Growing A Creative Agency & Getting Your First Big Clients

A lot changed in April 2018, when she won BBC 1’s ‘The Big Painting Challenge’. In this compelling talk, Bokani discusses how you can become a key person of influence, how to get others to see value in your work and most importantly - sell your art.

After an Undergraduate in Politics with Economics in 2009, Bokani went on to co-found a sustainability consultancy and software start-up – Vertigo Ventures, but her decision to quit the formal business world and become a full-time artist wasn’t easy.

Lessons from Growing An International Design Agency

Finding Purpose & A New Creative Direction

As an entrepreneur and high achiever, Jo led her life in the fast lane - until the failure of divorce and depression taught her to choose a life that was more authentic and to help others to do the same.

Jo shares how this led to a journey from Alaska to Argentina and what she found out on the way, connecting with social enterprise founders and learning to say “how fascinating” in the face of failure.

Creating With Purpose & Breaking Creative Rules

As a designer and entrepreneur that wants to make the world a better place, navigating his internal compass became Jamie’s number one focus.

In this entertaining and enlightening talk, Jamie recounts how he and his team up-cycled washing machine drums into designer furniture and along the way realised that despite his understanding of design, he needed to sink more time into understanding himself. That being the key that helped guide his energies, his future and current business ventures and more.