Founder, Your Startup Partner / Adviser

• Jun 2004 - Present

I am at heart a strategist. I look at the world and look for structure, meaning and sense. Once I have this, I then adapt and move things around to create the structure that will help achieve what is needed. And I am agile – because strategy can’t wait. I do this in any number of ways: - When working with #business leaders, it is creating a strategy for survival, success and thriving; - When working with teams, it is creating a #team structure and dynamic that maximises everyone's potential and success; - When working one to one with people looking to review their #careers, it is creating a career plan that allows them to develop in the direction that feels most like success; - And when working on a #crisis strategy, it is creating an immediate assessment and action plan to be implemented straight away. On one level, none of these have anything in common. But by taking it up a level, there is a simplicity to the value I offer. And I love it. Get in touch how I can reframe your strategy and power up your business. ** E2E Ambassador at E2E ** Orpington 1st BID Business Support Partner ** Birmingham Enterprise Community Mentor ** Founder Friend with SeedReady ** Partnership with Kaiku ** Virgin Startup Mentor ** Mentor with The Youth Group ** Mentor with RB Inspire ** GC Partner with The GC Index ** Young Person Index accredited facilitator ** Top50 Advisor 2020, Enterprise Nation ** Assoc CIPD ** Coaching qualification from The Coaching Academy Featured in: The Metro, Business Daily, London Loves Business, LBC, Business Breakout, Entrepreneur Way, Hiscox, Virgin Small Business 25 years in Financial Services / Technology, holding COO / Chief of Staff positions 16 years as a professional coach Show less

Mentor

• Feb 2022 - Present

Proud to be a mentor for the Startup Wiseguys programs, helping develop entrepreneur ideas and concepts and helping with operational and strategic challenges. Proud to be a mentor for the Startup Wiseguys programs, helping develop entrepreneur ideas and concepts and helping with operational and strategic challenges.

Board Trustee

• Sep 2022 - Present

Operations Officer

• Apr 2021 - Present

CAPTIVATIUN Ltd. is dedicated to bringing leading-edge technology into the beauty sector, designing and developing state-of-the-art technologies to support a future of innovative, tech-driven beauty products. We have created the technology needed to support the development of our groundbreaking first product “Smart Nails set”. CAPTIVATIUN Ltd. is dedicated to bringing leading-edge technology into the beauty sector, designing and developing state-of-the-art technologies to support a future of innovative, tech-driven beauty products. We have created the technology needed to support the development of our groundbreaking first product “Smart Nails set”.

Youth Mentor

• Dec 2020 - Present

I'm proud to be a verified 'Youth Mentor' at The Youth Group, providing advice and insight into careers and life. I help provide guidance, knowledge and insights on topics relevant to my field and share best practice with young people from The Youth Group community to improve their skills and confidence in order to be more ready for the world of work - Hope, Skills and Opportunity! I'm proud to be a verified 'Youth Mentor' at The Youth Group, providing advice and insight into careers and life. I help provide guidance, knowledge and insights on topics relevant to my field and share best practice with young people from The Youth Group community to improve their skills and confidence in order to be more ready for the world of work - Hope, Skills and Opportunity!

E2E Ambassador

• Aug 2019 - Present

I am an E2E Ambassador. E2E enables extraordinary connections for entrepreneurs. It is a platform where high growth entrepreneurs can find the right advice, support, people and finance to give their enterprise the best chance of success. I am an E2E Ambassador. E2E enables extraordinary connections for entrepreneurs. It is a platform where high growth entrepreneurs can find the right advice, support, people and finance to give their enterprise the best chance of success.

Advisor

• May 2019 - Present

Working alongside the founder and team to provide corporate knowledge to the overall strategy. Working alongside the founder and team to provide corporate knowledge to the overall strategy.

Volunteer Mentor - Business Growth for Virgin Startup

• Nov 2017 - Present

Consultant

• Sep 2017 - Jan 2019

Chief of Staff, Application Services

• Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

Managed budget and organisation for Application Services (budget held in multiple ledgers) Supported the decentralisation of testing organisation and coordinated finance and resource management aspects with HR and Finance Worked on the Lean Implementation strategy to be deployed across the broader organisation for 2016 Worked with Sourcing to review use of third party vendor resources for fixed price and time and materials agreements, to ensure most commercially beneficial structures. Point of contact for Risk & Control for Application Services Show less

Re-Engineer Specialist, Business Management

• Dec 2014 - Sep 2015

Created governance model for centralised function change programCreated Business Architecture frameworkIntroduced Kanban principles to guide change priorities and focus on end user demandCreated a Lean training framework for Business Management Office to ensure correct level of awareness and certification relevant to rolesService Area Lead for Financial Management services, leading the area to focus on centralisation and standardisation of common processes. Ownership of IB Technology wide financial processes and improvements Show less

Technology Financial Management, PnL

• Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

PnL account line review and management across IB Technology;Approval management and maintenance across IB Technology;Actuals analysis;Ownership of existing financial processes and implementation of efficiencies;Providing guidance to business areas regarding current processes and confirming correct data required;Spend approval on behalf of Senior Management;Monitoring completion of financial budgeting and forecasting cycles;Business Manager for Central IB Technology

COO, Emerging Markets IT

• Dec 2012 - Aug 2014

Manage budget of approx £25m, covering 300 staff and outsourcers. Handling workforce planning and recruitment updatesLiaison with other departments as necessary, such as Finance, other COO offices and central business functions.

