The Business of Creativity

About The Business of Creativity

The Business of Creativity series explores how creativity shapes iconic businesses, bold ideas, and cultural impact. Hosted by Sir John Hegarty, each episode features an iconic founder or creative leader, delving into how creativity has influenced their philosophy, product, brand, and way of working. From ideas and storytelling to design and innovation, creativity is the lens through which success is defined. In the age of AI, creativity is the true competitive advantage. This series celebrates the people who understand its power, and shows how creative thinking drives meaningful business success. Website businessofcreativity.com Instagram instagram.com/business.of.creativity Newsletter businessofcreativity.beehiiv.com

Publisher

Viral Tribe Entertainment

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episode

19 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 11 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Democratising Design with Canva Co-Founder⎪Cameron Adams

   Sir John Hegarty interviews Canva Co-Founder Cameron Adams about democratizing design and building a globally transformative creative platform.

2. 

   12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Building a $2B Movement with Play and Resilience | Michael Acton Smith

   Host John Hegarty interviews entrepreneur Michael Acton Smith about building multi-billion-dollar movements through playfulness and resilience, offering insights into creative business building.

3. 

   5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Building a Brand with Soul ⎪Trinny Woodall (Founder and CEO, Trinny London)

   Host John Hegarty interviews Trinny Woodall, Founder and CEO of Trinny London, about building a successful beauty brand by focusing on how products make women feel.

4. 

   29 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "All the World Is a Stage" | Ryan Serhant

   Sir John Hegarty interviews real estate mogul Ryan Serhant about harnessing enthusiasm and action to build a business movement.

5. 

   22 Jul 2026

   Powering Up: How Octopus Energy Ripped Up the Corporate Rule Book | Greg Jackson (Founder of Octopus Energy)

   Sir John Hegarty interviews Greg Jackson, founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, about disrupting the energy industry and building a category-defining business.

6. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Scaling with Taste and Humanity | Michelle Kennedy (Founder of Peanut)

   Host John interviews Michelle Kennedy, Founder of Peanut, as they explore scaling a business with intuition and empathy, revealing insights into venture capital and authentic connection.

7. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Building a Global Brand with a "Nothing to Lose" Mentality | David Allemann (Co-Founder, On Running)

   Sir John Hegarty interviews David Allemann, Co-Founder of On Running, about building a global brand with a disruptive, "nothing to lose" mentality.

8. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Building a Global Empire on Failure & Creativity | Sir James Dyson

   Host [Host Name] interviews inventor and entrepreneur Sir James Dyson about building a global empire through relentless innovation and embracing failure.

9. 

   24 Jun 2026

   The Secret Behind Great Storytelling | Jane Rosenthal

   Sir John Hegarty interviews Oscar-nominated producer Jane Rosenthal about the power of storytelling to shape industries and societies, offering insights into film production and creative partnerships.

10. 

    17 Jun 2026

    Why AI Won't Replace You (But Someone Using AI Might) | Gary Vaynerchuk

    Sir John Hegarty interviews entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk about navigating AI, disruption, and building commercially valuable creativity for future success.

11. 

    10 Jun 2026

    The Business of Creativity

    The Business of Creativity series explores how creativity shapes iconic businesses, bold ideas, and cultural impact. Hosted by Sir John Hegarty, each episode features an iconic founder or creative leader, delving into how creativity has influenced their philosophy, product, brand, and way of working. From ideas and storytelling to design and innovation, creativity is the lens through which success is defined. In the age of AI, creativity is the true competitive advantage. This series celebrates the people who understand its power, and shows how creative thinking drives meaningful business success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Democratising Design with Canva Co-Founder⎪Cameron Adams

Published 19 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's about taking an idea that is in your head and using that to drive some action, whether that's building a business or creating a movement, or teaching a better classroom. And Canva now does that for an incredible number of people, 250 million people every month. Which is phenomenal. I was on the board of trustees of the design museum and we constantly had to fight people thinking, well, I want to go to the design museum. It's for designers. It's about making, you're making things look nice. And we actually did get them to kind of run a whole campaign about humanity's best friend. because we forget what design actually does. […]

Who has been a guest on The Business of Creativity

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• Cameron Adams
• Michael Acton Smith
• Trinny Woodall
• Ryan Serhant
• Greg Jackson

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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