Experience

The Knights Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  Raising much needed funds for families that have children with disabilities. Raising much needed funds for families that have children with disabilities.


Woking Football Club
• United Kingdom
• Sports Teams and Clubs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Commercial Manager

  • May 2014 - May 2016


Aldershot Town Football Club

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Manager

  • 2008 - Jun 2014

  Corporate Manager Drives commercial activities in support of the football team’s operations. Markets, sells, organises, and leads Match Day hospitality, events and new revenue streams. Leverages a personal business and football network to identify and develop new business opportunities and service existing accounts. Drives organic growth while containing costs and increasing profit annually. Sells internal football ground and program sponsorships, as well as VIP hospitality packages. Markets, coordinates and manages events, including networking events. Successfully controls the sales budget. Oversees the activities of a 4-member staff consisting of a Sales Manager, Events Manager, Hospitality Manager and a Personal Assistant. • Grew sales from £56k to £800kin 4 years through the creation of new commercial revenue streams for the club brand in the community. • Closed a £105k, 5-year deal for ground and shirt sponsorship with Ebb Elliott Baxter Paper, as well as a £100k annual VIP lounge with food and Director’s box seats sale. • Built a £10k national brand relationship for the facility’s north stand with Domino’s Pizza. • Enhanced profitability from existing sponsors by slashing costs from 30% to 18%. • Created strong memberships for VIP lounges. • Received accolades for the best advertised ground by Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United. • Catapulted turnover from 1.6m to 3.2m in 3 years • Delivered £300k profit from a single match with Manchester United Show less


Havant and Waterlooville FC
• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Commercial Manager

  • 2007 - 2008


Eastleigh Football Club

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Sales Manager

  • Jan 2003 - 2006

  I worked at Eastleigh FC for 3 yrs bringing in new business through networking of approx. 250k I worked at Eastleigh FC for 3 yrs bringing in new business through networking of approx. 250k