{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F832f94bc-4019-4e64-b56b-485637c9d9bd","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"The path of a creative entrepreneur with Brendan Kearns","description":"Brendan Kearns is a designer and founder of Studio Rival. For many people his career path is already a mark of success having worked at Twitter, Invision and Google. But like most creative entrepreneurs he has his own definition of success that isn\u2019t driven by money or status.\r\n\nIn this episode we talk about his time working for tech giants, his view on the role of designers and what it means to him to be an entrepreneur.\r\n\nBrendan is definitely values driven and you\u2019ll hear about how he puts those values into action when choosing clients. He\u2019s also pragmatic and looks at the bigger picture of what he\u2019s trying to achieve rather than being too strict with his values. For instance, even if there isn\u2019t an exact values match with the client, if the money is good enough he\u2019ll see it as an opportunity to create change in the organisation and also fund other projects that he believes in.\r\n\nLike myself and Laurence, Brendan took an unorthodox route into his profession, studying at a business school before becoming a designer. This has meant he\u2019s been able to look at things differently and not be conditioned by orthodox training. Rather than being T-shaped he aspires to be comb-shaped. This means, instead of being a specialist in one area he\u2019d rather have a good knowledge of a broad set of disciplines.\r\n\nIf you\u2019re a creative professional looking to make the leap or you\u2019re an early stage entrepreneur wanting to be assured you\u2019re on the right path then this episode is for you.\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0c680597-295f-4e85-b42d-2d7c5751b2c8/1433674-1584449529856-96068c384ccc.jpg"}