#36 - Aprill Enright: Art, Creative Reinvention, and Personal Rebranding

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Aprill Enright about moving through a sometimes murky transition from co-founder and operator to artist, creative partner, and a clearer new chapter.Drawing on work across technology, customer operations, Knowledge Bird, startup investing, Tractor Ventures, and visual arts, Aprill shares how she has been reconnecting with art, rethinking what her skills are actually for, and bringing systems thinking and creative instinct back into one integrated identity.They talk about personal rebranding, human design, career coaching, AI, art, and the practical value of many coffees when the future is still forming. This episode explores:• Growing up in a creative family and choosing science over art at school• Building a career across technology, customer operations, knowledge management, and startup leadership• Co-founding Tractor Ventures and the toll of extended ambiguity• Career coaching, human design, and personal rebranding as tools for clarity• Using AI to think more deeply, articulate intent, and support creative workGuest bio:Aprill Enright is a Melbourne-based artist and creative partner, NED, startup coach, and former co-founder of Tractor Ventures. Her background spans 13 years in technology and customer operations, 10 years as an independent knowledge management consultant through Knowledge Bird, and 13+ years as a startup investor. She is GAICD qualified, a Venture Catalyst alumna, and was recognised as Investor of the Year at the Governor of Victoria Startup Awards in 2023.Guest links:• Aprill Enright: https://aprillenright.com.au/• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprillenright/• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprill.enright/Conversation references:• Tractor Ventures: https://www.tractorventures.com/• Knowledge Bird: https://knowledgebird.medium.com/• National Gallery of Victoria: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/• Jacqui Stockdale: https://www.jacquistockdale.com/• Human Design: https://human.design/reports/free-report-3• Claude: https://claude.com/product/overviewChapters:02:32 Art, science, and growing up in a creative family04:38 Knowledge Bird, consulting, and building Tractor Ventures08:19 Leaving the co-founder role and learning what her skills really are15:50 Courage, ambiguity, and the shape of a new chapter20:16 Family, vision, and creative lineageExplore further:• Book a Lab: https://naturalgenius.com.au• Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au• Subscribe to hear future episodes.About Natural Genius:Natural Genius is a podcast and platform exploring how thoughtful people build meaningful lives, good work, and things that last. In conversation, ideas, qualities, and ways of being that help people access their natural genius come.Credits:Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Violet Town and Melbourne, 27 March, 2026.Produced at the Violet Town and Kiama offices, 27 March - 25 April, 2026.Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au