Interview with Exec Simone Jenkinson Director of Cuerda Creatives and La Casa Pepanova, Artistic Retreat in Galicia
Simone Jenkinson is a Creative Director for Cuerda Creatives and La Casa Pepanova, which is an Artistic Retreat in Galicia, Spain. She comes up with imaginative ideas that help brands and businesses showcase their vision. She works with teams to coordinate large scale events that communicate everything that the company feel’s is inspiring about their brand. Her company has worked with some amazing organisations including: Coca Cola, Glasgow 2014 Common Wealth Games, Oral B, M TV, Ford, Spotify, Stella Artois and the Discovery Channel. Before that she worked in aerial theatre in a spellbinding show called De La Guarda which toured around the world. In this episode we talk about: Her world tour, which included the Round House in London and the famous people who came to see her show including Madonna and Mick Jagger...she touched Madge's ankle ;-) The importance of 'finding your tribe' at work so that you feel accepted for who you are. The childhood experiences which made her feel like she didn't fit in. Moving from Argentina to Spain and shifting from the corporate world to community based arts projects, see: www.sinerxia.net How she deals with rejection. How you can make a difference as a leader by stepping back and allowing the team to 'find the light'. Her insider secrets and nuggets of genius that optimise her performance. You can follow Simone here: @artistretreatgalicia