Adrian Day
As a Non-Executive Director, Adrian can help your business perform better by acting as your experienced, objective and supportive 'critical friend'.
Members’ Area
From receiving expert help and guidance to benchmarking your business’ performance, the Members’ Area is a gateway to resources, services and support specifically developed for those working in the field of design.
Some sections are exclusively accessible to DBA members, connecting you to the extensive range of benefits your membership provides.
DBA membership extends to everyone working within your business – all members of your team can register for their own password – ensuring the whole team benefits.
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Experts
If you have a particular business challenge or are looking to move your agency to the next level, we’ll work closely with you to connect you to an expert, whatever the issue. We’ve identified expert consultants with sustained and relevant experience in supporting the design industry, so you can rest assured that we can introduce you to the right one to meet your needs.
Our Experts have extensive experience supporting the creative industries and are:
- DBA Approved.
- Recommended by peers.
- Reference checked.
If you’re interested in becoming a DBA Expert find out more. Alternatively email Eleanor Singh or call 020 7251 9229 for more information.
As a Non-Executive Director, Adrian can help your business perform better by acting as your experienced, objective and supportive 'critical friend'.
Aliya Vigor-Robertson
Aliya and her business partner Sue run an HR Consultancy called JourneyHR. They have a brilliant team of creative industry HR specialists who work with a large community of award winning clients helping them attract and retain their talent.
Andre Yong
Andre founded new business agency Angsana over ten years ago after working with agencies such as Landor and Fitch. Andre helps creative agencies design and execute marketing campaigns that maximise their skills and case studies to win new name clients.
Andy Cripps
Andy uses design based approaches to grow businesses of all types. He does this by better connecting them to existing, lapsed or potential customers through strategic direction and management of creativity, creative activities, processes and people.
Areas of Expertise: Business processes, C-suite design foresight, Marketing, People, Strategic design management
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Catherine Allison
Catherine provides bespoke presentation and communication skills training to help agencies win more business.
Chris Lang
Chris and his team have worked with many companies over the years to help improve their financial performance, not only by processing day to day data but also improving processes and commercial awareness throughout the company. This approach ensures high quality information and therefore better decision making at the top level.
Darrell Stuart-Smith
Darrell is an approachable lawyer with unique insight into the design industry and extensive experience of giving advice across the creative sector.
Emma Collins
Emma's creative, insightful and challenging approach delivers clarity, direction, and the energy to transform the agencies she works with and empower the people within it – enabling agencies to grow and move forward.
Gary Baxter
Gary offers practical management advice and avoid financial jargon. His clients cover a wide range of businesses, from start-ups to long established design groups.
Gill Thomas
Gill is an independent creative consultant working both directly with corporate and retail clients on brand and communications projects as well as with creative agencies looking to bring strategic thinking into their creative process.