06/05/2026
Last night marked the start of my 12 week journey with the Creative Buisness Skills Academy. Led by Aesthetica and York St. John University bringing together creative minds in York and North Yorkshire.
Gavin Priestley, Matthew Rhodes & Sarah Schiewe, some of the past 2024 cohort gave some very insightful and inspiring talks about their experiences both before and after and after the course.
Great to hear some of this years cohort too! Sam McClaren Guitars, Dean Bartlett, Desmond Clarke & Sophie Bullivant. The excitement and energy was amazing and I can’t wait to get involved!
Cherie Federico, Owen Turner, Brendan Paddison and David Skaith all gave great talks regarding their aim to make creative businesses a core part of York’s ecosystem.
It was brilliant to network and connect with so many like minded and creative people! I start tonight, I can’t wait to meet the rest of the 2026 cohort.