David’s creative industries clients value his contribution to their businesses and creative industries support projects.
David’s creative industries clients worldwide include businesses in the design, media and technology sectors as well as creative industries support organisations.
David has worked as a consultant and trainer in the creative industries and cultural sector for over fifteen years. Below are some examples of the creative businesses and creative industries organizations he has helped in more than 60 countries. His services to creative industries clients include management consultancy, training workshops, marketing consultancy, keynote speeches, seminars, presentations and writing assignments.
Some examples of his creative industries clients include:
United Nations (UNCTAD)
Presentation on “The Creative Economy and Creative Entrepreneurship: A Worldwide Perspective”
European Commission
Presentation on creative industries at a meeting of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium (more…)
Colombia 4.0, Bogotá, Colombia
Speech on “A Million Successful Small Creative Enterprises – Connected in Communities” at the Toolbox Naranja conference which was part of Colombia 4.0.(more…)
Germany’s Centre of Excellence for the Cultural and Creative Industries
Keynote international conference speech on Transformation with the Cultural and Creative Industries (more…)
WORTH Partnership project weekend in Spain
Masterclass “How to be a Successful Creative Entrepreneur” to open the conference for
designer fashion entrepreneurs in Valencia, Spain (more…)
International Forum “Territorios Innovadores” on the Orange Economy in Bogotà, Colombia
Speaker on “Preparing Talent, Creativity and Entrepreneurship for BioDiverse Cities” (more…)
Impact Hub Almaty, Kazakhstan
Creative Business Training Workshop for the Art2B project’s creative entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan,
plus presentation on ‘How to Combine Creativity and Business’ (more…)
Junior Achievement Kenya
Speech at the Creative Business Summit Africa in Nairobi on ‘The Business of Creativity’ (more…)
Center for Creativity, Slovenia
Presentation/lecture on ‘How to Connect Entrepreneurship with Creativity’ and
an interactive workshop on ‘Entrepreneurship for Creatives’ (more…)
PODIM International Startup Conference, Maribor, Slovenia
Workshop on ‘Doing Business in the Creative Industries’ and panel discussion on design (more…)
Ministry of Economic Development, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
Keynote speech and workshops for creative entrepreneurs (more…)
‘Festival Naranja’ Creative Economy Conference in Bogotá, Colombia
Keynote speaker on the creative economy/’orange economy’ worldwide (more…)
Local Enterprise Office, Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Specialist Business Growth Adviser on the Generate Progamme for creative and digital buisnesses (more…)
GEN Moldova and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Speaker and masterclass leader on Marketing for Creatives at the ENABLE Entrepreneurship Conference in Moldova (more…)
Creative Industries Cluster of Vojvodina KVIK, Serbia
Keynote speaker on Creative Business in the Digital Economy (more…)
Ejadah Creative Economy Conference and Exhibition, Saudi Arabia
International keynote speaker on the Creative Economy (more…)
The Digital Debate, Bogotá, Colombia
Keynote speech on Growth Opportunities in the Creative and Digital Industries (more…)
Swiss EP at Swisscontact in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Workshops and business advice for startups and established businesses at creative hubs in Mostar, Banja Luka and Sarajevo
Business Wisdom Summit, Ukraine
Keynote speech on ‘How to Profit from Creativity in Business’ (more…)
Enterprise Estonia
Creative Industries Study Tour of the UK, visiting Edinburgh, Liverpool, Swansea and London. Organising and facilitating meetings with creative industries support agencies, government bodies, creative hubs and businesses in the creative and digital industries.
Baltic Creative CIC, Liverpool, UK
Strategic Marketing advice for this creative and digital industries business centre.
Facilitation of business planning ‘awayday’ for Board of Directors.
Innovation Norway
Presentation on ‘Creative Businesses, Growth and Economic Impact’. Examples of creative industries business support programmes in the UK and elsewhere.
Enterprise Week, Ireland
Keynote speech on ‘Creativity and Business’, interactive workshop, and individual business advice sessions in County Donegal, Ireland (more…)
Innovation Center Kosovo (ICK)
Presentation on ‘Business Growth in the Creative and Digital Industries’ to high-growth businesses in the creative and digital sector.
Biz Labs, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interactive creative business development workshop for digital startups and creative businesses on ‘Combining Creativity and Business’. (more…)
ART Venture Programme, New Zealand. A unique acceleration programme for creative entrepreneurs
Workshop on leadership for entrepreneurs working in the creative sector in Auckland.
EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine
Presentations, interactive workshops and online video course for creative and cultural leaders.
EVCOMference 2015 keynote speaker at national conference for the Event and Visual Communication Association
Keynote speech: “The Art and Science of Effective Communication and Engagement”
British Council Ukraine
Presentation on the development of the creative and cultural industries using creative and cultural entrepreneurship. Masterclass for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurs.
Tvibit. Tromsø, Norway
Workshop for creative entrepreneurs: “Strategic Marketing and Customer Interaction”
Pepperbot Studios, New Zealand
Consultancy advice on business development and growth, including strategic marketing.
