Claire Venus is a UK based Substack expert, audience development consultant and mentor with 25 years' experience.
Her background is in festivals, events and the creative industries in the North East and across the world.
She has been working in the online space since 2022 when she created Sparkle on Substack - a community of 16,000 readers and ranked top 20 on the Substack leaderboard.
She is also the co-author of the first (and bestselling) Substack book - How to Build a World Class Substack (2024).
Claire has been featured in The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and iPaper and has worked for organisations including BBC, Andersen Press, Bright Agency, New Writing North, Northumberland County Council, Newcastle Gateshead Initiative and Tate Modern.
"Claire's thinking is expansive, her mind is sharp and her strategies for online audience development are joyful and unmatched."
I'd love to work for you and your organisation.
To speak at your event or host a workshop
I offer one off workshops, talks or packages for organisations who want to delve deeper into Audience Development and Substack Education.
Workshop Sessions are 60-90 minutes can support and mentor staff or be part of your away days or wellbeing agenda.
Topics including
Understanding personal brand, your unique voice and self expression online
Getting to know your ideal reader and audience
Audience Development/ Audience Alchemy ✨
Substack basics
Substack monetisation
Or we can put something together that suits what you / your clients need.
Help your team find a distinct voice that cuts through the noise online
Get sharp on exactly who your ideal reader is, so every piece of content works harder
Turn casual browsers into a loyal, engaged community that keeps coming back
Get your organisation confident and set up right for joyful growth on Substack from day one
Build a clear path from free readers to paying subscribers and real revenue
Email - support@creativelyconscious.co.uk to talk more and for prices.
Engagement Consultant, Mentor, Substack Expert
Claire Venus is an award winning Engagement and Audience Development Consultant, author, Substack Expert and Mentor. She lives on the Northumberland Coast in the UK with her husband, two children and dog; a blue whippet called Stella.
In 2015, Claire left the city and followed the call to live rurally, buying a 100 year old home that needed renovation, stepping into her lifelong vision to live by the sea.
After a twenty year career in worldwide festivals and events, she pivoted to start her company ‘Creatively Conscious Ltd’ and expanded her brand to work globally online.
Claire is the author of 6 books including How to Build a World Class Substack, an Amazon bestseller. She writes to an email audience of over 18,000 subscribers and has popular social and YouTube channels too.
A slower pace, enables balance between creativity, growing a business and truly enjoying her daily life.
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Substack Day Long Retreat with ease retreats in Oxfordshire.
"Claire was a brilliant mentor, guide and Substack expert for The Bright Agency as we set up our Substack. We worked with her for four months and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her services."
Paul Black, Bright Agency
All set for our participants at ease retreats, Oxfordshire.
"Claire has an incredible skill around engagement and visual and written communication and I wholeheartedly recommend her as a consultant, workshop facilitator, mentor and ally for the creative, cultural and heritage sector."
Leila D'aronville - North East Cultural Freelancers.
Interviewing Cait Flanders at Alnwick Story Fest
Speaking at City Ladies, Newcastle about Audience Alchemy and Substack
Hosting Substack growth challenges
Speaking at Make and Mend Festival
Speaking at Writer MBA in New Orleans
Alnwick Story Fest
Teaching a Substack day long retreat