Annette Naudin is Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural entrepreneurship and Post Graduate coordinator at Birmingham School of Media. She is a member of the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research (BCMCR) and co-leads the Creative Industries research cluster. Annette developed the role of Equality and Diversity Officer for BCMCR, focusing on support for early career researchers through a mentoring programme, events and activities. Annette developed her entrepreneurial experience by setting up and running her own successful textile business before developing expertise in the creative industries consultancy, for clients such as local authorities and Arts Council England. Annette supports social entrepreneurs as a mentor for UnLtd, the social entrepreneurship foundation, and is chair of The Old Print Works, a space for creative workers based in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.
