Creative Moves: Left Career, Right Path

In this episode, we talk to Nicky Sargent, who initially entered the workforce in an advertising agency in Bristol, transferring to their London office after 6 months. Nicky then changed jobs to work for EMAP, initially selling advertising space before moving across to publishing, and was part of the team that launched Television Week.

Following that role came a job at Molinare, where she was forced into working with Vikki Dunn, a fateful partnership that ultimately defined the rest of their lives, and with whom she would go on to co-found The Farm Group, which for decades was the most iconic and beloved TV post-production company in the UK, with multiple sites in London as well as Bristol and Manchester, and also Los Angeles, USA.

Currently working on her third novel (which was short-listed for the Marlowe & Christie Novel Prize), Nicky also provides non-exec director and trustee support to various organisations.
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From his first job at Bowers & Wilkins, luxury British audio brand, it was a given Ryan would end up working with sound.

Moving from recording studio to recording sound on-set and location for film and TV, an opportunity too good to resist led him to taking over independent fashion store Meet Bernard, with his wife Dani, in 2016.

Transforming the business into a successful fashion and lifestyle brand with men's & women's stores in East Dulwich, they’ve proved that a discerning eye for product-buying, combined with a talent for informative and inclusive social content, is a winning formula that appeals to their community of highly-engaged local, and online, customers.

Connect with Ryan Chandler
https://www.instagram.com/stories/rhinosan/

Resources and links mentioned
Meet Bernard - men and women's fashion and lifestyle stores
https://www.meetbernard.com/

Connect with Kabir Malik

https://www.instagram.com/kabbagemix/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabirmalik/
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Episode Summary
Having been fascinated with science and the story of life since the age of 10, Tina studied medicine in the US with the intention of qualifying as a gynaecologist; but life had other plans for her once she graduated from University.
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Establishing a successful career in medical production companies in the UK and the US, Tina moved to a senior position in an advertising agency in the healthcare sector before eventually forging her own path as a social entrepreneur, focussed on improving human and planetary health.
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Along the way she also completed an MBA, became a published author and, in the past few years, has learnt to DJ, playing at conferences as well as parties she organises as part of her drive to harness the power of music, joy and connection for a happy, healthy and long life.

Connect with Tina Woods
https://www.colliderhealth.com/
https://www.longevityrave.world/
https://www.instagram.com/tina.technotic/

Resources and links mentioned
'Live Longer with AI: How artificial intelligence is helping us extend our healthspan and live better, too'
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Longer-artificial-intelligence-healthspan/dp/1838646159

https://www.livelongerbetter.org/

Connect with Kabir Malik

https://www.instagram.com/kabbagemix/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabirmalik/

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In the final episode of Creative Moves, things come full circle as our host Kabir Malik steps into the guest chair. This time, it’s his old boss and friend, Joce Capper, asking the questions. From his early days working at the Passport Office to becoming the go-to sales guy for post-production houses across Soho, Kabir’s career has been anything but ordinary.

He shares stories from along the way, in a candid chat about resilience, self-retraining and how his love of music, and his gift for really listening, have led him into a whole new chapter where he’s finally following his true passions.

** TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion around mental health, addiction and childhood trauma **
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Manish Chauhan works as a Finance Lawyer specializing in Derivatives and always had a passion for writing. At 17, he was told by his creative writing teacher to go and live life before he should even think about writing a novel.

Now his first book is slated with Faber (Jan 2026), he talks community and critique circles. His is the story of someone who took the ‘sensible’ path, all the while making space for the work he truly loved, that wouldn’t let go.
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