Experience

Dramatic Resources

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Professional, practical, playful. Dramatic Resources offers highly interactive, truly tailored training that draws on techniques from theatre, to inspire more courageous business communication.

• Client Relationship Director

  • Mar 2019 - Jul 2022

  I work with clients from all corners of the world to find out how Dramatic Resources' team of exceptional actor/trainers can make a difference to the way people communicate at work. It all starts with a conversation.

• General Manager

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2019

  Like an actor on stage, a successful business leader must perform in a variety of high-pressure, high-profile situations — critical meetings, presentations, conference calls and networking events; with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders.Through the application of techniques from the theatre, Dramatic Resources offers practical training solutions to inspire more confident and creative business communication.



YourStoryUK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trustee

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  YourStory is a charity specialising in motivating young people who are disengaged from school, family life, society, and the chance to succeed. Regardless of age and ability, we challenge and support our young people to change the way they see themselves and change the way they behave. We help them to develop the skills, confidence and self-belief that will allow them to reach their full potential. YourStory is a charity specialising in motivating young people who are disengaged from school, family life, society, and the chance to succeed. Regardless of age and ability, we challenge and support our young people to change the way they see themselves and change the way they behave. We help them to develop the skills, confidence and self-belief that will allow them to reach their full potential.



Shakespeare Schools Festival

• South Africa
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

  Shakespeare Schools Festival is the UK's largest youth drama festival, working with over 1,000 schools and 150 professional theatres. SSF provides all the tools, support and guidance necessary to enable schools to take students aged 8-18 on a wonderful journey by performing their own Shakespeare productions in front of a paying audience. Main duties and responsibilities: - Events strategy for the SSF Development department, scheduling and designing cultivation and fundraising events - Event management at high profile dinners and receptions - Event production at large scale fundraisers, in West End Theatres and unique venues.



RADA Enterprises Ltd

• Projects Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2015

  Managing a number of varied projects, responsible for budgets, delivery and client relationships. Projects included event management of a yearly fundraiser at the Savoy Hotel, a contract with a major cruise line to provide three companies of actors a year to perform one hour plays as well as workshops, poetry readings and more, partnerships with other education specialists and companies to deliver workshops and certificate programmes and a four term Vocational Training course.Also managing ad hoc client events (for example conferences, launches, professional development training etc) and one off one - two week drama courses.

• Business Development Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2013

  RADA Enterprises Ltd is the commercial subsidiary of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Our mission is to generate income which supports RADA and its students by making available RADA’s unique skills, expertise and assets to corporate, institutional and individual clients. The services we provide include: - Communication Skills Training - Team Building Activities - Meeting and Event services - Venue Hire of RADA’s theatres, rehearsal rooms and entertaining spaces. - Corporate Entertainment - Consultancy - Bespoke Training Film Production

• Events and Projects Coordinator

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2013

  RADA Enterprises Ltd is the commercial subsidiary of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Our mission is to generate income which supports RADA and its students by making available RADA’s unique skills, expertise and assets to corporate, institutional and individual clients.The services we provide include:- Communication Skills Training- Team Building Activities- Meeting and Event services- Venue Hire of RADA’s theatres, rehearsal rooms and entertaining spaces. - Corporate Entertainment- Consultancy- Bespoke Training Film Production