Creatives Like Us - Event

A COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP FOR BLACK CREATIVES

Join us in our inaugural event.

Want to be in a room where you can bounce around ideas with other inspiring black creatives and people of colour who run their own business or will be starting one soon?

Well, make sure you sign up for our first Creatives Like Us event where Angela Lyons and Ayo Abbas are putting on a collaborative evening of engaging speakers, learning, and networking in a design-orientated event.

Date: Thursday 13th February 2025

Location: ustwo, Shoreditch, London

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Give your business some pre Valentines love.

We'll be in a bright and welcoming space, kindly provided by creative agency 'ustwo', in Shoreditch in East London for this event.

The aim of the event is to be both inspiring and practical in equal measures. If you're looking to grow your business, or take on more staff, find more clients or market your business better, we'll have people on hand to help you work through it.

We've capped numbers at 30 participants as we want our event to be small but perfectly formed and at a size where you can meet everyone there and not feel overwhelmed.

Date: Thursday 13th February 2025

Time: 16.30 - 20.30

Bring an open mind

Get ready to network with other creatives

Listen and learn from your peers.

BOOK YOUR PLACE

How the event will work

Before

We'll be in touch 10 days before the event to understand more about you, your business and the challenge that you'd like to tackle as part of the event.

On the day

Angela and Ayo will be there to greet you and introduce you to the other attendees. The event will comprise a keynote, mastermind sessions where we talk through your challenge and actively develop solutions in small groups. There will also be a panel session as well as plenty of time for networking and getting to know the rest of the group. Drinks and food will be provided.

Afterwards

We will set up a WhatsApp group so you can stay connected with the group and share your progress post event.

BOOK YOUR SPOT

This is event is for:

Freelancers, entrepreneur, or business owner

Entrepreneurs

Business owners

Side hustlers

Why attend?

Gain practical skills you can apply immediately to your business.

Connect with a community of black creatives who share your passion and drive.

Participate in a small but perfectly formed event and build your network.

Meet your hosts

We're friends who had a bright idea!

We wanted to create a space where black creatives would come together - to learn and share business ideas.

Ayo Abbas

Marketing Expert, Founder, Abbas Marketing

Award-winning marketer specialising in working with architects, engineers and creatives who want to target corporates.

Ayo specialises in marketing strategy, content creation, and digital marketing and has experience working with both large and small business from across the built environment.

Angela Lyons

Brand and Marketing Graphic Designer, Lyons Creative

She has been designing for over 20 years and has had her business Lyons Creative for 12 years. Her tagline is ‘A freelancer with a business’.

Angela offers graphic design services to multiple industries, which include corporates – insurance and finance, publishing houses, charities, and freelancers.

"It has been an absolute pleasure having Ayo as part of our wider team - I feel as she has listened and understood our requirements, challenged us when required, and put forward a comprehensive and achievable plan to take our business forward. She has made me excited about where the business can go and what I can personally achieve.

Stefanie Stead, Director, Stead & Co Architects

Working with Angela was a breeze. She cares about delivering excellent work and is generous with her design knowledge and expertise. Ange created a brand and colour palette that matches exactly what I like. She was also instrumental in setting up my website in Squarespace and showing me how things work behind the scenes. I can't thank Ange enough for how she has helped me!

Robyn Santa Maria, Copywriter

FAQs

We understand that you may have questions.

Please use the contact us button if your question is not answered below.

Who will be speaking?

We are finalising our speakers, mentors and panellists and will make an announcement once this is confirmed.

What if I don't feel comfortable networking?

Ayo and Angela will be on hand throughout the event to introduce you to others and feel free to reach out to them before the event if you would like to have a chat before the event.

Is there a cost?

There is a small nominal fee to cover running costs but we have kept costs low at £15 per ticket plus booking fees as we didn't want it to be a barrier to attendance. We will also donate 20% of each ticket to The Shoreditch Trust,

How big is it?

We have a limited capacity for 30 creatives so that everyone has a chance to share thier story and experience.

Do you do refunds?

We do not do refunds but are happy for you to transfer your tickets to another black creative if you can no longer attend.

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