Simone Baird
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Simone Baird

Founder, Clever BoxerLondon, United Kingdom
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Simone Baird

Founder, Clever BoxerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I've been features editor at Time Out; I created and project managed the acclaimed Time Out Trashed projects for London teenagers; I was head of Head of Guardian Masterclasses and oversaw two years of international growth. I co-founded Clever Boxer which helped creative folk get business skills, and taught business types creative thinking. I’ve programmed events at Shoreditch House since it opened, helped Courier magazine run their first Courier Live: a festival of modern business, and worked with Frieze to launch Frieze Academy. I started my journalism career in Edinburgh at The List magazine before writing for Jockey Slut, Sleazenation, The Face, the Sunday Times Style magazine, NME, Muzik and several Australian broadsheets. I launched Time Out London's Cabaret section and before becoming features editor there.
Projects
  • New project incoming!
    New project incoming!Can you guess what it might be? Always have been a sucker for a festival "boss" lanyard!
  • Dalston Darlings
    Dalston DarlingsThe Dalston Darlings
  • Clever Boxer
    Clever BoxerTalks, workshops and training to help creatives in business.
  • Trashed
    TrashedTrashed is a youth-led project started in 2001 by Simone Baird, aimed at helping diverse teenagers get hands-on and horizon-busting experience in the creative industries. These unique experiences have included, to date: • Designing products – as we did with a reimagining of the trainer for Nike 78. • Enabling teenagers to produce content for brands or organisations – from a branded supplement for Rolex, a regular Time Out Trashed inserted into Time Out London, to taking over the Music Weekl
  • Time Out
    Time OutMy background is in journalism, particularly in magazines. After leaving Australia for the UK I started my career in Edinburgh at The List magazine before writing for Jockey Slut, Sleazenation, The Face, the Sunday Times Style magazine, NME, Muzik and several Australian broadsheets. At Time Out I was a clubbing writer before launching a brand new section (something that rarely happens) covering the emerging cabaret and burlesque scene. I went on to be a features writer (here’s a piece on the ar
  • Courier Live at Republic
    Courier Live at RepublicCourier magazine took over a few floors of the brilliant new Republic in East India for their first Courier London on Friday 28 September! #courierlive
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Projects credited in
  • Time Out London
    Time Out LondonOver my 6yr tenure I was responsible for managing, mentoring, growning and developing the entire art department staff (the design team, photo-studio and picture desk) overeeing department running costs and budget. I looked after every aspect of the weekly publication, producing over 300 weekly covers and a number of re-designs.
  • Republic Summer Business School
    Republic Summer Business SchoolDuring August and September, Republic is running a series of workshops for anyone who's launching – or thinking of launching – their own business. You could be a freelancer looking to expand your revenue streams, an entrepreneur with a idea that needs to be nurtured, or business owner who wants to grow. You can either come to the whole series, or drop in for the workshop that's most useful to you. Our no-nonsense, jargon-free advice workshops are interactive, intimate and informal, so you'll
  • Event: How to Launch a Business - RSVP here
    Event: How to Launch a Business - RSVP hereWednesday 29th May Time: 18:30 – 21:00 (19:00 start) Lu Li is the founder and CEO of Blooming Founders, a community platform and support ecosystem designed to help early stage female entrepreneurs and diverse teams succeed. In this evening talk with Q&A she will give her insights into the major pitfalls that new entrepreneurs can fall into, and practical approaches you can take to give your venture the best chance of success. This talk will take place on the 9th floor of Import at Republic, a
  • "It's a London thing: how our city become the capital of global clubland." Republic kicked off a new series of events starting with legendary nightlife photographer, Dave Swindells.
    "It's a London thing: how our city become the capital of global clubland." Republic kicked off a new series of events starting with legendary nightlife photographer, Dave Swindells.On April 16 2019, Republic launched its new events programme with a rare talk and photography presentation from Dave Swindells, one of the most respected photographers and journalists in London’s nightlife industry, called: "It's a London thing: how our city become the capital of global clubland" Swindells, whose role as Clubs Editor at Time Out gave him access-all-areas to underground London, presented classic and unseen images from warehouse parties, raves, superclubs and gone-but-not-forgot
  • Clever Boxer
    Clever BoxerClever Boxer is aiming to reinvent talks, training and events for the 21st century. We can teach you and your team to collaborate, communicate and use creative ideas to not just survive but thrive in a constantly changing business landscape.  Where narrow, traditional training goes rapidly out of date, our approach is to embed the knowledge in your business that enables you to adapt to the challenges of the future.  We are journalists and editors with extensive experience of spotting trends, fi
  • Republic x Who We Are
    Republic x Who We AreRepublic's a mixed use next generation creative campus, just one minute from East India DLR. It's home to The Trampery's co-workers, plus self-employed, entrepreneurs, scale ups, accountants, brand agencies and many more.
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Work history
    Founder
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    Events consultantRepublic
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    Event consultant
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Skills
  • Events
  • Project Management
  • Creative Thinking
  • Ideas Development
  • Events Programming
  • Leadership
  • Entrepreneurial
  • New Business
  • Networking
  • Collaborative
  • Idea Generation
  • Innovation
  • Training Delivery
  • Youth Engagement
  • Creative
  • Business Owner
  • Business Innovation
Education
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    Bachelor of Arts (BA) Northern Territory University
     - Darwin NT, Australia