Melanie Blanksby
Acting CEO at Dementia Carers Count- Claim this Profile
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French Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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Anne-Marie Payne DHP
I've worked collaboratively with Mel for many years and shared a car with her on many a road-trip, so I know her very well in a professional capacity. Mel is the only person I know who is a true creative strategist in my view. Many claim to be, however may strong in one area, less so in the other. However, Mel is strong creatively and is an intelligent strategic thinker. Mel takes time to do her homework, delving deep in her research to ensure she is fully informed from the start. Mel is passionate about her specialist area of healthcare and has many years of experience and a vast amount of knowledge in many areas within the health and wellbeing sector. Mel is an Excel Queen - I mention this specifically as I find that typically people who love Excel have an organised strategic brain. Add to this creativity and 'out there' thinking and in Mel you have a marketing communications professional with the kind of brain that every business needs.
Lara Cooper
I had the pleasure of working closely with Melanie for almost 3 years in a collaborative capacity. There are lots of people I’ve come across during my career who are creative thinkers but rarely deliver anything; Melanie excels at both. Her varied skill set and breadth of marketing experience was a great asset, and she is also a vibrant character and a real team player. I hope I have the opportunity to work with Melanie again in the future.
Anne-Marie Payne DHP
I've worked collaboratively with Mel for many years and shared a car with her on many a road-trip, so I know her very well in a professional capacity. Mel is the only person I know who is a true creative strategist in my view. Many claim to be, however may strong in one area, less so in the other. However, Mel is strong creatively and is an intelligent strategic thinker. Mel takes time to do her homework, delving deep in her research to ensure she is fully informed from the start. Mel is passionate about her specialist area of healthcare and has many years of experience and a vast amount of knowledge in many areas within the health and wellbeing sector. Mel is an Excel Queen - I mention this specifically as I find that typically people who love Excel have an organised strategic brain. Add to this creativity and 'out there' thinking and in Mel you have a marketing communications professional with the kind of brain that every business needs.
Lara Cooper
I had the pleasure of working closely with Melanie for almost 3 years in a collaborative capacity. There are lots of people I’ve come across during my career who are creative thinkers but rarely deliver anything; Melanie excels at both. Her varied skill set and breadth of marketing experience was a great asset, and she is also a vibrant character and a real team player. I hope I have the opportunity to work with Melanie again in the future.
Anne-Marie Payne DHP
I've worked collaboratively with Mel for many years and shared a car with her on many a road-trip, so I know her very well in a professional capacity. Mel is the only person I know who is a true creative strategist in my view. Many claim to be, however may strong in one area, less so in the other. However, Mel is strong creatively and is an intelligent strategic thinker. Mel takes time to do her homework, delving deep in her research to ensure she is fully informed from the start. Mel is passionate about her specialist area of healthcare and has many years of experience and a vast amount of knowledge in many areas within the health and wellbeing sector. Mel is an Excel Queen - I mention this specifically as I find that typically people who love Excel have an organised strategic brain. Add to this creativity and 'out there' thinking and in Mel you have a marketing communications professional with the kind of brain that every business needs.
Lara Cooper
I had the pleasure of working closely with Melanie for almost 3 years in a collaborative capacity. There are lots of people I’ve come across during my career who are creative thinkers but rarely deliver anything; Melanie excels at both. Her varied skill set and breadth of marketing experience was a great asset, and she is also a vibrant character and a real team player. I hope I have the opportunity to work with Melanie again in the future.
Anne-Marie Payne DHP
I've worked collaboratively with Mel for many years and shared a car with her on many a road-trip, so I know her very well in a professional capacity. Mel is the only person I know who is a true creative strategist in my view. Many claim to be, however may strong in one area, less so in the other. However, Mel is strong creatively and is an intelligent strategic thinker. Mel takes time to do her homework, delving deep in her research to ensure she is fully informed from the start. Mel is passionate about her specialist area of healthcare and has many years of experience and a vast amount of knowledge in many areas within the health and wellbeing sector. Mel is an Excel Queen - I mention this specifically as I find that typically people who love Excel have an organised strategic brain. Add to this creativity and 'out there' thinking and in Mel you have a marketing communications professional with the kind of brain that every business needs.
Lara Cooper
I had the pleasure of working closely with Melanie for almost 3 years in a collaborative capacity. There are lots of people I’ve come across during my career who are creative thinkers but rarely deliver anything; Melanie excels at both. Her varied skill set and breadth of marketing experience was a great asset, and she is also a vibrant character and a real team player. I hope I have the opportunity to work with Melanie again in the future.
Experience
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Dementia Carers Count
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Acting CEO
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Jun 2021 - Present
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Communications Strategist
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Oct 2009 - Present
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TheHill
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partnerships & Communications Manager - Transformative Digital Skills for Healthcare
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Sep 2020 - Aug 2021
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Director of Communications & Marketing
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Aug 2017 - May 2020
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Nobull
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United Kingdom
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Marketing Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Director
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Feb 2008 - Sep 2016
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Director
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Mar 2005 - Feb 2008
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Project Director
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2005 - 2006
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Strategic Communications Consultant
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2000 - 2005
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UK Product Manager
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Jun 1993 - Dec 1999
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Education
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2021 - 2024
University of Reading
Modern Languages -
2020 - 2021
The Open University
French & Spanish, Distinction & Distinction -
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CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Certificate, Advanced Certificate and 0.5 Diploma -
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Oxford Brookes University
Languages for Business -
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St. Mary's Hall, Brighton
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Thornton College
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