Experience

Go To Market Global

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • May 2017 - Present

  Established in 2015, GTM Global is a unique interactive ecosystem that engages with ambitious tech and digital scale-up companies to help them expand internationally. We do this through a curated and bespoke programme of virtual and physical events, online resources, and consultancy services, leveraging our close connections with economic development organisations, key public sector agencies and curated private sector partners. GTM has built an active community of 6,000+ UK tech and digital scale-ups connected to a global partner network of some 250+ government trade and commercial partners around effective advocacy and delivery around agile, digital, and borderless trade. www.gotomarket.global Show less



St Johns Church Notting Hill

• West London

• Trustee

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  I am involved in providing strategic advice and guidance as part of a group of Trustees around the 'Restoring the Future'​ campaign at St John's Church Notting Hill in creating an engaged and open centre for the local West London community. Since the completion of the fundraising I have been involved in the business development of the new parish facilities. I am involved in providing strategic advice and guidance as part of a group of Trustees around the 'Restoring the Future'​ campaign at St John's Church Notting Hill in creating an engaged and open centre for the local West London community. Since the completion of the fundraising I have been involved in the business development of the new parish facilities.



Greater Phoenix Economic Council

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Director - London

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2022

  Providing advice and guidance for UK business expansion into the GPEC region. Providing advice and guidance for UK business expansion into the GPEC region.



SparkMag

• London, United Kingdom

• Strategy Director

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2018

  SPARKMag is an information hub for UK small and mid sized businesses who are looking to use digital to export to the USA. www.sparkmag.com SPARKMag is an information hub for UK small and mid sized businesses who are looking to use digital to export to the USA. www.sparkmag.com



VaynerCommerce

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2018

  I am leading the UK business development for Lucid Fusion www.lucidfusion.com. Lucid Fusion is an award winning digital marketing agency headquartered in Irvine, CA and with offices in New York and now in London. I am leading the UK business development for Lucid Fusion www.lucidfusion.com. Lucid Fusion is an award winning digital marketing agency headquartered in Irvine, CA and with offices in New York and now in London.



Marsden Grant International

• London, United Kingdom

• Planning and Strategy Director

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Working with multi-national clients on loyalty and rewards programmes with specific focus on the international education sector. Working with multi-national clients on loyalty and rewards programmes with specific focus on the international education sector.



ConnectED Services Ltd

• West London

• MD

  • Jan 2005 - Oct 2013

  Connected represented Sony in education and training across EMEA. The technology platforms we launched, managed and developed on behalf of Sony in the region were Sony Virtuoso (networked language lab software), Sony PlayStation (using the PSP/ Vita and PS3 / PS4 for games based learning) and SANSSpace (mobile/video e-learning). Connected represented Sony in education and training across EMEA. The technology platforms we launched, managed and developed on behalf of Sony in the region were Sony Virtuoso (networked language lab software), Sony PlayStation (using the PSP/ Vita and PS3 / PS4 for games based learning) and SANSSpace (mobile/video e-learning).



St John's Notting Hill

• Notting Hill West London

• Church Warden

  • Apr 2004 - Apr 2012

  Key highlights included - establishing a nursery in the Church Undercroft to improve income and community integration and leading the 'Restoring the Future' campaign which subsequently won substantial charitable grants and National Lottery funding . Key highlights included - establishing a nursery in the Church Undercroft to improve income and community integration and leading the 'Restoring the Future' campaign which subsequently won substantial charitable grants and National Lottery funding .



Boomerang IRM Ltd

• West London

• MD

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 2007

  Boomerang was a strategic marketing consultancy working in technology (both B2B and B2C) for Reuters, PC World Business and Sony and working in government for The Driving Standards Agency. The central theme throughout all our projects was to create a series of business communities and out the interaction of these affinities improve communications, brand visibility and added value for our clients. Boomerang was a strategic marketing consultancy working in technology (both B2B and B2C) for Reuters, PC World Business and Sony and working in government for The Driving Standards Agency. The central theme throughout all our projects was to create a series of business communities and out the interaction of these affinities improve communications, brand visibility and added value for our clients.



DSA Creative Marketing Ltd

• West London

• MD

  • Jan 1992 - Jan 1995

  DSA was a 'below the line'​ creative marketing agency. The agency was kick-started when I won the pitch to create and deliver Safeway's first '​in-store'​ customer magazine, 'New Ideas' in 1992. Other major clients then included - Microsoft, Prudential, Royal Mail, SpecialEyes (Opticians) and International Student Identity Card (ISIC). DSA was a 'below the line'​ creative marketing agency. The agency was kick-started when I won the pitch to create and deliver Safeway's first '​in-store'​ customer magazine, 'New Ideas' in 1992. Other major clients then included - Microsoft, Prudential, Royal Mail, SpecialEyes (Opticians) and International Student Identity Card (ISIC).