Season 4 of Heard! Afros & Audio Interview Series opens with a conversation that cuts through a lot of noise around podcasting and creative work. In the first episode, Talib Jasir sits down with podcast producer, musician, and creative architect Mike Brown to talk about vulnerability, sustainability, and knowing when it’s time to evolve your work. Mike reflects on producing over 200 episodes of The Art of Letting Go, how therapy shaped his approach to audio, and why authenticity matters more than polish when you’re starting. We also talk about the pressure to “do it the right way,” how gatekeeping shows up in creative industries, and why stagnation can hide inside loyalty to an old plan. This episode is for creators, producers, and leaders thinking seriously about growth, audience shifts, and what comes after something that worked. Watch on YouTube https://lnkd.in/eKcsVgNb or listen on your preferred streaming platform https://lnkd.in/eh63D4-R.

"Thought Leader" Humility isn’t about shrinking yourself—it’s about having the strength to stay grounded. I used to think humility meant staying quiet. I was wrong. After listening to Roma Patel for the Inspired Series completely shifted my perspective. Humility is actually about flexibility—the ability to stay true to your values while remaining open to new ideas. Roma’s journey from law to life lessons reminds us that being "grounded" is what allows us to grow the tallest. Intellectual humility leads to better decision-making. Authenticity builds deeper, more resilient relationships. Flexibility is a superpower, not a weakness. What does humility mean to you in your career? Let’s discuss below! 👇

Are we going to win any awards for our acting? Probably not. Was this launch video slightly (very) cheesy? Maybe. But are we bringing back another series of Earth Your While with genuinely brilliant guests and big conversations about business, people and planet? Absolutely. You heard it here first. Earth Your While is back for another series. The first episode drops on the 4th March, with a new episode every week through March, April and May. We’re speaking to changemakers from all sorts of industries and backgrounds, digging into one big question: how do we build businesses that are better for people and planet? If that sounds like your kind of chat, make sure you’re subscribed wherever you get your podcasts. We’ll handle the conversations. We’ll… work on the acting.

Great insights deserve to be felt, not filed. Every organization is sitting on powerful human stories. Stories about what customers want. What frustrates them. What drives them to act. But most of that understanding never travels. It gets packaged into a deck, presented once, and forgotten. The insight was always there. It just never had a way to move. That's why we built GetWhy Stories. Think Netflix for insights. A living feed of your research. Designed for the way people naturally take in information. Listen to it like a podcast. Scroll it like an article. Watch it like a highlight reel. Or bring it straight into a meeting. Stories connects across all your research. Turning patterns into narratives. Narratives that travel through your organization. Teams align. Decisions accelerate. People build better things together. See it for yourself 👇 https://lnkd.in/eA_Xb2bP

Christopher Nolan never talks down to his audience – and that’s a standard worth stealing for any creative. In this episode, David Sheldon-Hicks (founder of Territory Studio and Cantina Creative) shares how Nolan trusts viewers to keep up, connect the dots, and live with a bit of mystery instead of over‑explaining everything.  If you work in design, film, branding or any kind of storytelling, this is your reminder: don’t simplify your ideas to the point where they become empty – make them clear, then let people meet you halfway. And in general, David is a joy to listen to, we can only LEARN from someone like him. 🎧 Full conversation with David on “The Creativity Question” – now on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Most people are building for everyone. That’s the mistake. In my latest conversation with Abraham Rajput, one idea kept coming back: Focus on one person. Not the algorithm. Not “the market.” One real human you can actually help. Here’s the real playbook: Hyper-focus Create real value Build real signal Enter real rooms Because: Companies don’t need talkers. They need executors. Serious operators don’t care where you’re from. They care if you can build. 📌 Watch the full episode on YouTube:https://lnkd.in/eNxtBUVa 📌 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e2_HUfDt 📌 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/ebW7ASjs What’s the one problem you’re known for solving?

What happens when a city invests in its people? On the next episode of Innovation Unplugged, the City of Foley Street Department shares how CDL training, delivered with Bishop State Community College and Skills for Success, is strengthening careers and public service. Episode 87 drops February 9 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Very few people are both an operator and an investor. And you only learn which one suits you better through lived experience. I sat down with Ben Savage (Partner at Clocktower Ventures) and we got into why trying to be "everything" is a good way to become "average." Ben’s advice is to find your “spike.” What is that one thing where you have an edge over the average person? Full Episode Links: YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g_aPCkNb Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gNGuCq4S Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gU9geYsf What’s your "spike"? That one thing you do better than 99% of people?

Big vision is great. Blind execution isn’t. When clients come to MediaRide wanting the big, grandiose deliverable, Luke Miller flips the script: start smaller. Get clear. Ship a few pieces. Gather real data. Before you spend big, prove what works. Sometimes the smartest strategy isn’t scaling up, it’s slowing down, testing fast, and letting the results guide the next move. 📊 Check out our latest podcast episode for more insights. Link in the comments!

In my first conversation with Kim Kerton, we spoke about the one person we’d die to meet. I said Meryl Streep. Which is funny, because watching Kim talk podcasts is like watching Meryl talk acting. So having Kim join us on In The Dome for a full breakdown of 2025 in podcasting — and what we can expect this year… was genuinely a career highlight. Kind of what I imagine it feels like when Meryl says yes to your being in your movie. This is one of my favourite conversations we’ve recorded. Trying to compress a year of coffees, voice notes, and lunches into a 30-minute episode was no small feat — thank you Producer Stas Stasia Weston. Whether you work in podcasting or not, this conversation spans creator and brand communities, landing partnerships with the world’s biggest shows, and what you need to be paying attention to this year. Watch us try to keep up with the Meryl Streep of podcasts in this episode out now (linked in comments). Dome