Business Manager / Chief of Staff / PMO

• Jun 2010 - Dec 2012

• Manage Global budget of approx £75m, covering 200 staff and outsourcers • Support for Senior Management team, consisting of Global MDs, MDs, EDs and Directors • Project support to Senior Management • Supported start up of Group CTO organisation, ensuring build up of function and resources • Creation and management of processes to be followed within organisation • Handling workforce planning and recruitment processes • Support for Global Chief of Staff for Group CTO • Liaison with other departments such as the CIO and COO teams both at Group level and at Business Stream level (6 separate Business Streams) • Escalation point for clients, internal and external suppliers, ensuring issues are dealt with as quickly as possible and managing those that suggest wider reaching concerns. Project support for the UBS UK IT Graduate Trainee Programme, UK IT Comms, Real Estate Planning. And ad hoc requirements of the UK IT COO. Show less

Consultant

• Jan 2009 - Jun 2010

I provide coaching to individuals on outplacement schemes or those wishing to make changes to their career path. I have experience of working with all levels of staff, from administration level to senior executives. I provide coaching to individuals on outplacement schemes or those wishing to make changes to their career path. I have experience of working with all levels of staff, from administration level to senior executives.

Executive Liaison

• Apr 2008 - Jun 2010

Company based in the United States of America. As an Executive Liaison, my role is to provide communication and consistency throughout the organisation. I am involved in all aspects of the business and this allows me to provide support and guidance to any group within the company. My focus is in maintaining a constantly high level of service and I regularly speak with extenral clients to ensure that the reputation of the company is upheld. I work directly with the CEO and other board members to ensure a secure and efficient infrastructure to allow our business to prosper. Show less

Head of Service Delivery, Business Services

• Dec 2000 - May 2006

Was Head of Service Delivery for the Business Support division of Barclays Capital IT Organisation. This involved the managing of projects (short and long term), dealing with customer service issues, managing a team of 15 people. It also required me to manage budgetary constraints. The role frequently put me in front of the top executives of the Bank and as such I have no issue dealing with any level of an organisation. • I worked in the IT COO Office in 2005 delivering process changes in a uniform and logical manner. This includes processes that are internal to that office, and also those that impact the way we conduct business. Included in this was digital signing and authorisation routes, to speed up approval processes, whilst meeting compliance requirements. • In June 2003 I became Head of Business Services Operations, which is responsible for the management of the desktop environment, both for control of the infrastructure and financial controls. • My work included management of several desktop budgets, including the purchase of IT consumables, product supply and hardware maintenance. • I also managed the software used in the company, ensuring the correct licences are purchased for our usage. This is to introduce a fuller investigation of licence management within our infrastructure. • I was also responsible for authorising desktop purchases on behalf of the company, managing the£2million budget allocated to these items (owned by my senior manager). This would include obtaining adequate business justification for the purchase, approval from the correct signatory and suggesting alternatives that were more cost effective. • I have participated in online auctioning of IT consumables, which allowed a £380K yearly saving to be achieved. • I worked extremely closely with Procurement, as the desktop budget (including headcount budgeting) was one of the biggest in our environment. Show less

Market Data Analyst

• Feb 2000 - Dec 2000

• Providing second and third level support for Market Data systems, including Bloomberg, Marketsheet, Datastream, Holt, Reuters Business Briefing, DS Advance, Global Topic, RAW, Bridge, Estimates Direct • Providing second level support to a user base of 200, consisting of fund managers, research analysts and dealers. This includes Reuters Business Briefing, Marketsheet, MS Office products, MS SMS 2.0, laptop network connectivity and various in house applications. • Providing second and third level support for Market Data systems, including Bloomberg, Marketsheet, Datastream, Holt, Reuters Business Briefing, DS Advance, Global Topic, RAW, Bridge, Estimates Direct • Providing second level support to a user base of 200, consisting of fund managers, research analysts and dealers. This includes Reuters Business Briefing, Marketsheet, MS Office products, MS SMS 2.0, laptop network connectivity and various in house applications.

Trade Floor Analyst

• Oct 1996 - Feb 2000

• Providing support to the TCM Dealing Room to a user base of 600, located in three regions: London, Edinburgh and Manchester. • Operating systems supported included Windows NT 4.0 (Server and Workstation) and Novell Netware 4.11. • Applications supported included MS Office 97 Professional, in-house applications and third party software. • Providing second level support for Market Data applications including Reuters, Bloomberg, Datastream and Derivatech. • Provided a customer-facing role with dealers based in remote dealing room in Manchester. • Liaised with other companies providing services for the Bank regarding support and implementation of their products into our environment. Show less