How Might We

Mona Bani is the founder and MD at Revoke⁠, a non-profit advocating for the rights and welfare of young displaced people, and co-founder of the award-winning media platform Untelevised⁠, which produces media from the grassroots to explore possibilities for social change. She has over 10 years of experience in the socio-political sector, ranging from the Cabinet Office, to the refugee camp in Calais, and she's particularly passionate about bridging the gap between those affected by policy and those who shape policy. Her own parents were political refugees and she grew up in Denmark before migrating to the UK as a teenager, and she's appeared on much media speaking against the hostile environment. She's been awarded as one of the 2020 Clore Lived Experience Leaders in the Refugee and Migration sector; a Thirty Percy Changemaker; and an Aspen Leadership fellow. 🔹 Connect with Mona - https://www.linkedin.com/in/monabani/ 🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hwfi.zone⁠⁠⁠ 🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - ⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt⁠⁠

Naomi is the CEO of Footwork Trust. Their purpose is to create effective, more collaborative models for how places are made and remade that are locally rooted and led; and informed by local knowledge and experience. By identifying, supporting and learning with local social innovators and the communities they serve, Footwork uncovers the barriers to successful placemaking and how best to overcome them. Naomi is originally an architect, graduating with Distinction from University College London. She worked as a designer in Copenhagen, New York & Chicago before settling in London. Throughout her travels, Naomi witnessed the importance of social justice in building community resilience. Not least in London, where her award winning thesis uncovered the reality of life for older people living in a North London housing estate. 🔹 Connect with Naomi - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/naomi-rubbra-9b39a9104 🔹 Find out more about Footwork Trust - https://www.footwork.org.uk/ 🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hwfi.zone⁠⁠⁠ 🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - ⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt⁠⁠

Isabel Sachs is the founder of I LIKE NETWORKING, a D&AD award-winning platform.  Isabel is an entrepreneur and public speaker with over 18 years of experience in the Creative Industries, passionate about bringing diverse talent into the creative industry - from artists to arts managers. She has worked on a variety of nonprofits, culture organizations and consumer-led companies, conceptualizing and producing branded experiences that engage core consumers, as well as communications campaigns, having worked with clients such as Converse, Red Bull and Lollapalooza, amongst others. She created an award-winning cultural agency, based in Brazil, producing over 50 events a year including international tours, and managing a roster of artists and a theatre company. Isabel was listed as one of the top 21 most influential women by Startups Magazine and 2022 The Dots 100 Rising Star.  🔹 Follow Isabel Sachs -⁠ ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelsachs/ 🔹 Find out more about I LIKE NETWORKING - ⁠https://ilikenetworking.uk/ 🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - ⁠⁠https://www.hwfi.zone⁠⁠ 🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - ⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt⁠⁠

Alex Ball is the Co-founder and Programme Director at the Block Dojo, with over 20 years’ experience within financial services focusing on innovation, data and technology. As the Programme Director he is responsible for the design, curation, and execution of the 12-week incubator programme, helping early-stage companies to develop their business ideas and get them ready for funding. Prior to this, Alex was the Innovation Programmes Officer of the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars, accelerating some of the highest profile early-stage and growth companies in fintech. Working in collaboration with business sponsors, subject matter experts, mentors, advisors, and VC's. Alex has a huge passion for tech, start-ups and helping entrepreneurs to succeed. 🔹 Follow Alex Ball - Alexander Ball | LinkedIn 🔹 Find out more about Block Dojo - Block Dojo – Global blockchain incubator 🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - ⁠https://www.hwfi.zone⁠ 🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - ⁠https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt⁠

Camilla Cole is an experienced contemporary art curator dedicated to championing leading emerging artistic talent in the UK and internationally.  Hypha Studios was born when Camilla wanted to curate exhibitions in non-gallery contexts, aware of how many interesting spaces were available but empty. As a sole practitioner, she found it hard to engage landlords, but by setting up a charity that offers “quality control” of both the art and use of the space, she was able to bring together emerging artists, councils, property owners and cultural institutions in mutually beneficial collaborations.  🔹 Follow Camilla Cole - https://www.linkedin.com/in/camilla-chelsea-cole-11875615/ 🔹 Find out more about Hypha Studios - https://hyphastudios.com/ 🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - ⁠https://www.hwfi.zone⁠ 🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - ⁠https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt⁠

