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Episode 5: Oliver Burton

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Actor and property auctioneer Oliver Burton joins host Vivienne Egan in a conversation about the surprising similarities between his two jobs, how having ADHD is a benefit to good business management and finding the knack to throwing yourself into new opportunities.

Sustainable work in arts communities

Happy Earth Day for yesterday (and I would also like to wish William Shakespeare a very Happy 405th Birthday today, hope you’re partying down)! If you didn’t get a chance to engage in some sustainable reflection on Earth Day yesterday, I hope this newsletter helps......

Feeling overwhelmed and unconfident? It might be a good sign

A few months ago I attended a freelancing workshop run by Alison Grade. These things can be hit and miss but since it was put on by the Guardian I thought I’d be in fairly safe hands (they often run useful and interesting masterclasses). My biggest takeaway wasn’t...

Is there such a thing as a capitalist artist?

A couple of months ago, I went to a ‘salon’ run by a company called Interintellect (which as far as I can tell just runs conversations on interesting topics with interesting people). The salon was called the Capitalist Artist:  “Writer, painter, and Gumroad founder...