Experience

British Showjumping

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Stride Management Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2022

  • Generation of new partnerships between equestrian athletes, brands and venues. • Negotiation of sponsorship contracts. • Production and distribution of portfolios to prospective sponsors and partners, with proven high success rate. • Management of sponsor relationships, including contract execution. • Ensuring partnerships are mutually beneficial, beyond the obvious financial gain. • Elevating the profiles of equestrian athletes in more mainstream channels, to grow and expand beyond the strong traditional audiences they already yield, including management of Olympic clients. • Creation and production of digital media to aid in the promotion of both our clients and their partners. • Management of relationships with key stakeholders. Producing documents for clients and stakeholders, to ensure they are kept up to date and happy with the current situation and plans for the future. • Lead small team of creatives and strategists, to ensure everyone is aligned with the final goal, and executing their role efficiently and effectively. • Liaised with all strands of media to create stories and editorial that promoted the messages of our clients. • Aided in the growth and expansion of brands through negotiating and managing new partnerships. Show less



WH Management Group

• United Kingdom
• Security and Investigations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Manager

  • 2016 - 2018

  • Management of circa 100 volunteer workers for The Royal Windsor Horse Show and London International Horse Show. • Collated and reviewed all applications to select the successful applicants. • Communicated clearly and frequently with all volunteers. • Produced rotas to accommodate each event individually. • Constantly adapted schedules to accommodate different personalities and skills that became apparent throughout events. • Management of circa 100 volunteer workers for The Royal Windsor Horse Show and London International Horse Show. • Collated and reviewed all applications to select the successful applicants. • Communicated clearly and frequently with all volunteers. • Produced rotas to accommodate each event individually. • Constantly adapted schedules to accommodate different personalities and skills that became apparent throughout events.



HICKSTEAD LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2016

  • Hosted sponsors and partners in hospitality.• Managed the execution of partnerships including trade stands, agreed advertising, arena boards and signage, digital presence and hospitality.• Hosted key stakeholders, giving demonstrations of how key strategies were being executed.• Worked with major broadcasters including Sky and the BBC

• Trade Stand Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Oct 2014

  • Sourced and managed over 200 trade stands for every international event.• Responsible for my own budgets, giving regular reports to the Senior Directors.• Oversaw the management of major international events including Nations Cups.

• Show Jumping Secretary

  • Mar 2009 - Sep 2011

  • Organisation of partners’ and athletes’ logistics for events including accommodation, transport, hospitality and meet-and-greets.• Managed all entries and competition logistics for athletes.



Matrix Sports

• Austria

• Project Supervisor

  • Dec 2011 - Jan 2012



Student Union

• Royal Agricultural College

• Secretary

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2011