Experience

Carousel Boxing

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Manchester, England, United Kingdom Building a community for boxing coaches and personal trainers to connect and help each other out. Carousel community members will have access to an intelligent audio exercise coaching platform to help motivate clients. Members will be able to access small group boxing training sessions to improve their skills



Buried Giant Agency

• Founder

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Supporting great people. Challenging social injustice. Doing good stuff.


University of Manchester Students' Union
• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Commercial Director

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2019


MANCHESTER ACADEMY VENUES LIMITED

• Commercial Director

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2019

  Manchester, United Kingdom


NUS Extra Direction and Oversight Board
• Trustee

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019


Oh you pretty things

• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Director

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2017

  United Kingdom Oh you pretty things is a collection of stunning independent champagne & cocktail bars. Our first bar in the Trafford Centre, Manchester, launched successfully in July 2011.



Circle Club (Manchester)

• Company Secretary

  • Feb 2008 - Jun 2011

  Manchester, England, United Kingdom Responsible for the re-positioning of a late night bar and nightclub as celebrity private members club



Nuyuu Fitness

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Director

  • May 2009 - Mar 2011

  Responsible for transition of mid market gyms to budget gym model. Duties include operational development of online joining systems, low cost staffing & low cost member acquisition model for initial 5 clubs and growth through club acquisition



Amaechi Basketball Foundation

• Board Member

  • Oct 2005 - Feb 2008

  Trustee of a charity set up to provide sporting and development opportunities for young people in urban areas. Responsibilities included strategic planning, public and private fundraising and site acquisition.



Esporta PLC

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers

• General Manager

  • Feb 2004 - Sep 2005

  Operation of large single site with turnover of £4Mill and 100 team members. Member of the Chief Executive Consultative Committee during trade sale in 2005



LA Fitness

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Divisional Director (Operations)

  • Sep 2003 - Jan 2004

  Full operational control & accountability of 21 wet clubs with 600 team members, responsible for feasibility study & launch of new clubs. Sales specialist during sale to Mid Ocean

• Regional Manager

  • Sep 2002 - Aug 2003



Fitness First

• United Kingdom
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Regional Sales Manager

  • May 2001 - Aug 2002

  Fitness First PLC, sales & marketing responsibility for 17 dry clubs in the North West