Industry Leaders with Nikky Lyle – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Nikky's guest is Marcroy Smith, Founder and CEO of People of Print.

Marcroy Smith is a London-based illustrator and founder of People of Print, the world's largest online directory of independent designers working with print  and Co- Director of Grafik Media and Pin Badges.

In this episode, Nikky's guests are Kate Hamilton and Emily Ames, co- founders of Sonder & Tell.

As the editor-in-chief (Kate) and content director (Emily) of fashion and travel magazine, SUITCASE, they’ve spun their expertise with words and strategy into an agency that helps brands find their voice, by writing content that cuts through the noise, penning creative guidelines that bring brands to life and showing how teams can put these words into practice.

In this episode, you will learn all about Kate and Emily’s story. How they created Sonder & Tell, their process and what it takes to create the ultimate industry newsletter that we all know and love!

In this episode Nikky’s guests are Eva and Marta Yarza, Co- Founders and Creative Directors of Yarza Twins.

Born and raised in Spain, they have a wide experience working in Madrid, New York and London, where they are currently based.

Yarza Twins is a graphic design studio that has worked with clients such as Smirnoff, HP, Adidas, and MTV amongst others.

They have been awarded a D&AD pencil in packaging design and a Spanish National Design Awards as Best Young Designers in its 3 years since its foundation.

In this episode, Nikky's guest is Sophie Worth, Global Creative Talent Acquisition Partner at Oatly.

Sophie started out in the industry 25 years ago. Prior to joining Oatly,  she was Talent Director at Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam for 8+ years.

Sophie champions a progressive and innovative approach to recruitment driven by a firm belief that talent comes from all places and in all shapes.

Her favourite quote is by American Computer Scientist Grace Hopper: “The most dangerous sentence in language is: We’ve always done it this way.”

This talk is perfect for you if you’d like to know what Sophie looks for when hiring, how you can impress a leading industry talent manager and direct insight into how to land a job somewhere in a legendary agency like Wieden + Kennedy or an incredible brand like Oatly.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Jon Cockley, Founder at Handsome Frank.

Handsome Frank came to life after a chat in the pub between Jon and his cousin. 

Jon tells Nikky how they came up with the idea and the name, and how the early days looked like for the illustration agency. 

Find out all about what Handsome Frank look for when taking on an illustrator, how to catch Jons eye when he is looking for talent and also the big question. Is it actually worth while for an illustrator to have an agent?

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Lydia Pang, Global Design Director at Nike.

Prior to her role at Nike, Lydia was the Group Creative Director of Refinery29.

She is a Frankenstein creative with a decade of experience in mission driven marketing.

Lydia recently launched a zine called Eat Bitter- stories from her memories and recipes that are fucking delicious and not for the faint hearted.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Oriel Davis- Lyons, Creative Director at Spotify.

Oriel is an award-winning Creative Director working at Spotify in New York. 

Previously, he worked at some of the world's top agencies including Droga5, Colenso BBDO and R/GA.  

His work often addresses social issues ranging from internet censorship to animal cruelty and mental health. 

In 2016 he worked a TV spot for Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign that Forbes called "a masterpiece of political advertising."  

In 2019 he started a gun violence prevention campaign to put graphic labels on boxes of ammunition.  Most recently he is trying to address the systemic barriers to entry in the advertising industry by mentoring young creatives of colour.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Matt Dunn, Art Director at Goodby Silverstein & Partners.

During this talk they discussed about relocating to San Fransisco, Matt's work and his side hustle which went viral and was published by VICE, Buzzfeed, Time Out and Huffington Post, to name a few.  This then landed him jobs with dream companies as a junior such as Mother and Widen + Kennedy.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Bill Brock, Founder at Analog Folk.

Bill has over 20 years experience helping brands to transform their marketing strategies in an increasingly digital world. Passionate about delivering cutting-edge creativity, Bill has spent the past few years spearheading the expansion of both AnalogFolk’s service offering and global footprint

Join this talks to hear Bill talk all about the early days looked like at Analog Folk, winning Global Digital Innovation of the Year 2020 and his philosophy behind not hiring assholes.

In this episode Nikky’s guest is Forest Young, Global Principal at Wolff Olins, where he leads initiatives for the world's most influential companies and cultural institutions.   

Forest is an MFA Critic in graphic design at the Yale School of Art, where he is also a distinguished alumnus and recipient of the Mark Whistler Prize.  

He recently served on the National Board of Directors for the AIGIA and his work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Royal College of Art and Yale University and has received the industry's highest accolades including the Gold Design Lion at Cannes and the Art Directors Club Black Cube. 

His passion lies at the intersection of storytelling, universal design and futurism.