Lily Newman: Motivating meaningful change in leadership
Effective change leadership is about a lot more than leading from the front. Leaders must be servants too, if they want to instil meaningful values throughout an organisation. This is an area Lily Newman excels in…
John Cooper: Comic by design
Meet John Cooper. He’s an illustrator and designer and a stand-up comedian. He’s found a way to bring these different strands of his work together. And he’s turned his life into a comic strip…
Rob Rowlands: Research for business made simple
Research is vital for business, but many people see it as something that’s too complex or demanding to adopt. Rob Rowlands specialises in making research simple, giving businesses the skills and confidence to carry out original research effectively…
Caterina Avanzi: Personal style, self-belief and the real you
Caterina Avanzi is a personal stylist. She helps people find the perfect style that fits them as individuals. She explains how, by aligning inner self with outward-facing image, she enables her clients to represent themselves authentically, in business and everyday life…
Sandra Powell: Surface pattern designer as seer
Sandra Powell is a surface pattern designer with a wealth of industry experience under her belt.She applies digital technology to traditional creative techniques and draws on an in-depth knowledge of the entire production process. She describes how this enables her to design her patterns to meet her clients’ exact requirements…
William Seabrook: Branding for business growth
As co-founder of Partisan, William Seabrook aims to establish good branding as a core condition of business growth. William outlines how, by applying analytical, creative and technical methods, he transforms traditional businesses into modern brands…
Patricia Shea: On demand dopamine textile design
Patricia Shea is reinventing the idea of fast fashion, combining on demand manufacturing with high quality textile design. In this article she describes how digital printing technology enabled her to realise her ambitions and explains the benefits of being fully in control of her enterprise…
John Ardern: Cultural fit and mentoring wisdom
John Ardern is a long-established figure on the Manchester creative scene. Here, he talks about cultural fit, friendship, his experiences in market research and business consultation for agencies, and his personal motives for mentoring young creatives, startups and businesses…