The Melting Pot: What Happens When We Stop Expecting People to Survive Alone
Summary from the first Melting Pot Gathering held at Coventry University on 30th January 2026.
2025 Year in Review: A Year That Landed Differently
Annual round-up of the year - 2025 was a biggie!
NEWS: I’ve been awarded an Arts Council England DYCP!
From Opposition to Encounter (When the Answer is No — Meeting #2 recap)
Short summary of a second conversation about sector change in August 2025.
Beyond the ‘No’: Where We Go From Here
Follow-up blog to an open conversation I held in response to my blog ‘When The Answer Is No’.
Soapbox Series: When the Answer is No (And What That Really Tells Us)
After not being shortlisted for a recent regional leadership role this blog explores the hidden dynamics at play: the unwritten rules, informal networks, and persistent discomfort with disruption. It’s not about seeking validation - it’s about naming the systems that exclude.
New Online Workshop: How to Thrive as a Freelance Creative
A new offering: an online workshop for freelance creatives!
Navigating the ‘Restless Decade’: Why the Future Needs People-Centred Cultural Strategy
Short reflection piece about this current decade we’re half way through - 2025 - it’s certainly restless! Read more about my reflections from the Culture Central & IPSOS UK briefing.
Surviving, Thriving or Diversifying: a Creative Symposium hits the mark!
Reflection piece following the successful delivery of Solihull’s ‘Surviving, Thriving or Diversifying’ Creative Industry Symposium on 7th March 2025.
INVITATION: Nottingham Light Night new regional consortium & sector consultation - I want to hear from you!
An invitation to come and speak with me if you’re a Notts based creative - or indeed, someone that produces a Light-based event anywhere in the Midlands!
ANNOUNCING: Surviving, Thriving & Diversifying in Solihull: a Symposium
Reflecting on 2024
End of the year round-up post, including all the #gratitude, learning & lessons and vision for 2025.
Nurturing the West Midlands: Reflections on the WMCA Creative & Cultural Industries Symposium
Reflections & takeaways from my attendance at the WMCA Creative and Cultural Industries Symposium in Oct 2024.
Autumn 2024 Update: My Busiest Period since freelancing yet!
Latest update from me including a mega achievement of surpassing £1m fundraised so far this year!
Transform Your Creative Practice with the Core Creatives Business Support Programme!
More information about the Solihull Creative Business Programme, including details of how to sign-up!
Propel Dance Artists Represent the UK at the Dearborn International Para Dance Sport Competition!
Reflections and summary from my first-ever international work trip with Propel Dance!
News: Propel partners with Inclusive Dance UK & we’re off to the USA!
Propel Dance announce a new partnership with Inclusive Dance UK and a trip to the USA to represent the United Kingdom!
Freelancer truths + WMCA’s Activate Programme Launches
Short thought/opinion piece on the realities of freelancing + the launch of the new support programme for freelancers and small arts organisations, led by WMCA, called Activate.
News: I’ve got a new qualification!
After 3 years, I have finally done it…
An Invitation to Buckingham Palace…
Blog piece about my day at Buckingham Place, attending the creative industries royal garden party, in May 2024.