Creativity and business—why is it still taboo to think of these two concepts hand-in-hand? This old-school way of thinking should be turned on its head, which is exactly what our founder, Carolyn Dailey, has done with her eagerly anticipated debut book, The Creative Entrepreneur.
The Creative Entrepreneur is an essential guide on how to build a successful creative business. Featuring interviews with ten of the world’s most inspiring entrepreneurs, the book includes lessons and real-life stories from multi-Grammy winner Nile Rodgers, culinary legend Ruthie Rodgers and Emmy-winning producer of The Crown, Andy Harries.
“This is a handbook of incalculable brilliance. You’ll instinctively know the lessons that resonate with you.” —Nile Rodgers
“I wish I had this book years ago when I started my business.” —Thomas Heatherwick
If you believe you’re not fulfilling your creative business potential (as 75% of us do) and want to take your creativity and life goals to the next level, The Creative Entrepreneur is for you. It’s a call to adventure, inviting you to think like a mission-driven creative professional and take your creativity to unprecedented heights—whether you want to form a new business, transform an existing one, or level up your career. This guide also has many recommendations to fuel your creativity, support your business vision and free you from old-fashioned thinking.
THE 10 EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE FEATURED:
- Nile Rodgers, Co-Founder, The Chic Organization
- Roksanda Ilincic, Founder, fashion label Roksanda
- Yinka Ilori, Founder, Yinka Ilori Studio
- Andy Harries, Founder, Left Bank Pictures (The Crown)
- Priya Ahluwalia, Founder, fashion label Ahluwalia
- Thomas Heatherwick, Founder, Heatherwick Studio
- Matthew Slotover, Co-Founder, Frieze
- Ruthie Rogers, Founder, The River Cafe
- Strauss Zelnick, CEO Take-Two Interactive (Grand Theft Auto)
- Nick Jones, Founder, Soho House
You can read more about the book here and pre-order here.
A few words from the author
“Over the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure of conducting first-hand interviews with extraordinary movers and shakers in the creative industries. It’s from these incredible conversations that The Creative Entrepreneur is born.
This essential guide tells the untold stories of ten of the world’s most high-achieving visionaries from the fields of fashion, art, music, film, design, gaming, and more—all of whom link business acumen to a creative way of seeing the world. It covers all the key topics creative entrepreneurs need to know about and is bursting with actionable advice, practical examples, sought-after wisdom—and a lot of heart.”
About Carolyn Dailey
Carolyn is the founder of Creative Entrepreneurs and a creative industries champion. As well as working in the heart of government at No.10 Downing Street, Carolyn has been named by Creative Review as one of the Top 50 Creative Leaders, by WIRED magazine as one of the Top 10 Women Digital Powerbrokers and by BIMA as one of the Top 10 Entrepreneurs progressing the creative industries. She’s spent over 20 years as Time Warner’s top executive in Europe, expanding the reach of HBO, CNN, Warner Bros. and Time Inc. She’s also given lectures at institutions including Cambridge University and Central St Martins and regularly appears on Sky News.
Pre-order The Creative Entrepreneur
The Creative Entrepreneur is being published by DK Penguin Random House Publishing and will be released early 2025.
Creative Entrepreneurs mission is to champion creativity: for everyone to have access to it and the business foundations that let it take flight. So we want to get this book into as many hands as possible.
Pre-orders are the key, they tell booksellers to stock more books – the name of the game! So if you were considering buying the book (or ordering multiple copies if you’re planning to gift some to fellow creatives), it would be awesome if you would pre-order it now.
Everyone talks about “entrepreneurs”, but rarely about Creative Entrepreneurs. Let’s change that.