Sinead Koehler is the founder and director of Crafty Fox Market & an associate lecturer of the Arts and Cultural Enterprise Masters at Central Saint Martins. Sinead started Crafty Fox Market in 2010 - a modern craft market and community for designer makers. Crafty Fox Market supports artists and makers to sell their work through a variety of in-person shopping events including markets, popup shops and festival concessions. Crafty Fox Market also plays host to an online maker directory and membership and were quick to make the switch to hosting online markets during the pandemic. Over the years, Crafty Fox Market have worked in partnership with a number of cultural and creative organisations including Etsy.com, Ebay, The Museum of London, Shambala Festival and We Out Here festival. 🔹 Follow Sinead Koehler - Sinead (Devlin) Koehler 🔹 Find out more about Crafty Fox Market - Crafty Fox Market 🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - ⁠https://www.hwfi.zone⁠ 🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - ⁠https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt⁠

Gordon Seabright became Chief Executive of the Creative Land Trust, a new charity tackling the loss of creative workspace for artists and makers in the UK, in April 2020. The CLT is on a mission to secure the future of London’s studios, as without protection, we risk losing this crucial sector and the many benefits it gives us.Before joining the CLT, Gordon has been leading environmental charities for the past decade, most recently as CEO of the Eden Project, following periods at the helm of the national cycling charity and the Royal Horticultural Society. Gordon is passionate about transformations, turnarounds, and the impact of the arts and the environment on places and communities.  🔹 Follow Gordon Seabright - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-seabright-1175381b/ 🔹 Find out more about the Creative Land Trust - https://creativelandtrust.org/ 🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - ⁠https://www.hwfi.zone⁠ 🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - ⁠https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt⁠

Nicolette has worked with global corporates and governments to resolve strategic stakeholder issues and create development strategies at the intersection of private and public industry (UK, eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and Southern Africa). During her studies in the arts Nicolette worked at the Whitechapel Gallery, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Tate and aspreyjacques gallery. Nicolette holds a Masters in Digital Art History from Birkbeck College, a Diploma in Modern and Contemporary Art and Design from Christie’s Education, and from the University of the Witwatersrand a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Business Administration) and a Bachelor of Arts. As Co-director of Outset Contemporary Art Fund, an international, independent charity that pools donations from partners and patron circles to support contemporary art, challenge thinking and further the artistic discourse to inspire new audiences, Nicolette has led Outset’s Studiomakers campaign, that brokers truly affordable spaces for creative production and cultural consumption. 🔹 Follow Nicolette Cavaleros- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolette-cavaleros-a15b8639/?original🔹 Find out more about Outset Contemporary Art Fund - https://outset.org.uk/🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - https://www.hwfi.zone🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt

Poonam Dhuffer is an accredited Somatic coach, facilitator, speaker and founder of YSM8. She is devoted to supporting people to find their authentic expression, attuning into the wisdom of their bodies, and building restorative healing practices, together in community. Her work dances between Somatics, human centred therapy, systems thinking, emergent strategy, texture constellations, creative expression and Ancient Wisdom rooted in the Dharmic traditions. Poonam weaves together threads of craft, movement, sound, ritual, reflection, and prayer through her workshops, talks and coaching sessions for whole-being healing, nourishment and growth. All topics we cover in this episode, alongside how we can create room for healing in our creative clusters, & much more. 🔹 Follow ysm8- https://www.instagram.com/_ysm8/?hl=en🔹 Find out more about ysm8 -https://www.ysm8.co.uk/🔹 Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - https://www.hwfi.zone🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/esnT7tdt

Mike Mair is the Founder of PT PODS, a new fitness and exercise company that delivers the experience of personal training, through a private space bookable via mobile application. Mike launched his first space in Hackney Wick & is now on a journey to offer convenient space to exercise for busy urbanities. Is this episode we explore the challenges facing urban citizens health, how the creative industries intersect with these challenges & how we can create more safe spaces for people to focus on their body & mind. + Find out more about the Mike Mair- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mair-ab9199259/ + Download PT PODS - https://www.ptpods.co.uk/ + Connect with Patrick Scally - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-scally/ + Find out more about the Hackney Wick and Fish Island Creative Enterprise Zone - https://www.hwfi.zone + This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit. Find out more here - https://www.arbeit.org.uk/podcast-studiohttps://www.ptpods.co.uk/