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Creaticity was founded by Richelle Schuster and Martyn Long, experienced senior leaders with credibility across business, education and Government built from over 20 years of experience developing successful business support and skills policy and programmes.
Our shared values for driving social and economic impact combined with direct experience of leading and operating multi-million, high profile publicly funded programmes, gives our clients confidence to be ambitious, space for creativity and commercial solutions which can be measured.
Our Story
Martyn is an expert in Education, Skills and Future Talent, with a track record of unlocking funding and designing innovative and practical solutions for local and national Government. Prior to founding Creaticity, Martyn advised cities and regions on how to implement skills national policy to drive economic development in collaboration with corporates and UK Government organisations.
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Richelle is an innovation specialist with a track record of designing and delivering growth programmes across both the public and private sector, navigating the funding and ecosystem dynamics which determine success. Prior to founding Creaticity, Richelle led innovation policy for Leeds and London and has developed investment propositions for scale up companies in technology, creative industries, manufacturing and health.
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As co-directors of Creaticity they have advised cities and regions on economic growth and investment plans and bring a unique combination of policy development, commissioning and extensive delivery experience across skills, innovation, workforce planning, diversity and inclusion, start-up ecosystems, inward investment, devolution, sustainability and business support.
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Martyn Long
Richelle Schuster