Bloomerangas Podcast

On Crafts in the Age of AI | Glasgow School of Art

I talked with Stephen Bottomley, Head of the School of Design at Glasgow School of Art and a working goldsmith whose own pieces sit in the British Museum and National Mus

Sales for creatives who hate selling

I sat down with Patrick Collins, a sales coach and consultant, to talk about something almost every creative person I know quietly dreads: sales. His first line on the su

The Future of Work Requires a New Kind of Leader

I talked with Amanda Schneider, founder of ThinkLab and author of Work for What's Next. She was also just on The Oprah Podcast talking about the book, if you want another

A School with no Teachers with Heidi Rundt, CEO of Hyper Island

I talked with Heidi Rundt, CEO of Hyper Island, the Sweden-born creative business school that has spent thirty years training people in design, marketing, and innovation.

Designing our Future with Ana Maria Pinto da Silva, Carnegie Mellon School of Design

I recently talked with Ana Maria Pinto da Silva — architect, former UX design leader at Microsoft and Amazon, founder of PechaKucha Seattle, and now Professor at the Carn

Why Creative Leaders Must Learn the Language of Business

Here’s the advice Ekaterina Solomeina gives every designer who wants to be seen as a leader, not just an executor: learn the language the business actually speaks. I tal

Reimagining Creative Education in the Age of AI

A few years ago, Dr. Chris Mitchell did something unsettling in his classroom at the Royal College of Art. He fed the same assessment brief his students were working on

Creativity Is a Muscle. Here’s How to Train It

Can creativity be taught? This is the question we explored in the newest episode of Bloomerangas with Ruta Valušytė, Head of the Design Centre at Kaunas University of Te

Your Brain Needs Idle Time to Be Creative

In our latest Bloomerangas Podcast episode, I speak with Lina Žemaitytė-Kirkman, Head of Rockit (a Startup and Innovation Centre) about something many of us are feeling r

What Investors Actually Want From Creative Founders

In this episode, we speak with Andra Bagdonaitė, venture capital investor and Partner at FIRSTPICK — a high-speed VC fund and accelerator backing ambitious early-stage st

Jessica Dance on Building a Sustainable Creative Business

Jessica Dance is a UK-based artist, designer, and creative coach who has worked with brands including Vogue, Nike, Barbie, British Airways and Google. After years in the

Emily Sharp on Activating Creativity Through Art Therapy

Emily Sharp is a licensed art therapist and psychotherapist who combines talk therapy with creative expression. From her early work in New York to her current online prac

Formafantasma on a Creative Process Rooted in Imagination and Social Responsibility

Formafantasma is a research-driven design studio founded in 2009 by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin. Their work ranges from products and spatial projects to install

Tina Touli on Designing Phygital Experiences

Tina Touli is a London‑based designer working across disciplines. Known for blending the analogue with the digital, she mixes materials and technologies in inventive ways

How do our emotions influence creativity?

Today we felt a little down, so we went out for dessert — because for us, dessert is a kind of therapy that always works. 🍰✨ We talk about our emotions and how they infl

How to repackage your work?

In this episode, we explore the idea of repackaging your creative work. I’m sure you’re familiar with the situation of having leftover materials that aren’t being utilise

Amy Hood on Creative Collaboration and Community Building

Amy Hood is the co-founder of Hoodzpah Design, a studio she runs with her twin sister, Jennifer. Their work is rooted in bold typography, playful humor, and a distinctly

How to avoid creative burnout?

In this episode, we explore the question: “How to avoid creative burnout?” We talk about why burnout often shows up when you’re creating for external rewards — and how e

David Sedgwick on Human Connection Through Design

David Sedgwick is the founder of Studio DBD, an independent design studio based in Manchester. For over two decades, he has shaped the city’s creative identity through br

How to stay consistent when creating?

In this episode, we explore the question: “How to stay consistent when creating?” We dive into what it really takes to keep showing up for your creative projects — espe