From uncomfortable conversations around raising fees, to responding to the client with the ever-expanding brief, we all regularly face conflict situations in business that can be the difference between making or losing money, or a functional or frustrating working relationship. In this online talk, we will work through communication methods to address these situations both proactively and reactively, giving you a blueprint for action the next time a tricky situation arises.
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 and challenging colleagues.
Tickets are priced at £20 +VAT for BCI members, and £35 +VAT for non-members. Book your place below!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership benefits here.
Meg is a photographer and videographer specialising in commercial and editorial photography featuring those working in the creative industries. In a former life, she was a corporate lawyer and senior corporate development professional delivering strategy, project management, and legal advice. She now leverages her decade-plus corporate and negotiating expertise to support creative businesses with both visuals and strategy.
> Website: www.meglovellphoto.co.uk
> LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/meg-lovell-b7347916a
9 years ago Ryan accepted a role to join Dan Fallon and team at a small independent PPC agency in Bath called SearchStar.
Over the course of the next 5 years the team grew from 18 to 60, they multiplied revenue by 4 times, retained profitability levels and successfully sold to a Global Localisation company.
In this breakfast talk, Ryan will share some of the key lessons learnt during that rapid period of growth and answer the most common questions he’s asked about that time. He may also briefly tell us about some of the more interesting things that happened after the acquisition too.
This session is aimed at anyone within our membership who is interested in growing their organisation, agency owners, managers within agencies and those considering selling their business.
About Ryan
Ryan has worked in senior positions within Marketing Agencies for his entire career. Now, as well as working as a Conversion Optimisation Consultant (improving clients websites) he advises agencies on how to stimulate growth, develop teams and keep clients happy. As a certified B Corp he’s always interested in speaking to anyone working in purpose driven, sustainably minded organisations. He’s also a self confessed networking addict, so if you fancy a coffee or a pint…..
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 Sian if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
Falling on the same week as the “saddest day of the year,” our first business breakfast of 2024 is dedicated to spreading positivity, fostering sustainability, and enhancing wellbeing for the creative business community. Discover uplifting success stories and recent advances in sustainability, reminding us that positive change is not only possible but happening right now.
All BCI members are eligible for concessionary rate tickets.
Gain insights and inspiration from the remarkable Mike Barry, Former Marks & Spencer Sustainability Director, as he explores the transformative power of sustainability.
Let go of seasonal gloom and replace it with a burst of energy, optimism, and fresh perspectives for the year ahead alongside a sustainably-sourced breakfast.
Connect with like-minded professionals, cultivate new collaborations, and lay the foundation for a successful and sustainable year.
This event is free to Future Leap members and coworkers, and open to everyone.
Agenda
8am – 8:20am – Breakfast and Networking [Including Virtual Attendee Networking]
8:20am – 8:30am – Welcome and Housekeeping
8:30am – 8:45am – Keynote from Mike Barry
8:45am – 8:55am – Positive Story 1 – Ed Garrett and Issy Cheung, The Discourse – Celebrating the Environmental Impact of Purpose-led Clients (Bubblelife, CEPRO and Frank Water)
8:55am – 9:05am – Positive Story 2 – Peter Smith, Head of Change and Sustainability, Bristol Sport – Project Whitebeam
9:05am – 9:15am – Positive Story 3 (to be announced)
9:15am – 9:45am – Q&A
9:45am – 9:50am – 60 Second Positivity Pitches
9:50am – 9:55am – Close
9:55am – 10:30am – Optional Further Networking [Including Virtual Attendee Networking until 10:10am]
Meet The Speakers!
Mike Barry
Mike is a leader in sustainable change. One of the pioneers of green business in the corporate world he helped to develop, launch and implement Marks and Spencer’s ground-breaking sustainability programme, Plan A. During his career he has shown exceptional drive, integrity and personal resilience throughout periods of management change, takeover battles and challenging trading. He has developed excellent leadership skills and has demonstrated his ambition and passion to build a more sustainable future. Upon leaving M&S he formed mikebarryeco ltd in order to support organisations across society and the economy to deliver sustainable change.
Ed Garrett – Managing Director & Founder
Having worked in the creative industries for over 15 years, and in business development and recruitment roles for nearly 10, Ed brings a unique blend of creativity and commercial expertise to The Discourse.
Ed founded the agency (formerly Garrett Creative) in 2017 and continues to run the business – leading on strategy, growth and design effectiveness. His creative work prior to the agency in electronic music has given him a unique insight into marketing to younger audiences.
Isabella Cheung – Creative Director & Co-Founder
The driving force behind our creative team, Issy continues to take our agency and the organisations we work with to new heights through her love and passion for branding.
A coveted D&AD New Blood Award winner, Issy has worked with brands across the UK and Asia. She specialises in brand strategy, research, design and activation, and brings a level of expertise and drive to the team that continues to be invaluable.
