"As an artist, a great portfolio is just as important (if not more) than any qualification."

"I was working in the NHS as a manager for many years. Theatre was something I occasionally participated in, but wasn’t a big part of my life."

"I’ve been mudlarking since I was a child, I was lucky to grow up near the river, and it was an inevitable part of my life. The river has always given me ‘head space’ and it has also taught me the history of London!"

"When I started comedy I didn’t realize it could be a job, I just loved it and wanted to do it every day. So while I did comedy I was a salon receptionist, waitress, and back-up nanny... I also majored in sociology so once you do that you’re never going to have a real job."

Artist, composer, creative director and writer Verity Lane talks about living in Japan for 10 years, and how that influenced her work and her approach to life

Guildford Fringe producer and Mamma Mia! actor Nick Wyschna tells us about his experience breaking into the theatre industry 

We catch up with Natalie Ben Rabah about her career in Arts Marketing and what makes the industry so unique

Barbara Matthews MBE has had a long and illustrious career in the arts, and has now worked in the education sector for over five years. We talk about her highlights, the struggles, and what changes she has seen in the industry.

We caught up with Julie Southam, who did her Gold Arts Award ten years ago, about how her portfolio informed the work she does now at Havas Lynx in Manchester.

Read about the work of the eternally enterprising Shwetal Shah of Erase All Kittens who has spent her life closing the gap between science and technology, and social issues.