Ep. 31: Erin Hupp and Subikksha Balaje on creativity, identity, and the courage to pivot скачать в хорошем качестве

Ep. 31: Erin Hupp and Subikksha Balaje on creativity, identity, and the courage to pivot

What happens when you leave a prestigious career and choose creativity instead? Ceramic artist Erin Hupp and fine jewelry designer Subikksha Balaje share how they pivoted from law and Big Tech into art, the identity shifts that followed, and why collaboration, imperfection, and storytelling matter more than ever—especially in midlife. Timestamps 00:00 Creativity returning later in life 02:25 Meet Erin Hupp and Subikksha Balaje 03:40 How their collaboration began 05:00 Turning ceramics into fine jewelry 06:00 Finding inspiration in everyday life (the roti moment) 07:30 Why collaboration fuels creativity 09:00 Mixing metals & breaking jewelry rules 11:00 Erin’s shift from law to ceramics 13:30 Claiming a new creative identity 15:55 Subikksha’s pivot from Big Tech to jewelry 18:30 Style, culture & not “looking the part” 19:55 Motherhood, the pandemic & rethinking work 22:30 Creativity vs. tech culture in the Bay Area 24:50 Can AI replace artists? 28:00 Perfection vs. imperfection in craft 30:05 Making the “perfect” imperfect 33:00 Letting go of ideas that don’t work 37:00 Collaboration as creative clarity 39:00 Style, experimentation & flow state 43:30 Where creative inspiration comes from now 49:45 What makes their work uniquely theirs 52:30 Midlife creativity and final reflections 54:20 Where to find Erin and Subikksha