David delivered an online workshop about Theatre Entrepreneurship for final year students at the Institute for Contemporary Theatre (ICTheatre). His workshop focused on creative entrepreneurship, specifically how practitioners can use theatre entrepreneurship to develop their careers, enterprises and organisations. David shared his professional expertise and international experience with students in the interactive workshop. Topics included: …
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Creative Entrepreneurship in Malta
David delivered online workshops for artists and creatives about Creative Entrepreneurship in Malta in January and June 2023. Working in partnership with In Place of War, in collaboration with Arts Council Malta, David helped artists and creatives to become even more successful. David’s interactive sessions discussed artists’ objectives and personal definitions of ‘success’ before moving …
Business Innovation and Culture
David gave an online lecture on Business Innovation and Culture to students in May 2023. He was invited by Munich University of Applied Sciences to make a presentation to masters degree students. David’s talk on Business Innovation and Culture included: – How to use both a-Creativity and i-Creativity in the context of innovation – How …
Art meets Business: COING Podcast interview with David
Art meets Business was the theme of the podcast discussion with David on the COING podcast. See the video below: Creative Entrepreneurship – where art meets business Can creativity exist in all kinds of entrepreneurship? How can artists find the right people to buy their art and still stay true to themselves? Is regular business …
Training for Culture Professionals in Trenčín
Training for Culture Professionals David delivered interactive creative business training for culture professionals in Trenčín, Slovakia, in October 2022. Trenčín will be European Capital of Culture in 2026. The RUNWAY Program offers training for culture professionals and others in preparation for 2026. David designed and delivered an interactive workshop in “Strategic planning and creative approaches …
International Startups in the Creative Industries
David gave a presentation and engage in a conversation with participants about International Startups in the Creative Industries in July 2022. The event was organised by the ZUMO+ project at the The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. David’s presentation was entitled: “How to run startups in the creative industries from an international perspective.” He …
Creative Business Strategies
David made a presentation about Creative Business Strategies at Play Media Day 07, held in Banja Luka in Bosnia & Herzegovina in June 2022. He talked about: – Creativity in the Studio and the Office – Creative Business Models – Creating Your Own Business Formula – “T-Shirts and Suits” Further online resources, associated with David’s …
Artbox Armenia Mentoring for Startups
David has been appointed by Artbox Armenia to be a mentor for 29 startups in the cultural and creative industries in Armenia. Artbox is an incubator providing comprehensive support to creative projects and businesses with potential for commercial success. Inspired by innovative models in business and tech, Artbox is a reinvention of the incubator model for …
The Business of Fashion Design webinar
In partnership with Dexy Creation in Nigeria, David delivered a webinar on ‘The Business of Fashion Design’, plus an Instagram Live event on ‘How to Attract Paying Customers’ The webinar focused on how to make your fashion business even more successful. See the video of the webinar below. The Instagram Live event was an interactive …
upGrad Strategic Marketing Masterclass
David delivered a Strategic Marketing Masterclass hosted by upGrad in July 2021. The interactive masterclass included presentations from David on the following topics, followed by questions, answers and discussion: – A Strategic Approach to Marketing – Customer Centric Marketing His masterclass included examples from his own direct experience as an entrepreneur and marketer as well …