Experience

GrantTree

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Partnerships

  • Sep 2018 - Present

• Partnerships Manager

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  London, United Kingdom



Uncle Kweks

• Author and Owner

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom Uncle Kweks started out as a creative project during lockdown, writing rhymes for my two nephews. Two years later I have a self-published series of 4 children's books including audiobook versions, with readers worldwide. Please contact hello@unclekweks.com to discuss live readings and wholesale orders for shops and libraries. Visit unclekweks.com/shop to check out our books.



London & Partners

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mentor - Business Growth Program

  • Jan 2019 - Present



The EDM Network, LLC

• Freelance Features Writer

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2016

  London, United Kingdom



PingTune Music Messenger

• Music

• Partnership Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  London, United Kingdom Responsibilities: - securing and managing commercial and strategic relationships with artists, brands, festivals including Above&Beyond, Friction Records (Universal), Lethal Bizzle, SW4, Hospital Records and UKF - ensuring that the vision of PingTune is expressed clearly in frequent pitches and public speaker slots - managing and organising teams and budgets to see through partnership campaigns to completion, including their subsequent evaluation against business deliverables… Show more Responsibilities: - securing and managing commercial and strategic relationships with artists, brands, festivals including Above&Beyond, Friction Records (Universal), Lethal Bizzle, SW4, Hospital Records and UKF - ensuring that the vision of PingTune is expressed clearly in frequent pitches and public speaker slots - managing and organising teams and budgets to see through partnership campaigns to completion, including their subsequent evaluation against business deliverables and KPIs - managing relationships with our advisor network, investors, investment syndicates and fundraising bodies is part of the day to day role - drawing on previous experience as an account manager to deliver effective pitches and to plan and execute a development strategy

• PR and Community Engagement

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  London, United Kingdom PR Responsible for press coverage and strategy, spreading the word about London's most exciting start up, including: - Writing and approving copy and media pitches with our PR company - Company messaging - Press liaison Communities Strategist Design and coordination of PingTune's schools and college engagement programme including: - PingTune's work placement program - Managing partnerships with education companies and institutions - Running on-campus user… Show more PR Responsible for press coverage and strategy, spreading the word about London's most exciting start up, including: - Writing and approving copy and media pitches with our PR company - Company messaging - Press liaison Communities Strategist Design and coordination of PingTune's schools and college engagement programme including: - PingTune's work placement program - Managing partnerships with education companies and institutions - Running on-campus user testing and community activation - Venue and event activation Download PingTune at: www.AppStore.com/PingTune



Sabio

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2013

  Management of a number of enterprise sized accounts across various sectors and locations within the UK, providing and supporting multitechnology communications systems. Responsibilities include: - Business analysis and long term consultative engagement with clients - Building business cases with clients for communications projects - Proposal writing and presentation - Face to face correspondence with all personnel at all levels of seniority across many different vertical… Show more Management of a number of enterprise sized accounts across various sectors and locations within the UK, providing and supporting multitechnology communications systems. Responsibilities include: - Business analysis and long term consultative engagement with clients - Building business cases with clients for communications projects - Proposal writing and presentation - Face to face correspondence with all personnel at all levels of seniority across many different vertical markets - Problem solving and proactive management of support issues

• Database Marketing - Graduate Trainer

  • Nov 2009 - Jan 2011

  Responsible for the recruitment and training of two new Graduate Database Marketers over a two year period. Activites included: - Running graduate assessment /recruitment centres with HR - Telemarketing training (created training syllabus from scratch) - Call coaching - Opportunity identification/qualification training - On-going mentoring and advice - Target and commission management - Advisor to Director in charge of Performance Management Responsible for… Show more Responsible for the recruitment and training of two new Graduate Database Marketers over a two year period. Activites included: - Running graduate assessment /recruitment centres with HR - Telemarketing training (created training syllabus from scratch) - Call coaching - Opportunity identification/qualification training - On-going mentoring and advice - Target and commission management - Advisor to Director in charge of Performance Management Responsible for developing the two graduates' skills from recruitment through to competency and acheiving target. In the last few months of this role, I was charged with my own customer account base to manage alongside training activity.

• Database Marketer

  • Aug 2008 - Nov 2009

  New business lead generation for the face to face sales team. Primarily telemarketing along with some face to face work at trade shows and events. The role also included strategic account mapping with the new business team. Heavily driven by target number of meetings booked per quarter.



Birmingham University Alumni

• Entrepreneurs Society - Guest speaker presentation: 'Surviving the Graduate Job Market'

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  The University of Birmingham Presentation to the Entrepreneurs Society at The University of Birmingham on the transition between university and working life, the importance of seizing opportunities and thinking differently in order to get ahead. As part of the talk I also gave my insight on how the skills obtained during graduate employment can be applied to starting up and running a small business.



FROL!K

• Founding Partner

  • Mar 2009 - Nov 2011

  London Building from scratch and running an events company with club nights running at venues in London Bridge, Shoreditch and Angel. As one of the founding partners, I was involved right from the start in turning an idea into a money generating business. This was an incredibly exciting and educational project which involved hiring talent, pitching to venues, cash flow management and all of the other management and promotions experience (and turbulence) that anyone in the industry will be… Show more Building from scratch and running an events company with club nights running at venues in London Bridge, Shoreditch and Angel. As one of the founding partners, I was involved right from the start in turning an idea into a money generating business. This was an incredibly exciting and educational project which involved hiring talent, pitching to venues, cash flow management and all of the other management and promotions experience (and turbulence) that anyone in the industry will be familiar with. Managing this business has given me a great understanding of partner management, contract negotiation and knowledge of the underground London music and events space. Show less