Soundboarding with Fort Rixon: How finding the right mentors can help you accomplish your personal and professional goals
This session welcomed a conversation with Fort Rixon where we talk about the mentors and influences that enabled him to create a successful career in the creative industry, all while tapping into his passion for culture, aesthetics, politics, and film design.
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Fort Rixon works at the curious intersection of culture, aesthetics, politics, and film design. He has produced over 70 projects in multiple roles for entities such as adidas Original, Reebok, Wimbledon, Covent Garden, Air Canada, Kendrick Lamar, and Stella McCartney to name but a few.
He has held desks for renowned creative studios around the world such as Winkreative, Dazed & Confused, and Andpeople where he produced countless events, books (in 2018 he sent over 40 000 books sent to print), brand narratives, tone of voice, films, strategies, culture programmes and more and has written for several publications including Monocle, Art Africa and Johannesburg Financial Mail.
Born and raised in the ‘post-colonial Hangover’ of Zimbabwe until the age of 16, he has lived in multiple cities including London, Cape Town, and Toronto with his work taking him around the world over the years. Originally offered a place in Slade School of Fine Art he was forced to decline due to astronomical international uni fees and took a gap year instead to save up before carrying out his foundation at Central St Martins and completing his degree in Illustration at Camberwell College UAL.
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We bring together thought leaders, musicians, creatives, founders, and business owners who are doing something brilliant to hear how they achieved what they did and the defining experiences that got them there.
Building connections with likeminded people is the heart of Soundboard, how else can we learn, inspire, and motivate each other? That's why we always include two 10 minute Speed Soundboarding sessions – an opportunity for our dedicated team to handpick someone else at the event for you to talk to based on your interests, background, or personal/professional goals.