Role: Business Engagement Manager
What's your background?
I graduated from NTU in 2013 with a degree in Real Estate Management and became self-employed in 2017. I have worked on a variety of projects ranging from large-scale placemaking developments such as Battersea Power Station in London, to grant-funded social enterprise developments such as The Observer Building in Hastings. My previous roles have always included an element of engagement and support for local entrepreneurs and small businesses which is something I thrive on and I have recently returned to Nottingham where, alongside my role at Creative Quarter, I am working with a local established brand on an expansion into vinyl record manufacturing.
Describe your role at the CQ:
As Business Engagement Manager, I work with the Creative Quarters Big House Team to deliver a business engagement programme that supports emerging and established businesses within the Creative Quarter geography and within the creative & digital industries in the wider Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire areas.
Tell us about a part of your job that people might not realise you do?
I can provide one-to-one business diagnostic assessments to identify business strengths, skills development areas, current stage of business growth and development needs.
What is your favourite part of working at the CQ?
Meeting new and exciting entrepreneurs & business owners on a daily basis.
What places in the CQ do you love to visit when you’re not in work?
Blend, The Depot, Sexy Mamas, Jamcafé, Neon Raptor, King Billy, Brickworks.
