About Me
Hi, Thanks for visiting my website!
Here’s a little more about me and how I ended up here…
I grew up in East Lothian and Edinburgh before moving to Dumfries & Galloway in 2015. I love rural living but much of my work still takes me back to the Central Belt, enjoying the best of both worlds.
I’ve always loved being in creative community spaces, I spent my teenage years in The Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh (luckily no photo evidence to follow!) and I always had a pencil in my hand growing up too, drawing, painting and generally making a colourful mess. I’ve loved seeing some of my illustrations commissioned over the years.
I studied Festival & Event Management at Edinburgh Napier University and I’ve built a career around giving others the opportunities that I had growing up because I don’t know where I would be without them.
So far, I’ve enjoyed a hugely varied career that I’m incredibly proud of and I’ve had the chance to work with so many brilliant people along the way.
From managing high profile Government events, working in International hotel development teams, to regionwide rural festivals and creating impactful marketing campaigns for visitor attractions and music festivals to name a few highlights, it has been an amazing journey so far and we’re just at the beginning of an exciting new chapter.


Porteous Creative was born in 2022 to expand my work across Scotland. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on over 600 events in operations, communications and production and I’ve loved every second of it.
I am also an accredited Relational Dynamics Coach, extending my work to support creative professionals and leaders in unlocking their potential. Through coaching, I help clients explore new perspectives, develop actionable strategies, and navigate the complexities of change with confidence and clarity.
As well as working with organisations and community groups, I’ve also started studying again and I’m excited about where this new direction will take my career in 2025!
Want to know more?
Let’s grab a coffee and chat about how we can work together.

Professional Qualifications:
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training for Coaches
May 2022
Relational Dynamics Coach
Issued by Culture at Work Ltd & Relational Dynamics 1st Ltd · Jun 2021
Graphic Design Diploma with Adobe ACA – Pass with Distinction
Jan 1, 2019 – Pitman Training Edinburgh
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro & Project Management Fundamentals
Diploma for Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals
Feb 1, 2018 SQA – QA Ltd
Advanced Microsoft Excel Training Level 3
Jun 2016
Sales Leader Programme
Oct 1, 2015 – Hilton University