S2 Episode 3 - Everything Starts with an Idea with Ann English

15/09/2025 34 min Temporada 2 Episodio 3
S2 Episode 3 - Everything Starts with an Idea with Ann English

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Send us a textIn this engaging conversation, Ann English, a visual strategist and TEDx speaker, shares her journey from a successful 25-year career in Christmas displays to founding her own business, Create Intrigue, after facing redundancy. She discusses her unique experience with hyperphantasia, the ability to visualize ideas vividly, and how it shapes her work in helping others turn their ideas into actionable plans. Ann emphasizes the importance of community, support, and self-awareness in navigating midlife reinvention and encourages listeners to embrace their creativity and share their ideas. Ann English is a Visual Strategist, TEDx Speaker, and author of The Clarity Quest Ideas Book. A visual thinker with Hyperphantasia, Ann enjoyed a brilliant creative career and dream job for 25 years, before being made redundant at 47. After a string of rejections, she founded her own business, Create Intrigue.  Today, she helps intuitive individuals, creative entrepreneurs and visual thinkers turn the ideas they’ve been saving for “One Day…” into “Day One” action. Through her unique VisionMapping™ method and VisualDoodle™ frameworks, Ann brings clarity and creative confidence to midlife reinvention. Takeaways Ann English is a visual strategist and TEDx speaker.Hyperphantasia allows Ann to visualize ideas vividly.She founded Create Intrigue after being made redundant.Ann's dream job involved creating Christmas displays.Facing rejection led Ann to redirect her career.Visual mapping is a key tool in Ann's work.Community support is crucial for personal growth.The Clarity Quest is a guided journal for capturing ideas.Ann emphasizes the importance of self-awareness.Creativity can manifest in various forms, and everyone has a superpower.  Website: https://hub.annenglish.co.ukThe Clarity Quest IdeasBook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clarity-Quest-IdeasBook-Journal-Valuable/dp/1739360303/TEDx Talk:  https://www.ted.com/talks/ann_english_the_clarity_quest_jan_2021On socials: @createintrigueLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annenglishcreateintrigue/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createintrigue/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreateIntrigueInsta @hearmeroarhere Facebook Hear Me Roar YouTube @hearmeroarhere Get in touch: [email protected] or via our website hearmeroarhere.com

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