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As part of Fast Forward 2026, participants will gain access to a team of experienced mentors, each bringing a distinct area of expertise to help founders navigate growth with confidence. From leadership and recruitment to brand, innovation, governance and investment, our mentors provide tailored support designed around the challenges and opportunities facing ambitious screen businesses today.
This week, we're introducing Travis Baxter, Fast Forward mentor for Revenue Growth and Governance.
About Travis
Travis Baxter is a highly experienced media executive who has led and chaired businesses across Europe, including start-ups and exits worth up to £500 million. Beginning his career as a BBC broadcaster before moving into corporate management and private equity, Travis now advises emerging media and technology businesses alongside a portfolio of board and leadership roles.
Travis brings a wealth of experience in governance, commercial growth, leadership and strategic development, helping founders navigate change and build businesses that are positioned for sustainable success.
Why is mentoring particularly valuable during a period of business growth?
All business is about change, but for smaller businesses this change is both more transformational and more disruptive, often requiring skills not naturally found within the business itself. Mentoring provides a helpful hand on the tiller to help guide that change and bring new resources and perspectives to bear.
Which aspects of our cohort's growth journey do you feel you add the most value to?
It's the light bulb moments, when complex and confusing issues for a business become clear and the way ahead becomes an opportunity to be enjoyed rather than one to fear.
What do you enjoy most about mentoring and supporting businesses on this programme?
Watching them flourish, both from a strategic standpoint where they have been able to improve performance through operational and strategic change, and where appropriate, through fundraising success that brings additional resources to accelerate business growth.
What do you hope businesses take away from working with you?
Confidence, focus and direction.
Ready to Fast Forward Your Growth?
Fast Forward is Creative Enterprise's six-month growth programme for ambitious screen businesses looking to strengthen their commercial foundations, unlock new opportunities and build long-term resilience. Through tailored mentoring, expert-led workshops and peer learning, participants gain the tools, insight and confidence needed to scale sustainably.
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Applications for Fast Forward 2026 are now open.
Find out more and apply: https://creativeenterprise.wearecreative.uk/fast-forward