21/01/2025
For those new to my page, hereās a little about me.
Iām the Em in Em Creative and Iāve been in the industry for 25 years ... gulp! Since I can remember I have loved design. It started with a school work placement at a design studio on Chester Business Park. After 2 weeks, I asked the boss... what do I need to do to become a designer; the answer was simple: study hard and make design part of my everyday.
6 years on - after completing GCSEs, college, and a 2:1 in Media+Design at Uni - I returned to that same office and told him I had done everything he said and could I have a job? He made me a Junior Designer on the spot! And so it began! After 3 years, I moved on to spend a lovely 16 years as Design Manager for Salons Direct on the Wirral with a fab team. But deep down I always wanted to go out on my own. I knew I could design with my eyes closed, I had the passion, but I also had the fear, and I didnāt know how to run a business so I put it off... for years!
With support from Business Wales, I built up my business over 12 months before leaving my role in Feb 2020. 3 weeks later - we went into lockdown - and I lost everything. Overnight! š
At the time I felt I had made the worst decision of my life but I wasnāt going to be beaten! Before Covid, Iād worked in the Business Wales Hub; so during lockdown in-between homeschooling two kids! - I kept focused and did everything all over again, but better.
4 years on⦠Iām working 10 times harder but learning every day! Itās not easy, itās about riding the wave⦠But god I love it!
Lessons learned šš» if you love what you do you will know that giving up is not an option. Be proud every day of the smallest wins. Take the rough with the smooth-if anyone tells you itās easy they arenāt doing it right. Not everyone is your friend, business can be brutal so put your big girl pants on and remember why you are doing this! Surround yourself with the people who want you to win. You will find them and when you do donāt let them go!
If you need an Em in your life, I am here. I love my job, I have been doing this a long time so have faith I know what I am doing. My prices reflect that. Know that you will get 110% of me and we will enjoy our journey together! Letās talk!