LocKDin

Can’t ya’ll believe 2 more months and we’ll be halfway through 2026?? JHEEZE Anyway, Kyle Odefey is in the house with me today. Kyle’s an awesome dude, when he’s not producing/directing/leading all things video at Synthesia, he’ll be working on his short films as that’s been his passion for a long time. Kyle went to film school and has since been working full time in a role that marries both worlds. We talked about a lot! From the nitty gritty of what is really involved in film production, to Kyle’s experiences working at one of the world’s leading AI scaleups, and of course how he balances his time amidst all this!! Did I mention Kyle’s been travelling a lot for work too? Or that he’s worked with Jensen Huang of NVIDIA as well?Here's one interesting thing Kyle mentioned: “When things are getting overwhelming, the important thing is to just take a break. Take a step back and evaluate everything and prioritise the most important things that will influence the chain of events on the other tasks. 🎧 This episode is for you if you’re interested in film, what it is like to work at a leading AI scaleup, how Kyle handles the creative demands from both his work and film and how he balances his life!! 🔥Enjoy the episode, hope this inspires you to just start, and do let me know what you think!!Kyle Odefey's links: 1. Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@kyleodefey 2. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kyleodefey/ 3. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyleodefey/ My links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]

LocKDin dives into the journeys of those who balance a 9-5 while pursuing creative side hustles. We are ending March with a BANG brothers and sisters!! Joining me today is my fellow March baby David, who I've known since uni and he's always been an amazing person and friend. He started out in recruitment and most recently has launched his own startup, but along the journey has also launched his Youtube Career as well!! This episode has brought the vibes, the energy, the wholesomeness between two friends but also sheds light on how David started out his Youtube journey, balancing his work along with it but interestingly enough what he did to prepare for his Youtube journey. Now that's a really interesting one that I got to learn this episode and we went IN on that. Here's one interesting thing David mentioned: "Authenticity is the real brand. If you're making content and you're being a character that you're not, it's going to be hard to sustain long-term". 🎧 This episode is for you if you’re interested on becoming a Youtuber, food, travel, how a startup founder balances his life and if you're just down to witness some 5 star chemistry!! 🔥Enjoy the episode, hope this inspires you to just start, and do let me know what you think!!David's links: David's InstagramDavid's YoutubeMy links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]

LocKDin dives into the journeys of those who work a 9-5 while pursuing creative side hustles. YO YO!! We’ve COOKED up another LocKDin episode and it’s with Ved Luhana! My man Ved’s a freaking smart and cool guy - he works as a Product Manager and hosts his own podcast focusing on the deeptech space. I was INTERNALLY geeking out for this episode as I love staying close to the AI development and tech space, especially as I worked in a tech startup for 3 years, so this was another side of me that I’ve been yearning to have a conversation with someone so shoutout to Ved for hopping on, and MAN we couldn’t help with some of the jargons that we used.  Fret not gang, as we touched on topics on the future of Product Management, what even is it and how to get into it, how and why he started out podcasting and the importance of building a system to starting out your own creative side hustle.  I’ll leave you with one thing Ved said: "The easiest thing is to start, the hardest thing is to maintain it, so the system you build around it is super important." And **SPOILER ALERT** =, that’s the transferable learning of this episode, but do watch to the end as well guys, it helps out :))  🎧 This episode is for you if you’re interested in product management, AI and Tech, podcasting and how to build a system that works with your goals!! 🔥Enjoy the episode, hope this inspires you to just start, and do let me know what you think!!Ved Luhana links: Ved Luhana InstagramThinkers Table (Ved’s Podcast) YoutubeThinkers Table (Ved’s Podcast) Spotify Ved’s email (If you’re interested to speak more deeply about tech) - [email protected] links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]

Welcome back to Episode 6 of LocKDin!Sheena Lee is in the house yo!! Not only is she an awesome chiropractor who's recently launched her own practice in under a year (I can vouch for how good she CRACKS me up - get it? XD) , she also creates really engaging content relating to her work, her life, and her family business.We talked about a lot of things. From diving in to the importance of authenticity and storytelling, to shedding light on how her content blew up, to breaking down the key ingredients of what it takes to get closer to your goals. These learnings are honestly super transferable so I CANNOT wait for you guys to tune in!! 🎧 This episode is for you if you’re interested in content creation and entrepreneurship!! 🔥Enjoy the episode, hope this inspires you to just start, and do let me know what you think!!Sheena Lee links: Sheena's Main - InstagramSheena's Business - InstagramSheena's Business - WebsiteMy links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]

We are back with Episode 5 of LocKDin! We’re joined by Lewis Matthew who balances a full time Media career with a music side hustle. What does it mean to express yourself creatively in life? That underpins the core theme of this episode along with some takeaways of how that can apply to life.🎧 This episode is for you if you’re interested in music/or are a musician and want to hear from other musicians on what creativity means to them!! 🔥Enjoy the episode, hope this inspires you to just start, and do let me know what you think!!Lewis Matthew links: SpotifyInstagramYoutubeMy links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]

BOOM!! Episode four of LocKDin!Joining me in this episode is theasianfilmmaker / Ian who balances a full-time marketing career a with a videography side hustle. We talked through his journey, his abundance mindset, what he's done to get better at his craft and how he got to where he is today.🎧 This episode is for you if you’re interested in videography and what mentality it takes to get better at your craft!! 🔥Enjoy the episode, hope this inspires you to just start, and do let me know what you think!!theasianfilmmaker links: InstagramYoutube My links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]

GANG - We are SO back with episode three of LocKDin! This time, we’re joined by Shi Qi — also known as Qiwiie 🥳From balancing a full-time teaching career to building a fast-growing content creation brand on the side, Shi Qi shares how she managed both worlds before finally making the leap into full-time content creation.🎧 This episode is for you if you’ve ever dreamed of going full-time with your creative work — For me, this gave me a great understanding of how top creators stay at the top. 🔥Enjoy the episode, hope this inspires you to just start, and do let me know what you think!!Qiwiie links: InstagramTikTokYoutube My links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]

In the second episode of LocKDin, we learned about Manav and how he's life has gone since starting out his podcast whilst balancing his Travel PR career. We went through transferable learnings, the importance of knowing when to take a break and the importance of committing to just starting!!  Manav links: InstagramTikTokYoutubeSpotifyLinkedInEpisodes links with Me!! (Youtube / Spotify)My links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]

In the first episode of LocKDin, Sobin shares his unique journey on life as  sustainability analyst and a stand-up comedian. We talked about the challenges and joys of balancing a full-time job with his passion for comedy, the importance of consistency, and the lessons learned throughout and transferable learnings as well. Sobin links: InstagramTikTokYoutubeLinkedInMy links: Idris Creative InstagramIdris PersonalYoutubeTikTok Interested in being a guest? Hit me up at - [email protected]