Hey Taku!

I hope this isn’t this too much…?

~ video version of the message ~

First, a thank you!

You probably don’t remember me as well as I remember you, but we had a quick convo next to a fancy yellow Lexus at Semipermanent!

My next sentence is sweating with pressure, because I need it to carry a heavy meaning.

I’m sure you’ve heard this a-ba-jillion times … but you really inspire me.

Especially after our talk - I was inspired straight into action.

Since our convo you inspired me to puma launch towards creative pursuits.

To take off my safety belt and launch straight out my “comfort plane” , - assembling my parachute in the free fall down … (or up?).

Either way, the first place I landed was Award School, which I’ve now just graduated from, so I wanted to thank you for helping to ignite my courage.

As part of the course I actually won an award for a radio ad I made for Heaps Normal Beer!

That’s nice Tim, but why else have you reached out?

My tutors gave me a wild idea on graduation night.

We were talking about people’s careers we admired, the mentors my tutors have had, and then they closed the conversation by encouraging me to go find mentors for myself … and that’s when the idea came … (you can probably guess where this is going…)

This is abit out there… but you never know until you ask hey? … would you be open to having a mentor conversation?

To tell me the good, the bad & the ugly of my work? - because I’d be ALL the EARS.

Your career has been a blueprint for me, so I’d LOVE to learn from a master.

I’d love to know how you find your insights? How you sculpts your worlds? How you chose the right copy for things? What books do you read?

From my walks of life I’d happily share my answers to those questions too if it would benefit you!

But what’s in it for you?

Using the skills I’ve acquired to date, I’d also HAPPILY do any kind of work for you.

I’m a Salesforce trained Solution Engineer specialised in small business operations and an Award School trained junior art director; I did placement at DDB Group (I was blessed enough to have Tom Lawrence and Sam Raftl (Creative Team of the Year, 2022) as my tutors there) and TBWA\Australia.

I’m also a poetry nerd that’s been doing songwriting at The Artist Studio under Christian La Russo (from Amy Meredith).

Finally I don’t know Korean recipes but I can cook you a mean Jamaican jerk chicken dish / share recipes if you’d like to try something new?

Basically, if there’s anything you think I could help you with, I’ll do it.

Well, what are some examples of your work?

My portfolio is a mix of technical, art direction, music + other stuff!

Most of it is in it’s infancy stage (hence why I really need a mentor ;-)!)

Hopefully it gives a good vibe of how I think/ what I can do.

Thanks so much Taku

Hopefully I’ll hear from you !!!

From Timmy W

(P.s Taku and Timmy… it has a sort of ring to it?)