Experience

Easy Bathrooms

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Trade

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Easy Bathrooms, the one stop shop for stylish and affordable bathrooms and tiles. 131 showrooms are open 7 days a week and offer a huge range of luxurious bathroom and designer tile displays. A brand new, state of the art, 300,000 sq.ft. distribution centre at Calder Park, Wakefield, provides a perfect base for our own dedicated fleet of delivery vehicles to offer fast delivery, direct to site with ‘select a day.’ Our rapidly growing base of trade customers can take advantage of unrivalled trade offers including; up to 50% trade discount; trade referral cashback scheme; a wide range of tiling tools, accessories & adhesives and a dedicated team of experienced, technical, friendly sales professionals. Show less



The Phoenix Rooms

• United States
• Furniture
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  The Phoenix Rooms offers beautifully appointed serviced accommodation right in the centre of Harrogate. Only 2 minutes level walk from the rail/bus station, shops & restaurants and 5 minutes from the Conference Centre. The Phoenix Rooms offers beautifully appointed serviced accommodation right in the centre of Harrogate. Only 2 minutes level walk from the rail/bus station, shops & restaurants and 5 minutes from the Conference Centre.



The Media Works

• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Managing Director

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  A collaboration of talented designers, copywriters, developers, photographers and printers producing inspiring and memorable visual communications. Working across all sectors, from sport and fashion to professional services and manufacturing, our focussed, hard working, results driven approach offers our clients true value. From start-ups to large scale multinationals, we are dedicated to creating and maintaining core brand values across all areas of communication. A collaboration of talented designers, copywriters, developers, photographers and printers producing inspiring and memorable visual communications. Working across all sectors, from sport and fashion to professional services and manufacturing, our focussed, hard working, results driven approach offers our clients true value. From start-ups to large scale multinationals, we are dedicated to creating and maintaining core brand values across all areas of communication.



ROCATEX

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Commercial Director

  • Apr 2013 - Sep 2022

  Co-founder and commercial / managing director of an innovative and forward thinking manufacturer of tiling products designed to complement the fixing of natural stone, porcelain and ceramic tiles. With strong brand values and its customers' requirements at the heart of everything it does, ROCATEX offers world class products, cleverly designed, clearly labelled packaging and support material, along with unrivalled technical support and flawless service levels. Co-founder and commercial / managing director of an innovative and forward thinking manufacturer of tiling products designed to complement the fixing of natural stone, porcelain and ceramic tiles. With strong brand values and its customers' requirements at the heart of everything it does, ROCATEX offers world class products, cleverly designed, clearly labelled packaging and support material, along with unrivalled technical support and flawless service levels.



the lift agency

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2014

  Creative agency with a focus on brand design, digital and consumer activation. My role was to provide support and direction across multiple accounts, in particular working closely with John Smedley, a manufacturer of luxury knitwear who we helped to reposition as one of the world's leading fashion labels. Other key clients; Arsenal, Mark Cavendish, European Tour/Ryder Cup, Gill Marine, Kitbag, Mercedes F1, Daniel Ricciardo and Sportsshoes.com. Creative agency with a focus on brand design, digital and consumer activation. My role was to provide support and direction across multiple accounts, in particular working closely with John Smedley, a manufacturer of luxury knitwear who we helped to reposition as one of the world's leading fashion labels. Other key clients; Arsenal, Mark Cavendish, European Tour/Ryder Cup, Gill Marine, Kitbag, Mercedes F1, Daniel Ricciardo and Sportsshoes.com.



Tebays

• United Kingdom
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Director

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  A multiservice events and production company operating predominantly in the automotive sector. Responsible for both new and existing business and to develop and nurture an in-house creative team. Key clients; Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Maserati, Honda and Nissan. A multiservice events and production company operating predominantly in the automotive sector. Responsible for both new and existing business and to develop and nurture an in-house creative team. Key clients; Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Maserati, Honda and Nissan.



Business Impact Group

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

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Aug 1998 - Dec 2007

  A full service design and marketing agency, initially formed to serve the in-house needs of BBME Media Group - a fast paced multiservice media company headed up by former TV and radio presenter Bruno Brookes. After 2 years of rapid growth and a change of direction for the group, I headed up a management buyout, took the company through a merger with a full service marketing & PR agency and subsequently sold out in 2007. Key clients; Carlsberg Tetley, EMAP Group, England & Wales Cricket Board, NHS and Shell. Show less



Design Solutions

• Bulgaria
• Graphic Design

• Account Director

  • Feb 1995 - Jul 1998

  A small, innovative graphic design studio with a strong background in brand creation and printed material. Early adpoters of the world wide web and quickly developed a skill set for creating web page designs. A great introduction to the creative sector and where I met my first long term business partner. A small, innovative graphic design studio with a strong background in brand creation and printed material. Early adpoters of the world wide web and quickly developed a skill set for creating web page designs. A great introduction to the creative sector and where I met my first long term business partner.



Interprint

• Spain
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Sales Training Manager

  • Aug 1989 - Jan 1995

  Interprint were the UK's first low cost, package deal, full colour printer with branch offices throughout the UK. I began my career at 18 as an internal sales executive and quickly progressed to field sales executive, branch manager, national key account manager and finally national sales training manager responsible for the training and development of a sales team in excess of 30 people. A company full of inspiring, hard working and caring people - a fantastic introduction to working life with dedicated and structured training programmes and a real focus on commercial acumen. Show less