for running their social media. This later led onto founding Bouldering Bobat. Catch up with Tom in this video to hear more about what moving from Devon to London was like, how he monetised his YouTube to support two people, and what top tips he has for anyone who wants to do the same.
Episode 4- Filmographeropher, Writer and Director Annie Martin
Annie does things a little bit differently! She created her job from things she enjoys, so rather than a normal 9-5 she has a portfolio career. She is a filmmaker writing and directing for commercial, documentary and online content production. Originally from Devon, she moved to London four years ago where she studied BA Film Practice at the University of the Arts London. Annie graduated with her final film “Hers To Take“, a fantastic documentary exploring risk taking in women’s adventure sport. It gained multiple entries and awards at international film festivals, as well as being broadcast by Lionsgate on network TV in the US.
After graduating in July 2019 Annie began work as a writer/director for a small production company where she creatively oversees projects and lends a hand with shooting and editing.
But that’s not all – Annie founded Bouldering DabRats, a climbing youtube channel aimed at women, which has gained 30k followers and over 1 million views in the two and a half years since its beginnings. She is also the co-founder of Beta Magazine, an online zine focusing on wider representation in climbing particularly by championing female achievement and contribution.
Annie spoke about how you go from being unsure about what you want to do, to doing something you really enjoy. WATCH HERE