Substack Strategy without burnout.
The Queen of Substack
I help heart centred founders just like you to grow their audiences and monetise their Substack Publications, Newsletters & Podcasts so they can build monthly recurring revenue.
Claire Venus is a UK based Substack strategist and expert. She has a 25 year background audience development and mentoring.
In 2020 she pivoted her career away from festivals and events and re-designed her life and started to work in online space.
Claire is a Substack bestseller and the Creator of Sparkle on Substack a community of 12,000 readers.
She also hosts a paid newsletter (Creatively Conscious) and other pop up Substacks to support mid life women to find and kindle their voice, design up their Substack and grow with joy.
Her publication is ranked in the top 20 on the Substack leaderboard, and she is the co-author of the very first Substack book - How to Build a World Class Substack (2024).
Claire has been featured on BBC Radio, Tyne Tees TV and in The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and iPaper.
Start your Substack publication today and have it generate a brand new audience and leads for your business.
Audience Development & Engagement Consultant, Substack Strategist, Writer and Mentor
Claire is a multi-passionate Audience Development, Engagement Consultant, Creative Facilitator and Mentor.
Candidly known as "The Queen of Substack" - she is the leading voice in the UK on ecosystem positioning for your personal brand on Substack.
She uses holistic person-centred mentoring to align clients to new balance in their life and work.
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Claire lives by the Northumberland coast under dark skies with her husband, two children and pet whippet puppy Stella.
Claire has had a twenty+ year career in the arts and heritage sector and has worked internationally in America, South Africa and Europe. Her projects are regularly supported by Arts Council England.
Corporate clients include Action for Children, Andersen Press, BBC, The Bright Agency, Berwick Visual Arts, Creative People and Places, Creative UK, National Trust, Northumberland County Council, New Writing North, NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Tate Modern and Substack.
Artist/ writer clients include international best selling authors (Clover Stroud, Beth Kempton), influencers and award winning artists (Catherine Rayner, Katie Patterson).
Claire has worked tirelessly to support, inspire and mentor thousands of artists and creatives through programmes and projects over an impressive career.
Over her career, she has partnered with and worked with a diverse range of children and families, young people and artists and is passionate about amplifying and sharing underrepresented voice.
In recent years, she has appeared as a speaker on the topic of culture, creativity, engagement and wellbeing at North East Culture Partnership’s Annual Forum and for Arts Council England, Action for Children, Creative UK, National Trust, Newcastle University, North East Cultural Freelancers, Moja's City Ladies, The Alnwick Story Festival, Writer MBA Conference New Orleans and Make and Mend Festival.
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Claire has fundraised for tens of millions of pounds worth of cultural activity and worked on two cultural projects for young people that have won Journal Culture Awards (Best Event Tyneside, Best Overall Event and Best Event for Young People).
Since launching her Substack support programme, Claire has supported and mentored over 20,000 writers, artists, creatives, founders and influencers to start and grow a Substack and now supports over 500 people in her popular membership over at Sparkle on Substack.
One of my favourite places to write my Substack newsletters and Europes second biggest second hand book shop in our local town.
Creatively Conscious by name and by nature...
I'm so proud of the work I do online. I’ve built an online creative business that feels joyful, aligned, and truly sustainable and I’d love to help you do the same. Whether you're growing your newsletter, launching a podcast, or building a supportive membership, you're in the right place.
✨ Podcast: My Substack podcast Sparkle has over 100k downloads! Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
✨ Newsletters on Substack: Over 30k followers, 14,000 subscribers + 5k on my email list - do join us for Audience insights, online growth inspiration, and joyful growth Substack strategy.
✨ Membership: A beautiful, supportive space with over 500 creatives who love community and accountability when it comes to their Substack.
✨ Online Audience: 50K+ across Substack, YouTube & IG -let’s connect!
Come join the conversation, get inspired, and grow your creative business and audience in a way that truly feels good. 💫
My podcast Sparkle on Substack is one of the top and THE longest running Substack podcast.
I have over 20,000 email subscribers, come and sign up to get the good stuff and join the conversation.
I adore working inside my membership, if you love community and need gentle accountability, head over and join almost 500 beautiful souls
I'm love hanging out on instagram and connecting with you all on YouTube too.
I have over 50k followers/ subs across Substack, YouTube and IG -
Join me somewhere online and let's connect?
My children. L & LJ.
That I've mentored 1000s of creative people from all over the world.
I have over global audience of beautiful readers signed up to my email list in over 100 countries around the world.
I have more than 500 members in my community.
My arts development projects have won three Journal Culture Awards.
I consciously live life in the slow lane and my world revolves around life first, work second. That said I LOVE what I do and feel driven and full of purpose to support and help creatives who also like to write.
"I've been a fan of Claire's work since I stumbled first stumbled across her Substack Education. I hired her as my engagement consultant and consider her as one of the top experts on building a Substack from the ground up that will fill you with joy."
Russell Nohelty, Writer MBA & The Author Stack
I graduated in 2002 with a BA (hons) Film, TV, Literature and Theatre from the University of Leeds. My campus was in the magical and historically significant town of York in the UK.
I moved to Leeds and then very quickly to Newcastle a few months after graduating and lastly up to the Northumberland Coast in 2015.
I trained as a professional mentor with Changemakers (now Foyer Foundation) in 2009.
Before that, I was busy working across the city working in arts venues and for museums.
I directed small arts projects, multi partner and art form festivals and events and LOVED it all.
I did my first piece of Engagement Consultation work in 2010 for Tyne and Wear Museums and I've never looked back. I love helping you find your Audience Alchemy and building your personal brand and business online. 💫
Substack Strategy, Audience Development and Mentoring with Me.
Looking for something else, feel free to contact me and my team - support@creativelyconscious.co.uk
I offer 1-2-1s seasonally and also courses, classes and a membership - I have a thriving community so you never need to feel alone.
Substack is such a great platform to build your list on - let's get you started! If you're unsure which of my digital products to choose...
1-2-1 - highest level of strategic support
Live containers - Diamond Membership/ Mentorship - year round support
Membership - live classes and the archive
Off the shelf classes and courses for those of you who like to learn alone and are good at self motivated work.
I work online mainly but also take the odd in person contract abroad and local to me in Northumberland or further afield if I feel it's a good fit. I love doing pop up festivals and events so if you have something in mind, drop me a line - support@creativelyconscious.co.uk
My work is bespoke and designed with the client in mind. Usually a client is interesting in growing their audience, deepening their relationship with their clients or growing their online presence.
It can include;
research and development
strategy writing
staff training
consultancy
Yes I have three virtual assistants with complementary skill sets, my accountant and pay for various software to help me deliver the work I do.
Yes email me - support@creativelyconscious.co.uk