11 episodes
Creators Calling Creators Calling
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It’s 2021. The decade is calling for reinvention... but how do we do that? How do we move from hobbyist-student-interns to leaders making a real difference? And how do we do that from quarantine in the middle of a recession? This is the Creators Calling, a conversation that explores the creativity inside all of us, and how we can use it to spark joy, inspire others and fix the problems that exist in the world today. Join us as we hear from others living in this “new normal” and how they are creating in the new decade.
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YouTube and a DIY Career with Wendy Liu (With Wendy)
In our final episode, Matt sits down with Wendy to discuss her journey from making sewing tutorials in university to running a multimedia brand with over 1 million subscribers on YouTube. Wendy shares her story on how she got started, how she built momentum in university and gives us some practical advice on how to make the transition into a full-time career in content creation.
01:00 Beginnings
03:42 Wendy's First YouTube Video
08:49 The Student YouTuber Life
14:20 Balancing a Full-Time Job and YouTube
21:15 Full-Time YouTube
23:09 Creating YouTube Videos
29:20 Reflecting on Learning Lessons
38:26 A Final Message from Matt -
Business Design and Management Consulting with Benjamin Thomas (Business Design at Accenture)
Previously a manager at CBC leading digital media strategies, as well as a Consultant at Deloitte Digital, Ben is an experienced management consultant supporting major corporations to innovate themselves into the new age. Ben shares his advice on developing the self-starter attitude in your professional life, how to navigate careers in client services, and his role of de-risking ambiguity for Fortune 500 clients as a human-centered consultant.
01:48 Paving Your Own Path as a Young Professional
09:36 Deloitte Digital and the World of Management Consulting
12:12 Digital Media Strategy at CBC
20:24 Innovation and Design with Accenture
24:32 Human-Centered Thinking in Business
29:25 The Client Services industry after COVID-19
36:03 How to Get Started in Business Design and Digital Strategy -
Sustainable Fashion with Lisa Lai (Designer at tentree)
Lisa is an industrial designer and artist specializing in product, sustainability, and identity. As the Accessories Designer at tentree, a sustainable apparel brand that has planted over 50 million trees, Lisa is at the forefront of changing the way we consume fashion. In this conversation, Lisa shares her secrets on how she lives an inspired and productive creative life and gives her perspective on working in an industry that simultaneously delights and frustrates all of us.
01:42 Favourite Part of the Design Process
08:11 Recommendations to New Designers
11:05 Managing the Creative Process
16:50 The Design Process at an Apparel Brand
21:03 The Industry and the Environment
29:10 You have to be in the Industry to make a change
30:00 Get Inspired! -
Social Impact Design with Komal Dhawan (GBDA 2021)
Komal is the Marketing Director at the Creators Collective. As a final year GBDA student, Komal distills some of her greatest learning lessons from her time at UW Stratford and tells us about how the program has prepared her for future ambitions. We go in-depth about sustainability, social impact design and how newbies like us can get started on making a difference in the world.
01:36 Reflections during Lockdown
03:36 Sustainability Design as a Career
07:22 Social Entrepreneurship and How to Get Started
14:01 Komal's Sustainability Blog
19:14 Taking Care of Your Creativity -
Wow-Moments with Isabelle Ly (GBDA 2023)
Isabelle is the Gallery Executive at the Creators Collective where she leads an ambitious team to unlock creativity for GBDA students. As a synchro swimmer at the provincial, national and varsity levels, Isabelle is more than just a creative and she'll be sharing how she approaches creativity with the intention of creating "wow" experiences.
The Creators Collective is excited to announce that we will be hosting our third annual gallery, UNLOCKED, from March 13th to March 16th. The experience of being locked up in our houses during a pandemic has led us to seek some sort of escape. And for many of us, that escape was unlocked by art. We want this gallery to showcase the pieces you have created to help you get through this tough time. Gallery submissions are open until Feb. 21! Visit @uwcreatorscollective on Instagram for more.
01:58 A Summer of Reflection
03:14 Adjusting to Online School
06:02 Music, the Creative Process and Nerves
08:33 Stitchiz by Iz
13:26 Career Thoughts?
14:49 Wow Moment
15:38 Advice to First Year Students -
The Creative Process with Tiffany Tang (GBDA 2023)
Tiffany is the Design Lead at the Creators Collective where she leads a talented team of creatives that explore the artistic identities of students within the Global Business & Digital Arts program at UWaterloo. In this conversation, Tiffany shares some important reminders on how to nurture your creative self during the pandemic and gives some inspiration on how to make the most of your time right now.
01:31 Balancing Inspiration and Being Original
3:05 Tiffany's Favourite Design
07:56 Being a Leader
09:42 Advice to First Year Students