Creative Lives: Katee Hui, strategist and founder, Hackney Laces
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Katee is a strategy director at creative agency, Kindred in London. But when she’s not doing that, you’ll often find her on a football pitch. Katee founded community football club, Hackney Laces in 2011. Starting with a small team, the community has since grown. Hackney Laces now supports over 200 girls in East London with developing skills both on and off the pitch – offering help with things like job applications and securing work experience. Katee fills us in on some of the challenges she faced after graduation, balancing her time, and how her love of football helped her create not only professional connections, but real communities. ... This episode of Creative Lives was brought to you by Lecture in Progress. It was presented by Marianne Hanoun and the editor was Ivor Manly. Lecture in Progress is made possible with the support of a number of brand partners – they include Google, Sky Creative Agency, Colophon Foundry, G.F Smith and The Paul Smith Foundation.