Experience

Squerryes Wine Estate

• United Kingdom
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Ambassador

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  The Squerryes Estate sits at the gateway to the Garden of England, covering 2,500 acres of rolling farmland, ancient woods and wine estate, just 40 minutes from the City of London. In 2020 the estate won gold in the World Wine Championships, the fifth medal across five separate vintages and we're now recognised as one of the top 50 wines of the world. The motto above the front door at Squerryes Court is “Licet Esse Beatis”, meaning ‘it’s permitted to be joyful’. It's the spirit of the estate, influencing all we do, from bottling joy in our fine vintage sparkling wine, to the places we have created for people to gather to enjoy the simple pleasures of life through delicious food and wine and celebrating special moments. We can offer total exclusivity of the whole site or select room hire, to use of the splendid space at the 300-year-old Squerryes Court for a truly amazing experience, ensuring you event is a reflection of your company. The draw of the vineyard is an excellent way to standout, leaving your clients or colleagues full of joy. We're now extending this hospitality to corporate events, offering facilities to gather away from every day distractions of the office, with moments of joy included Show less



GenallocX

• Sevenoaks, England, United Kingdom

• Founder & Director

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  GenallocX is a unique Hydrolysed Collagen brand with added vitamins and minerals to support your well-being from within. Working with Peptan the worlds premium collagen resource, Europe's best vitamin & mineral supplier and an award winning blending factory in the UK GenallocX was born. Collagens are the building blocks that make up you and me. They comprise nearly 30% of the proteins in our body! Collagens are the key structural protein that ensures the cohesion, elasticity, and regeneration of all our connective tissues, such as skin, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bones. GenallocX Elite Hydrolysed Bovine Collagen is the only Collagen Supplement in the UK with 21 additional vitamins and minerals containing 100% of your recommended daily allowance. Genallocx Wild Caught Hydrolysed Marine Collagen has a unique blend of 8 added vitamins and minerals. The benefits of taking GenallocX include: - Helps reduce tiredness and fatigue. - Builds muscle. - Protects against oxidative stress. - Supports skin, hair, and nail health. - Contributes to bone maintenance. - Speeds exercise recovery. Responsibilities include brand & packaging design, trade mark registration, working with UK Food Standards, website design, social media plan, sales & marketing plan, ambassadors and website design & fulfilment. www.genallocx.com Show less



Wooden Spoon Charity

• United Kingdom
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Business Development

  • Feb 2016 - Jan 2021

  Wooden Spoon is the children’s charity of rugby, funding life-changing projects across the UK and Ireland supporting disadvantaged and disabled children. Since founding in 1983, over £25 million has been distributed to more than 650 projects, helping over 1 million children I was responsible for securing and developing long term strategic partnerships, ultimately delivering a pipeline of prospects to drive growth and support regional and national events. I procured high-level support from companies including: Deloitte, Dell EMC, Zurich Insurance, Clifford Chance, Killik & Co, Cox Automotive Foundation, Savills, Irwin Mitchell, Sidley Austin, Securitas, Wells Fargo, OPRO, Gilbert, HCA Healthcare, VMware, Hotel Chocolat, Gullivers Travel, London Fire Brigade, Ward Security, Nielsen, Kerman & Co and Rugby Tots. I successfully launched the Wooden Spoon Schools Campaign in 2017 which raised over £70,000 for local projects with over 8,000 pupils participating. In 2018 I secured Zurich Insurance as the lead sponsor for The Wooden Spoon Wheelchair Rugby Campaign and along with other corporate sponsors we delivered 27 rugby wheelchairs to UK clubs. In 2019 I led the corporate sponsorship for the Everest Rugby Challenge 2019 which set two world records playing the highest game of rugby at 6,500 meters on Everest and raised over £250,000. I secured £150K of pro bono work from Deloitte to build a Business Intelligence Tool. This gave us live data on the geographical areas and sectors that needed immediate support and with this information we could deploy funds extremely effectively. I supported national events including The Rugby Ball, Scrum Dine with Me and The Wooden Spoon Regatta with sponsorship, high profile auction items, table sales. I recruited and managed celebrity ambassadors to attend fundraising events and represent the charity. I was responsible for all Wooden Spoon merchandise and promotional items. Show less



Country Kids UK Ltd

• Sevenoaks

• Head of Sales and Marketing

  • 2005 - Mar 2015

  Country Kids UK Ltd Head of Sales & Marketing Country Kids is the UK’s premium children's hosiery brand with an unrivaled range of designs and colours available in the top department stores including Harrods, Selfridges & Fenwick and the better childrens boutiques nationwide. In 2006 we set up Blue Skies a very special range of children's tights & socks which raised funds for Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital. This range was sold through our network of department stores and independent retailers and we raised over £35,000 for GOSHCC. We also produced a white multi spotted tight for Children in Need which raised over £10,000 for Pudsey. We even provided the bridesmaids tights for a rather special royal wedding in 2011! My responsibilities included : • The annual budget • All sales & marketing . New business development • Social Media – www.countrykidstights.com • National & International Trade Shows and Events. • Key Account sales • The management & training of the in house sales team • Agents & distributors • Vendor compliance • Warehouse logistics • Liaising and contracting with third party suppliers. I have extensive knowledge of the apparel industry in the UK, Europe and the USA . Show less



