Make More Dots

DOT • noun
A UNIT OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE OR UNDERSTANDING. TO ‘MAKE MORE DOTS’ IS TO COLLECT MORE OF THESE; TO BE MORE CURIOUS, OR TO GENERATE DOTS OF YOUR OWN THAT MIGHT ENCOURAGE SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

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Hi. I'm Robbie, one time agency creative and strategy director, and now time creative partner for all kinds of projects.I've worked with Hollywood studios, politicians, inventors, publishers, production companies, social enterprises, start-ups and whole range of organisations from Kings College London and The British Library, to Lego, PlayStation and Red Bull.I've had comedy writing published and performed on Radio 4, photography used in high profile publications, adapted books into radio plays, ghost written two books, produced podcasts and rebranded, reworded, reworked or revived the stories businesses tell about themselves so they are better understood by the people they want to reach.

My background

2002-2006... studied Philosophy 🧐 at the University of York. Comes in endlessly useful cutting through the crap.
2006-2016... Creative and strategy director in agencies 🏢 writing and designing stuff, doing internet stuff when it was still fun, winning awards and building creative departments. More here...
2016 until now... Creative partner 🤝, often for things that are hard to find someone who can connect the dots well enough. More here.
2019 until now... Co-founder of Today Do This ⚡️, working with businesses to integrate sustainability into their day-to-day work by highlighting the business case for doing so.

Specific things I've done

Real: The Physical Network 📬 - Part art exhibit, part creative campaign for Royal Mail showcasing the power of physical items in an increasingly digital world.
Brilliantly Easy Stupidly Difficult 🎧 - A six episode podcast I wrote, produced and presented for the 9others business network.
Your Place Comedy 🎟 - A virtual comedy club created during the pandemic to raise money for small venues in Northern England.
Ghost writer 👻 - Written two fully fledged business books, and countless articles and guides for all kinds of industries.
Mentor and advisor 💡 - Supported 1000s of businesses through the British Library's Business and IP Centre, various University programmes and startup accelerators.

Just a snippet of course.Find out more about my work as a creative director here, and as a creative partner to businesses of all shapes and sizes through the links.I was also a contestant on University Challenge 🎓(lost, came back as highest scoring losers, lost again), lived and worked in Tanzania 🇹🇿 for a bit, produce sporting stats and analysis - mainly football ⚽️ and athletics 👟 - for a number of outlets, and have brought forth a couple of small children into the world 🐣. So that's a few more dots in the offing.

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Creative & Strategy Director

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An agency, production company or brand in need of a creative strategy director (or a strategic creative director) to work on a particular project. Potentially one that requires real knoweldge of sustainability.I can help...
...by drawing on 20 years experience as a writer, designer and creative director who has spent the last five years building a business advising corporations on ways to energise and engage their workforce to understand the business case for sustainability (whether environmental, or social).

Examples of my work

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Creative Partner

You are...
A business or project owner who needs something that requires creative thinking and knowledge of... not quite sure... such that you've no been able to find anbody who can help.I can help...
That's it really. I can help. My breadth of knowledge across various disciplines and industries mean even I can't give you exactly what you need, I can at least get you organised to know what you want.