After four unfinished bachelor’s degrees and a long line of short-lived jobs in hospitality, retail, agriculture, childcare, and support work, it dawned on me that I might just be a Creative.

There were clues. For ten years I made my living drawing pictures, telling jokes, operating puppets, playing music, and entertaining children. I’ve now joined the creative team at kwpx, an advertising agency that consistently pays me just to have ideas.

My spare time is hardly spare. I’m forever working on my video game Beach Bums, writing and performing stand up comedy, building and filming puppets, and stumbling across new ways to deprive myself of sleep.