Bristol Creative Industries

We are very excited to announce our first Bristol in person keynote event for 2025 and it’s a big one! 🙌 Did you know that Bristol has its very own Amazement Park in Wake The Tiger? 🌟 This immersive world of adventure combines purpose, storytelling and art in a way never seen before. Since opening in summer 2022, the attraction has gone from strength to strength, more than doubling in size and hosting sell-out events. On 28th January in Wake The Tiger’s Guildhall, co-founder Graham MacVoy will share the journey of this latest venture, going from festival builds at Boomtown to creating a world-first attraction, including how funds were raised, balancing resources and creating another world in a warehouse in St Philip’s Marsh. > Early bird Bristol Creative Industries member tickets are available until 30th November at £30 +VAT > BCI member tickets from 1st December are priced at £40 +VAT. > Non-member tickets are £65 +VAT. All tickets include a buffet lunch and refreshments. Join us! Register at https://lnkd.in/e74V5efq Alli Nicholas Shonette Laffy Clare Leczycki Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Tom Bowden-Green Tom Harber Adam Millbank David Darke Marissa Lewis-Peart Kate Sikora Gail Caig Julian Davis #bristol #bristolevents #bristolbusiness #immersive #immersiveexperience #creativeindustries #creativesector

💻 We’ve had brilliant Wake Up Call webinars throughout 2024. Taking place every other Friday morning at 8.30am, the online events are a chance for Bristol Creative Industries members to showcase their expertise to other members. There are three more webinars to come this year. If you’re a BCI member, sign up! This Friday (1 November): How to make your website copy less boring and more persuasive with Tom Fallowfield https://lnkd.in/ewdwGGRN 15 November: 10 top tips for creating a successful and engaging working culture with Richard Roberts https://lnkd.in/ecqTe98x 29 November: How to cut through the digital noise with stop motion animation with Agnes Troszt https://lnkd.in/efBgDNGT If you’re not a member, join today to access the webinars. If you’re a member and you’d like to host a webinar in 2025, email Dan Martin at [email protected] #Bristol #Bristolevents #Bristolcreativeindustries #stopmotionanimation #copywriting #companyculture #animation #websites Alli Nicholas Shonette Laffy Clare Leczycki Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Marissa Lewis-Peart Kate Sikora Adam Millbank Tom Bowden-Green Tom Harber David Darke Julian Davis Gail Caig

🫵 Do you own or work for a business which sells goods or services? Would it help somehow if more of those things got sold? If so then I may have something for you ... Members of Bristol Creative Industries should attend my "Wake Up Call" on Friday and learn the kind of copywriting skills that people will LITERALLY PAY SOME MONEY FOR under normal circumstances. Non-members should ... become members! It's less than a fiver a month and they're exclusively bloody lovely people (it's useful too). Plus you get to experience my webinar. Register here https://lnkd.in/enECDbwA See you Friday!

Creative industries is one of eight key focus sectors in the government’s new industrial strategy: How should the sector be supported? https://buff.ly/3Aicu1i Read a summary of how the creative industries is referenced in the government’s green paper. Let us know what you think the government should do to support the creative industries by posting in the comments or emailing [email protected] In the blog post, we’ve included some great ideas from BCI members Catherine Frankpitt from Strike Communications Ltd, Ryan Wills from Taxi Studio, Ailsa Billington from Proctor + Stevenson and Tom Vaughton from Varn Search Marketing #creativeindustries #creativesector #creativebusiness #creativeindustry #creativebusinesses #industrialstrategy #ukgovernment Alli Nicholas Clare Leczycki Shonette Laffy Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Kate Sikora Adam Millbank David Darke Tom Bowden-Green Tom Harber Marissa Lewis-Peart Julian Davis Gail Caig

🗓️ 2025 dates for your diary 🗓️ Each month, we run a free lunch for Bristol Creative Industries members at The Square Club in Bristol where attendees can network with fellow creatives, build new partnerships, share challenges and enjoy a delicious buffet. Here are the dates for 2025: ✅ 23 January ✅ 27 February ✅ 26 March ✅ 24 April ✅ 22 May ✅ 25 June ✅ 24 July ✅ 21 August ✅ 24 September ✅ 23 October ✅ 20 November Register at https://buff.ly/35xmAca Not a member? Join today! https://buff.ly/30hGowM #Bristol #Bristolevents #Bristolbusiness #creativeindustries #creativesector #creativebusiness Alli Nicholas Shonette Laffy Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Clare Leczycki Kate Sikora Julian Davis Marissa Lewis-Peart Tom Bowden-Green Adam Millbank David Darke Tom Harber Gail Caig Sophie Yardley

Fantastic Bristol Creative Industries Keynote from Stephen Page of Faber and Faber. For me, the biggest takeaway was the importance of listening, internally and externally to help make the most informed decisions. Especially when a business is going through a crisis.

