No “job for life” – creative industries interview

There is no longer a job for life was the message from David Parrish when interviewed for the Italian magazine Il Giornale dell’ Architettura.

David was interviewed by Ubaldo Spina following an initial meeting in Spain.

The full interview is published online here in English and is it is also published in Italian.

As well as discussing the creative economy and the decreasing likelihood of a job for life, David also answers questions about design education, freelance versus employee work, and the potential consequences of Brexit for design businesses and the creative industries.

No Job for Life creative industries interview


David also discussed this issue in a video interview in Romania, when he was a speaker at the Creative Clusters conference in Transylvania.


David is a world class creative industries speaker on creative business, the creative economy, marketing and international business. His creative industries business advice is backed up by academic and professional qualifications. As a creative industries speaker, David draws on his own experience in businesss, his personal story, his international work, consultancy and research when making creative industries keynote speeches around the world. As an international creative industries speaker, his keynote speeches and other presentations are about creative entrepreneurship, the Creative Economy, the Digital Economy, the Orange Economy, Digital Industries, creative clusters, creative hubs, startups, creative industries business support, cultural industries projects, business models in the creative industries, the cultural economy, creative marketing, international creative collaborations, creative business techniques, intellectual property licensing and other business issues in the creative industries. He is also a TEDx Speaker.

He is a keynote speaker on creative industries, the creative economy, marketing, the digital economy and international business. David’s keynote speeches are in demand worldwide. His books are popular with conference delegates and can be supplied on request. Also, he has helped businesses and individuals to develop through his training workshops and management consultancy projects.

David has written two books and several other publications especially for creative businesses. He brings his own experience of setting up and growing businesses in the creative and cultural industries. (Read David’s story.) David is actively involved in the creative and digital industries as a company director and management consultant. He also shares the learning he has gained from working with hundreds of successful creative enterprises around the world. His books are available in paperback, eBook and Audiobook formats. They have been translated into several languages and published in various countries in several continents.