World Summit of Creative Industries 2014 at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC), Moscow
Speech: “How to be a Creative Entrepreneur”
EIKEN Cluster of digital businesses, Spain
Conference speech on Creativity and Successful Business Models
Fuel RCA. Royal College of Art, London
Presentation on Creative Entrepreneurship and facilitation of event
2014 International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Philippines
Speech on ‘Creativity and Business: T-Shirts and Suits’
Zero Gravity Creations. Baltimore, USA
Consultancy project – business strategy/strategic marketing
Creative Entrepreneur Network / Bandung Creative City Forum, Indonesia
Workshop: ‘Creativity and Business: How to Succeed as a Creative Entrepreneur’
Government of the Isle of Man
Presentation on creative entrepreneurship
Bilbao Ekintza. Bilbao. Spain
Workshop on Strategic Marketing for entrepreneurs of growing businesses
Creative Industries Agency, Moscow, Russia
Presentation at Summer School for Russian creative entrepreneurs
International Festival for Business 2014
Creative and Digital thematic sector co-ordinator
Baltic Creative CIC
Advising the Board of Directors on strategic development of this creative industries hub and workpace
Instituto Serrano de Economia Criativa. Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
‘Designing Your Creative Business’ workshop and conference speech
Korea Creative Industries Forum 2013
Keynote speaker on Creativity and Business at event in Seoul
SEBRAE. Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Seminar and advice on marketing to creative businesses in Cuiabá
Skillset Cymru. Wales
PROGRESS Project. Workshop on Leadership and Management with The White Room
TEDxNapoli. Italy
Keynote speaker on theme of Crisis and Creativity
Startup Malaysia
Presentation on “Innovation and Creativity for Startups” at an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
British Council. Zimbabwe
Training workshops and presentations on creative entrepreneurship in Harare and Bulawayo
Creative Cities Programme. Culture Works. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Training workshop on Intellectual Property for creative entrepreneurs
Merseyside ACME
Lead consultant for the ‘Creative Growth Initiative’ business growth project
Liverpool Vision
Specialist creative and digital industries business growth adviser on the Merseyside Business Support Programme
Ministry of Culture. Santiago, Chile
Conference speech on Creativity and Business
Powerhouse Digital Photography Ltd, UK
Business strategy and branding consultancy
PRANA. Bogotá. Colombia
Business development consultancy for creative industries agency and incubator
Creativity Zentrum / Bizkaia Creaktiva. Bilbao, Spain
‘Designing Your Creative Business’ workshop for creative entrepreneurs
SATU, Finland’s organisation for producers of TV and audiovisual content.
Keynote speaker on New Business Models in the Creative Industries
Hyper Island
Training workshop for Accidental Leaders programme for Vision + Media
Universidade Católica. Porto, Portugal
Guest lecture at opening of MBA course
Industrias Creativas Valparaiso. Chile
Training workshop for creative and digital businesses
Creative Choices. Creative and Cultural Skills
Blog series for creative entrepreneurs on various aspects of business development
Kirkbright
Accidental Managers Programme in association with Vision + Media
ABEDESIGN (Brazilian Association of Design Companies), São Paulo, Brazil
China Beijing Cultural and Creative Industry Expo 2008
Fabrikken Creative Industries Business Centre, Lillehammer, Norway
Culture and Creative Industry Forum. Taipei, Taiwan
Cultivating Creativity Project. Aberdeen, Scotland
Additional creative industries clients include:
CMKBU Utrecht. Netherlands
Business Link
University for the Creative Arts
CreateKX – Creative King’s Cross, London
Grow Creative project. Lancaster University
Vision + Media
Shanghai Creative Industry Week
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
Trinity University College Carmarthen
Bolland and Lowe Ltd
Creative Lancashire
West Cumbria Arts Partnership
Gateshead Council
Marketing and Advertising Global Network (MAGNET)
Sparkle Media
IKADA Business Centre, Oslo
Digital Outreach South Africa
Telfort Business Institute. Shanghai
FACT (Film, Art and Creative Technology)
British Council
Active Profile Ltd
Preston City Council
Konstfack Transit Inkubator. Stockholm
Cumbria Cultural Skills Partnership
Evolve Productions Ltd
Focusing Creativity
Loaf Creative Ltd
a sense of place
Black and Ginger Ltd
Another Media Ltd
Artybuzz
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Smiling Wolf Ltd
Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts (ECCA)
Flying Start Project
Arts Council England
Creative Industries Development Service (CIDS)
Greenhouse Project
Creative Industries Developement Agency (CIDA)
Windows Project
NorthernNet
Flux Magazine
Liverpool John Moores University
Webrevolve Ltd
Shisha: The International Agency for contemporary South Asian crafts and visual arts
Askaprice.com
Liverpool Culture Company (Liverpool. European Capital of Culture 2008)
Open Eye Gallery
Shropshire Council
Band on the Wall
British-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce
Det bobler! Conference. Drammen. Norway
New Mind Internet Ltd
Work and Leisure International
Creative Partnerships
Culture Finance
Cornerhouse
Asia Business Forum (Singapore)
Prescap
UK Government: Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Bannerman Advertising
Creative Industries Support Service (CrISP)
Brava Design
Commonword Enterprises
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Capsica
Desirable Fish Marketing
Dot Art
Glow New Media
Milky Tea Ltd
Furious Films
Fiona Maher Films
Design Initiative
Liverpool Biennial
IDEA
Ludus Dance
Metropolitan Magazine
Mimashima Records Ltd
Zap Grafitti Arts
East Lancashire Cultural Industries Development (ELCID)
Concrete Films Ltd
Kirsty Doyle
Ilsa Parry
eblueprint Ltd
Igloo Studios Ltd
North Star Productions Ltd
Toxteth TV
See also ‘What Clients Say’ about David’s work
Most clients are creative businesses, cultural organisations and agencies supporting creative entrepreneurs and the creative industries in the UK and world-wide.