I’m really looking forward to hosting my first keynote event for Bristol Creative Industries this Tuesday at 12.30. It’s online so you don’t need to be in Bristol to join us. Faber and Faber chair Stephen Page will draw on more than 20 years leading, chairing and being on the board of creative and cultural organisations to examine key aspects of leadership at all levels in the creative sector. He will consider: ✅ How to approach renewing strategy and motivating yourself and others to drive change. ✅ How to innovate in the face of market change, opportunity and competition. ✅ Dealing with the personal challenge of leading and working in the creative sector. Tickets are £15+VAT for Bristol Creative Industries members, and £30+VAT for non-members. Register at https://buff.ly/4dXHbr6 #creativeindustries #creativebusiness #artsandculture #bristolevents #bristol #leadership #leadershipskills Alli Nicholas Shonette Laffy Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Clare Leczycki Kate Sikora Tom Bowden-Green Marissa Lewis-Peart Adam Millbank Tom Harber David Darke Julian Davis Gail Caig

University of the West of England has announced a new training programme, designed specifically for rising stars within Bristol’s creative industries 🌟 Places are 90% funded by the Department for Education (via the West of England Combined Authority) for learners who work for SMEs in the West of England region. Starting in January 2025, participants will attend a taught session each Wednesday morning for 10 weeks, as well as accessing online materials, and learning from leading academics in leadership and management from UWE Bristol Business School If you are a mid-level manager, or employ a suitable candidate, this will provide the skills to step up to the next level to support the future growth of the business. Topics will include leadership styles, building effective teams, winning and retaining clients, promoting a business, and managing finances. There are 16 places and the deadline to apply is 8 December. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/e_AkPP4s #bristol #bristolcreatives #bristolcreativeindustries #creativeindustries #leadership #leadershiptraining #westofengland Tom Bowden-Green Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Alli Nicholas Clare Leczycki Shonette Laffy Kate Sikora David Darke Tom Harber Adam Millbank Marissa Lewis-Peart Gail Caig Julian Davis

🚨 Personal news klaxon! I’m delighted to announce that I’m the new events host for the brilliant Bristol Creative Industries 🙌 Founded in 2005, BCI is an incredible not-for-profit community interest company that represents a network of amazing creative businesses in Bristol and the south west. I've been working with the organisation on content and social media since 2021, and it's fantastic to now get even more involved by hosting events with some top speakers. As Sian Pitman heads off on maternity leave, I’m taking over hosting the fortnightly Wake Up Call, the Friday morning webinars delivered by BCI members for BCI members. My first one is this Friday at 8.15am with accountant Yarka Krajickova sharing expert advice on the things you need to consider when deciding to trade as a sole trader or limited company. On 15 November, HR expert Richard Roberts joins me to discuss 10 top tips for creating a successful and engaging working culture. We’ll confirm the remaining Wake Up Calls of the year soon. If you’re a Bristol Creative Industries member and you’d like to deliver a webinar on your topic of expertise in 2025, let me know! I’m also hosting BCI’s keynote events and we have a great online one on 22 October at 12.30pm. Faber and Faber chair Stephen Page will draw on 20+ years leading, chairing and being on the board of creative and cultural organisations to examine key aspects of leadership at all levels in the creative sector. Watch out for some exciting keynotes in 2025, and if you’ve got ideas for keynote speakers (online and in person in Bristol), I’d love to hear from you on that too. Register for all the events at https://lnkd.in/gBY52XZe If you’re not a member, check out the member benefits and get involved. Your membership helps to support the sector, including BCI and Babbasa's fantastic internship programme for young people from underrepresented groups. #bristol #bristolcreativeindustries #bristolevents #eventhost #emcee #eventsprof #creativeindustries #creativesector Alli Nicholas Lis Anderson FCIPR Clare Leczycki Shonette Laffy Heather Wright Marissa Lewis-Peart Kate Sikora Tom Harber Tom Bowden-Green Adam Millbank David Darke Gail Caig Julian Davis

Our exciting keynote event on Tuesday 22 October is now online so even more people can get involved! Faber and Faber chair Stephen Page will draw on more than 20 years leading, chairing and being on the board of creative and cultural organisations to examine key aspects of leadership at all levels in the creative sector. He will consider: - How to approach renewing strategy and motivating yourself and others to drive change. - How to innovate in the face of market change, opportunity and competition. - Dealing with the personal challenge of leading and working in the creative sector. Tickets are £15+VAT for Bristol Creative Industries members, and £30+VAT for non-members. Find out more and register at https://buff.ly/4dXHbr6 #creativeindustries #creativesector #leadership #creativebusiness #culturesectors #artsandculture Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Shonette Laffy Alli Nicholas Clare Leczycki Gail Caig Marissa Lewis-Peart Tom Harber Tom Bowden-Green Adam Millbank David Darke Kate Sikora Julian Davis