Artist | Author | Radio & Podcast Producer | Television Host
Fun Fact about media entrepreneur Bruce Outridge: Bruce is Canadian born with Guyanese heritage and has been traveling to the Caribbean since he was a child.
When your inspiration is drawing, writing, and speaking it can only lead to a person being creative and possibly even a media entrepreneur. I started drawing at the age of ten years old and had to learn it on my own as I found art classes at school didn’t include drawing instruction. In fact I used to get detentions in school for what I now charge hundreds of dollars for an hour in my art business.
At sixteen my passion for drawing turned to driving and I fell in love with the process. I spent twenty five years driving transport trucks across North America which taught me more about dealing with people than school ever did. I still work very closely with the trucking industry speaking on business and careers for the industry. Check out my podcast for truck drivers called The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers.
At the age of forty I went back to school and that kicked off my entrepreneurial career. I learned creative writing, marketing, business, and I use all of those skills in my business today. Since starting my art business back in 2003 on a part time basis, I took it full time in 2006 and stopped driving trucks.
Since that time I have created comic books, built an art business, began a speaking business, formed strong media brands with Cashing in in Creativity and Lead Pedal Media (Podcast and Radio). I have created content and covered events for many companies in trucking, real estate, and television. Today our brands include Lead Pedal Media, Cashing in on Creativity, Inspiring Youth TV, and we supply content for others within those industries.
My services today include helping people be more creative, content marketing for clients, art entertainment for events, and inspiration for people to help them create the careers they want. I do that through my podcasts, books, articles, television shows, and as a motivational speaker.
I am a professional member of many local and international organizations such as ISCA (International Society of Caricature Artists), Oakville Arts Council, Burlington Chamber of Commerce, and Hamilton Niagara Fleet Safety Council
Past Associations include Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and Association of Canadian Cartoonists.
My inspiration in business is that it teaches you to be creative to be successful. I try to inspire youth to let them know just because you are not great in school doesn’t mean you are not talented or important. I aim to show people that have amazing talent such as artists and musicians that you can make a career you love if you are willing to put in the work. I also use my programs to inspire corporate teams to think differently and use cartooning processes to help them do that. If you have ever sat in a meeting where no one could come up with an original idea, then you understand the importance of inspiration.
I hope to work with you one day in the area of importance to you,
Bruce
Outridge Enterprises Inc – www.outridgeenterprises.ca
Website for all of the businesses under our parent company Outridge Enterprises Inc.