The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (Was Losing My Job): Ben Phillips on Igniting Your Creative Spark

Have you ever felt like there is a dormant, creative part of you just waiting to get out? Something you buried years, or even decades ago because life got in the way? Careers, family commitments, the daily grind, all very important but it’s so easy to push our real passions to the back burner while we go about our everyday life.

Sometimes, though, life makes the big decisions for us.

My guest today spent decades in a demanding corporate career that had nothing to do with making music. He carried melodies spinning around in his head for over twenty years, but reality meant those dreams had to wait. Then, in his middle age, redundancy hit.

Instead of seeing it purely as an ending, it ignited something that had been lying dormant inside him. It gave him the permission and the time, to step into his studio, pick up his instruments, and finally give those melodies a voice. Today, he writes, plays every instrument, records, and produces entirely on his own terms.

We’re going to be talking about creativity, reinvention, and what it actually takes to unlock that latent spark inside yourself.

So I want to ask you today: What is that creative thing inside of you that’s waiting to get out?

Bio:

Ben Phillips is a jazz rock studio musician who, following a 20-year career in Customer Experience Management for global companies, made the transition to a full-time career in music following redundancy in 2025. This opened the opportunity to explore his true passion for music recording and production. He has released 1 full album and 1 EP to date, with more releases to follow this year and next. He works and lives in Milton Keynes, England with his wife and 5 sons.

Ben's links: 

https://linktr.ee/benphillips.music

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benphillips.music

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/benmjphillipsmusic

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