In a world where AI’s influence is undeniable, Future Leap invite you to join us for a thought-provoking exploration of its dynamic role in creative innovation within purpose-led businesses.
We’ll delve into the ethical dimensions of AI in the creative industries, shedding light on the opportunities it presents while addressing its inherent limitations. We will foster a dialogue looking at both the potential and challenges associated with this transformative technology.
We look forward to welcoming you over a sustainably-sourced breakfast and ample networking opportunities as we gather for this final breakfast event before the holiday break.
This event is free to Future Leap members and coworkers, and open to everyone. Concessionary tickets are available for BCI members!
Agenda
8am – 8:20am – Breakfast and Networking [Including Virtual Attendee Networking]
8:20am – 8:30am – Welcome and Housekeeping
8:30am – 8:45am – Kerry Harrison, Independent AI Consultant and Educator – Practical ways that today’s AI tools can save you time – and boost your business
8:45am – 9am – Ed Garrett, Founder, The Discourse – The Ethical Use of AI in the Creative Industries
9am – 9:15am – Rin Hamburgh, Founder, Rin Hamburgh & Co – The opportunities and limitations of AI for content producers (and practical tips)
9:15am – 9:45am – Q&A
9:45am – 9:50am – 60 Second Pitches
9:50am – 9:55am – Close
9:55am – 10:30am – Optional Further Networking [Including Virtual Attendee Networking until 10:10am]
Meet The Speakers!
Ed Garrett is the MD and Founder of The Discourse, a UK-based design agency who are on a mission to accelerate and amplify the world’s changemakers – to help make their impact bigger, deeper, louder and more sustainable. The organisations they work with are already doing so much good in the world, the team at The Discourse make sure that the right people know about it through effective use of brand, the web and content.
As the AI champion at The Discourse, Ed leads on the agency’s AI strategy making sure that the whole business is aware of the possibilities that AI presents, that the team has the training and support they need to embrace new ways of working, and that the agency monitors the environmental impacts of AI and follows a strict code of ethics where it comes to the use of AI technology as a creative tool.
Ed will unpick these elements and provide insights to help you either begin or continue your own AI journey.
Rin Hamburgh is a journalist turned copywriter, and founder of Rin Hamburgh & Co, a strategic brand copywriting agency and certified B Corporation. The RH&Co team works with expert-led businesses around the world to create hard-hitting thought leadership content that builds brand awareness and authority, and allows them to lead the conversation.
In her talk, Rin will be looking at some of the challenges AI has raised for content creators in terms of noise and cynicism, and how we can overcome them. She will also be digging into where AI can be useful for writers, where it has its limitations, and how to ensure your content is trusted.
Kerry Harrison is an AI consultant and educator, specialising in using artificial intelligence to augment human creativity. Over the last five years, she has co-created the world’s first AI gin, brought the Cheltenham Science Festival AI curator to life, crafted an AI Queen’s speech for Wired Magazine, – and has spoken about AI both nationally and internationally. She has won two DMA Awards for Best Use of AI and is a resident at the Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol
Micro & SME businesses with niches and skill specialisms are small but mighty.
Their focus creates the super-power of agility, which makes collaboration – or ‘partnership’ and ‘white-labelling’ as it’s sometimes ambiguously known – much easier. But too often, partnership fails before the real value is derived.
In this webinar Tom Foster from Gravitywell explores 5 reasons partnerships can fall down and offers some practical tips for how agencies collectively might improve their own collaborative relationships.
This talk is also an invitation to the wider BCI community to join Gravitywell as we work towards a new “Partner Network” programme.
Key takeaways:
This talk is pitched at any micro or SME specialist businesses that works in with an entrepreneurial focus or directly with startups or scaleups. The content is equally valuable to any business with an idea for a new product, service or innovation who is exploring collaboration as a way of moving their idea forward.
About Tom
Tom is Gravitywell’s Head of Commercial. Drawing on a practical background in UX design, design research and early-stage startups, Tom works with founders and founding teams to conceive, scope and implement technology solutions that help founders achieve their goals.Gravitywell is Bristol’s Venture Studio; we pull together the skills, experience, resources and funding needed to produce businesses with solid technology foundations.
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 Sian if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
We’re delighted to welcome back employee engagement and culture specialist Richard Roberts who will share his experiences of helping to create high trust cultures. Former HR Director at Virgin Mobile and Pure Planet, he’ll show you why trust underpins successful and productive organisations with higher levels of employee engagement and better retention.
Research has found that trusting employees are 260% more motivated to work, have 41% lower rates of absenteeism, and are 50% less likely to look for another job. (Source: MITSloan, 2023)
Building trust creates the purpose and belonging that employees increasingly want. Higher levels of trust bring a number of benefits – more energy, more collaboration, more happiness and greater productivity as a result.
