I am and award winning Founder and Managing Director of A Mind Apart Theatre Company Limited, a Social Enterprise working within the arts sector, based in the UK, and Co-Owner and Executive Director of Mantle, an impact driven consultancy company.
Other roles I hold include being the Chair of Trustees for the charity Service of Hope in the UK and an Entrepreneur in Residence at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University.
I have a strong passion for social fairness and justice, which has helped to ignite the fire for my work both here and abroad, in all aspects of my work. I work with arts and third sector organisations, individuals, start-ups and entrepreneurs, offering consultation and coaching. As a regular speaker at conferences and events on a wide range of subjects, I believe in social business with social responsibility, and am passionate about educating others about these issues. As a ‘creative’ myself, I believe that we need to value ourselves better within the creative sector and work together to support one another in the career’s we have chosen. For me, this carries over into the work I do with social enterprises. If we can’t value ourselves and work correctly, we can’t expect others to do it for us. I am passionate about working with creatives and social entrepreneurs to support them in becoming sustainable.
Sustainability is more important than ever for SME’s, social enterprises and other third sector and cultural organisations. As the funding landscape changes, we must work harder to become resilient and sustainable in order to grow our work in these sectors. I have extensive experience of working to build sustainability and resilience in businesses, and bring an overview that enables you to understand where you can build your income generation, whilst mentoring and coaching you to get to grips with how this impacts your business/organisation and yourself as an individual. Whether you are a creative wanting to be more organised, or an entrepreneur or leader wanting to build resilience I can help you to get to where you want to be.
Jodie Marshall 