Daring Forever (Find your Extraordinary)

Dare to be grateful for the detour - Amy Swift

Amy Swift is a singer and songwriter from London. She grew up in South East London on her parents' Motown, jazz and blues records and was going to gigs from about 15. ~ Her career started on Myspace and in a part-time job selling subscriptions at Music Week, where she "bullied" her way into industry events. Amy Winehouse was breaking through at the same time, so Amy took an alias, Berry Farley, which was her nan's name. Features on house tracks followed, then fronting Pacific State with The Shapeshifters and a deal with Universal. She was grateful for all of it, but she never wanted to be just a voice on a house track, because she had stories to tell. She and Radim talk about where songs come from, and about learning to write to a brief for sync, TV, adverts and even a musical for a cruise ship. They also cover the "twisted fairy tale" of publishing contracts, a week-long writing camp in Denmark with no phones, and why her track Moving ended up using the first demo vocal she recorded. Takeaways Songs start with a feeling. Ask yourself how you feel and what you want to say, then the melody and words follow. Anyone can write, because we all share heartache, loss and grief. Writing to a brief is a different way of thinking. The constraints can free you up instead of limiting you. Sync work became a real income during COVID. It also put her music in front of hundreds of thousands of people through a Netflix show. Be open about the commercial side of being an artist. There's no shame in having more than one way to earn from music. Labels and publishing deals aren't the be-all and end-all, and they can leave you stuck. Less is more. When it feels good, stop, because overcooking can take months or even years. Your songs capture a moment in time, and that's what makes them beautiful years later. Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

"It's okay to want people, not need them." (Nils Leonard bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Nils Leonard from Uncommon Creative Studio ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

Dare to build work that outlasts you - Nils Leonard

Nils Leonard is the creative founder of Uncommon Creative Studio, with offices in Stockholm, London and New York. Its work covers design, advertising, film, narrative objects and art, including a show at the Venice Biennale. ~ In this conversation, Nils explains why he doesn't want to win the opening weekend. He wants to make reference points: work people still talk about years later. He talks about the long break after Grey that stopped Uncommon from becoming "Grey Part Two", and why the first question he asks every new client is "why are you here?" He also explains how three years of a website with nothing on it but a bouncing flag flushed out the time-wasters. Nils looks back on LifePaint and what he'd do differently, tells the Yves Klein story that inspired the bacteria reveal at OFFF Festival, and explains why he markets to talent before clients. He ends with the kind of work he wants to make next: places and monuments built to outlast everyone involved. Key takeaways Treat every brief as a chance to matter. Whether work adds to your life's tapestry or just fills someone else's list depends on how you choose to see your job. Define success before you start. Most of the industry's frustrations come from never asking the client what success really looks like. Make it inevitable, not brave. The goal is an idea so right for the problem that nobody even sees it as a risk. Build first, then invite. Taking an idea to a brand as an invitation, instead of asking permission, changes the power dynamic. Scarcity is value. When everyone takes in the same inputs and offers the same things, being unlike anyone else becomes the offer. Narrative objects travel further than adverts. A product, object or place that tells a story lets people retell it in their own way. Market to talent first. If the best people want to work with you, the clients follow. Want people, don't need them. The power lies in making things happen without depending on anyone. Articulation matters as much as art direction. Creatives need to be heard outside their work, whether that's writing, speaking, publishing or making. Make it for yourself. The most personal work is often the most universal. Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

"Art has always been a real solace" (Frances Yeoland bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Frances Yeoland ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

