On the face of it Kosby Fu and Drew McOnie are very different, but they shared their experiences of running their own companies and then taking on leadership roles with organisations and  adapting their entrepreneurial approaches and  creative skills to leadership and  intrepreneurial approaches.

Kosby spoke about the way he had developed understanding collaboration and  the power of diversity of thinking in teams. How he deliberately learns something new each year, leaning in to “megatrends” and    asking himself “what opportunities does this give me?” and   “how can I be art of supporting positive change. His work in moving from branding and    as a designer to an expert in innovation, scaling and    supporting social change inspires.

Drew gave us insights in to his moves from self-employment in his teens, to founding his company when he was 20 to now being Joint CEO and  Artistic Director of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. He reflected on the work he does to shift the centre of power, to create environments and  schedules that enable a broader more inclusive for performers and  those involved in making work. He spoke about his original motivation in founding his own company was to tell stories for audiences and    provide sustainable careers for dancers.

Drew spoke about how he was using the opportunity that working in an open air theatre gave him to embed concerns about the climate in every part of his work. He reflected that he was constantly asking “what space do I take up in the system. He expressed his approach to making work and bringing teams together with strong authenticity, constantly asking “what if”.

Powerfully Drew said that “risk taking is a privilege” – encompassing both that you are often in a position of privilege and    one he wants to provide people with an opportunity to have.