Creative legend and friend of the show Maciej Kuciara returns for an epic episode to talk about what he's been up to since he last jumped on and how AI has impacted him as a professional and a person, and some wise advice for us all moving forward ..read more

Join us for this episode with the multi-awesome, multi-disciplined, and multi-talented Brandon Semenuk. Brandon is an athlete specializing & conquering in the realms of mountain bikes and motorsports, winning multiple awards in the process and being considered one of the best! Yet not content with just that, Brandon has found a way to fuse all of his interests through the power of filmmaking & photography, and in this episode, find out how Brandon does all of this while still operating at a high level—simply incredible insights from a prolific human ..read more

Get ready to cycle through the mind of record-breaking Performance Engineer & Racing Cyclist Dan Bigham! Dan's multi-disciplined approach and attention to detail is something that creatives will greatly appreciate. So join your host Ash Thorp and enjoy how Dan lives in a world of micro gains and how Dan's book Start At The End (A MUST READ) was the genesis of this episode ..read more

Director William Eubank joins Ash Thorp for today's episode to share his experiences on the life of a movie director. Will cut his teeth in the industry as a cinematographer & camera operator before moving on to directing his first feature film, LOVE, one in which he was also the cinematographer and production designer! Will is happy to wear many hats to pursue his creative vision and one of which Ash and Will discuss in detail in this episode. Will's filmography also includes, The Signal, Underwater, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, and more. Let's go ..read more

This episode is all about the realities of being a creative and in Maxim Zhestov we get the chance to dive deep on this topic with one of the best designer’s out there. Maxim returns for his third appearance and much like his art and designs, it’s what is happening beneath the surface that is as intriguing, if not more than the finished product. Ash and Max dive deep into the past, present, and future of their careers and everything in between ..read more

We’re joined by the legendary and Acadamy Award Winning Cinematographer Greig Fraser today who shed some light on what it is like behind the lens of some of the most iconic films of our generation with an IMDB that lists gems such as, Dune, The Batman, Lion to name but a few!. An absolute blast of an episode and a brilliant geek-out between Ash and Greig on the highs and lows of the movie industry and how to break in ..read more

Director Sava Zivkovic joins us once more and much has changed since he last joined us on The Collective Podcast. Join us for a fabulous chat on a fascinating insight into the mind and journey of modern-day director and how technology influences his process ..read more

Two generations of epic creativity are the theme of today’s episode as we welcome the creative prodigy that is William Landgren. A (just turned) 16-year-old super creative who picked up Blender at the age of 12 and has not looked back since! Ash and & Will both look forward to their respective creative journeys whilst bouncing ideas and philosophies off one-another in this brilliant episode that shows artistry can be mastered at any age ..read more

Steven Zapata joins Ash for a powerful conversation about the human power of art and how profound it has been for him throughout his life. Steven also discusses how his thoughts on AI have resonated with the art community after his excellent video ‘THE END OF ART: AN ARGUMENT AGAINST IMAGE AI’s.’ This episode is packed full of eye-opening facts, philosophy, experiences and honesty ..read more

Dreams do ‘Come True’ but not without some extreme highs and lows and bumps along the way, as is evidenced by today’s guest, Come True Director Anthony Scott Burns. And Anthony returns almost a decade after appearing as our first-ever guest and four years after his last appearance to share his life as a film director and the joys and pitfalls that can bring as well as his other passion in the shape of music and much more ..read more