Pete Bowker
Trained as a sculptor, Pete worked in the film biz as an Art Director and then a Film Studio Manager. He ended up in a board position at Sanctuary Group PLC as Head of Visual Studios, running a portfolio of 10 companies, from Film and Photographic Studios to Post Production Houses.
After selling Asylum Studios for Sanctuary to VFG (a Film Business facilities company) he moved onto VFG’s board for 18 months before leaving to set up Artful, a strategic business consultancy that works exclusively with Creative sector companies and individuals, based in London and NYC and with close ties to Stockholm. Working with a crack team of consultants from high level backgrounds across the sector Pete helps companies ranging from small start-up Design agencies to $multi-million blue chip contemporary galleries develop and grow their commercial acumen and success. When not working Pete lives with his family in Somerset.
“The Creative Sector in the UK is an increasingly important part of the economy, both domestically and as a key export. We produce world class creative talent but all too often neglect to teach the most basic business skills to this growing group of entrepreneurs.
School for Creative Startups recognises this knowledge gap and seeks to close it through offering pragmatic, industry experience based courses that are affordable and effective for all scales of new creative entrepreneurs. This type of support is vital to a sector that we increasingly rely upon to generate a large chunk of GDP!”