Steve Folland Email & Phone Number

Bishop'S Stortford, Gb

Hertfordshire

Heading up a team of script writers, motion designers, graphic designers, voice artists and videographers.Together we create learning and development videos people actually want to watch.Companies benefiting from our work include BBC, HSBC, M&S, ABRSM, CBRE and many that don’t use acronyms to save space on signs.I'm proud to have spent two years leading the creative side of Greencore’s multi-award winning L&D line manager framework. Crafting hundreds of videos and… Show more Heading up a team of script writers, motion designers, graphic designers, voice artists and videographers.Together we create learning and development videos people actually want to watch.Companies benefiting from our work include BBC, HSBC, M&S, ABRSM, CBRE and many that don’t use acronyms to save space on signs.I'm proud to have spent two years leading the creative side of Greencore’s multi-award winning L&D line manager framework. Crafting hundreds of videos and infographics to aid 70-20-10 development. Specialising in animated explainer videos and hybrid videos that blend live action and motion graphics. Covering topics from money laundering and modern slavery to soft skills for leaders and frontline staff.I produce videos to help win pitches, explain concepts, teach and inspire. Also live event filming for either future promo or to add to a library of longer form real-time talks/panels.Happy working as part established production units and agencies or more often, taking the lead for corporate teams and L&D companies who have little, or sometimes no prior experience of creating video/audio for their businesses.I've worked alongside teams in Indonesia, Canada, US, France and Hong Kong to produce content. And yet I do it all mostly within a 3 mile radius of our kids' school so that I can be there at either end of the day. Which means I don't actually fly to many of those places, despite a love of Toblerone. Show less

Www.Beingfreelance.Com

Produce and present this popular podcast helping freelancers learn from one another... by chatting to creative freelancers about their experiences. With over 300 episodes, there's plenty to learn.**SHORTLISTED BEST BUSINESS PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2022**Also, since December 2016 - creating the Being Freelance Vlog documenting my freelance business on YouTube.Starting January 2019, BFFs (Being Freelance Friends) from around the world started coming together… Show more Produce and present this popular podcast helping freelancers learn from one another... by chatting to creative freelancers about their experiences. With over 300 episodes, there's plenty to learn.**SHORTLISTED BEST BUSINESS PODCAST AT THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2022**Also, since December 2016 - creating the Being Freelance Vlog documenting my freelance business on YouTube.Starting January 2019, BFFs (Being Freelance Friends) from around the world started coming together in the new Being Freelance Community - an awesome place to find support and fun in our freelancer days. It includes regular Live Q&As, weekly live awards, mastermind and book club.February 2021 - launched the course 'How to get started being freelance'. All the essential topics are covered in short, easy to consume videos - all based on my experience and that of the 300+ guests of the BF podcast. The course was scripted, filmed, edited and set up online by myself.February 2023 - Re-housed the Being Freelance Community away from Facebook to a new home - a paid membership with even more live support and smiles for freelancers. Added a new live show 'The Freelance Disco. I got tuxed up for a fancy awards do by IPSE to be named 'Community Champion' for my work with Being Freelance. February 2024 - The Being Freelance Community is recognised as being in the top 10% of communities on Circle (the community hosting platform). Over 10,000 communities are on Circle, so being in the top 10% for engagement, retention and positive experience means a lot. Show less

Co-host and co-editor of the podcast for those trying to freelance with 'kids in the mix'. *WINNER Gold Award - BEST BUSINESS PODCAST at the British Podcast Awards 2021 🥳**WINNER Bronze Award - BEST BUSINESS PODCAST at the British Podcast Awards 2020*So much fun with this regular podcast in which Frankie Tortora (founder of DIFTK) and myself answer questions and take comments from the Doing It For The Kids community, to help freelancing parents.

My work here was varied:- present the daily breakfast show- responsible for overall sound of the station- manage a team from promotions/news/production- digital producer, overseeing website and social media- radio producer, of breakfast show and on air production- music manager/scheduler- from 2001-2010 this was Hertbeat FM

Writer on daily basis for the Sony Award winning radio prep service.Contribute features, quiz questions, topical jokes and daily topical monologue.

- Copy writer for major CBBC website rebuild- Main script writer for major CBBC interactive game (Muddle Earth)- Script writer for CBBC video based online game (as yet unpublished)

Regular freelance work including:Hit 40 UK - broadcast assistantBritish Council - producer of 2 one hour documentariesThe Selector - syndicated show around the world - editor of music features