About this Event
Butterfly Future x Manchester Creative Council presents: More Than Creatives – Win Clients & Collaborators
Building a creative career includes knowing how to communicate your value, cultivate meaningful relationships and turn connections into genuine opportunities.
Join us for a relaxed, practical and uplifting evening exploring how creatives and freelancers can win clients and collaborators without feeling like they're constantly having to sell themselves.
We'll unpack how to confidently communicate what you do, identify the right people to work with, build relationships that go beyond a single transaction and position yourself for opportunities that align with your skills, values and creative goals.
We'll also explore practical ways to pitch yourself, talk about your work with confidence, and build your network authentically. During this session we'll hear from Qualified Therapist, Kwesi Amesu and Artist/Sales Professional Joe Giles.
Let’s Talk About It!
Event order:
1. Guests arrive - 6pm to 6:20pm
2. Guided session by Kwesi - 6:20pm to 7:10pm
3. Talk and QnA session with Joe Giles - 7:10pm to 8:00pm
4. Event roundup, feedback, chats - 8:00pm to 8:30pm
5. Guests leave - 8:30pm
is a not-for-profit and social enterprise dedicated to breaking barriers through innovative use of music, arts, sports, and digital technology. In partnership with key stakeholders delivering transformative wellbeing, development, and upskilling community-driven programmes, Butterfly Future aims to empower individuals from underserved communities, build relationships and promote social equity. We believe that everyone has permission to end up better than the way they started!
The is a project built to make it easier to start and build a creative career in the city. It’s here to support musicians, artists, filmmakers, designers, and anyone trying to find their way in the creative industry without a clear roadmap.
Through workshops, tutorials, and hands-on events, we create spaces for real learning, real collaboration, and real opportunities. At its heart, the Council is about giving people the tools to turn their creativity into something sustainable, so they can build long-term careers doing what they love.
is a therapist, speaker and creative wellbeing specialist. Based in Manchester, he blends person-centred therapy with nervous system understanding through his CTRL framework, supporting creatives, and to build emotional resilience. Kwesi is also the founder of , a CIC that supports with wellbeing interventions in business, education and the creative space.
Event venue & nearby stays
Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, United Kingdom
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