Industry Leaders with Nikky Lyle Nikky Lyle

In this episode, Nikky's guest is Marcroy Smith, Founder and CEO of People of Print.

Marcroy Smith is a London-based illustrator and founder of People of Print, the world's largest online directory of independent designers working with print  and Co- Director of Grafik Media and Pin Badges.

In this episode, Nikky's guests are Kate Hamilton and Emily Ames, co- founders of Sonder & Tell.

As the editor-in-chief (Kate) and content director (Emily) of fashion and travel magazine, SUITCASE, they’ve spun their expertise with words and strategy into an agency that helps brands find their voice, by writing content that cuts through the noise, penning creative guidelines that bring brands to life and showing how teams can put these words into practice.

In this episode, you will learn all about Kate and Emily’s story. How they created Sonder & Tell, their process and what it takes to create the ultimate industry newsletter that we all know and love!

In this episode, Nikky's guest is Rachel Simpson, a Design Lead at Google.

She has 10+ years experience working with award-winning Design Agencies, ground-breaking Startups, and on teams at Google since 2013 (Chrome, Search, Duo).  

Clients and collaborators include Seth Godin, BMW/DriveNow, Doctors without Borders, and Freeletics.  She has led 20+ Design Sprints, driving organizational change with Doctors Without Borders, and transforming translation in Chrome.  She co-founded the first German version of the Maker Faire (Make Munich, and founded Design Jam (designj.am).

In this episode, Nikky's guest is Maisie Benson, a senior designer at B&B Studio. 

After she graduated with a degree in graphic design, she completed a number of internships, which led to her role at B&B, which she has been at for 6 years, working her way up to a senior designer.

During lock down, she co-founded a project called ThinkFoodBank which aims to remind people to donate to food banks while they shop, and also co-started the initiative Happy To Help which aims to offer additional industry support to current students who’ve had their studies affected by COVID.

In this episode, Nikky's guest is Mark Fleming, Chief Creative Officer of Against Time and Rosie Lee.

Mark talks about his latest addition to the Rosie Lee family, a new collective focused on an agile approach to creative problems.  

They don’t believe there will be a ‘new normal’, just a ‘new abnormal.’ They believe that we are facing an ever- increasing rate of change for our environmental, political and commercial worlds. And this new world needs a new approach. 

Against Time has been built to support and collaborate with like- minded individuals and organisations who believe in the need for adaptability, resilience and dynamism without sacrificing creative output.  They are passionate about supporting young talent and working with organisations that are prepared to challenge the status quo and become change- leaders.

In this episode, Nikky's guest is Neal Horrigan, Execute Creative Director at ELVIS.

Neal is responsible for creating work across iconic brands such as Cadbury, Oreo, Budweiser, Ladbible and not to mention the multi award winning campaigns for Creme Egg.  

He worked at ELVIS for a short stint earlier on in his career before leaving to further his experience across the industry, before being invited back to head up their creative offering 7 years ago.  During that time, he was responsible for creating their agency position of ‘Unexpected & Unforgettable’ which is his guiding light. 

It’s their constant ambition to live up to in everything they produce and is a great measure of their creativity.  The success of this positioning has seen his work recognised by Cannes, D&AD, The Drum, Campaign and The DMA’s, winning 34 major international awards in 2020 alone.