This week’s More Than Work Podcast guest is Claire Waite Brown. Founding “Open Stage Arts” and then “Creativity Found” were pivotal to her as she looked to forge a path that was truly her own outside of work. After attending university and studying contemporary dance she ended up editing non-fiction illustrated books for a living while raising a family.

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At about 40, Claire studied to become a fitness dance instructor. She now also does street dance continuing to pursue her passion for movement in a different way. When she founded Open Stage Arts, Claire created a space and community for adults to try something new like acting without all the drama of am-dram and other classes. It was also something she created for herself rather than something she was doing for others. Next came her website and podcast, Creativity Found where she interviews other artists and helps them showcase their work.

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Note from Rabiah (Host): This chat was a lot of fun. Claire and I met on the Clubhouse app and hit it off. Meeting her and others in some creative groups there was one of the highlights of lockdown. We have similar ridiculous senses of humour. When she tells the story of her “ginger cat” it was a good opportunity to talk to a Brit about the differences between the English we speak in the US versus the UK. And yes, when you hear me say I call my jeans “denim trousers” that is true. I have done so and yes, the person I said it to thought it was odd.

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Find Claire Facebook and IG: @creativityfoundpodcast Facebook group: Creativity Found Website: creativityfound.co.uk

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