State of the Creators
State of the Creators is a podcast that explores what it means for creatives to build something out of nothing. Digital creative Tawsif Akkas sits down with talented creatives from Bangladesh to Australia - and around the world - to talk about the process of creating, the struggles of being a creative and explore how to leave a legacy in this fast paced digital world. Through State of the Creators, Tawsif not only aims to deliver a compelling podcast series but also build a creative community to help the next generation of creators flourish. Find out more at www.tawsifakkas.com.
Episodes
39 episodes
How to Play the Long Game as a Musician feat. Jon Kabir
SEASON FINALE! Watch the video: https://youtu.be/JOGMObhQcvk @JonKabir widely recognized for being a musician and a prominent vocalist hailing from th...
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Nuhash on Creating Films That Transcend Boundaries | State of the Creators 035
Nuhash Humayun is a writer and a director from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He made his local TV debut in 2017 - and has since written and directed a growing catalogue of short films, music videos, TV shows and advertisements.One of his latest ho...
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1:15:03
How Dameer Builds a Global Community with his Music | State of the Creators 034
Dameer Khan is an indie-pop singer-songwriter and a producer. At just 22, he has released quite a few singles and an EP, all of which has gained millions of views and streams and has gotten him a niche following. I stumbled upon Dameer’s work f...
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1:18:38
Leaving a Mark with your Art ft. Ahmed Fahim | State of the Creators 033
Ahmed Fahim is an illustrator, a designer, and an artist based in Bangladesh. Over the years he’s worked on some of the finest projects in regards to digital illustrations and designs. However recently Fahim was diagnosed with a termina...
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Using Comedy as a Shield ft. Rakin Absar | State of the Creators 032
Rakin Absar is a comedian, an online creator and a social media juggernaut from Bangladesh with hundreds of thousands of followers online. He started his career in Vine, a short form social media platform almost a decade ago, became a significa...
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Going from Creating Viral Videos to Award Winning Films ft. Taha Ismail | State of the Creators 031
Taha Ismail is a Bangladeshi filmmaker based in London. He is also the co-founder of Collective Unconscious - a creative production studio & collective working across film, music, fashion & more. Recently, Taha even won gold at the pres...
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Using Identity for Creative Inspiration | State of the Creators 030
WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lNkJOsSQNFkNaina Husain is an artist and an illustrator and she is the founder of byNainah. Her art is inspired by South Asia’s people, its culture, and its colors. She started drawing purely th...
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How Armeen Musa Tackles The Evolving World of Music
WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/F6rWR-xp8tI @ArmeenMusa is a singer-songwriter, poet, music director, performer and so much more. She studied at the world...
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1:11:27
How To Run a Football Media Company feat. Abir A Chowdhury of Plaantik
Abir Ahmed Chowdhury is an independent consultant in the international development sector - with a background in economics and development. He is also my co-founder in ...
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027 - Mastering Content In The Education Niche w/ Seeam Shahid Noor
@SeeamShahidNoor is a Product Manager & Sr. Strategy Consultant at IBM - but he is primarily known as a creator in the education space, where he helps aspiring students ...
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026 - How To Create A Joke ft. Amin Hannan Chowdhury
Amin Hannan Chowdhury is a comedian and a creator based in Dhaka. He started working alongside Ashik, another rising comedian in the scene, through their self titled stage names Amin and AshikI have always taken a keen interest in the w...
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025 - Creating in the Luxury Fashion Industry
Aydha Mehnaz has years of experience in the world of luxury and fashion, particularly through her role at one of the world’s biggest luxury brands Mugler. She has worked with some of the biggest celebrities in the world like Beyonce and Dua Lip...
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024 - How To Earn A Living With Tweets
Mostly Borrowed Ideas is the brainchild of Abdullah Al-Rezwan - it's a newsletter that does a monthly deep dive and detailed analysis backed with high quality research on one specific company. MBI started off as a Twitter account (it has closed...
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023 - Farooque Bhai Project's Double Life As A Creator
Issa Nibras Farooque is a software engineer. But he leads a Clark Kent / Superman life because he is also a prolific musician and he goes by the name of Farooque Bhai. Farooque Bhai hails from a family of musicians and change-maker...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:18:46
022 - How Public Speaking Can Help Creators w/ Shil Shanghavi
Shil is a public speaker, a public speaking expert and has coached hundreds of people throughout his career including TEDx speakers, entrepreneurs and creators. One of the most fascinating thing about Shil is that he has a significant case of s...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:06:56
021 | The Crossroads Between Design, Music and Business w/ Loston
Scott Mellor aka Loston is a graphic artist, a musician, and runs his own design studio called the Studio Thinktank where he has worked with some of the biggest names in the world including Labrinth, Cardi B and Tom Morello from Rage Against Th...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:26:30
Quick note from show host Tawsif Akkas
Hey creators, a few quick updates about the podcast as we wrap the year up. Thank you for sticking with me. See you soon.Sign up to my newsletter: www.tawsifakkas.com Follow me on Instagram: @tawsifakkas Subscrib...
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Season 2
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020 - Creating a Gaming Content Career with 300, 000 Subscribers on YouTube w/ Eric Choh aka ericship111
Eric Choh aka ericship111 is a full time YouTuber with over 300, 000 subscribers on his channel. Eric was naturally into video games growing up - and today his channel is built around the niche of gaming - specifically the popular racing vid...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:12:24
019 - Preparing for the Creative Industry w/ Kerrie Allen
Kerrie Allen is best known for helping creators connect to the industry. She also works as a consultant for small to medium businesses, and also has a product line under the label of ‘hey control freak’ which sells products aime...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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018 - Social Activism and Content w/ Sameer Ahmed aka SCANE
Sameer is an 18 year old content creator who aspires to be the voice for those who don’t have one. His content is about social issues and hardships in Bangladesh and he highlights how we can help or at least try to help solve th...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:08:34
017 - Getting 3 Millions Subscribers on YouTube focusing on Quality w/ Dagogo of ColdFusion
While social media constantly opts for quantity of content, ColdFusion aka Dagogo Altraide has built an audience of over 3 million subscribers by consistently providing comprehensive, quality work over the last decade. His pieces about tech and...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:08:48
016 - Marketing and Music w/ Paul Ramondo of One True North
Paul Ramondo is a digital marketing expert, a business owner but also the lead vocalist of a pop punk rock band called One True North based in Perth Australia. Honestly if I listen to their music it immediately takes me back to the ear...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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015 - Building a global creative portfolio w/ Daniel Craig aka Matsu
Daniel Craig, aka, Matsu, is a photographer, a director, a DoP and an overall creative powerhouse. Daniel’s journey started as a live event photographer but today he directs music videos, TV spots, tours with artists and works with some of the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:15:03
014 - From coding websites to film photography - with Brady Victor of Lekkerzine.
Brady Victor is a Perth based film photographer but like many of the people featured in this podcast, he also led a dual life. At the time of starting out to take amazing photos, and building his business, he was also working in the informati...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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013 - A dual identity with creative work and academia - with Adnan Fakir of Finding Bangladesh
Adnan Fakir is best known for creating the popular documentary series “Finding Bangladesh”. He is also known in the country’s academia circuits for his work in the field of economics and is currently pursuing a PHD on it in the University of We...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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