Each fortnight Creative Business News gives a prominent member of the region’s creative sector the chance to reflect on their career, their work and their ambitions by answering 10 questions about themselves.
Name: Michael Jenkins
Job title: Director, producer and editor 
Current company: 8th Sense Media
Age: 29
My big break
Winning a loan and mentor support from Princes Trust in 2012.
My first job
Selling kebabs.
My current role
I run a film/tv production company called 8th Sense Media.
My typical day
Planning productions and editing various media content.
My proudest moment/project
I have produced so many pieces of work, small and big that make me hungry to produce more varied content.
My best piece of advice
By failing to plan, you plano fail.
My ambition (that I haven’t yet achieved)
Direct and produce a feature documentary.
My favourite creative work/campaign (that I haven’t worked on)
Producing short films for Random Acts Channel 4 strand – http://randomacts.channel4.com
My predictions for the creative sector
More people from non-traditional backgrounds are finding a voice in the creative sector. If these voices are nurtured, the future will only be bright.
My inspiration
Family, friends and history and the future.