Dare to doubt and keep going - Frances Yeoland

Frances Yeoland is a Sydney-born, New York-based creative director and artist who has spent fifteen years working across branding, campaigns and design systems, while building a parallel practice as an abstract painter and poet.~ She talks with Radim about growing up between Australia's Western outlook and its geographic place in Asia, discovering gallery spaces as a teenage sanctuary, and the long process of letting her commercial and artistic selves finally meet instead of staying separate. The conversation moves through her process, poetry as the seed of every painting, colour pulled from photos of everyday urban scenes, and the discipline of resisting the impulse to "fix" a stray brushstroke. They also wander into living eulogies, the value of sitting in ambiguity rather than being pigeonholed, and why doubt doesn't have to disappear for the work to be good. TAKEAWAYS Frances trained in graphic design in Sydney without knowing it existed as a career, discovering it was a way to combine language and visual delivery Art galleries became a teenage sanctuary for her as a queer woman navigating a conservative upbringing, offering stories and ways of living she couldn't find elsewhere She spent years keeping her commercial design work and personal art practice deliberately separate, before realising the two feed and sharpen each other Her paintings begin as poetry — she writes fragments of language first, then builds visual rhythm and colour that mirror the feeling of the words Colour choices come partly from a "colour stories" photo album on her phone, pulled from urban scenes and everyday compositions she notices while out in the world She resists retouching or correcting mistakes in her physical work, treating an errant brushstroke as proof of the handmade rather than a flaw to erase Showing her art publicly for the first time, in a solo show curated by Sydney Fishman, felt deeply vulnerable but gave others permission to be vulnerable too She'd rather sit in ambiguity than explain herself into a single job title, believing people are too often afraid of mystery Doubt, for her, never fully goes away — she's made peace with it being part of the process rather than a signal to stop She and Radim riff on the idea of "living eulogies" — describing people by their values and qualities while they're still here to hear it Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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"Not all ideas are good" (James Martin bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with James Martin ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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Dare to slow down and think deeper - James Martin (MBJ)

James Martin — designer, educator, and now double author of No Bullshit Branding — joins Radim to unpack why perception so often outruns talent, and what to do about it. ~ The conversation moves from why James wrote a deliberately slow, research-heavy book in a fast-content world, into his central framework: the gap between evidence (everything you've actually done) and proof (what you show the world so people can believe it). Along the way, they cover the "hidden geniuses" of the creative industry, the effort heuristic, and why chasing social media visibility without asking where your actual clients are is quietly (well — loudly) burning people out. Takeaways Evidence and proof are not the same thing — evidence is everything you've done; proof is the fraction of it you make visible to people who don't yet know you Perception can outweigh talent: the effort heuristic means people equate visible effort with value, regardless of skill "Hidden geniuses" — highly skilled people with no visibility — lose opportunities to less-skilled people who are simply better perceived A brand is a recognisable reputation, not a logo or a content calendar The Five Idea Keys are sequential — you can't skip ahead without answering the question in front of you Minimum Viable Brand borrows from lean startup thinking: build small, put it in the world, test, then improve Ask existing clients how they actually found you before deciding where to spend your marketing time Human biology drives us to conform (Hotelling's Law) — awareness of that pull is the first step to resisting it A book (or any deliberate act of proof) can reset how you're perceived, separate from algorithmic visibility Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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"I don't think opportunity is found. it's built" (Marissa Garcia bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Marissa Garcia ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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Dare to make it on brand - Marissa Garcia

Marissa Garcia is a brand designer and strategist from Fresno, California, currently in the middle of what she calls a "personal revolution" — expanding from brand design and strategy into building a creative co-working studio for entrepreneurs and founders in her hometown. ~ A former competitive runner, Marissa traces her understanding of personal branding back to childhood, when she was repeatedly cast as "Scary Spice" instead of the "Sporty Spice" identity she felt was truly hers. That early lesson — that if you don't control your narrative, someone else will — became the foundation of her three pillars of personal brand: clarity, consistency, and connection. She and Radim dig into her "delulu" mindset, the belief that opportunity isn't found but built, and the story of how she cold-pitched her way onto a stage at Cannes Lions and funded the entire trip through connections she built with no prior relationship. Takeaways Personal brand isn't something you own — it's something others perceive, but you have real power to influence it Marissa's three pillars: clarity (showing people who you are), consistency ("make it on brand" in everything you do), and connection (building relationships, not making asks) Being a "multi-hyphenate" isn't a lack of focus — singular identities can box creatives in rather than free them Opportunity is built, not found — Marissa manufactured her own speaking stage and funding at Cannes Lions through months of relationship-building Corporate life taught her the cost of attaching identity to a title or company instead of a bigger mission "Unshakable belief in what's possible," forged through her athletic background, carries into how she approaches business and rejection alike Other people's opinions of you are "none of your business" — a mantra she also teaches her kids Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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"Self-doubt is the blade in my pencil sharpener" (Benji Wiedemann bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Benji Wiedemann wiedemannlampe.com ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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Dare to design across generations - Benji Wiedemann

