From the shapeshifting client brief to nitpicky pricing queries, we all have moments where a “yes, of course that’s fine!” response to a client won’t cut it. With profit, client relationships, and your business at risk, it can be hard to navigate through those discussions without making overly painful compromises.
In this webinar, business strategist Meg Lovell will walk through a few simple-but-effective tactics you can use to dramatically improve the outcome of those client exchanges without burning goodwill or undervaluing your work.
Who’s it for?
This session is for anyone working in the creative sector, from graduates to seasoned professionals. The techniques and strategies discussed will apply equally to those just starting out who need to advocate for themselves, to freelancers and agency owners dealing with demanding clients.
About Meg Lovell
Meg Lovell is a business strategist and fractional CEO, offering compassionate, clear-headed CEO expertise for business owners with plates full of all the things. A former lawyer and professional photographer, she specialises in helping creative businesses shape their strategy and manage business risk.
This 30 minute webinar will involve introductions from the BCI team, a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A. You can ask questions via the question/chat box during the webinar, or submit in advance.
This session is exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below! Not a member with BCI? You can read about the membership perks and how to join here.
These sessions take place every other Friday morning from 8.30-9am, for the BCI community to share their pearls of wisdom with one another. The half hour webinars will involve a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A, with introductions from the BCI team. The sessions will be a mix of expert tips and tricks and case studies – the perfect opportunity to learn something new before the week is out.
Please get in touch with Dan if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
Calling all aspiring creatives! Ready to level up your creative portfolio?
We’re hosting an evening of portfolio reviews at our Bristol studio.
This is an opportunity to meet like-minded people, get real feedback on your creative tinkerings & ask any burning questions to a team of working designers who’ve been where you are.
What to expect:
You’ll rotate through quickfire reviews with our team – Motion Designers, Graphic Designers, Copywriters, Art Directors, and more – and leave with fresh perspectives and practical feedback.
There’ll also be time to mingle with other creatives, chat to the Shaped By team over drinks and snacks.
What we’re looking for:
This night’s for anyone with creative energy and something to share. Whether you’re self-taught, switching things up, or fresh out of uni.
To apply, just:
• Be 18 or over
• Tell us why you’d like to come
• Share at least three pieces of work (digital or printed – finished or in progress, all good)
We’re not expecting perfection. So whether it’s a fully-fledged project, a work-in-progress, or even just initial concepts, we care how you think!
Frameworthy is a celebratory exhibition series that honours local changemakers through powerful, bespoke artwork and uplifting pop-up shows. We’re redefining who is celebrated in art—spotlighting those driving real impact in their communities and exhibiting their portraits in some of the UK’s most iconic cultural venues.
Join us on Saturday, 5 July 2025, at the stunning Arts Mansion, Ashton Court Estate for the Bristol edition of Frameworthy. This one-time-only event brings together portraits, storytelling, and community pride in a vibrant, emotional tribute to the individuals shaping the spirit and future of the South West.
Sign your team up and join BIMA in Bristol to take part in the National Pub Quiz.
It’s time for some fun and to get the BIMA community together!
BIMA’s National Pub Quiz will take place simultaneously on Wednesday 7 May in London, Edinburgh , Bristol and Brighton . Questions can range from general knowledge and a music round, to advertising and media (so it is technically work right?!)
The winning team at each region will win a prize and then the highest-scoring team of all the winners will be awarded the grand prize as the winner of BIMA’s National Pub Quiz.
This ever popular BIMA social always brings the BIMA community together, and the winners always revel in parading their teams glory! Spaces are limited so book your team a slot now and get ready for some friendly competition with BIMA and your peers!
We’ll see you there!
*BIMA Member event only*
Tickets are £60 for teams from 2-5 people.
HUM4NS began life as a series of talks among entrepreneurs, providing them with a platform to step out from behind ‘what they do’ and venture into the ‘who I am, what holds me back and how I moved forward’.
HUM4NS provided a platform for ordinary people to share Honest, Uplifting, Motivational, Aspirational, Nourishment for the Soul, inspiring others to take action and build towards achieving their own dreams.
