Richard Silk is one of the founders and the Creative Director at Gather, a digital agency specialising in data driven design and build. After starting his entrepreneurial journey in the print industry he turned his eye towards digital around 7 years ago. Having worked with organisations across a whole range of sectors such as: Education, Finance, eCommerce, Hospitality and Charity, Richard’s business is now focusing on ways to help business owners make best use of their information for both efficiency and creative gains.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Richard Branson
- Elon Musk
When business started difficulties overcame:
“The biggest thing for me was education, I never thought I would go into business, it wasn’t my plan, from a very young age I wanted to be an artist and as I got a bit older that turned into being a graphic designer, that changed somewhere along the way and I decided I wanted to sell my own business and go into business with myself”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Think and Grow Rich Book by Napoleon HillFavourite Quote:
“We are nothing but the sum of our own choices”
Recommended Online Resources:
Lynda – Learn software, creative, and business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals. Get access to thousands of courses
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Don’t be afraid to start, it’s better to fail and to fail fast than to not start at all, there are so many people that I meet that say oh I’d like to start a business but they’re too scared to, too comfortable in having a career or a job and they don’t want to make that leap, because it is a leap of faith, starting your own business, it can be quite daunting to a lot of people, I would say don’t worry about it, just jump to it and even if you don’t think you’ve got the knowledge or the strength or the skills to do it, don’t worry about it, just start and you will learn so much on the way, the learning curve is quite steep, starting your own business but there are so many resources out there to help you and a lot of it is free”…[Listen for More]
More About Richard Silk:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Even when the truth is in fact simple, simplicity is still relative.” Criss Jami, Healology
Other Quotes From the Chat with Richard Silk:
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