Founder, Editor & Journalist

Championing

Creativity

Hello, I’m Katy – journalist, editor and founding voice of Creative Boom, a leading UK-based platform that’s been celebrating and inspiring creatives since 2009.

For over sixteen years, I’ve championed those often left out of the conversation, shining a light on the makers, dreamers, and doers shaping art, design and visual communication across the world.

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About Me

Founding editor, journalist, and creative champion.

With over 25 years in media and communications, I started out in radio – first regional, then national – before co-founding Boomerang, a PR and digital consultancy in Manchester.

In 2009, I launched Creative Boom to support struggling creatives. What began as a side project has grown into one of the most widely read platforms in the creative industries, reaching over a million people each month.

Today, it’s my full focus where I’m dedicated to championing artists and designers worldwide.

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Testimonials

"Creative Boom is currently our most valuable marketing partner. They understand how to create beautiful content that will resonate with our audience, and they back it up with solid technology and SEO that delivers sustained, engaged traffic to our platforms week in and week out – even months after an article is released."

Elizabeth Owen
President, Serbin Creative

"Creative Boom is a trusted resource for creative professionals everywhere. It has a huge, loyal audience of freelancers, studios and independents – the very audience Adobe seeks to connect and engage with. We’ve spent the past four years tapping into its readership, benefiting enormously from its ever-increasing reach and influence."

Emma Wilkinson
Head of Digital Marketing, Northern Europe, Adobe

"Creative Boom has a solid understanding of the creative industries and a loyal and engaged creative audience that we can tap directly into. Working on a global scale, the team create content and conversation that help us to reach and influence thousands of potential students every month."

Anthony Wood
Managing Director, Shillington

The Creative Boom Podcast

Treat your ears to our latest podcast episode.

The Creative Boom Podcast is one of my proudest achievements. Since launching in 2020, it has surpassed a million downloads and established a unique voice in a competitive space. Featuring a vibrant mix of established and emerging creatives, it captures everything I’m passionate about in my profession.

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Articles & Insight

Featured

‘Be More Ron’: What My Aunty Taught Me About Kindness

One of the privileges of my profession is getting to talk privately with some of the most respected voices in the creative industry. It gives me a real sense of how people are feeling out there – and the things they might never admit on LinkedIn. Right now? There’s a shared longing for kindness. People are craving something to counter the fragility…