Rathi Kumar

Chief Operating Officer

What's your role at 64 Million Artists, and what do you love most about it?

My role is Chief Operating Officer, which means I help the organisation thrive in its work, ensuring our team feels supported and that we live our values.

I love helping everyone work at their best, which for me starts with streamlining processes so that task-based work is as efficient as possible. This then gives us the space to dream beyond! I also relish problem-solving and will always support the team in developing new and bold solutions to possible challenges.

What is your favourite way to get creative?

Singing is my passion, especially close harmony singing, and I have sung in choirs for over 25 years. The energy and release I get from using my voice in harmony with others to create music are unlike any other experience in my life. It can replenish my cup even when I think I have no energy to give.

What's your superpower?

My greatest superpower is my natural ability to prioritise. I pay close attention to detail but can also easily zoom out to see the big picture and the potential opportunities for my organisation to flourish. This means I really enjoy spending time on blue sky thinking but also feel energised when doing the detailed work to get there.

Blog

Taking August Off

Rest can be a radical act. It goes against everything capitalism stands for. We boldly decided to take August off as a team to reflect and rest after navigating the pandemic and burnout. If you want to know how it all started, one of our team members simply forwarded a thought piece penned by Brené Brown to our founder with a cheeky “…I’m just leaving this here.”If you don’t ask, you don’t get.

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A Year of Creative Courage

A Year of Creative Courage 2024 is going to be my Year of Creative Courage.   I regularly tell the story of how 10 years ago, when I found myself experiencing burnout and panic attacks, I took a month off work and got different people to set me different creative challenges to do each day.…

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Nurturing hope and creativity in a chaotic world

Nurturing hope and creativity in a chaotic world It’s that time of year again when we begin to prepare to launch The January Challenge. It is the time of year when I marvel not only at my team’s skill and expertise in crafting something beautiful but, more than ever, the multitude of amazing creativity champions,…

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Overcoming perfection

Creativity is…overcoming perfectionism Ten years ago, my life changed unexpectedly. I was working in a place I loved, with people I thought highly of, making great things happen.    But I felt flat.   My body knew something was up faster than I could work out what it was. I began experiencing panic attacks, couldn’t…

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Mystery behind googly eyes brightening up Swindon’s streets revealed

Mystery behind googly eyes brightening up Swindon’s streets revealed Inanimate objects in the town’s streets have been brought to life by a Swindon photographer. Postboxes, walls, salt bins and the like are suddenly sporting googly eyes and people have been asking why. Pearl Lucia Barcoe is taking part in 64 Million Artists’ January Challenge, which…

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