“Picking a fight with average”: How Lisa Clarke built Rowdy Studio

“Picking a fight with average”: How Lisa Clarke built Rowdy Studio

“Picking a fight with average”: How Lisa Clarke built Rowdy Studio


When Lisa Clarke was made redundant from her London design agency job during the recession, she did what few in her position might have done – she founded her own.  It was 2010, and the city was still reeling. The Irish hockey international, still in her 20s, suddenly found herself without a job, a safety net, or a clear plan. “I had my heart set on going to London… and after a year the recession happened – ta-dah! I was made redundant,” she says. But the Dublin-born Clarke turned adversity into opportunity.  She had pedigree, winning the 2004 National Council…