Experience

Coconut Creatives

• Saudi Arabia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  If you’re looking for an award-winning and trusted marketing company for help with your franchise recruitment marketing, then look no further! Coconut Creatives is the franchise industry’s leading provider of marketing services for franchise recruitment. We have a wide range of marketing, media, events and PR services and our Franchise Recruitment Marketing Workshop strategies have been adopted by over 150 brands to date. We discovered that there was little support in marketing for franchisors. So we give them a recruitment marketing strategy that fits with their objectives, skillset and budget. Our clients range across industry, sector, size and budget and over the last decade we have assisted many national and international brands. Our specialist understanding of the UK market has helped us develop smarter marketing strategies for the local market, enabling clients to more effectively generate new leads while capitalising on their existing databases! Coconut’s specialist team can provide: • Strategic direction • Marketing communications planning • Prospectus and collateral development • Website design, content and SEO • Graphic design and brand development • Copywriting • PR and media relations • CRM process and system solutions for franchisors We now offer our coaching and training services to franchisees too, developing their local marketing techniques. Through our Market Your Franchise programme, we help to bridge the gap between knowledge and application and support franchisees to take their businesses to the next level. Review our free resources section on our website or come meet the team at a Coconut Creatives workshop & learn our techniques first hand – visit www.coconutcreatives.co.uk or give us a call on 01725 511 673 to find out more.



Garton Business Services

• United Kingdom

• Chief Operating Officer

  • May 2014 - Oct 2015

  Establishing new business opportunities across various sectors including aerospace, property, commodities, textiles & food / beverage wholesale. Establishing new business opportunities across various sectors including aerospace, property, commodities, textiles & food / beverage wholesale.



Platinum Portfolio Builder

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investment Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

  Platinum Portfolio Builder (PPB) builds and manages property portfolios for people who want to invest in property, but who don’t have the time, knowledge or inclination to do it themselves. Platinum Portfolio Builder (PPB) builds and manages property portfolios for people who want to invest in property, but who don’t have the time, knowledge or inclination to do it themselves.



Mac Tools

• United States
• Automotive
• 300 - 400 Employee

• National Franchise Recruitment Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Feb 2013

  Building a new business model, culture and helping turning a business around has been an amazing experience. Now building strong foundations for future development. Building a new business model, culture and helping turning a business around has been an amazing experience. Now building strong foundations for future development.



Gloria Jeans Coffees UK

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2005 - Jul 2009

  Master Franchisor. An invaluable experience of building and managing a fabulous franchise brand. Sometimes when things don't work out you learn so much more. Master Franchisor. An invaluable experience of building and managing a fabulous franchise brand. Sometimes when things don't work out you learn so much more.



NatWest

• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Business Manager

  • Jun 1985 - Oct 2005

  20 exciting years across HR, Performance Management, Dir Support, Branch Management and Senior Business Manager. 20 exciting years across HR, Performance Management, Dir Support, Branch Management and Senior Business Manager.