Experience

Cogo

• New Zealand
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partnership Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Providing sustainability solutions that help businesses and consumers measure, improve, and compensate for their impact on people and the planet. Providing sustainability solutions that help businesses and consumers measure, improve, and compensate for their impact on people and the planet.



Department of Conservation (DOC)

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partnerships Development Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Jun 2021

  Part of the Business Partnerships team managing some of the national partnerships which included Air NZ, Meridian and Dulux. • Successfully negotiated the renewal of the Meridian agreement with an increase in investment. This involved working closely with legal, marketing and finance to ensure all stakeholder needs were met • Working collaboratively with our partners to develop partnership marcomms plans, ensuring partnership objectives are always the heart of the plan. The outcome resulted in stronger partner relationships. • Working with internal stakeholders and partner marketing teams to: develop and manage story ideas, briefs and sign-off for digital campaigns and authentic story telling across social media and other channels. • Developed the template for partner quarterly dashboards and annual reporting. • Brokered a 5-year regional partnership with Fonterra and the DOC Kapiti Regional Office for translocations of kokako. • Developed a business webpages to provide all businesses with easy-to-use information on how they can get involved in restoring nature. Show less



Various Companies

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Strategy and Marketing Consultant

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2019

  Consulting to a number of SME's, I developed: - marketing and communications plans aligning them to the strategic plans - detailed one year marketing plan including social media advertising, collateral for trade shows and development of a sales toolkit. - sales strategy which included market sizing, competitor analysis and sales forecasting. Consulting to a number of SME's, I developed: - marketing and communications plans aligning them to the strategic plans - detailed one year marketing plan including social media advertising, collateral for trade shows and development of a sales toolkit. - sales strategy which included market sizing, competitor analysis and sales forecasting.



Wrap it Up

• Wellington

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2017

  Wrap it Up was a secure online ordering and payment system designed for schools and clubs. It greatly reduced time spent reconciling payments in the school/club office, while also making it very easy for parents/caregivers to pay for multiple items online. In my role I: • Led the development of this SaaS product that grew to $4 million turnover and 16,000 customers in two years • Led and managed the sales, marketing and customer service strategy • Managed the product development function which included developing user requirements, user stories, testing plans and product launch plan. • Created marketing campaigns across multiple channels - social media, publications and DM • Developed and managed sales forecasts, budgets and metrics for reporting. Reported at Board level • Set up business systems and processes Show less



Sushi Lunches Ltd

• Wellington

• Sales and Marketing

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  Providing a healthy alternative for school lunch options, I developed a strong customer delivery focused business. I revolutionised payment and ordering of school lunches through creating online ordering and payments. Providing a healthy alternative for school lunch options, I developed a strong customer delivery focused business. I revolutionised payment and ordering of school lunches through creating online ordering and payments.



HainesAttract

• New Zealand
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employer Brand Specialist

  • May 2008 - Dec 2009

  I work very closely with clients to discover what it is employees, candidates and past employees really value(d) about working for a particular organisation. We turn this into targetted employee value propositions with an overarching employer brand strategy. Together we develop meaningful communications (and images) that employees and potential employees relate to in order for them to feel more connected and engaged. I work very closely with clients to discover what it is employees, candidates and past employees really value(d) about working for a particular organisation. We turn this into targetted employee value propositions with an overarching employer brand strategy. Together we develop meaningful communications (and images) that employees and potential employees relate to in order for them to feel more connected and engaged.



Motor Trade Association

• Wellington

• Commercial Services Manager

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2008

  Investigated new business and product ideas. Undertook the feasibility study on gift cards, developing the business model and liaising with 3rd parties on the delivery and viability of the product. Investigated new business and product ideas. Undertook the feasibility study on gift cards, developing the business model and liaising with 3rd parties on the delivery and viability of the product.



AXA

• France
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Product Development Manager

  • Sep 2002 - Apr 2004

  During my time at AXA General Insurance based in London I worked as a Senior Product Manager for Commercial Services Products. This invovled researching customers and developing new products in line with their needs. I also worked on the realignment of all product brochures with the AXA Brand. Another project was to design the AXA product development process which involved consultation with all parts of the business. In my last few months I worked with the Marketing and Underwriting Director on a special project developing a new structure for the Underwriting and Marketing teams to ensure closer synergies. I had a four month stint as interim Head of Product Development managing a team of eight. Show less