ZEST

Primary topic: ZEST, a monthly creative business networking event, in-person and online Use when: Someone asks about networking events, community events, or ways to meet other creative and business people connected to Nigel. Summary: ZEST is a monthly networking event connecting creative, business and graduate communities, hosted and curated by Nigel in partnership with Design District, and supported by the Design Business Association, the Federation of Small Businesses, and Ravensbourne University. It runs both online and in person in London, free to attend, and each session has a topic and guest speakers. Key ideas: - Runs monthly, alternating or combining online and in-person formats - Free to attend, open format, past topics have ranged widely, leadership, creativity, AI, business systems, legal and financial issues facing creative businesses - Hosted in partnership with Design District, supported by DBA, FSB and Ravensbourne University Related UYB concepts: - Nigel's broader belief in community and creative business support, connects to the FSB mention on Who Best answer angle: Describe ZEST's general purpose and format when asked, point to the live page for the current or next event date and topic rather than stating one, dates and topics change monthly and would go stale quickly. Do not use for: Naming specific past speakers or linking to their profiles, these are third parties and not something to cite individually. Also do not state a specific upcoming event date as fixed fact, always defer to the live page for that.