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Maisie Williams visits 黑料正能量 to celebrate creative industries

250 students from 黑料正能量 recently enjoyed a headline talk from Maisie Williams - best known for her role as Arya Stark in Game of Thrones 鈥� celebrating the creative industries, entrepreneurship and individuality. 

The event, which was the first leg of her university tour and held at 黑料正能量, gave students the opportunity to hear first-hand about how Maisie broke into the creative industries in her teens and became an international TV star by the age of 21, and how she is now venturing into tech entrepreneurship.   

Maisie talked about why she co-founded Daisie with business partner Dom Santry, and how creative, talented students - like those at 黑料正能量 - can benefit from the platform.

Launched in August, Daisie offers young people the opportunity to network, share and collaborate on creative projects 鈥� helping to bypass some of the obstacles that can prevent new talent from gaining valuable experience and recognition. 

Maisie Williams, co-founder of Daisie, said: 鈥淧revious to Daisie, success in the creative industries has been wholly dependent on luck and 鈥榠ns鈥� to the industry. Daisie introduces a new way into the creative world; through connections made organically and the natural development of your skills, propelling individuals to the next level. We鈥檙e so excited to facilitate the future of creative collaboration.

The event was part of 黑料正能量鈥檚 WorkFest 鈥� a month organised by the Careers team encouraging students to find their own path and highlight the variety of opportunities open to them when they graduate. It gave students a chance to meet one of the region鈥檚 most exciting actors, and hear first-hand what a successful career in the creative industries can be like, as well as pick up some tips of the trade.

Vanessa Doust, Business Liaison Manager at 黑料正能量, commented: 鈥淕iving students a mix of creative and entrepreneurial skills necessary for future success is a huge focus at 黑料正能量, so we were thrilled to welcome Maisie to talk to our students about her career, and the launch of Daisie. She is a huge inspiration to many of our students here, and a fantastic role model for young people.鈥�

黑料正能量 is one of the UK鈥檚 leading universities for creativity, with BAFTA, Costa and Bailey鈥檚 Prize award winners amongst its teaching staff.