Season 26
The Global Interview Season 26 featuring creatives, leaders, and thinkers.
My grandfather always said - “If you find something that you'll love, you'll never work a day in your life.”
Karen Lee
Karen Lee
Artist, Karen Lee Art
Karen trained and worked as an actor for a number of years before accepting a role as the Coordinator of the prestigious Gaiety School of Acting - the National Theatre School of Ireland. Alongside this full-time position, Karen also produced theatre and film for over fifteen years. Following the birth of her third child, she discovered a deep love for painting and created the community-based projects Bayside Rocks and the Bayside Community Association Arts Project. Karen painting evolved quickly, and she was soon concentrating on large scale canvas commissions.
From a professor - “If you aren't loving what you are doing, how in the hell do you expect anyone else to?”
Nicole Buffett
Nicole Buffett
Artist, Nicole Buffett Studios
Nicole Buffett is an artist, activist and holistic healer. Nicole was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1976 as the first natural-born identical triplets in Los Angeles. Nicole formative childhood years were spent living in San Francisco with her parents and grandmother, who were all creative leaders in the arts and humanities. Nicole Buffett has her MFA from The San Francisco Art Institute. Buffett has appeared on a multitude of media platforms such as; Oprah, Marie Claire Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, NPR and Fortune magazine.
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
- Mae West.
Paul Watters
Paul Watters
Chef, Simple Tasty Healthy by PW
I grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with two brothers. Needless to say, as a middle child, I had all the hidden benefits that come with this honourable status. Meaning, I was able to enjoy maximum independence and freedom, which ultimately allowed me to thrive by getting a fantastic opportunity to freely discover myself from an early age. My father was a school teacher, and my mother was a switchboard operator. What can I say, till this day, I count my lucky stars thinking back to my childhood memories. The truth is, I have been blessed with my upbringing, surrounded by love and kindness.
“Don't fall
in love with
things that
can't love
you back.”
Bill Sherman
Bill Sherman
COO and Thought Leadership Practice Lead, Thought Leadership Leverage
Bill is a seasoned B2B thought leadership strategist who knows how to take good ideas to scale. Bill serves as the COO and Thought Leadership Practice Lead at the specialist consulting firm - Thought Leadership Leverage. Bill serves as a thought leadership consultant for clients who want to use thought leadership to get attention for their ideas, create impact, and generate revenue. Bill is the co-host of the podcast "Leveraging Thought Leadership", which interviews people responsible for their organization's thought leadership.
My parents taught me.
“Ask. You don't know until you ask and if you don't ask you'll never know.”
Sandra Thompson
Sandra Thompson
Curator, Founder, CX Educator, Coach and Speaker, Ei Evolution
Sandra is a consultant in customer experience, employee experience, and she's a remote work enthusiast, which means she's learning more about it and wants to help people do it properly; so that they can achieve a better balance in life. Sandra is an educator, and she runs the Applied Customer Experience and Emotional Intelligence course in addition to hosting annual learning events like the Ei Evolution Summit featuring people like Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett and Dr Daniel Goleman. Sandra is the first Goleman Emotional Intelligence coach in the UK, and she lectures part-time at Pearson Business School in London.
“Be honest, trustworthy, open-minded, interested, relatable, be you and show up.”
Ella Orr
Ella Orr
Founder and Owner, Much More Social
I started my business in 2018 after retraining in social media marketing, but before then, I'd been a teacher for thirty years. I soon realised that great marketing requires the same skills like teaching, understanding your audience's problems, communication skills, planning, implementation and measuring outcomes. Now I offer a bespoke training and consultancy service helping business owners and professionals, especially those working in regulated industries such as financial services, to create a personal brand.
“Saying no opens the door to saying yes to other things. Sometimes no feels like an end all be all, but really, it often is an opportunity to get us where we really should be going.”
Larissa Licha
Larissa Licha
Co-Founder and CEO, Joyn
Larissa is the Co-Founder and CEO of Joyn, a community-based mental health app built for the workplace. Previously, Larissa has worked in product leadership positions and successfully launched two business units with a focus on bringing differentiated and accessible products to underserved businesses. Larissa's own experiences, passion for mental health and ensuring its accessibility drove her to found Joyn. In her personal time, Larissa enjoys exercise, baking, practising self-care through yoga and meditation, and long hikes in nature.
“Don't be afraid to go against the crowd, often times the majority is wrong.”
Jadon Thomas
Jadon Thomas
Principal, JT Studio
Jadon runs a brand consultancy that focuses on serving the D2C EdTech community. Jadon helps EdTech founders and executives gain clarity in what they need to build their brand. They can attract the right audience, increase revenue and grow their business and impact. Unlike many branding agencies that skip strategy, focus on visuals, and don't even know what positioning is, Jadon bases their strategies on intensive customer research, positioning science and their expertise.