Help Us to Creatively Support Mental Health with ISOLATED Talks® ❤️

It’s been exactly *1 year* since launching ISOLATED Talks® (www.isolatedtalks.com) - with the help of Glenn, Tommy and Matt (who I could not have done it without), so I’m taking a break to breathe and reflect on what a year it’s been.

Where we’ve got to in that time is hard to articulate, but I’ll try... 

The remarkable support from the creative industries has resulted in over 150 free talks covering everything from Creativity and Copywriting to Brand and Strategy, to Mental Health and Wellness, to Music, Magic, Monster Zoos and more. Much, much more.

Talks have found their way into homes around the globe (over 80 countries make up repeat visits), into college and university syllabuses, onto numerous media - including nationwide OOH courtesy of Clear Channel and Mass Media. We’ve collaborated with universities on large scale ad campaigns, launched a free radio station with psychologically measured music to benefit mental health, become home to a growing list of feature shows (including the collaborative Sunday7Social and A Slice of Salmon Theory), and are soon to announce a significant live event to further *creatively support mental health*. And this is just the beginning.

Feelings of isolation affect all of us. Physically enforced or not. It predates the pandemic and will outlive it. And so, our purpose to destigmatise, normalise and creatively support mental health must also continue to be. 

I’m in a hugely privileged position to continue to see more and more opportunities reveal themselves, to benefit so many. But in order to maximise it, it needs dedicated attention and a proper, fuller, focus. And resource. Not me juggling it (poorly at times). 

Which is why I’m now on the look out for a Project Director to grip it, and build the next chapter(s).

To help fund us, ISOLATED Talks® is inviting corporate sponsors to help shape our future (which, in straightforward terms, means lending us your expertise, budgets, people and genuine belief in the work we’re doing).

If anyone in my network is interested and wishes to express an interest – or if you know anyone who would be perfect to lend us a hand - please get in touch via giles@isolatedtalks.com

And thank you to everyone who has played a part. You know who you are. Its success is entirely down to you.

Onwards and upwards.