I’m Katy Cowan. Founder and editor of Creative Boom.

For the past 17 years, I’ve been building one of the most trusted platforms for the creative industries. What started as a side project in 2009 is now a global publication that reaches over a million people each month, alongside a thriving private community of more than 8,000 creatives within The Studio.

I’ve spent 25 years working across media, PR and marketing. I began in broadcast journalism, then went on to co-found a communications consultancy in Manchester. Along the way, I’ve helped organisations like Google, the BBC and TATA Group tell stories that actually connect. Not just noise, but work that lands.

Today, I continue that through Creative Boom. Partnering with brands like Microsoft, Adobe and Meta. Hosting The Creative Boom Podcast, now past a million downloads. Creating space for honest conversations about what it really takes to build a creative life.

Because that’s always been the point. Creative Boom was never about gatekeeping or glossy perfection. It’s about opening doors. Championing talent wherever it exists. And proving that world-class creativity doesn’t belong to one city, one background or one type of person.

I believe in warmth. In honesty. In showing the full picture. The wins, the doubts, the messy middle. And hey, I’m just getting started.