Innovation After Hours is a chance to network with people who are interested in innovation and entrepreneurship and to be inspired by those who are working on interesting ventures. It’s a casual virtual meet up open to QUB students, staff and the general public. Grab a refreshment of your choice in the comfort of your own home and join us online as we welcome an inspiring new guest speaker on the first Thursday of every month.
February's speaker is Linzi Rooney, owner of Born and Bred - an online and Belfast City Centre store. Established in 2018 as a rebrand to Studio Souk, Born and Bred showcases products and producers from across the island of Ireland, telling a distinctive story of place. In Linzi’s words, “the local, the unique, the authentic, needs to be the story that our city tells the world.”
Born and Bred is Lonely Planet’s top choice for arts and crafts in the city and has featured as one of the top 10 places to shop in Belfast by the New York Times along the way. Mummy to two little girls, Linzi splits her time between the city centre store, growing and developing her own product collection and the online store. Committed to the ethos of helping artists thrive, Linzi personally delivers a mentoring programme designed to help artists transform their hobby to a sustainable, profitable creative business.
Join Linzi as she shares her step-by -step guide to starting a business and take part in a live Q&A.
