Bite: Wellington's future depends on its creatives

About this episode

Jessie Wong discusses the importance of creativity to Wellington's future.

Wellington has been through a tough few years. In this quick bite, Yu Mei founder Jessie Wong reflects on Wellington's unique creative identity, the world-class talent emerging from the capital, and why creativity is a cultural and economic asset.  This clip is from our previous episode ' Yu Mei founder on Wellington’s creative future' Shared Lunch is brought to you by Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. Information provided is general only and current at the time it’s provided. Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Jessie Wong

Topics covered

• creativity
• Wellington
• economic asset
• cultural identity
• talent

Keywords

• Wellington
• creativity
• economic asset
• Jessie Wong
• Yu Mei

Sponsors

Sharesies Limited

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yu Mei

Places: Wellington, New Zealand

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