Name: Zellig Rise & Shine Networking Club
Start: 2026-04-16T10:00:00+01:00
Location: Zellig Reception, Zellig building, Gibb Street, Digbeth, B9 4AT Birmingham, United Kingdom

The Rise and Shine Networking Club at Zellig
Come join us at the Zellig Building for a morning of networking and connecting with like-minded professionals. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, this event is the perfect opportunity to expand your network and grow your business. Don't miss out on this chance to meet new people, share ideas, and build valuable connections. Rise and shine with us at Zellig!
Alison Grade:
Alison is the author of The Freelance Bible (Penguin, 2020), a practical guide that has supported thousands of freelancers in building more secure and informed careers. As a long-standing freelancer herself, she understands the realities of self-employment and the importance of strong financial and business foundations.She is the founder of Mission Accomplished, delivering training in leadership, employability, and business skills for creative professionals. Much of Alison’s senior management experience is in the media industries, spanning international television and film production, rights management, and strategy. She is a Nesta-accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer, a member of the UK Council for Creative UK, and serves on the Digital Leadership Board for the Centre for the New Midlands.
Erica Love:
I have worked in the region’s cultural sector for 18 years, on transformative programmes, leading both Creative Partnerships, Creative People and Places in Stoke on Trent as Director of Partners in Creative Learning.
I joined Culture Central in December 2019 and during that time have led it through a period of significant change, transforming the organisation into an inclusive and democratic space to ensure the visibility and viability of the region’s cultural ecology through the pandemic.
I believe in the power of Creativity and Culture and am looking forward to leading Culture Central at both an exciting and challenging time for the sector and the West Midlands.
A cultural experience that sticks with me most is Bianco, by No Fit State Circus, in a park in Hanley Stoke on Trent in 2013 as part of Appetite. Not only was it a stunning performance but seeing people who never normally have the opportunity to see a show like that, stood opened mouthed in wonderous awe - this will stay with me always.