Stuck for Ideas

Sereena Abbassi is Independent Equity & Inclusion Practitioner, Holistic Coach and Public Speaker. Before going freelance, she was the Worldwide Head of Culture & Inclusion at M&C Saatchi Group. Taking activism into the corporate space, Sereena works with clients globally, to achieve both a creative and strategic approach to diversity and inclusion. Sereena: http://www.sereenaabbas

Becky is the Deputy Head Teacher at Hill Mead Community School in Brixton. Show Notes: The Bee in Me - The Unicorn Theatre The Iron Man - Ted Hughes Journey to Jo'burg by Beverley Naidoo The Pardoner’s Tale - Chaucer & The Unicorn Inspirations: Unicorn Theatre Production Links: https://linktr.ee/Unicorntheatre Forest Schools: https://www.muddypuddles.com/blog/pros-cons-forest-sch

We would love to invite Caleb Azumah Nelson onto the podcast. Like so many others we were blown away by ‘Open Water’ for the lyricism and poetry of its language. Caleb has been named a 5 under 35 fiction honouree in the US, longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and longlisted for Desmond Elliot Prize (success in America as well as UK) Show Notes Caleb’s Book - Open Water arthu

Harriet Hastings created the iced biscuit company Biscuiteers with her husband Stevie in 2007. They have shops and icing cafes around London and work with many iconic brands to create bespoke biscuits for a global market. Their recent accolades include being awarded ‘Best Brand in Lockdown’ in the 2020 eCommerce awards. Alongside her entrepreneurial success, Harriet is also man

Creative duo and producers Janice Engel and Carlisle Vandervoort join us to speak about documentary filmmaking. In particular, their brilliant new project ‘Raising Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins’ a documentary about a Texan journalist who challenged the political establishment with her razor-sharp wit and outspoken approach. Janice is an award-winning filmmaker and a p

Irish writer Eimear Ryan recently published her debut novel ‘Holding her Breath’ in June this year. It has been praised as the perfect read for fans who love Sally Rooney, Dolan and Anna Hope. Authors we have much admired and indulged in. It’s an honour to have the latest in that line up today. She is currently writer in residence at University College Cork. Eimear Ryan: @eim

We are very excited to launch Series 3 of Stuck for Ideas with a very talented comedian and friend who we know from our Exeter days. You may know her by her love of brownies, otters or some epic family choreography, that’s right we are joined by Abi Clarke. Over lockdown, Abi reached tik-tok fame but her success reaches into the world of stand-up and she’s made TV appearances o

Rianna - Founder of Tea & Me  Rianna is the founder of the gorgeous new tea brand "Tea & Me" founded in 2020. Each tea is curated around a central focus of bettering your life in some form, with ingredients specifically chosen for their qualities and known benefits. They are infusions with intention. Tea & Me aims to redefine the way that wellbeing is approached an

Liz Dawes Liz Dawes founded the Robert Connor Dawes foundation after her son passed away from brain cancer in 2013. She has grown the charity to be the biggest paediatric brain cancer foundation in Australia. In eight years they have raised $5.7million. Liz: https://rcdfoundation.org/ https://rcdfoundation.org/music-therapy/ https://rcdfoundation.org/aim-brain/ Weekly Inspiration:

DAVID LURASCHI Photographer based in Paris, with artwork exhibited across Europe and the US. He is a contributor to magazines such as: AMERICAN VOGUE and M LE MONDE. And we haven’t even got started on the glamour of his clientele which extends to HERMES, DIOR, NIKE, NINA RICCI, GALERIES LAFAYETTE. Check out David's instagram to see his fantastic photos.... @davidluraschi Website: