Wavetable Original: Under the Current podcast

There's not enough real talk about creative careers. So we started some.

To be human in the information age is to experience deep-seated tension. We exist in a constant overdose of information. And yet, we’re starving for meaningful engagement. We experience constant pressure to iterate, ideate and innovate.

Lifting the curtain on other people’s ideas, successes and ideals is one of the most compelling ways to get inspiration, reassurance and momentum for our own creative journeys.

Several podcasts seek to do this, but too often they’re straight lines on the surface. We need something more to help us move through the waves.

Under the Current seeks to tell the stories behind the life and work of creative people who come at the world in interesting ways. They’re globetrotting DJs and design studio owners; restauranteurs and writers; magazine publishers and makeup artists.

Each episode goes beyond a regular interview. It’s a slice of life; something real, past the PR pitch and the box ticks. It’s a journey into the real drivers of the work:

  • Dealing with the unknown space between projects
  • The tension between creativity and commerce
  • Navigating the messy middle and those moments just before success… or failure
  • The learnings and people that have helped most on the journey
  • The hidden superpowers and skill combinations that drive the work forward
  • What changes and evolutions need to happen next in a guest's industry

In our first season, guests include:

  • Award-winning former executive producer of The Daily Show
  • ‍An international DJ, music producer, & host of 700+ radio shows
  • The founder of a high-end women's fashion brand
  • The executive director of a leading symphony hall
  • and many more...

Featured Work

Venture Development
Formulating a professional development platform for doctors
Reinventing healthcare by reimagining doctors' professional possibilities.
Venture Development
Formulating a professional development platform for doctors
Reinventing healthcare by reimagining doctors' professional possibilities.
Product Marketing
Amplitude: Product Education goes interactive
Using curiosity tests (and cuddly toys) to connect with B2B audiences.
Learning Ecosystem
DIG: DIG Academy
What happens when a cooking company makes education core to their brand.
Digital Learning Product
Portal Learning: Cards
What if teenagers had a more engaging way to develop career skills?
Off-Site
Wasserman: Creating a team Off-Site that’s worth the 2 year wait
What happens when you bring inspiration from Warhol and Virgil to the team off-site?
Podcast
Wavetable Original: Under the Current podcast
There's not enough real talk about creative careers. So we started some.
Micro Program
The New York Times: storytelling and presentation skills program
Who said researchers couldn't be compelling storytellers?
Content Creation
DIG: Winter Menu marketing campaign
Chefs as creator-educators? Not on the menu. Until now...
Live Experience
XP Conference: Experiential Workshop Track
Keynotes and panels don't cut it anymore. Time to flip the script
Live Experience
DIG: CIT Orientation
Flipping the first day at work into a unique set of board games.

Let’s get down to business.

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