This week’s episode is with the magical Helena Gaunt, Principal of The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Helena is a highly experienced musician - a professional oboist, a conservatoire teacher, professor, researcher and author. Prior to her current role she was Vice-Principal & Director of Guildhall Innovation at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She is super passionate about in supporting others creativity both in their practice but also how they may apply their skills in a more commercial way to provide a service but also to earn a living. Incredibly articulate and dedicated to the arts, teaching and learning, Helena had me beaming from start to finish of our discussion- she is a wonder! She also brought her oboe and performed some improvised musical pieces which you can hear at the start and end of the podcast - they're fantastic! 🛎 We need your help pushing for change: a more diverse creative industry within years, not decades. Please share the podcast with others who you think may be interested or benefit! 💓Leave us a review/rating and we will love you forever: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/greater-than-11/id1435811372  Be sure to follow us: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greaterthaneleven/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gre4terThan11 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greater-than-eleven/