Experience

The Event Co.

• New Zealand
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Founder

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Boasting a team of highly experienced specialists in the events industry, The Event Co was created by events professionals, for events professionals. We are the industry leaders for anyone wanting to run an event. We work with event creators using our suite of products to simplify event operations to save our customers time and money. Boasting a team of highly experienced specialists in the events industry, The Event Co was created by events professionals, for events professionals. We are the industry leaders for anyone wanting to run an event. We work with event creators using our suite of products to simplify event operations to save our customers time and money.



Ticketspace

• New Zealand
• Events Services

• CEO & Founder

  • May 2016 - Present

  ticketspace is event ticketing made easy! We provide ticketing services for all types of events from small community events and shows to major festivals and concerts. We have built our reputation as Aotearoa New Zealand’s favorite ticketing company by delivering exceptional customer experience through the values of Manaakitanga and Whakawhanaungatanga.Ticketspace was born from a real need for better services and support for major events from ticketing providers. As an event manager running major events since 2013, myself and my team were not getting the level of service and support that we required from our ticketing agents at the time, nor were we getting the right mix of system functionality and capabilities that we required to easily deliver a great customer experience, so I decided to create a solution for this problem, thus ticketspace was born!



NZ Event Solutions Limited

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  NZ Event solutions is a company I started in 2015 to provide event services and solutions for all types of events including Concerts, Festivals, Conferences and Expos. We are focused heavily in event supplies and services.- Event Management- Event Procurement- Event Supplies- Marketing- Operations- RFID systems NZ Event solutions is a company I started in 2015 to provide event services and solutions for all types of events including Concerts, Festivals, Conferences and Expos. We are focused heavily in event supplies and services.- Event Management- Event Procurement- Event Supplies- Marketing- Operations- RFID systems



One Love Festival NZ

• Events Services

• Event Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2018

  One Love Festival is one of New Zealand's premium and largest music festivals. Spread over 2 days in the beautiful city of Tauranga, One Love is Aotearoa's premier reggae music festival. I was the lead project manager for this event for 4 years. My role with the festival was essentially to oversee and manage every aspect of the event, from strategy and planning to operations and delivery. One Love Festival is one of New Zealand's premium and largest music festivals. Spread over 2 days in the beautiful city of Tauranga, One Love is Aotearoa's premier reggae music festival. I was the lead project manager for this event for 4 years. My role with the festival was essentially to oversee and manage every aspect of the event, from strategy and planning to operations and delivery.



Lion Order Music

• Project Manager - Event Coordinator - Festival Contractor

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2016

  Lion Order Music is an organisation I started in mid 2012 as a result of my ever growing work load in the different areas of the music industry. I worked with a team to ensure that projects were delivered successfully and all objectives meet.- Project Management- Event Management- Concert Promotion- Event Advertising & Marketing - Artist & Band Management- Label Services Consultancy- Tour Management - Booking Agent - Strategic Planning - Social Media Marketing- Artist Liaison- Festival Contractor



Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

• Health Procurement - Tender Evaluator - Contracts Administrator (Fixed Term Contract)

  • May 2014 - Dec 2014

  - Health Procurement- Tender Evaluation- Vendor Management- Contract Administration- Cultural Consultancy - Health Procurement- Tender Evaluation- Vendor Management- Contract Administration- Cultural Consultancy



GSB Supplycorp Ltd

• Account Manager

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2013

  My role was to assist, consult and recommend ways and means for my clients to make cost savings and reduce their supply expenditure through smarter procurement practices and group buying through GSB supply contracts. As an account manager it was my job to help my clients maximise savings. I would do this by being proactive in the identification of areas in their supply expenditure where I could drive savings. Some of the methods I use are conducting vendor analysis, identifying invoice consolidation opportunities and running quote comparison exercises to identify potential cost savings.- Account/Portfolio Management- Procurement Advisory- Design of sales campaigns- Strategic planning- Client spend & supplier analysis- Business development- Project management- Solution Selling- Marketing Stratergies- Objection handling- Repoting & Data management



Sensis - Yellow Pages (AUS)

• Sales Executive

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

  At Sensis Yellow Pages, My role was to sell advertising solutions, provided expert advice and give recommendations to my business clients as to how their business should be best represented through the Yellow Pages range of products, in both the printed medium and the suite of digital media to help achieve their business goals. To do this I would question and discuss their business needs and goals to accurately recommend the right solution to deliver to their needs and expectations.- Account/Portfolio Management- Pitching marketing proposals- Advertising sales & consulting- Selling both print & digital media- Understanding marketing concepts- Proving return on investment- Overcoming client objections - Administration & Computing- Prospecting new business- Cold calling, Re-sell, Up sell



Wainuiomata Community Centre Inc

• Governance Board Member

  • Dec 2008 - Jan 2010

  I was elected on to the Governance board of the Wainuiomata Community Centre by the community of Wainuiomata at the community center AGM in Dec 2008. I was instrumental in the hiring of a center manager to manage the day to day operations of the Centre and to fulfill the strategic plan that we as the governance board set out. During my time on the board, I initiated a rebranding exercise and the construction of a new website to revive and build a new image for the Centre. I was also heavily involved with review and drafting of a new constitution for the centre. I was re-elected on the board for a second term but regrettably had to resign as I moved to Australia.- Oversee the management of the center - Oversea and sign off expenditure & budgets- Writing annual business plan - Assistance in drafting a new constitution- Recruitment- Marketing & Advertising- Developing Community & Youth projects



Yellow New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Online Media
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sales Executive

  • Feb 2008 - Dec 2009

  I managed a portfolio of Yellow Pages customers to assist them with their advertising needs. I would work with clients to provide expert advice to business owners and/or representatives as to how their business would be best represented in Yellow's range of advertising mediums, both printed and digital media formats. I would work with my clients to develop creative advertising strategies and solutions that deliver to my clients specific business needs to help achieve their business goals and deliver growth to their busniess.- Account/Portfolio Management - Tracking to targets- Advertising sales & consulting - Selling both print & digital media- Negotiating advertising contracts - Proving value of the products- Handling of customer disputes - Providing stats & figures for ROI - Administration & Computing- Cold calling, Renewals, Up sell - Prospecting for new business