001: In conversation with Elizabeth Jens, Margaret Zhang, Acyde

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Elizabeth Jens builds rockets for a living......... just going to let that one sink in. She dials into Forefront.mp3 from Pasadena, California, sharing (with may too much chill) the inner workings of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and how she is *literally* conceptualising, building and testing the future of global space exploration. "That's so incredible to think about" - Margaret (yes, yes it is). Enter Margaret Zhang, the Australian-born, globally recognised creative powerhouse who has never and will never conform to a job title that fits a 140 character count. Joining Forefront.mp3 on one of the rare occasions she finds herself actually at home in her New York apartment, Margaret shares her candid take on the global fashion and creative industries, and the place she has forged for herself within them. Late to the party, but inevitably worth the wait, music, culture and lifestyle enigma Acyde joins Forefront.mp3 from Los Angeles, California, in the midst of laying groundwork for a new record label launching in 2018, on-the-go consulting work for footwear and apparel giant Converse, and the perhaps underestimated hustle/fine art of "finding out what everyone's up to". Standing far apart, and yet oddly close, in vocation, upbringing and approach, Forefront.mp3 session 001 brings Beth, Margaret and Acyde into dialogue around the current landscape and future direction of science, innovation and the creative arts. This conversation is to be continued at the Forefront Summit on July 19, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Register now at Forefrontsummit.com. [This podcast produced by Margaret Zhang and Samantha Oliver (Background)// Edited by Bede Benjamin-Korporaal and Margaret Zhang]