The Common Creative

Paul Fairweather, Chris Meredith

Booking Overview

Creativity-focused interview podcast featuring conversations with accomplished creative professionals and people with distinctive lifelong creative journeys, alongside occasional host-led episodes. Agencies could credibly pitch architects, artists, photographers, designers, authors, speakers, and innovation practitioners with practical insights or unusual stories about creativity; booking difficulty is low to medium because guests are credible specialists rather than celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 213

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: Australia

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

paulfairweather@me.com

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Host

Paul Fairweather - Brisbane-based speaker, author, mentor, architect, and artist focused on creativity and creative practice.

Chris Meredith - Sydney-based business coach, innovation consultant, and award-winning photo-artist focused on creativity, innovation, and practical creative thinking.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Established practitioners in architecture, photography, art, design, innovation, or related creative fields, with a distinctive career, project, personal philosophy, or practical approach to creativity.

Required Achievements:

Recognised creative projects or bodies of work, Published books or documented creative journeys, Established professional careers in architecture, design, photography, art, or innovation, Speaking, consulting, or mentoring experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Graham Bligh - Lifelong Creativity, Architecture, Art, Curiosity, Connection, Retirement, And Continuing To Create Later In Life.

Shantanu Starick - Creative Trade, Photography, Architecture, Human Connection, Reciprocity, Alternative Approaches To Value, And Creative Fulfillment.

Recent Topics

Design, Architecture, Innovation, Art

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Common Creative

Episode 211: Paul & Chris - Creative Pause

September 07, 2026

After 210 episodes and six years of conversations, Chris Meredith and Paul Fairweather are pressing pause on The Common Creative. In this reflective episode, they look back on what the podcast has taught them from the power of creative conversations and storytelling to the chemistry that has shaped the show over the years.But this isn’t a farewell it’s a reset. Chris and Paul explore what might come next, including sharper questions, new seasons, fresh formats and potential partnerships.It’s ...

S9E210: Episode 210: Paul & Chris - Creative Risk

August 18, 2026

Chris Meredith and Paul Fairweather spend this episode unpacking risk as a core part of the creative process. It is a conversational, unscripted exchange about why making art, sharing work, and moving beyond a safe formula all involve vulnerability, judgment, and the possibility of rejection.Chris and Paul discuss how risk shows up differently for artists and commercial creatives, using examples from painting, exhibitions, and the careers of artists like Ken Done, Rothko, and Van Gogh. LINKS...

S9E209: Episode 209: Stacy Hall - Make Creative

August 11, 2026

In this episode, Chris and Paul are joined by Stacey Hall, founder of MAKE and Promo Sapien, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, creativity, and building businesses that people genuinely connect with. Stacey shares how an unexpected start at a struggling clothing manufacturer became her first real business education, eventually leading her to launch Vancouver’s first retail embroidery store and grow it into two successful brands. Along the way, she discovered the power of creating memo...

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