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99% Perspiration

by Jay Sykes

Advice from today's creative and artistic professionals – FOR tomorrow's.99% Perspiration is a weekly podcast bringing you interviews and advice from a range of people working in the creative/artistic world. Thomas Edison wrote that genius is 1% inspiration, but 99% perspiration. We want to give you the confidence and the know-how to turn your creative calling into a career.If you're interested in radio, TV, film, literature, fine art, social media, content marketing, advertising, web design, graphic design, theatre, acting, directing, production... 99% Perspiration is the podcast for you.Our website is 99podcast.com & our Twitter is @99PodcastProduced by @JaySykesMedia

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Episodes

  1. When Art Meets Business

    Season 2, Episode 2 - When Art Meets Business Because sometimes, when life gives you lemons, creative people start companies. Courtney PineInternationally renowned jazz musician, and founder of Creative People Music. Possibly the most impassioned person we've ever met. This episode is full of his...

  2. Maximising Your Voice

    Season 2, Episode 1 - Maximising Your Voice Peff SoulsbyFreelance voice-over & voice actor, & Graduate Marketing Assistant at Newcastle University. And, following the release of EVE: Valkyrie, pioneering sexy robot voices everywhere. Tom CampbellDrivetime presenter on Heart North East Radio, and...

  3. London-Bound

    Episode 23 of 99% Perspiration Both our guests on this week's episode studied creative degrees at university, before pursuing creative careers with media companies based in London. Alicia Myers is currently the Insight Executive for BBC Worldwide. Alicia's role involves leading a research team in…

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  4. Powerful Pitching and Top-Notch Networking

    Episode 22 of 99% Perspiration Joanna Makepeace-Woods knows a thing or two about powerful pitching. She gained her previous role, Talent Development Manager at the University of Sunderland, through pitching it to the staff there. They were so impressed, so inspired, that they devised the role...

  5. Radio 101

    Episode 21 of 99% Perspiration Jam-packed episode for you this week. On the 7th October, the Student Radio Association held training days around the country, inviting various radio professionals to give talks about their work, share their stories, and offer advice to tomorrow's radio…

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  6. How to be a Hustler

    Episode 20 of 99% Perspiration First up, I just have to say a huge thank-you to everyone who's stuck with us over the past couple of months - who've asked me "what's happened with the podcast?", or "when's the next episode coming out?" I recently began working as an Academic Tutor at the…

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  7. Making the Most of Your Creative Degree

    Episode 19 of 99% Perspiration This is the first live special of 99% Perspiration. It was broadcast during Freshers' Week at the University of Sunderland, where I work as an Academic Tutor of radio. They invited us to create a special, live, one-off programme tailor-made to incoming students -...

  8. Never Stop

    Episode 18 of 99% Perspiration Born in Lisbon, Rute Correia is now living in the UK, and working in crafts, radio and . Rute produces the White Market Podcast on Spark FM, owns a crafts company called Rute's Loot, and was previously Junior Online Content Coordinator for Nintendo of Europe in...

  9. New Paths

    Episode 17 of 99% Perspiration After 30 years working in a non-creative industry, Diane Gray now manages the community radio station Hive Radio, based in Jarrow, UK. In 2014, Diane won the silver Charles Parker Prize for her radio documentary; and is now working on radio drama alongside her role…

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  10. Recognising Your Value

    Episode 16 of 99% Perspiration Laura Lucas is a leadership & business coach, and runs Inspirential, which specialises in helping ambitious business owners, leaders and professionals set & achieve their goals. You can find Laura on Twitter @1LauraLucas. Alan Parkinson is a self-published novel...

  11. How to Get Arts Funding

    Episode 15 of 99% Perspiration Dan Makaveli is the co-founder of Media Savvy Training Solutions, a community interst company based in Sunderland. They deliver media training to people around the region, and Dan has a great deal of advice & insight to share - and, we chat about their new upcoming...

  12. Knowing Your Intersection

    Episode 14 of 99% Perspiration Jamie Benson is a dancer, choreographer, dance instructor and PR specialist in New York City. A huge advocate of the power of effective PR and marketing, Jamie has a ton of essential advice for anyone interested in working creatively; especially dancers. Anne Tye is...

  13. The Greatest Podcast in the World

    Episode 13 of 99% Perspiration features two Sean Rameswaram produces Sideshow, a Studio 360 podcast. It's a project shared between New York's public/speech radio station WNYC, and Public Radio Internation; "the greatest podcast in the world". It's awesome. You should check it out. Clare Jenkins...

  14. The Power of Persistence

    Episode 12 of 99% Perspiration Advice from two employees of Eutechnyx, a videogame production company based in Gateshead, UK. Luke Withington is a games programmer, and Erin Turnbull is a HR manager. They've got tons of advice if you're interested in working in videogame design, or programming -...

