Archives: Team

Volker Hirsch is a technology investor, entrepreneur and advocate for creative & digital tech startups. He is an entrepreneur who has founded or co-founded a total of 6 companies to date. He is currently co-founder of Blue Beck, a 30-strong mobile development house, the Digital Hive co-working space and non-profit Tech North Advocates as well…

John comes from a creative industries background, with over 20 years of experience in managing creative & cultural businesses including theatres, festivals, museums, tourism and marketing agencies. As Managing Director, John works with our partners on the design and delivery of our creative industries incubator and accelerator programmes, and creative industries development projects. John represents…

Julian qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte and Co where he worked for 5 years from 1971. He has had a number of roles in industry notably between 1981 and 1997 when he was a co-founder and Finance Director of Redsend Ltd, a printing company from which he exited via a trade sale. In…

Joel Blake OBE is a multi-award-winning businessman and speaker, with a passion for accelerating inclusive business support. He is the Founder of award-winning fintech, The GFA Exchange, a portfolio risk management platform that helps financial services firms identify which of their customers are likely to grow, or not, and why. Outside of his own business,…

Hannah Barter is a Director of Urban Vision Enterprise CIC and has 14 years’ experience in planning and community development, working in the public, private and third sectors. Her professional experience includes Planning, arboriculture, urban design, community engagement and environmental education. Hannah has successfully worked in partnership with a wide range of community groups and…

Cath Ralph is a freelance independent artist and consultant working in arts, culture and heritage. Cath has amassed a wealth of experience and knowledge in the design and delivery of business support initiatives for the creative industries in former roles at Staffordshire University, Burslem School of Art and Walk the Plank. Cath provides specialist training…

Andy is a journalist, entrepreneur and CEO / Founder of i•creation, a multimedia strategic communications specialist with a global customer base. Over three decades, he has led a team of creative innovators, leading the way in testing and commissioning new technologies, ideating and delivering new applications and using innovation to meet real commercial and communication…

On graduating from University of Worcester in Illustration in 2019, Maddie Moore, was commissioned to design a huge wrap for an historic church in Worcester, and has gone onto win an award for the quality of her illustration work. As an exemplar creative industries entrepreneur, Maddie joined Andy Jackson and the team at i•creation and…

Building on a successful career in digital media, Catherine co-founded Limina Immersive in 2016, bringing audience insight into creative emerging technology experiences. As one of the UK’s leading voices in immersive media, Catherine has been an industry expert for the BBC Today programme, The Guardian, The Economist, Wired Magazine, The Sunday Times and BBC Click.…

Director, Haarlem Artspacehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-rogers-7b424412/ Catherine has a distinguished track record in designing and managing cultural and creative industries programmes for local authorities, including the highly successful Webinart programme at Leicestershire County Council. Alongside this, Catherine is a Director at Haarlem Artspace, a cross-artform collective and workspace, and she is passionate about democratising creative entrepreneurship. Catherine has…