Welcome to The Apple Cart; the podcast for creative disruptors, disruptive creators and anyone who wants to do things differently in business. In this episode, your host, Gudrun Lauret, is joined by Laura Pearman.

Laura is a Personal Branding Consultant for experts, leaders and business owners. She specialises in empowering female leaders to elevate their personal brands and achieve industry impact.

She achieves this with blend of strategic insight and creative vision and has a commitment to authenticity and excellence.

This is a wide-ranging and candid chat between two old friends. Gudrun and Laura discuss their own experiences of growing up in the north east of England, the changes in the music and arts and the potential for change.

They discuss the impact of AI on creativity and how artists should harness it. They explore how the boundaries of imagination might change and how we can all be more creative.

Timestamps

• 06:43 - 07:38: How political upheaval leads to periods of intense creativity
• 07:40 – 09:50: The future of the local music scene
• 14:50 - :16:43: Opportunities for young musicians
• 17:05 –21:30 The impact of AI on artistic endeavours
• 23:25 – 21:11: Will AI bring about the end of social media?
• 35:40 – 40:25: Everybody is creative
• 41:27 – 44:26: Different ways to explore your creativity
• 46:00 - 47:33: Humans are inherently creative

Useful Links

• Visit Laura's website
• Find Laura on Facebook
• Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
• Like Laura's Instagram profile
• Subscribe to Laura's YouTube channel
• Digital radio station: BBC 6Music