Maidstone Studios

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Sales & Marketing

  • Jan 2001 - May 2004

  The Maidstone Studios are a multi - million pound organisation, with three production studios, 6,000 sq. ft, 2,000 sq. ft and 500 sq. ft and extensive post production facilities. The client list includes a strong roster of independent production companies such as Initial, September Films, Tiger Aspect Productions, BBC Productions, Talent TV and Unique Television; producing programmes for ITV, BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 as well as extensive out put for cable and satellite. As Head of Sales & Marketing I was responsible for achieving the annual revenue budget as well as the day to day sales & marketing of the facilities. Projects have included: • Develop and implement a sales & marketing strategy designed to increase product awareness and sales volume • A total re-branding of TMS including the redesign of all sales and marketing materials in addition to the launch of an interactive web site: www.maidstonestudios.com • Setting up a contact client data base to drive direct mail campaigns. E commerce and telephone marketing. • Controlling and deploying the annual marketing budget • Key account management • New Business Generation • The delivery and production of commercial events showcasing the studios. This was a very interesting period of my career as I have gained valuable knowledge about both developing and implementing an effective sales and marketing strategy. Show less



ITV Studios

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Sales Business Communications

  • Sep 1997 - Jan 2001

  The London Studios are the television studios and media resources of ITV based on London’s Southbank. As well as producing award winning television the studios have a variety of different uses including high profile corporate events. The Business Communications department is a specialist unit selling facilities and services to a diverse group of corporate clients. These include blue chip companies, public relations firms, marketing & event organisers and corporate production houses. I was responsible for securing new business, showcasing the facilities to potential clients and working with the production team on the the event schedule and budget. I pitched Guinness the idea of using Studio 1 as the venue for a gala dinner to launch the 1999 Rugby World Cup. The initial idea was born when I was showing a potential client Studio 1. When a tv studio is not being used the floor is painted black and it has a white 360*cyc, which reminded me of a pint of Guinness! They loved it and we held a dinner for 250 rugby legends which included a live link to Nelson Mandela & Francois Pienaar in South Africa. Projects included: • British Airways One World Launch • Guinness 1999 Rugby World Cup Launch • Benetton F1 Team Launch • HSBC Worldwide conference • Yell.com Awards Gala Dinner • UK Diversity Awards Conference and Dinner This was a valuable period, where I gained vast experience of initiating and creatively managing complex projects within the constraints of tight budgets and stringent deadlines for high profile clients. I volunteered to become a member of the ITV community support team. Once a week we went to a deprived school in the East End of London where I became a reading mentor to some of the pupils. Show less



The Image Bank

• London, United Kingdom

• New Business Director

  • Jan 1994 - Jun 1997

  The Image Bank is the worlds largest photographic and film library, which licenses over 20 million still images and 10,000 hours of film footage. Clients include all major advertising agencies, publishers and blue chip corporations. Reporting directly to the Managing Director I had the following responsibilities: * Defining and exploiting areas of growth * Increasing market Share * Setting and achieving all sales targets * Creating a new business team * Managing, motivating and recruiting all sales personnel The team achieved the following results: * Increased turnover from £3 million in 1994 to £5 million in 1997 * Established major contracts with IPC Magazines, British Airways and Bates Dorland * Image Bank achieved 29 out of 30 monthly sales targets * Image Bank London became the second largest office in the world Show less



Country Kids inc

• New York City

• Vice President of Sales

  • Jun 1985 - Jul 1993

  In 1985 I joined forces with another sales professional and an administrator to satisfy a gap in the high quality hosiery market. Importing women’s tights from a leading UK manufacturer, we initially sold directly to the public through market stalls. Clients included buyers from up-market boutiques and major department stores, who encouraged us to establish a wholesale business. The introduction of children’s tights to our portfolio catapulted the company into a different league, involving brand design, specialist packaging and a larger team of people. I had responsibility for establishing a telephone marketing team and a net work of reps both in the US and Europe, additionally I organised all of the national and international trade shows. Our achievements included: * Major contracts with Macys, Bloomingdales and Nordstrom. * Development of "Private Label" * Annual turnover $3 million * Products available worldwide This was an exceptional "learning by doing", which honed my commercial skills, especially in customer relationship management. NYC had a huge homeless issue in the late 80’s. We set up a food and water pick up from 6 local restaurants for unsold food which otherwise would have been thrown out. We knew several areas where there were people sleeping rough and we delivered this too them. Show less