Fireside Chat: Rachael Brown, CEO Cultural Enterprise Office & Convenor Scotland Can Do

Aug 22, 2019, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

CMS, 1 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 1AP

Rachael is a leader within the creative and social enterprise sector who thrives on solving problems and turning ideas into reality. With a strong track record of operational success, Rachael works extensively to support creative entrepreneurs and social enterprises to develop, grow and scale their business.

In-person event

About this event

We are delighted to be welcoming Rachael Brown, CEO Cultural Enterprise Office & Convenor CanDo Scotland, for a fireside chat to learn about what it means to have a truly entrepreneurial mindset and considerable potential to drive growth. Rachael is a leader within the creative and social enterprise sector who thrives on solving problems and turning ideas into reality.

Currently Chief Executive at Cultural Enterprise Office, Rachael is also the Social Entrepreneur in Residence with Social Investment Scotland  and Board Director with Social Enterprise Scotland.

She previously spent over a decade at Impact Arts and has worked on joint ventures with the Scottish Government and leading agencies including Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise. Rachael also completed Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Saltire Fellowship programme in 2015.

Rachael's experience and knowledge are truly beyond question, and her passion for business and cultural, creative arts is infectious. Rachael will share her experiences of the creative industries and social enterprise sectors as well as giving her insight into how the creative industries and social enterprise interact. We will also touch on her strong belief that Scotland is one of the best places in the world for this kind of business.

What you need to know: 

Who: Rachael Brown, CEO Cultural Enterprise Office & Convenor CanDo Scotland

When: Thursday 22nd August 

Time: 6pm

Where: CMS, 1 W Regent St, Glasgow G2 1AP

What Else: Pizza, Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks and GREAT People

Join us at CMS Glasgow offices to hear as we talk about how the social enterprise landscape is continually evolving, and what may become of the sector in the next few years.

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Rachael Brown

    Future Economy Company

    CEO

When

When

Thursday, August 22, 2019
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM UTC

Agenda

Networking and Food
Fireside Chat
Networking

Host

  • Jude Duncan

    Startup Grind Glasgow

    Chapter Director

Organizers

  • Emma Loedel

    Startup Grind Glasgow

    Director Startup Grind Glasgow

  • Dec McLaughlin

    Startup Grind Scotland

    Director

  • Nick Murray

    Startup Grind Scotland

    Co-Director Startup Grind Scotland

Partner

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Edward Joe Visuals

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