Benji Wiedemann, co-founder and executive creative director of Wiedemann Lampe, joins Radim to unpack a career that's grown from graphic design into something closer to nation-building — cultural strategy for governments, museums, and city-scale projects that won't be finished for another 25 years. ~ Benji traces his path from a German-Jewish family shaped by displacement, through a childhood spent convinced he'd end up homeless, to co-founding an agency with Alex Lampe that now works on cities not yet built. This is a conversation about listening as a discipline, self-doubt as a tool, and designing for a timescale far longer than any one career. Takeaways Family history can become a working philosophy — Benji's grandfather's "if you can't fit it in your pocket, you can't have it" now shapes how his agency thinks about value beyond ownership Struggling academically doesn't predict creative capability — some minds simply need different conditions, not different expectations Cultural strategy work runs on immersion, not assumption — arriving with "no bias" and extracting meaning rather than imposing ideas Real listening isn't passive — showing people how they've been heard is what turns input into trust Self-doubt and fear aren't obstacles to creative clarity — treated right, they're what sharpens a point of view Sustainable business leadership means building systems and making yourself replaceable, not staying indispensable Long-term thinking is a genuine competitive advantage — projects designed to outlive their creators tend to be the ones that matter Curiosity, empathy, and self-doubt together form a more durable creative foundation than confidence alone Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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"I want to let the project get its own shape." (Melissa Castan bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Melissa Castan ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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Dare to let ideas have a home - Melissa Castan

Mel Castan is a Mexico City-born, Barcelona-based animator, illustrator, and community builder whose creative journey has taken her from advertising school to motion graphics to founding two community projects for creatives. ~ She talks with Radim about growing up in a military family with a spiritual streak, discovering illustration as a meditative practice, and building spaces where creatives can process burnout, imposter syndrome, and identity beyond the usual networking event. Takeaways Mel is a Mexico City-born, Barcelona-based animator, illustrator, and producer who's spent nine years building a career across advertising, motion design, and community-building Growing up in a military family — her grandfather a retired army general who turned to spirituality after retiring — shaped her comfort holding contradictions together She describes creativity as a lifelong practice tied to her ADHD, and drawing as a meditative practice since childhood A mapping show by Amon Tobin reshaped her sense of what creative work could be and pulled her toward studying motion graphics in Barcelona She spent her first days in Barcelona intentionally getting lost in the Gothic Quarter, without a phone or map, as her way of learning the city She co-founded Frames by Friends, a five-year community for Barcelona's animators and motion designers that grew from an expected 20 people to 75 at its first event Her current project, Side Project, builds spaces — Honest Conversations and Work in Progress — for creatives to process burnout, imposter syndrome, and identity beyond networking She describes "vicarious learning" — the idea that sharing our struggles with others makes them feel lighter and less isolating Her guiding philosophy is that ideas have home, and her role is to be that home for others She's letting Side Project's future shape itself without attachment to a fixed outcome, trusting that showing up consistently will reveal the next step Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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"When you have a lot of passion for something, it can blur your view." (Pep Salazar bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Pep Salazar from OFFF Festival ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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Dare to chase the hardest place on Earth - Pep Salazar (OFFF)

Pep Salazar, director of OFFF — the design and creativity festival he's shaped since 2007 — joins Radim to unpack what it really takes to build a "city for three days." ~ Pep traces his own unlikely path, from a teenager who dreamed of being an actor in a small town near Barcelona, through his formative years building Sónar, to the moment he realised passion alone can blur your vision and every idea needs a manager to make it real. They talk about why OFFF shows unfinished work instead of polished portfolios, how a team of seven becomes thirty-five once the doors open, and why Pep would rather rebrand the festival every five years than let it stand still. This is a conversation about risk, honesty, and the invisible, exhausting, joyful work of building a community that actually means it. Takeaways Passion can blur your vision — every big idea eventually needs a manager to protect it and make it real A festival isn't a finished portfolio piece; showing the process and the unfinished idea is what builds real trust with a community Location does double duty — the city gives you context, but the venue has to speak the same language as the event itself Curating without a fixed theme keeps a lineup honest and lets creativity stay wide instead of narrow Saying no to most people who want the stage is one of the hardest, least visible parts of the job Deliberately rebranding every few years keeps a design festival credible — you can't ask others to embrace change if you won't Growth doesn't have to mean franchising — co-producing with local partners builds real community instead of a copy-paste event The job is made of a thousand three-minute conversations, and learning to actually enjoy them is its own skill Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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"Unless you put yourself out there, nobody's going to discover you." Lidia Scarlat

