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How do freelancers juggle work and parenting? Is there a link between pursuing a creative career and choosing to be childfree? Should anyone have kids at all?
On The Baby Brief podcast, we dive into these thought-provoking questions and so much more. If you’re unsure about parenthood or simply curious about how other creatives navigate it all, this podcast is for you.
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Serafima
Season 1 · Episode 1
lundi 3 février 2025 • Duration 36:21
In this episode, I talk to Serafima Serafimova, a London-based film director who has chosen a child-free life. We discuss the importance of making choices for ourselves rather than to please others and how creative agencies can support diverse lifestyles in the workplace.
After studying Fine Art at Camberwell College of Art, Serafima became a film editor at London-based creative agency Nice and Serious. Fifteen years later, she is still at the agency – now a film director – working with some of the world's biggest brands and charities. Serafima is also a rotoscope artist and a programmer and writer for online film and animation festivals Short of the Week and Directors Notes.
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Season 1
lundi 3 février 2025 • Duration 00:41
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Angie
Season 1 · Episode 2
lundi 10 février 2025 • Duration 30:45
In this episode, I chat with Angie Phillips, an animation director and co-owner of Arc Studio. At 36, she lives in Bristol with her partner and their baby, Milo. Angie shares her experience of navigating freelance life as a new mom, how motherhood has influenced her creativity, and the things she misses the most.
Angie is a co-founder of Arc Studio– an illustration and animation studio making moving films for purpose led brands and organisations.
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Veronica
Season 1 · Episode 3
vendredi 14 février 2025 • Duration 45:00
EPISODIO IN ITALIANO - In questo episodio parlo con Veronica Cerri, illustratrice freelance di 44 anni che vive e lavora a Milano. Veronica mi ha raccontato il lungo e difficile percorso di concepimento che lei e il suo compagno hanno dovuto affrontare (attenzione: si parlerà anche di aborti), di come la maternità abbia trasformato la sua carriera e di cosa significhi avere un figlio dopo i 40 anni.
Veronica Cerri lavora come illustratrice freelance collaborando con clienti nazionali e internazionali - realizza illustrazioni per riviste, packaging, libri e progetti di animazione.
Oltre alla sua attività di illustratrice, si dedica alla didattica, collaborando come docente e progettista di percorsi didattici, con l’obiettivo di trasmettere il valore dell’immagine e della narrazione visiva.
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Carmen
Season 1 · Episode 10
mardi 11 mars 2025 • Duration 33:15
In this episode, I chat with Carmen, co-founder of the Barcelona-based animation and illustration studio Nice Shit. At 37, she’s single, thriving as a creative director, and enjoying the freedom to travel and create. But when it comes to having kids, she’s unsure—something many can relate to..
We explore the dilemma of freezing eggs, the importance of building a strong support system beyond family, and what it means to shape life on your own terms. Carmen also shares her experience of running a creative business as a woman, the challenges she’s faced, and the independence that comes with it.
Carmen Angelillo is the co-founder and creative director of Niceshit Studio. Originally from Italy, she lived and worked in London and Buenos Aires, before creating Niceshit with Guido Lambertini and Rodier Kidmann.
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Alice
Season 1 · Episode 9
vendredi 7 mars 2025 • Duration 23:42
EPISODIO IN ITALIANO - In questo episodio parlo con Alice un’illustratrice freelance di 37 anni che vive e lavora a Novara con il suo compagno e i loro due gatti. Alice mi racconta della sua vita childfree tra disegni, volontariato e momenti da sola. Parliamo della difficota’ di comunicare questa decisione al proprio partner e più in generale il renderla pubblica per via del costante giudizio e pressione esterna.
Alice e' un illustratrice e graphic designer freelance. Collabora con editori, brand e studi di design su libri, riviste, packaging e identità visive. Il suo stile unisce disegno a mano, digitale e collage, con un focus su ritratti e illustrazioni a inchiostro.
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Hayley
Season 1 · Episode 8
lundi 3 mars 2025 • Duration 40:24
In this episode, I chat with Hayley - a creative copywriter and author who lives just outside of London with her husband and their two kids aged 9 and 6.
She shares her experience of switching careers from corporate communications to creative copywriting after the birth of her first child, how she and her partner managed life in lockdown with two young children, and the challenges they faced in balancing the diverse needs of their family.
Hayley Dunlop is a creative copywriter and author, her debut novel, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, publishes later this year and can be pre-ordered here.
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Margherita
Season 1 · Episode 7
vendredi 28 février 2025 • Duration 29:38
EPISODIO IN ITALIANO - In questo episodio, ho avuto il piacere di parlare con Margherita Premuroso - artista, creative director e animatrice freelance.
Margherita ha 41 anni e vive a Milano con i suoi due figli di 9 e 11 anni, un cane e un gatto.
Mi ha raccontato di come la creatività sia sempre stata una parte essenziale della sua vita. Anche nei primi mesi di maternità, tra notti insonni e nuove routine, non ha mai smesso di disegnare e portare avanti i suoi progetti. Con una determinazione instancabile, riesce a trovare spazio per tutto: il lavoro, la famiglia e le sue passioni, senza mai mettere da parte ciò che la fa stare bene.
Margherita Premuroso è una character designer, animatrice, illustratrice freelance e creative director a elastic.tv. Negli ultimi anni, si è specializzata nella creazione di titoli di apertura per film e serie TV, lavorando principalmente nella pubblicità. Nel 2017 è stata nominata agli Emmy Awards per le sequenze animate dei titoli di coda della serie Feud: Bette and Joan (Ryan Murphy)
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Russ
Season 1 · Episode 6
lundi 24 février 2025 • Duration 42:08
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Russ - a freelance animator and director based in Brighton. At 40, he’s a dad to two young kids (3 & 5) and still manages to stay deeply involved in the creative scene.
This episode explores the challenges and realities of juggling a creative career with family responsibilities. From making time for passion projects to navigating the demands of parenting, it’s all about finding balance and support along the way.
Russ is an award winning Animator, Director and Designer with a passion for 3D characters.
After working as a full time Senior Creative at Animade in London, he started freelancing for a range of UK and international clients.
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Cecilia
Season 1 · Episode 5
vendredi 21 février 2025 • Duration 26:17
In questa puntata parlo con Cecilia Cappelli, una graphic designer di 34 anni che vive a Udine.
La decisione di avere figli porta con sé molte domande e riflessioni. Cecilia condivide il suo punto di vista su sostenibilità, scelte personali e l’influenza delle dinamiche sociali e politiche in questo percorso. È davvero inevitabile dover scegliere tra realizzazione professionale e vita familiare?
Cecilia è una graphic designer, di base in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Lavora come progettista grafica freelance dal 2017, sia nel campo commerciale che in quello culturale. È co-fondatrice e designer del magazine indipendente Frute che si occupa di femminismo e tematiche di genere.
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