Stepping into a brave new world and opening ourselves up to a new audience, HUM4NS has a simple but important quest; to help the world be a happier, healthier, smarter and kinder place, by providing a place for people to learn, grow and develop.
On the night, you can expect:
– Celebrating HUM4NS
– HUM4NS talks
– Networking/drinks
– Awesome people!
Art, Design + Networking for creatives, studios, developers, and brands
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Art That Remembers
Join us to experience living, digital artworks that evolve through interaction. You’re not just viewing the art—you’re actively shaping it, over time, together.
Technology That Remembers
Each audience interaction in the interactive artworks are stored on Arweave protocol which is specifically designed for long-term data preservation, with a one time fee. The aim is that every contribution—to the artworks —remains intact, ensuring it continues to grow and evolve over time, in a sustainable cost effective way!
Arweave for artists
We all thrive on relationships. Arweave enables dynamic experiences to live, evolve, and remember—just like the relationships that inspire it and bring it to life.
Why Now?
“What happens on the ‘net stays on the ‘net. Or maybe not.”
This old quote is very relevant, when thinking about dynamic experiences and data storage over time. This reflects the fate of ‘NetArt’ projects— digital works that blended tech and art, from the early days of the internet. Many have vanished due to API changes, platform shutdowns, website decay, and unsustainable maintenance costs, highlighting the fragility of digital art.
But what if digital art could persist, evolve, and be remembered, all for a one time fee! Let’s change that. Let’s create art that lasts.
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Featured Interactive Artworks
Blitz — by Phenomena Labs; is a collective painting, constantly reshaped by its participants.
Connect — by Olta; reflects the collective participation of its audience, visually representing our shared connections.
Dissolvi — by Omar Laboto; is a collective gesture-controlled reactive artwork.
Peer into the Flow — by Epok. As you move—by touch, cursor, or turning your head—the artwork responds in real time. And is hooked up to on-chain data, dynamically rendering changes of collective ownership.
Transparent Wall — by Rangga Purnama Aji, is a artwork that respons in real-time as you interact from your phone, revealing fragments of something hiding beyond the surface.
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Mini Grants for Creators
Are you a Bristol-based visual or motion artist? Arweave are offering mini-grants + mentorship to 1–2 artists to showcase, offer advise support on Ip rights, licensing, and monetising for visual or motion artworks (non-interactive) at upcoming May and July Arweave – Art showcase events.
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Why Arweave for Artists?
Long form media storage – no more lost art
Low one-time cost – avoid recurring fees
Built-in licensing – set creative rights upfront
MAKE HISTORY TOGETHER
Art has always been and will continue to document and reflect societal values, events, and cultural shifts. Art preserves culture. Let’s preserve digital culture—together. Be part of a new wave of tech-powered creativity where every contribution lives on.
Bring your curiosity, meet fellow artists, developers, and creative studios—and shape something that will live far beyond the night.
This event will take place over Zoom on May 18th 1:30pm to 3pm (BST)
Welcoming Jenna-Louise Hawkins!
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Ever wondered what actually makes a reader keep turning the page?
In this focused workshop, award-winning screenwriter and script consultant Jenna will unpack the first 10 pages — why they matter, what they must do, and how to craft them to industry standard.
Whether you’re working on a feature, short, or TV pilot, these first 10 pages are your calling card. Jenna will provide the insight, structure and tools to help you rewrite them with purpose — and polish your opening into a powerful hook.
Attendees will leave with a checklist to assess and refine the opening of any script.
Workshop Focus:
– First Impressions Matter – How your tone, voice and story world are judged
– Hooking the Reader – Raising the right questions and igniting curiosity
– Laying the Groundwork – Setting up character, tone and stakes with efficiency
– Building Your 10 Page Checklist – A survival guide of actionable criteria to pressure-test your script
Perfect for screenwriters, filmmakers, and storytellers working on TV, film, or short scripts who want their openings to grab attention — and hold it.
We think that without community, no one would get very far.
Whether on a global or local scale – showing up for those around you helps to build positive connections and outcomes. We can create impact whether international, local, at home or at work.
