Kelly has operated a carpet recycling business Carpet-Burns since 2002 after winning the Shell Live wire Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2003, (East Midland region) and many more business and innovation awards since. Kelly is a founding member and director for the creative Industries Network (CIN) which is actively involved with the organization and running of monthly events, which enhance and promote the creative Industries within the region. Kelly has recently become a business advisor for creative launch pad offering business support, training and guidance to pre-start and early stage businesses specialising in creative industries support raising and obtaining finance and Intellectual property.

Director of Glow New Media Ltd, award winning liverpool web design company. Phil has been involved with the internet for over ten years, having provided high level consultancy working with clients including the Saudi government, Trinity Mirror Group, University of Liverpool and the BBC. Before setting up Glow, Phil worked as Commercial Manager for the International Centre for Digital Content, a £26 million project run by Liverpool John Moores University where he was responsible for marketing, commercialising the digital technology produced by the centre, developing it’s business pipeline and strategic partnerships.