Converge Creates

Sandy is a Writer/Director in theatre and film based in Scotland and working largely in the UK and the USA.  Her first feature film is now in development. She's mentored by screenwriter Robin Swicord (Practical Magic) and Producer Riva Marker (Beasts of No Nation) and is part of NYC's The Writers Lab.

In Scotland she’s a Playwright Studio Scotland Award winner and playwright mentor. Her work in theatre with her company Poorboy has won multiple awards and tours internationally. She's a business advisor and learning designer with the Creative Entrepreneur Club, mentoring, advising, training and problem solving with members of the creative entrepreneur community on anything that affects their success and sustainability.  Her first-hand experience as founder and Director of her own company and running a registered charity for over 20 years means she's very experienced at navigating that place where excellence in creative endeavor meets the imperatives of operating as a successful, sustainable business.

Lynda-Marie Taurasi is a freelancer turned Creative Consultant. She founded LMTaurasi Creative, a consultancy focused on communicating impact from research, innovation, and creative communities, through Edinburgh Innovations whilst completing a Postgraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh.

LMTaurasi Creative customises research-based content and strategy and designs branding workshops, webinars, and trainings featured in the Women in Technology World Series, Talent Development @ Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, and Codebase One's 'Codebase on the Couch' webinar series. As a consultant,  Lynda-Marie also works with an organisation's senior leadership to develop digital communication, media/PR, and marketing strategies, often acting in an interim role in fixed-term contracts. She previously completed Creative Bridge, an accelerator programme for creatives to learn start-up best practice, run by Creative Informatics UK and is a mentor and Steering Committee Member with Creative Edinburgh.