How a Creative Career Actually Unfolds: Hayden Bevis, Founder of Poster Boy

If your young person does not yet have a direction, this shows how a real creative career is built. It is for parents and students unsure about the next step. Not everyone leaves school with a clear plan, and not everyone needs to. Hayden Bevis is the founder of Poster Boy, but his path there was anything but straight: optical mechanic, trivia host, early YouTube experiments, then a creative business grounded in storytelling. He challenges three quiet assumptions, that you must be creative to do creative work, that careers should be linear, and that success starts with certainty. He makes a strong case that communication, expressing ideas across mediums, may be one of the most important skills for young people today. Creativity is something you do, not something you are. What you'll discover: • Building a creative career without a clear plan • Why creativity is something you do, not something you are • Turning making things for fun into paid work • Learning through feedback, rejection and iteration • Why communication may be the most important skill for young people • Backing yourself instead of waiting for permission More Than a Score: Redefining Success Beyond School is hosted by Laura Pitt and Dan Steele, a former teacher and award-winning school leader on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. New episodes fortnightly. Subscribe to follow along.