Ade Stedman
Sales & Hospitality Director at Brooklands Museum- Claim this Profile
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Ross Barthet
Working for Ade is the reason I am capable of doing the job I do today. He is an inspiring manager who’s work rate is quite amazing. I first worked for Ade when his foresight created a ‘Function Sales Executive’ at Pine Ridge Golf Club. In the interview, I was a young 18yr old with no experience other than order processing for a Golf club manufacturer. By the time I left working for him 3 years later. I accepted an Assistant Manager role for Europe’s largest golf club operator at the age of 21. I owe a lot to Ade and the role he has played in my life. His catering knowledge and people management skills are of the highest standard and I’d recommend him to anyone.
Ross Barthet
Working for Ade is the reason I am capable of doing the job I do today. He is an inspiring manager who’s work rate is quite amazing. I first worked for Ade when his foresight created a ‘Function Sales Executive’ at Pine Ridge Golf Club. In the interview, I was a young 18yr old with no experience other than order processing for a Golf club manufacturer. By the time I left working for him 3 years later. I accepted an Assistant Manager role for Europe’s largest golf club operator at the age of 21. I owe a lot to Ade and the role he has played in my life. His catering knowledge and people management skills are of the highest standard and I’d recommend him to anyone.
Ross Barthet
Working for Ade is the reason I am capable of doing the job I do today. He is an inspiring manager who’s work rate is quite amazing. I first worked for Ade when his foresight created a ‘Function Sales Executive’ at Pine Ridge Golf Club. In the interview, I was a young 18yr old with no experience other than order processing for a Golf club manufacturer. By the time I left working for him 3 years later. I accepted an Assistant Manager role for Europe’s largest golf club operator at the age of 21. I owe a lot to Ade and the role he has played in my life. His catering knowledge and people management skills are of the highest standard and I’d recommend him to anyone.
Ross Barthet
Working for Ade is the reason I am capable of doing the job I do today. He is an inspiring manager who’s work rate is quite amazing. I first worked for Ade when his foresight created a ‘Function Sales Executive’ at Pine Ridge Golf Club. In the interview, I was a young 18yr old with no experience other than order processing for a Golf club manufacturer. By the time I left working for him 3 years later. I accepted an Assistant Manager role for Europe’s largest golf club operator at the age of 21. I owe a lot to Ade and the role he has played in my life. His catering knowledge and people management skills are of the highest standard and I’d recommend him to anyone.
Credentials
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HND
Institute of HospitalityJun, 2003- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Brooklands Museum
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales & Hospitality Director
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Jun 2021 - Present
Overseeing all aspects of Museum catering, hospitality sales and operations. Overseeing all aspects of Museum catering, hospitality sales and operations.
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Creativevents
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Group Sales & Events Manager
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Nov 2017 - Present
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General Manager
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Mar 2016 - Present
• Responsible for the full catering and hospitality contract at Brooklands Museum. • Management of the catering activities to include a café restaurant, member’s lounge and 4 function suites. In addition arranging all catering and staffing for the clients retail events (circa 3500 to 7500 guests per event). • Financial responsibilities to include driving hospitality sales for functions and events, tracking and monitoring margins on food and drink, payroll to sales percentage and ensuring costs are in line with budget/forecast.• Producing month end accounts and reporting to head office on final monthly P&L for the site.• Ensuring we maintain our ISO accreditation including health and safety management for the site.• Recruitment, ISO training and on-going development of the catering team. Show less
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Crown Golf
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United Kingdom
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Deputy General Manager
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May 2011 - Feb 2016
• Responsible for the day to day management of the club – retail, food & beverage, ten-pin bowling alley, golf operations, sales for membership, functions and golf days • Driving sales growth, performance and net profit across the club, with a predominant focus on forward book sales (Functions, weddings, membership and golf day sales) • Answerable to a regional general manager and operations director • Responsible for all site marketing including budgets, booking and post event analysis • Continually working on club improvements and maintenance issues • Responsible for maintaining club health and safety in line with legislation and company procedures • Operational, hands on management with events/ functions to include weekends and evenings • Implementation and management of crown systems including training of new staff across the estate of over 20 golf clubs • Personnel/ HR management and team development Within my first year at Crown I had successfully completed the ‘Crown Golf General Manager Development Plan’ I am also the Group Trainer for Crown Golf and travel out to other sites to carry out training for General managers and Catering managers on our group systems and procedures Show less
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Education
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2001 - 2003
Guilford College
HND, Hospitality & Business Management -
1998 - 2001
Allen Glen High School
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