Rebecca Shipham's guest appearances

Rebecca Shipham

Being Freelance

Jerome

Joe Basile

Andrew Smith

Aaron Draplin

Kari Paavola

Evan MacDonald

Cathy Wassell

Steve Morgan

Kieron Lewis

Cath Ellis

Mariana Morris

Casey Gutteridge

Tom Ross

Paul Jarvis

Jonathan Stark

Rafal Tomal

OwlTail

The first in a new series of podcasts being produced in partnership with Creative Briefs, in which young people get to pitch questions to professionals working in the creative industries, gaining insight and insider knowledge about creative careers.In the hot seat is Rebecca Shipham of Ships and Pigs, an award-winning exhibition designer who creates trade stands for some of the world's biggest brands.  She is also co-founder of Creative Briefs, alongside Jason Bowers.Asking the questions are Yasmin, a recent advertising graduate, and Josh, a participant and volunteer at Creative Briefs.Hosted by Hull Is This editor, and photographer, Jerome Whittingham.Website: http://www.creativebriefs.co.ukSupport the show

The first in a new series of podcasts being produced in partnership with Creative Briefs, in which young people get to pitch questions to professionals working in the creative industries, gaining insight and insider knowledge about creative <a href="http://careers.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">careers.In</a> the hot seat is Rebecca Shipham of Ships and Pigs, an award-winning exhibition designer who creates trade stands for some of the world's biggest brands.  She is also co-founder of Creative Briefs, alongside Jason Bowers.Asking the questions are Yasmin, a recent advertising graduate, and Josh, a participant and volunteer at Creative Briefs.Hosted by Hull Is This editor, and photographer, Jerome Whittingham.Website: <a href="http://www.creativebriefs.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.creativebriefs.co.uk</a><a href="https://ko-fi.com/photomoments" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Designer Rebecca Shipham and Creative Briefs

5 years after redundancy abruptly introduced her to self employment, exhibitions designer Rebecca Shipham was named IPSE Freelancer Of The Year. Ahead of National Freelance Day 2015, a year on from her coronation, we hear how she succeeds in her niche, deals with isolation, finds confidence in trading as company Ships and Pigs, how she gives back to the next generation of creatives and just about finds time for a holiday. Don't forget to subscribe via iTunes and the Podcast app for iPhone etc and also via Stitcher who have an Android app - If you like the podcast, please do leave a review if you get a chance. Thanks! Here’s some of the key takeaway points:   there’s always going to be people out there who are better than you, just accept it and do the best that you can   stay on top of the latest technology, always keep learning   trading under a business name (instead of her own) made her feel like a business, treating it like a business, promoting like a business   she copes with the isolation of working alone by using twitter to form a network of freelancers to chat to both creatively and for company   submitting an entry for an award, makes you take stock of what you’ve done and celebrate your achievements   winning gave Rebecca a boost in confidence that’s improved her work   stick to what you’re good at - don’t do everything, find your niche, your expertise - “Find what you’re good at and do that, don’t try and do more”   More from Rebecca Rebecca's site: Ships and Pigs Rebecca on Twitter Creative Briefs Useful Links IPSE (The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed) Policy Bee Who the hell is Steve Folland? You know how everyone bangs on about how powerful video and audio content can be? Yeah, well Steve helps businesses make it and make the most of it. Find out more at www.stevefolland.com Track him down on Twitter @sfolland or lay a trail of cake and he'll eventually catch you up.

5 years after redundancy abruptly introduced her to self employment, exhibitions designer Rebecca Shipham was named IPSE Freelancer Of The Year. Ahead of National Freelance Day 2015, a year on from her coronation, we hear how she succeeds in her niche, deals with isolation, finds confidence in trading as company Ships and Pigs, how she gives back to the next generation of creatives and just about finds time for a holiday. Don't forget to subscribe via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/being-freelance/id959401077" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and the Podcast app for iPhone etc and also via <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=59449&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> who have an Android app - If you like the podcast, please do leave a review if you get a chance. Thanks! Here’s some of the key takeaway points: <ul> <li> there’s always going to be people out there who are better than you, just accept it and do the best that you can </li> <li> stay on top of the latest technology, always keep learning </li> <li> trading under a business name (instead of her own) made her feel like a business, treating it like a business, promoting like a business </li> <li> she copes with the isolation of working alone by using twitter to form a network of freelancers to chat to both creatively and for company </li> <li> submitting an entry for an award, makes you take stock of what you’ve done and celebrate your achievements </li> <li> winning gave Rebecca a boost in confidence that’s improved her work </li> <li> stick to what you’re good at - don’t do everything, find your niche, your expertise - “Find what you’re good at and do that, don’t try and do more” </li> </ul> More from Rebecca <a href="http://www.shipsandpigs.com/#home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca's site: Ships and Pigs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shipsandpigs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca on Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.creativebriefs.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Briefs</a> Useful Links <a href="https://www.ipse.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IPSE</a> (The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed) <a href="https://www.policybee.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Policy Bee</a> Who the hell is Steve Folland? You know how everyone bangs on about how powerful video and audio content can be? Yeah, well Steve helps businesses make it and make the most of it. Find out more at <a href="http://www.stevefolland.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.stevefolland.com</a> Track him down on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/SFolland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sfolland</a> or lay a trail of cake and he'll eventually catch you up.

Freelancer Of The Year - Exhbitions Designer Rebecca Shipham