Lunchtime Talk
Fri 14 Dec 2018 13:00
Are you a creative entrepreneur?
For the last talk Lunchtime talk of 2018 we are joined by, Words of Colour Executive Director, Joy Francis and co-founder of Digital Women UK, as she explores what it actually means and takes to be a Creative entrepreneur.
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Speaker
Joy Francis
Joy’s diverse career covers journalism, policy development, lecturing, digital communications, film and PR, both here and abroad. In 2000, she co-founded The Creative Collective Media with journalists Veena Josh, Paul Macey, Henry Bonsu and David Gyimah, to tackle the racial disparities in print media recruitment. Soon after she launched the Creative Collective Print Internship programme with seed funding from the Freedom Forum Washington. It ran for three years, was recognised widely as a model of good practice, including by the Society of Editors and the European Commission, and went on to be adopted by Transport for London’s press office. The politics graduate and accredited journalist is a former BBC script reader and judge, and a former visiting lecturer in journalism at the London College of Communication. In 2011, Joy helped to establish the world’s first Diversity and the Media MA at the University of Westminster in partnership with the Media Diversity Institute. Alongside Words of Colour, she heads Digital Women UK, is co-director of the Synergi Collaborative Centre and was the inaugural project manager for the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowships (in an independent capacity).The world of work is changing - rapidly. Brexit is on everyone's lips and job security seems like a distant memory. Amid these challenges, entrepreneurship is on the rise. Increasingly, people are seeking out ways to turn their ideas, skills or passions into a viable enterprise. Creative entrepreneurship is one option. But what is it? And how do you know if you are one? Joy Francis, executive director of Words of Colour Productions and co-founder of Digital Women UK, will offer you some tips and guidance to help you determine if this is the route for you.
This Lunchtime Talk is part of Open Studio Friday, which takes place at the Studio every week.
Do you want to find out what is going on at the Pervasive Media Studio? Are you interested in meeting our residents, talking about a specific project or curious about pervasive media? Why not pack a sandwich and join us for one of our Lunchtime Talks and Open Studio Friday. Lunchtime Talks are informal presentations by Studio residents and associates. They normally take place at 1pm on Friday, are free and open to everybody who’s interested in what we do. After the Talk, we also invite you to stay with us for the afternoon to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. We provide chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Our open afternoons close at 5pm. Let us know if you’d like a tour of the space and we'll be happy to show you around just before the talk. Send an email to: studio@watershed.co.uk to book your place on a tour.
