Power Up Your Creative Potential

Event information / agenda

Join us for a fast-paced TEDx-style event with creative speakers sharing industry secrets, tips on how to stand out as a future creative employee, and how to bag that job! You can expect inspirational stories, guidance on branding and marketing and much more. Get ahead of your competition with us at this unique event. We will cover:

• How to do what you love as your career
• Using your tech to get the best from your creativity
• How to write and create a CV to get in front of employers
• Why brand authenticity matters, and why its good to get friendly with failure
• Inspirational stories from entrepreneurs who are making a name for themselves in the creative and digital sector.

ROB.GREEN shares his incredible journey as a young musician and DJ. An independent soul/pop artist from Nottingham, he draws from the R&B, Soul, Indie, Rock and Gospel music, he was raised on to inspire the music he makes. As a creative, setting up a business doing what you love with like minded people is the ultimate goal, and Rob has worked hard to hone his craft as an irrepressible and captivating live performer, performed across the UK and Europe.

Erica Horne talks about knowing your tech tools and how they can help you with your creativity, and lead you to create a powerful portfolio. During her career as a designer and product developer Erica Horne came across a gap in the market which led to the creation of her company CAD for Fashion. Her award-winning training company now supports designers all over the world from companies such as Hobbs London and Balmain Paris

Sarah J Naylor shares tips on CVs, interview techniques and cultivating your professional persona both on and off social media. With over 30 years’ experience in business, Sarah runs a thriving recruitment agency alongside her coaching practice. Sarah strongly believes that, when you align your talents and passions with your career, you can take huge steps towards fulfilling your potential and living a happier and healthier life as a result.

Tom Dennis from My Town Vision is a filmmaker who has been telling stories all over the world for almost a decade now; for clients such as BBC, ITV, Netflix and Google. Tom will share his story about why he left his dream career as a TV camera operator to pursue something he found more meaningful... home. He will share why storytelling is the key to building a successful brand and a loyal customer community. He'll talk about why high stats often don't mean success and how your audience/followers aren't necessarily your customers - and why that's ok.

This event is aimed at 11 - 24 year olds, but is open to everyone. This event is FREE to attend but advance booking is required as space is limited.