As an agency, we looked at the workplace. As the collective fight for equality for women at work pushes on, we asked ourselves where else can we add value?
We got together to talk about the issues that were impacting us. And high on the list was the impact of the reproductive life cycle at work. It’s not surprising when 23% of UK women have considered quitting due to the impact of menopausal or menstrual symptoms (Simply Health, 2023).
So, join us for an evening of learning and discussion as we centre in on all things periods, PMDD, peri-menopause and beyond. Equip yourself with the facts and the figures, and crucially, learn why reproductive health is not just a women’s issue but is a business imperative.
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30: Drinks and networking
6:30 – 6:40: An introduction from some of our Great Women, Victoria and Jinny.
6:40 – 7:00: A ‘cycles of self-love’ masterclass from Hazel at The Bristol Menopause Clinic.
7:00 – 7:30: ‘Why reproductive health is not just a women’s issue but is a business imperative’, from Sophie from HeyFlow.
7:30 – 8:00: Questions and discussion.
8:00 – 8:30: Drinks and networking
We’ll be joined by Sophie, Co-Founder of HeyFlow; an organisation that exists to unlock the unspoken reality of your female workforce. And Hazel from the Bristol Menopause Clinic, which works hard to provide comprehensive, compassionate and evidenced-based healthcare for the women of Bristol.
This is an event about women, but it is not just for women. Whether you’re a ‘shout it from the rooftops’ type of ally, or want to build momentum by upskilling, sharing knowledge and supporting when you can, it’s showing up that matters the most.
You don’t have to be the expert – learn with us – we’re facilitating a conversation that will benefit us all.
About HeyFlow
HeyFlow are a charity working to create meaningful change for women at work globally. They believe that businesses need to understand how to support women during key reproductive health moments. Improving the employee experience for women at work, resulting in retaining talent, promoting talent, boosting profitability, and creating an equitable future of work.
About the Bristol Menopause Wellness clinic
The Bristol Menopause Clinic has a mission to provide holistic, compassionate, comprehensive and evidence-based healthcare services that support each woman’s individual needs provided by British Menopause Society registered specialists.
If so, this webinar is for you.
Having previously worked in the marketing and comms industry, Charlotte May knows what it’s like when everyone around you seems to be bursting with confidence. Whether they’re pitching ideas, leading campaigns, or presenting to clients, it’s easy to forget that even the most creative and expressive people experience moments of doubt.
Charlotte will bust common confidence myths and share actionable tips and tricks to help you feel more confident at work.
Charlotte May is a qualified leadership confidence coach and founder of Your Future Space. She works with new leaders in media, marketing and creative roles to help them overcome self-doubt, feel confident in their decisions, and connect more deeply with their teams.
Before coaching full-time, Charlotte led media strategies for household names like IKEA, Sainsbury’s, Vodafone and Compare the Market. She blends strategic thinking with powerful coaching tools to help people get more of what they want at work.
> Connect with Charlotte on LinkedIn
Feedback from past attendees at Charlotte’s events:
These Wake Up Call sessions are exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
These sessions take place every other Friday morning from 8.30-9am, for the BCI community to share their pearls of wisdom with one another. The half hour webinars will involve a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A, with introductions from the BCI team.
Our community is full of such amazing talent so we’re giving members the stage to talk about things that excite them so they can inspire their peers. The sessions will be a mix of expert tips and tricks and case studies – the perfect opportunity to learn something new before the week is out.
Our usual online format is an interactive ‘meeting’ but for this series we’re running webinars so that it’s easy to listen in while prepping for the day ahead or while having your breakfast! Cameras and mics will be off but you can ask your questions through the chat box or submit them beforehand.
Please get in touch with Dan if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
Local freelance journalist Dan Martin hosts the latest Enterprise Nation meet-up for small business owners in Bristol and surrounding areas.
Come along to learn new skills, discover opportunities, discuss challenges, be inspired and make a group of local business friends.
Attend the free meet-up with a business challenge or need in mind and the friendly group of fellow founders will help you solve it.
This in-person event takes place at Mrs. Potts Chocolate House, 50 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JN. Free drinks will be provided.
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