Ashley Evenson

Ashley Evenson is a Lecturer in Creative Enterprise at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE) at Goldsmiths, University of London, and serves as the Programme Facilitator for Synapse. She holds an MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship from Goldsmiths and has a background in Performing Arts and Live Events.

Her work focuses on developing employability and entrepreneurial skills for staff and students, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds. She founded Oval Productions, a freelance company dedicated to storytelling for founders, social enterprises, and start-ups, and co-hosts the podcast Curious About Creativity, which explores creativity and resilience.

Her recent publications include the Start-Up Toolkit (2023) and Employability Toolkit (2023), both designed to support marginalized individuals in the creative economy. Her research spans creative enterprise, cultural entrepreneurship, and storytelling.

She supervises PhD students including:

• Prime, Sian
• Searle, Nicola
• Smith, Martin
• Tamari, Tomoko
• Turner, Nicola
• Yuan, Elena

Ashley collaborates with Synapse and external universities to enhance creative confidence and enterprise education.