  15. Multiple Fingers in Multiple Pies

    Episode 11 of 99% Perspiration Alex Burgess is a presenter at the UK commercial radio station Capital FM North East, and owner of band promotions and management company Lonewolf Promotions. She currently divides her time between managing three bands, coordinating live music gigs, and as part of…

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  16. How to Not Get Ripped Off

    Episode 10 of 99% Perspiration Kylie Ann Ford is an actor from South Shields, UK. She was recently part of Northern Stage's North 15 programme, performs around the country with various theatre companies, and can next be seen in Theatre Space North East's Hamlet, from the 2nd to 5th of July. Iain...

  17. You Can't Go Wrong with a Badger with Guns

    Episode 9 of 99% Perspiration Bryan Talbot, well-known and well-loved for Alice in Sunderland, Brainstorm, the Adventures of Luther Arkwright & Granville. Caroline Mitchell, a senior lecturer of radio at the University of Sunderland, and one of the founders of the Bristol-based all-female radio...

  18. How to get your work on BBC Radio 4

    Episode 8 of 99% Perspiration Radio Feature Production, Pocasting & Content Marketing Featuring: Eleanor McDowall, Senior Producer at Falling Tree Productions, and series producer of Short Cuts on BBC Radio 4 Chris Marr, Learning Everyday & the Marketing Academy Podcast For extra content, head to...

  19. How to be a "Magnet", Rather Than A Hammer

    Episode 7 of 99% Perspiration: Fine Art, Marketing & Showcasing Your Business Featuring: Johnny Woods, Creative Director at the Newton Aycliffe creative strategic communication business Thrive Adam Wilson Holmes, a fine artist who recently showcased his work at SOLO Arts in Sunderland Music by…

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  20. How to Be More than just "Nice"

    Episode 6 of 99% Perspiration: Graphic Design, Life Coaching & Starting Your Own Business Iraa Kadchha, Managing Director of graphic design & web company RGB Media - @IraaKad & @RGBltd Gillian Casson, Life Coach & Management Coach at Sky - @Gilly45 Featuring music from experimental dubstep duo…

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  21. How to Fit Your Creative Work around a Full-Time Job

    99% Perspiration - Weekly advice from today's creative industry experts - FOR tomorrow's. Broadcast on Spark FM (Mondays at 2pm) & Hive Radio (Thursdays at 6:30pm) Episode 5: Gem McNair, Crafty Wee Cow - @CraftyWeeCow Joe Collins, member of Lilliput - @LilliputBand & co-owner of Holmeside Coffee…

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  22. Fab Labs, Travelling Art, Freelance Photography & Community Music

    99% Perspiration - Weekly advice from today's creative industry experts, FOR tomorrow's. Broadcast on Spark FM (Mondays at 2pm), & Hive Radio (Thursdays at 6:30pm) Episode 4: Jason Legget, Project Director of Fab Lab Sunderland - @JasonLegget & @FabLabSund Jan Williams, "Mother" of the Caravan...

  23. How to Really Benefit from Work Experience

    99% Perspiration - Weekly advice from today's creative industry experts, FOR tomorrow's. Broadcast on Spark FM (Mondays at 2pm), & Hive Radio (Thursdays at 6:30pm) Episode 3: Bridget Hamilton - Founder of Verbal Remedy - @Verbal_Remedy Ben Tompkins - BA TV & Radio student at the University of...

  24. How to Stay Creative within a Commercially Demanding Job

    99% Perspiration - Weekly advice from today's creative industry experts, FOR tomorrow's. Broadcast on Spark Sunderland, (Mondays at 2pm) & Hive Radio (Thursdays at 6:30pm) Episode 2:Rachel Kershaw - @RachMotorMouthCopywriter for Bauer Media & North East Blogger Donna Petch -...

  25. How to Win Over Potential Media Employers

    99% Perspiration - Advice from today's creative industry experts, FOR tomorrow's. First broadcast on Spark Sunderland, every Monday at 2pm. Episode 1Allan Verth, Studio Manager of Harlow PrintingCorinne Kilvington, Creative Director of Theatre Space North East& representatives from various...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Advice from today's creative and artistic professionals – FOR tomorrow's.99% Perspiration is a weekly podcast bringing you interviews and advice from a range of people working in the creative/artistic world. Thomas Edison wrote that genius is 1% inspiration, but 99% perspiration. We want to give you the confidence and the know-how to turn your creative calling into a career.If you're interested in radio, TV, film, literature, fine art, social media, content marketing, advertising, web design, graphic design, theatre, acting, directing, production... 99% Perspiration is the podcast for you.Our website is 99podcast.com & our Twitter is @99PodcastProduced by @JaySykesMedia

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