Experience

Group Hug LTD

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Company Director

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Hugs change lives. Group Hug build homes that create life changing opportunities for people in their manufacture, are ultra-kind to the environment and are simply beautiful, affordable places to live.In 2020 we’ve all witnessed what’s truly important for us to survive and thrive, we understand that the planet isn't an unlimited resource, how we act today will be felt for generations.When the economy tanks and the world unravels; kindness, compassion and hope are the currencies that count. Leading by example is no longer noble, it’s a necessity.



Strictly Studio

• China
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing

• Shaman // Director

  • 2008 - Present

  Strictly Studio designs and produces furniture for the hospitality industry, over the years we have designed interiors for the industry as well as corporate workspaces, homes and retail environment. We also ran "Underground Restaurants" before pop-up became a thing..



Living Ventures Group of Companies

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Hospitality Specialist

  • 2005 - Present

  "You can always tell when a person has worked in a restaurant. There's an empathy that can only be cultivated by those who've stood between a hungry mouth and a $28 pork chop, a special understanding of the way a bunch of motley misfits can be a family. Service industry work develops the "soft skills" recruiters talk about on Linkedin - discipline, promptness, the ability to absorb criticism, and most important, how to read people like a book. The work is thankless and fun and messy, and the world would be a kinder place if more people tried it. With all due respect to my former professors, I've long believed I gained more knowledge in kitchens, bars, and dining rooms than any college could even hold." ~ Anthony Bourdain 6/25/1956 - 6/8/2018



Tatler Sydney

• Australia
• Restaurants

• Managing Director

  • 2016 - 2018

  Running 2 of Sydney's most iconic and debauched venues that led to launch of The Darlinghurst Arts Club, a membership club for artists and creatives who enjoyed the frivolities and hospitality lavished upon them in exchange for working on causes that changed peoples lives for the better, though this often resulted in burlesque dancers, sword swallowing, top hats and champagne. Money was raised, lives were changed.



The Shack Beach cafe

• Co-Founder

  • 2014 - 2016

  A cheeky little beach cafe built almost entirely from upcycled materials and waste. The project resulted in the clean up of a previously #dirtylittlebeach, the forming of a community of people that supported each and their children, some rather delish home made cheeses, smoothies, wraps, salads and surfing.



PDM ( a JLL company)

• Hong Kong
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brand Strategist

  • 2011 - 2012

  Working on the businesses own brand development and concept development for branded retail sites and workspaces.



WTM Group (Win The market)

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Strategic Planning

  • 2009 - 2012

  Focused on developing consumer insight that could be used to translate global brand campaigns into something that is relevant for the Chinese market. I worked leading the planning and creative departments, walking the tightrope between the amazing and the feasible.