The Creative Adventure

The Creative Adventure is a podcast exploring individuality and creativity. We chat with guests as they share their unique journeys, exploring what they've learned about being creative and becoming fully themselves. We speak with actors, entrepreneurs, authors, CEOs, artists and many others, from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, to hear about their first creative steps, what creativity means to them, and how life is an amazing adventure to be wholly lived and experienced. This podcast is for people who are looking to express themselves and become fully who they are meant to be, and live a life of fun, creativity and adventure. Thank you for listening. www.thecreativeadventure.co.uk Hosts: Greg Vartoukian has led a successful City career with leadership positions at the likes of Accenture, KPMG and London Business School, and always bubbling beneath has been a desire to create. He is now founder of Boxlist.com, a social network for entertainment discovery, and enjoys moving forward on his journey of adventure, creation and understanding. www.linkedin.com/in/greg-vartoukian-07789a1 www.boxlist.com Andrew Wainstein introduced fantasy football to the UK in 1991, steering Fantasy League through three decades of discovery. He is now creating a new venture called Campfire and coaching people to become more purposeful and more themselves in their businesses, careers and lives as a whole. www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwainstein https://campfire.cc

E20: Laura Tenison MBE: Founder of JoJo Maman Bébé, on how true success lies in doing good as well as doing well 04/22/2024

E19: Irene Graham OBE: Creative UK board member, and CEO of the ScaleUp Institute, on how the road to career fulfilment begins with being true to yourself 03/14/2024

E19: Irene Graham OBE: Creative UK board member, and CEO of the ScaleUp Institute, on how the road to career fulfilment begins with being true to yourself In this shorter form episode, Andrew has a one on one chat with the brilliant Irene Graham OBE. Irene was identified as a leader from a young age, with her "can do" mindset and collaborative approach being the cornerstones of a senior career with Standard Chartered, where she harnessed her entrepreneurial spirit to create and lead a range of global projects and businesses, eventually resulting in her being an architect of the UK "open banking" revolution. Irene now sits on the Board of Creative UK, and as founder and CEO of the ScaleUp Institute, has supported for the last 10 years the UK's growing businesses and start-up economy. She is also a Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde University and holds a variety of other non executive director and advisory roles across the creative, business and finance communities, and was awarded an OBE in 2019 for services to business and the economy. It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome Irene, a truly impressive and inspiring guest. We talk about: Growing up surrounded by strong female role models Being asked to take leadership roles from a age The traits of leaders - born or bred? Bringing her entrepreneurial flair to developing new businesses within banking Meetings challenges with the question "how can we solve", rather than "can we solve" The value of building inclusive, collaborative relationships Innovation and intrapreneurship Our choices and attitudes in the face of AI Her creation of ScaleUp Institute and its broad mission in supporting the crucial thousands of growing UK businesses The importance of following your instincts and being true to yourself Her innate drive and openness to make a difference in everything she has done Irene: Us: /episode/index/show/3413b77d-9d30-4080-ac17-123e16fb8408/id/30369613