From Corporate Stress to Creative Success with Bonny Snowdon

About this episode

Bonny Snowdon shares her journey from corporate stress to finding creativity through art.

How coloured pencils changed Bonny's life. World-renowned artist and teacher Bonny Snowdon shares how a stressful period in her life and a gift of coloured pencils from her daughter led to a profound creative awakening that helped her manage anxiety and navigate personal challenges. We explore Bonny’s horse-mad childhood in North Yorkshire, her early experiences in the advertising and graphic design industries, a challenging '360' management review and her transition into executive coaching. ...

People in this episode

Host: Claire Waite Brown

Guest: Bonny Snowdon

Topics covered

• creativity
• personal challenges
• art
• anxiety management
• career transition

Keywords

• coloured pencils
• creative awakening
• executive coaching
• advertising
• graphic design

Mentioned in this episode

Places: North Yorkshire

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