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Lidia Scarlat ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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Dare to build the conditions for others - Lidia Scarlat

Lidia Scarlat is a Moldova-born producer who has built a career spanning animation, motion, VFX and live events — from stage visuals for the Swan Lake Ballet to screen visuals for Jurassic World theme park, often in the very same week. ~ Raised in a family of artists during Moldova's turbulent post-Soviet transition, she talks with Radim about how "everything is temporary and it will be fine" became a defining philosophy, why producing means jumping off the cliff before the artist ever can, and how showing up — not waiting to be discovered — built her entire career. They also get into AI's growing role in creative pipelines and why taste, direction and storytelling remain the parts no machine can touch. TAKEAWAYS Growing up in post-Soviet Moldova, Lidia's family shielded her from real instability while instilling the belief that everything is temporary and will be fine She comes from generations of artists — a polymath great-grandfather, actor grandparents, ballet-dancer parents — yet chose producing as her own way into the arts Producing means saying yes before anything exists — no team, no roadmap, just the intuition that you'll figure it out Nobody gets discovered by waiting; showing up to conferences and communities, starting with Motionographer and later OFFF, built her entire network and career She deliberately gives opportunities to artists without polished portfolios, because desire and hunger can't be faked or bought Learning to ask "stupid" questions early, instead of pretending to understand, became one of her most valuable production skills Every project is treated as its own "mutant" — pipeline and pace are built around the people and personalities involved, not a fixed process On AI: she's watched teams move from fear to curiosity, using it to iterate concepts faster, while believing taste and storytelling remain irreplaceable Her real measure of a good project isn't the outcome alone, but whether she'll love looking back on the process of making it Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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"I started asking and I started getting" (Dan Woodger bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Dan Woodger ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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Dare to ask for what you want - Dan Woodger

Dan Woodger — freelance illustrator, animation director, and returning Daring Forever guest — joins Radim to unpack Run London Draw London, the project he built alongside training for this year's London Marathon. ~ Starting from a blank canvas in January, Dan invited people to donate £5 to add a hand-drawn character to a sprawling crowd-scene illustration of the marathon route, turning strangers, club runners, and eventually Paula Radcliffe, pro athletes, and podcast hosts into part of the artwork. The conversation ranges across the collision of running and illustration, the frustration of NDA'd client work going unseen, the highs and lows of a data-obsessed relationship with Strava, and the sheer force of just asking for what you want. It closes on marathon day itself — cramp, crowd energy, and a mid-race bottle of water from Mo Farah — and on what comes next for the project. Takeaways The project raised over £5,000 for Oxfam, well past the initial £2,000 target, entirely self-funded and self-run Dan built the crowd scene in public on Instagram, showing the process rather than only the finished piece, as a deliberate response to AI in the industry Two hundred characters were needed to fill the scene — a number he set himself before a single donation came in Getting Paula Radcliffe, Mo Farah, pro athlete Julia Paternain, and the Ellis James and John Robins podcast involved all came from cold, slightly odd, direct asks Frustration with NDA'd client work — and the resulting quiet in his inbox — was part of what pushed him to make something fully his own Running and illustration turned out to share the same trap: comparing your own work-in-progress to everyone else's highlight reel On race day, cramp hit from 30K onward, but the crowd — and strangers recognising their own drawn characters — carried him through He's already thinking about a second edition, ideally with a brand or sponsor covering the printing and shipping costs he covered out of pocket this time Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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"Brands increasingly don't want people to write about their work now." (Eliza Williams bonus episode)

A short bonus episode showcasing a few standout moments from this week's guest interview with Eliza Williams from creativereview.co.uk ~ Daring Forever. Podcast with Radim Malinic daringcreativity.com | desk@daringcreativity.com Books by Radim Malinic Paperback and Kindle > https://amzn.to/4biTwFc Free audiobook (with Audible trial) > https://geni.us/free-audiobook Book bundles https://novemberuniverse.co.uk Lux Coffee Co. https://luxcoffee.co.uk/ (Use: PODCAST for 15% off) November Universe https://novemberuniverse.co.uk (Use: PODCAST for 10% off)

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