Your Creative Voice Is the Blueprint

Your Creative Voice Is the Blueprint

From Object Subject Form by Simon Clowes

October 7, 2025 · 2h 11m · Season 2 · Episode 9

About this episode

Mahaneela discusses the intersection of identity and creativity in building a fulfilling career with Simon Clowes.

“There’s a difference between being humble and minimizing yourself.” — Mahaneela A fulfilling career is built from who you are, not just what you make. In this episode of Object Subject Form, filmmaker, artist, and creative director Mahaneela joins Simon for a conversation about architecting your own career, bridging identity and community, and learning to separate who you are from what you make. Over the past decade, Mahaneela has built a practice that blends cultural depth with commercial impact, collaborating with global icons like Beyoncé, Nike, and FKA twigs. Recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30, she is known for crafting authentic stories that live at the intersection of music, art, and commerce. Now represented as a director by Partizan and Red Eye, she continues to push boundaries in film, photography, and brand storytelling. Together, Simon and Mahaneela discuss why titles can limit progress, how to use a “creative spirit” compass—Curiosity, Joy, Community—to choose the right projects, and the subtle difference between humility and minimizing yourself. Mahaneela shares advice on securing repeat work with agencies, reading the room on calls, and why presentation, delegation…

People in this episode

Host: Simon Clowes

Guest: Mahaneela

Topics covered

  • creative career
  • identity
  • community
  • storytelling
  • Web3
  • AI

Keywords

  • creative voice
  • humility
  • community
  • creative spirit
  • storytelling
  • Web3
  • AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forbes, Partizan, Red Eye, Beyoncé, Nike, FKA twigs

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