Re:Create GrowthCamp September Cohort Launches with Star Speaker Susie Warran-Smith

We’re delighted to have launched the Autumn Cohort of Re:Create GrowthCamp with an inspiring opening session led by Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL, entrepreneur, author, and Chair of Creative United’s Board of Directors.

Hosted at Somerset House, the session explored what it takes to achieve high growth and the mindsets and behaviours that underpin entrepreneurial success. Susie shared practical insights on the importance of embracing trial and error mastering time management, and having a clear vision and a strong, defined culture.

“The true picture is that fortune smiles on those who have a cast iron plan.”

— Susie Warran-Smith

Autumn cohort launch, 08 September 2026. (Left to right): Jevan Chowdhury (Wind & Foster), Neil Grunshaw (Silver Machine Studio), Evros Agathou (Lucky Evi), Dhruva Balram (Dialled In), Susie Warran-Smith, Rathi Kumar (64 Million Artists), William Warrener (64 Million Artists)

About Susie Warran-Smith

Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL is an experienced entrepreneur, non-executive director and enterprise champion with a strong track record of supporting business growth and innovation across the private, public and charitable sectors. She founded and scaled her own company independently, later selling it to Ernst & Young in 2020. Since then, Susie has held a range of senior governance roles including on the main board of HMRC, as an audit and risk non-executive at the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government and the British Library, contributing strategic insight, risk and financial oversight.

She is passionate about supporting women in business and enabling inclusive access to entrepreneurship and the creative economy. Susie is an art school graduate and has a long-standing interest in visual arts and a background in mentoring small businesses, She brings a unique blend of commercial expertise and cultural engagement to her board roles. She was awarded a CBE for services to enterprise, serves as a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, and is the author of Swimming On My Own, which reflects on her journey as a founder and advocate for entrepreneurial resilience.

Susie Warran-Smith

About Re:Create GrowthCamp

Re:Create GrowthCamp is a new 12-week programme developed by Creative United as part of our mission to support creative livelihoods across the UK. It builds on the successful Re:Create Programme, that has supported more than 200 creative businesses across London and Essex since 2021. The programme pairs you with a business mentor and a small cohort of founders to work on the real challenges holding your creative business back, not generic theory.

It’s not too late to register for the Autumn cohort, or register your interest for our next cohort, starting February 2027.

Find out more: recreategrowthcamp.org.uk