This week we're running a survey at The Skiff.

We're gathering the views of as many members as possible on what's going well and what needs improvement. So far a third of members have participated including:

• 5 small business owners
• 10 remote working employees
• 14 freelancers/independent consultants
• 13 people working in software development
• 11 people working in digital, media and tech but not writing code
• 4 people working outside of digital, media and tech

This is just the start of a conversation.

We'll be spending the whole day on Friday talking to other members to help decide what improvements to prioritise.

In this 26th edition of Brighton Dynamic:

• You'll hear how Kelly Smith's creative agency was among the first b Corps.
• You'll discover one of Brighton's first SaaS businesses that continues to do good.
• Where to find local events to meet creative, technical & business folk in the area.

Meet Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith is a director of creative agency Neo. Kelly shares her journey from journalism and content marketing to projects with social and environmental purpose.

You'll learn how she:

• Helps clients let go of the old ways of working.
• Makes sure difficult conversations aren’t avoided.
• Is unearthing what the South Downs are really about.

Kelly talks about how moving to Brighton was a catalyst, pulling her away from her previous career.

​Listen to the interview or read the transcript​

Check out Kelly's website​

Check out Create

In 2000, Simon Kimber set out to build a content management system that would enable his clients to add their own content to the websites he was developing for them.
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In 2001 it became a business "DoYourOwnSite" and by 2005, Simon’s wife, Rebecca, joined the company to help support the hundreds of customers who were choosing Simon’s platform to make their own website. Rebecca became CEO in 2007 growing the team and leading the rebrand to Create.net.

Over 30,000 people have now made websites using Create.

Create remains a local business that epitomises what it means to make an extended commitment to their customers, their team and the planet.

They've been long term supporters of flexible working and went 100% remote in 2020. They also switched to working 4 days a week and participated in a University of Sussex study to monitor the impact:

The company has been carbon neutral for years. A founding partner in the 1 million tree pledge, Create has planted over 391,000 trees.

Create is currently ranked 8th on our list of successful Sussex SaaS. Know some we're missing? Disagree with the rank? Hit reply to let us know.

Also let us know if you're a customer of Create. Jon would love to ask you a few (easy!) questions.

Local Events:

Here are the places we look when sharing events:

​Wired Sussex Events​

​Silicon Brighton Events​

​Meetup Events Near Brighton​

​Eventbrite Events in Brighton & Hove​

... and (of course) events members of The Skiff share with us. We'd love to hear if you've attended any events as a result of us promoting them.

Every reply we get makes a difference!

If you like what you read from us, let us know and we'll power through to 50 editions of Brighton Dynamic.

Send us your tips - which people, companies and events do you think 2,000+ people like you would like to hear about?

Best wishes,

Jon, Caroline & Paul

PS If you'd like to follow in Simon & Rebecca's footsteps, or those of any of the SaaS founders we've featured, check out Jon's talk:

If you liked this you might like to:

• ​Try working from The Skiff - meet the coworkers you always wanted (Free Tour & Trial).
• ​Work with Jon - build a £1 million a year software business.
• ​Work with Caroline - communicate information with graphics.
• ​Work with Paul - make your Google Ads more effective.
• ​Join us at Brighton Farm - meet freelancers at the pub on Wednesday evening.

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