OUR FOUNDER
A creative at heart...
Emma is a young social entrepreneur who is driven to make a positive change in the creative industries and help more working class young people have access to these careers.
With a background in Fashion Management and Communication, Emma started her first business The Calming Club whilst on her placement year at University.
Realising the wealth of knowledge that was available through exploring entrepreneurship, Emma wanted to find a way to share the learnings with other young creative to help them unlock exciting career opportunities.
What we do
The secret to creative career success
We understand the challenges young people face when starting out, which is why we provide the framework and systems you need to simplify your creative career search .
Here at Studio Self-Made, we don’t believe in gate-keeping. That’s why we share the magic formula for landing high-paying, fulfilling creative roles.
Personal branding + Mindset development + Mentoring = Work that brings you joy!
Our Impact
Studio Self-Made Roadmap
Here is Studio Self-Made's theory of change and our plan to re-shaping creative career education.
Latest News
Here's what we've been up to...
NEWS
Big Education Challenge
Emma has been selected as one of 15 finalists in the Big Education Challenge! Supported by Big Change and the Young Foundation, Studio Self-Made has secured £10,000 in grant funding to develop the initiative.
Awards
National Community Champion
Studio Self-Made was awarded the National Community Champion award by Ingenuity Impact in June 2023! Read more about the incredible social enterprises that took part in this programme here.
News
Virgin Money Fellowship
Over the last 6 months, Emma has taken part in the VMF X Northern Soul Young Change Maker Fellowship designed to champion northern social enterprises.
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Hatch Incubator programme
In early 2023, Emma took part in the Hatch Incubator programme supported by Pizza Hut.