015 | Rachel Bright

Best-selling children's author, illustrator and creative entrepreneur Rachel Bright joins the #GoodJourneysPod with Second Mountain's Ben Veal to share her incredibly inspiring writing journey and optimistic outlook on life! Subscribe to our YouTube channel for exclusive video content: ⁠www.youtube.com/@secondmountaincomms⁠ Rachel's beloved books - including 'The Lion Inside' collection and the 'DinoFeelings' series - have now sold over 5 million copies worldwide and been translated into an incredible 46 languages. Rachel’s best-selling and self-illustrated 'Love Monster' collection is now also a major animated series on CBeebies in the UK, HBO Max in the US and broadcast worldwide, while The Lion Inside series - which incudes 'The Koala Who Could' and 'The Squirrels Who Squabbled' - is now available on Audible, voiced by the one and only Bill Nighy. As a former winner of the World Book Day Illustrator award and multiple-time award finalist for honours including the Sainsbury’s Book Award and the Evening Standard Oscars Book Prize, Rachel’s storytelling career continues to go from strength to strength with the release of new books 'The Gecko and The Echo' and 'The Stompysaurus'. Away form the world of writing, Rachel is also the founder of award-winning stationery and gift brand the bright side, co-founder of a health and wellbeing retreat in the UK, and describes herself as a professional optimist. The interview can be watched in full on Second Mountain Comms' YouTube channel - please do subscribe for future episodes - and listened to widely across all major podcasting platforms. If you have enjoyed this episode, we’d hugely appreciate a rating and positive review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify; it really helps these inspiring journeys to reach others. Connect with Second Mountain Comms: Join the conversation: #GoodJourneysPod Website: secondmountaincomms.co.uk Facebook: facebook.com/2ndMountainUK Twitter: twitter.com/2ndMountainUK Instagram: instagram.com/secondmountaincomms LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/secondmountaincomms Connect with Rachel Bright: Website: www.rachelbrightbooks.co.uk Twitter: www.twitter.com/RBrightBooks Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelbrightbooks 'Good Journeys with Second Mountain' - inspired stories, inspiring people. Brought to you by Second Mountain Comms - helping good people do good since 2020. This podcast episode produced by Adam Loretz: www.loretzvisuals.co.uk.