November 23, 11 min read. Listen to article 4 min. Along the way, we dig into their philosophies, inspirations, processes and experiences. What did you want to be when you were growing up? Does you r job now resemble that in any way? Unfortunately, my crippling fish phobia and lack of a piano so mewhat scuppered those plans. How did you get you r job? Tell us the full story. I arrived at my job through a series of very fortunate events, and a lot of brilliant women who guided me at the early stages of my career.
Throughout school, I was encouraged by teachers toward traditional academic subjects, despite being quite a creative child who was always sneaking out of bed to start painting or sewing or building so me imaginary world out of literal rubbish. I ended up going to university to study politics, but when I graduated the idea of actually working in politics, law or consultancy, like many of my peers, was absolutely anathema to me.
Katie was unconditionally supportive of my career growth, so much so that when she heard of a more senior marketing job going at So ho House, she sent a personal recommendation and introduction to the brilliant Delara Nikkhah and Ali Wicksteed. I went on to work at So ho House for four years, first in marketing, then in events programming in the UK, and later, Berlin. During that time I met and had the pleasure of working with so many wonderfully creative people.
I was constantly being exposed to different industries and professions and starting to embrace my own creativity again. Patreon was a company I always admired, having seen creators I love such as RedHanded grow hugely through their memberships. I think I actually sent three applications. OK, so what do you actually do? How would you explain you r job to a taxi driver? What do you love most about you r job?
It might so und nosy, but I love being able to take a peek into all these different creative worlds. Creators have a beautifully reciprocal relationship with their patrons, whereby they offer value through their work, and their patrons offer value, both financially and through feedback and support. Every time I hear of a creator who was able to fund their passion project, retain ownership of their work or even take a holiday at the encouragement of their patrons, it reminds me why Patreon exists and why I do what I do.
