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  • Sep 08, 2026 — Australian-born creative director, gardener, and entrepreneur Richard Christiansen takes us from his childhood on a rural Australian farm to the front lines of advertising, magazine publishing, and creative agency life in New York before revealing how...

    The Farm Childhood That Built a Creative Empire
  • Aug 11, 2026 — Carisa Hendrix never set out to be in show business, and yet she's created one of the most unique entertainment personas working today. Lucy Darling is a character Hendrix created who's part magician, part comedian, and wholly original. Lucy's...

    Inside the Curious World of Lucy Darling
  • Jul 14, 2026 — According to Bob's Burgers creator Loren Bouchard, you can either go the formal route of establishing a creative career—or just make shit. Both have their merits, to be sure. But to Bouchard, the latter is a true superpower. Over the course of its...

    Inside Bob's Burgers Creator's Recipe for Creative Longevity
  • Jun 09, 2026 — Over the past decade, Hollywood has been upended by streaming wars, labor strikes, AI anxiety, and a rapidly shifting business model. Amid the turbulence, Kerry Washington and Pilar Savone have built Simpson Street, a production company with projects...

    How Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street Thrives Through Disruption
  • May 12, 2026 — Playwright and director Aleshea Harris knew early on she wouldn’t be satisfied playing a role in someone else’s story—she wanted to create her own. Harris initially set out to be an actor, but quickly realized the limits of waiting for permission to...

    Aleshea Harris on the Power of Creating Your Own Worlds
  • Apr 14, 2026 — In 2022, Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell was the global head of social and editorial at Twitter until he was part of the mass layoffs following Elon Musk's acquisition of the company. Terrell and his fellow Twitter alum DeVaris Brown immediately pivoted to...

    Spill's CEO on becoming more than 'Black Twitter'
  • Mar 10, 2026 — When Riz Ahmed feels lost in his creative endeavors, he asks two questions: Does it stretch me? Does it stretch culture? Those questions have guided Ahmed to an Oscar- and Emmy-winning acting career (The Long Goodbye and The Night Of, respectively), a...

    Your Creativity Needs a Good Stretch—and Riz Ahmed Is Here to Help
  • Feb 03, 2026 — In 2022, Jennette McCurdy shook the culture with I’m Glad My Mom Died, a brutally honest memoir that spent more than 80 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, sold more than 3 million copies, and is now being adapted as a series for Apple TV+....

    Inside ‘Half His Age’: Jennette McCurdy on female rage, desire, and control
  • Dec 16, 2025 — Grammy-winning producer Hit-Boy has shaped the sound of modern hip-hop—crafting timeless records for Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Nas, Kanye West, and more. But behind the hits is a deeper story about creative ownership, personal growth, and learning when to let...

    “Get greater later”: Hit-Boy on growth, boundaries, and building beyond music
  • Dec 12, 2025 — Welcome to Creative Control, a show about the art and business of content—how to build it, how to scale it, and how to actually make it matter. After years of working behind the scenes with some of the world's biggest brands, Alex Lagos (Founder, Lagos...

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    Unpaid Intern to Digital Empire // Austin Stanley
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