WEBINAR: Creative Resilience: Survival Guide 2.0

As the pandemic continues and the creative industries are hit harder than ever, we speak to two successful creative businesses about how they have survived (and thrived!) during the current crisis. This free webinar hosts multidisclipinary creative Lillian Ahenkan (aka FlexMami) and filmmaker and musician Mac De Souza to discuss how they have managed and grown their businesses over the last 18 months. 

They will join Creative Plus Business director Monica Davidson in a frank and insightful conversation to explore things like their biggest wins, challenges, worries, and advice to other creatives walking the same path. 

Ideal for: Creative practitioners at all stages of practice who want to hear insights from slick creative professionals who have thrived in business throughout the pandemic. 

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Business advisor and creative industries expert Monica Davidson (director and doyenne of Creative Plus Business) is a writer and filmmaker by trade who learned how to run a successful creative business and now shares that knowledge with others. In her workshops Monica discusses her own experiences, and shares examples from the 900-plus people she has mentored through the process of starting and building their creative businesses.

Ghanaian-Australian Lillian Ahenkan (aka Flex Mami) is a multidisciplinary millennial making waves in the Australian entertainment industry. She’s an entrepreneur, best-selling author, DJ, TV Presenter, Model, Speaker and CEO of FlexFactory, a groovy online store that sells decor, cards, and her lauded critical thinking card game ReFlex. She is the ultimate slashie and will likely melt your brain as she exposes you to the world of critical thinking and obscene TikToks.

Macario De Souza is an award-winning filmmaker and musician. He has worked on films including Bra Boys and Viva the Underdogs and toured internationally under his moniker Kid Mac with the likes of Wu Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, and Mickey Avalon. Mac runs a production company called Hype Republic that does all kinds of uber-cool things in the music, sports, and youth culture scene. 

What is NSW Business Connect? 
Business Connect is a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted advice to help you start or grow your small business. Creative Plus Business provides confidential, independent business advice and skills training for small and medium creative businesses across NSW as part of the NSW Government’s Business Connect program.

What’s Creative Plus Business?
We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help through sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. We believe that a bit of naughtiness, tempered with a kind heart and a big dose of professionalism, is the key to helping creative people understand the boring basics of business.

Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com

This webinar will take place on Crowdcast. You will receive the Crowdcast link in an email from Creative Plus Business prior to the webinar.

This webinar is sponsored by NSW Business Connect, a dedicated and personalised NSW Government program that provides trusted independent business advice and events to help you start, run, adapt or grow your small business.