Experience

Birkdale Cheese Centre

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Owner

  • May 2021 - Present

  British & Continental Cheesemongers, exploring the world of fine cheese.The Birkdale Cheese Centre has been established in Birkdale village, Southport for over 40 years, and has always focused on offering a wide range of the best cheeses available.We took over the ownership of the shop in May 2021 and are continuing to build on the tradition of providing high quality cheeses, as well as expanding our offering to include an upmarket deli range of foods, fine wines & ports, as well as further developing our already successful online presence.



STA Travel

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Global Partners

  • Oct 2000 - Mar 2018

  STA Travel is the world's largest Student & Youth operator.Global Partners (the wholesale arm of STA Travel) has two strategic roles to play in the development of STA Travel's business and global influence:1. Providing meaningful fulfillment to the term "Global Distribution". Global Partners represents 50 of the 62 countries STA Travel is active in. This allows us to properly represent the needs of airlines that need global partners + we need to be active in promoting the STA Travel brand to suppliers & customers worldwide.2. Develop the relationship we build with Partners into new retail opportunities. We fulfill these roles whilst maintaining a profitable business which secures the relationship we have with Partners and mentor their business activities.Global Partners has 3 models: 1. Licensed Partners – agents who trade under their own name & sell STA Travel products alongside their own products. Shops are not branded STA Travel. 2. Franchisees – agencies are wholly owned by a 3rd party, but look & feel like STA Travel to a customer/supplier visiting the premises, website, etc. Currently six Franchisees – Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Kenya, Hungary & Taiwan. Franchisees have exclusive rights to the STA Travel name in their territory.3. Joint Ventures – part STA Travel owned businesses. China opened in 2005.