This talk will look at the importance of building trust and what you can to foster and encourage it.
You might be working in an HR generalist role, or perhaps a senior manager who wants to build trust in order to retain your people. Anyone interested in how organisational culture is changing and where the future of work is going will get useful takeaways from this event.
This talk will be held at Design West on the harbourside. Join us from 12.30pm for tea/coffee and networking, with the talk beginning at 1pm.
Richard is an employee engagement and culture specialist and is passionate about building highly motivated and productive teams in both start-ups and larger organisations.
Formerly HR Director and Head of Employee Engagement at Virgin Mobile, he was most recently People Director at sustainable energy provider Pure Planet and developed many effective engagement tactics to make remote and hybrid working work. He also runs employee engagement consultancy, enRich.
He presents at UK and international conferences on the topics of employee engagement, culture and employer branding, drawing on his experiences at Virgin Mobile, Pure Planet and other organisations.
Tickets are priced at £15+VAT for BCI members and £30+VAT for non-members. Book your place below!
Future Leap’s Wildlife Photography Gallery
Would you like to exhibit your photograph in this gallery? 18 finalists will show their photograph in our four-week gallery and the winner will receive £100 voucher at Niche Frames. Submissions open 1st November and close 1st December. You can submit your photograph here from 1st November.
The UK has a beautiful, diverse natural ecosystem that often goes unnoticed. With the Climate and Ecological Emergency playing an ever increasing part of our lives, it is time to draw attention to our most precious wildlife and natural habitats. With more attention and education on the beauty and fragility of UK’s biodiversity, we can better protect and support our island’s natural habitats.
On 25th January we will hold our Wildlife Photography Gallery Opening Night, a ticketed gallery view evening including inspiring talks, relaxed networking and a bar. Tickets to the Opening Night include a free beer on entry kindly donated by Lost and Grounded.
The final exhibiting pieces will be judged by Niche Frames, where one winner will be chosen and announced on the Opening Night to receive a £100 voucher at Niche Frames.
This will be followed by a free walk-in month-long exhibition at Future Leap Hub, every day 9am-5pm (except Sundays).
More information to be announced!
Funded Training for your aspiring managers and leaders:
Virtual and central Bristol training available
Level 3 ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management
6 Months course
Induction & Assessment
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Planning and Delegation
Managing Conflict
Stress Management
Managing Teams
Delivering Instruction
Performance Management
Motivating and Leading a Team
Leadership Essentials
Tutorial Guidance throughout the programme
COST: FULLY FUNDED (ELIGIBILITY CHECK REQUIRED)
Find out how Andy grew his profit from zero to £1m in less than 5 years, and how you can implement the same tactics in your business.
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Are you working too many hours, for too little profit?
Most small businesses are in the same boat. Without access to expert financial advice, they have no coherent financial plan.
This workshop is based on Andy’s experiences both as a virtual finance director and as a business owner. By the end of the session, you will walk away with some practical advice to improve your pricing, cash flow and growth strategy.
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Tickets are free for this one-hour workshop via Zoom
Tuesday 28th November 2023, 10.30am – 11.30am
Book your free tickets below
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About Andy
“In 2017 my co-founders and I exited our 50-person service business for a 7-figure sum. Four years earlier it had made a loss of £14,000. After the sale I spent some time considering the reasons for our success and developed a method to help small business owners improve the profitability of their businesses. The PAIN method focuses on improvements in four key areas which can help you double your profits.”
In an era where sustainability takes centre stage, this morning is tailored for SME decision makers with a keen interest in championing sustainability as a core value.
We understand that a sustainable business isn’t solely about the product or service you offer; it’s about what your company stands for. It’s about the message you convey to the world on how a purpose-led business should operate, even if your primary offering isn’t inherently sustainable.
Today, we delve into the powerful realm of digital marketing and SEO, dissecting how these tools can amplify your message and enhance your impact. By the end of this event, you will understand what sustainability means to your business and be equipped with the strategies to present and amplify that message effectively.
As you enjoy this sustainably-sourced breakfast, prepare for insightful discussions, and strong networking opportunities, envision how your organisation can become a force for good through the lens of digital marketing.
Agenda
8am – 8:30am Networking and Breakfast
8:30am – 8:35am Welcome and Housekeeping
8:35am – 8:45am – Katherine Piper, Head of Sustainability, Future Leap – What is sustainability to your business?
8:45am – 8:55am – Grant Robertson, Founder, Shake and Speare – How to present your sustainability messaging
8:55am – 9:05am – Ashley Kumar, UK Digital Marketing – How to utilise SEO to amplify your sustainability messaging
9:05am – 9:15am – Iris Hable, Marketing and Communications Manager, Future Leap – A case study
9:15am – 9:45am – Q&A
9:45am – 9:50am – Close
9:50am – 10:30am – Optional Extra Networking
This event is in collaboration with:
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