Experience

RJS Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Not-for-profit arm of Staffordshire-based RJS Solicitors, providing grants and support to community groups through 3 rounds of funding per year. Supported by Jack Brereton MP (Stoke South), @Lee-Sara Davis, Elliott Hodge and Laura Lambert. Backed by the companies founders. More information can be found (with application forms) at our website (below). Please note that eligibility criteria, including geographical ones, apply. Not-for-profit arm of Staffordshire-based RJS Solicitors, providing grants and support to community groups through 3 rounds of funding per year. Supported by Jack Brereton MP (Stoke South), @Lee-Sara Davis, Elliott Hodge and Laura Lambert. Backed by the companies founders. More information can be found (with application forms) at our website (below). Please note that eligibility criteria, including geographical ones, apply.



Green & Hulme

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Goods

• Commercial Director

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Consulting arm of Green & Hulme Ltd - SIZENINESMARKETING; delivering branding development, comms plans, marketing strategy, social media direction, content, NPD, copywriting, business development and sales planning. Outsourced marketing management a specialty, bringing high level skills and experience on a retainer or project basis. The upshot? You get a heavyweight marketing team on hand without the overhead of a full in-house team. The design & development arm of Green & Hulme offers design consultations, prototyping and production of exclusive lighting and vessels for luxury interiors. Wiring beyond the requirements of British Standards and FULLY compliant with EU Lighting Directives. Documents of Conformity and Technical File generation services on request.


Stoke-on-Trent City Council
• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Conservative Councillor for Trentham & Hanford

  • May 2019 - Present


Staffordshire & Black Country Business Innovation Centre

• Director

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Board member of Staffordshire Business Innovation Centre. Business support organisation obsessed with innovation in goods, processes and services Board member of Staffordshire Business Innovation Centre. Business support organisation obsessed with innovation in goods, processes and services



Green & Hulme Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate

• Director

  • 2014 - Present

  Commercial Director for Green & Hulme; a product design, marketing and development company specialising in English made interior and exterior lighting. www.greenandhulme.co.uk Marketing and business/product development strategy and implementation. Commercial Director for Green & Hulme; a product design, marketing and development company specialising in English made interior and exterior lighting. www.greenandhulme.co.uk Marketing and business/product development strategy and implementation.



Aegean Consultants

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Director and co-founder (resigned)

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

  Political intelligence, impact and influence. Political intelligence, impact and influence.



Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

• United Kingdom
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Marketer; Director and Trustee of SWT

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2018

  Non-exec Board member and trustee of SWT with a commercial leaning to contribute to the ongoing growth and development of the Trust and its trading activities. The Trust promotes the conservation of the habitat and environment in Staffordshire to protect and preserve it for future generations. Resigned in Aug 2018. Non-exec Board member and trustee of SWT with a commercial leaning to contribute to the ongoing growth and development of the Trust and its trading activities. The Trust promotes the conservation of the habitat and environment in Staffordshire to protect and preserve it for future generations. Resigned in Aug 2018.



Envisage - Exhibition Stand Design and Build, UK

• Head of Marketing Services

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2016

  Exhibition Design Services Offering an architectural and graphical solution that attracts, informs and motivates customers, the Enviz works closely with marketing teams and across functions to ensure that clients meet sales/awareness objectives. With an award-winning team of ten design and marketing professionals Enviz boasts specialisms in: 3-D & 2-D graphics CAD technology for the ultimate in print, screen and interactive solutions Digital media design – showreels, touchscreen and iPad presentations, augmented reality and virtual mannequins Social media coaching for clients Exhibition masterclasses Available for public speaking and professional events.



GrowthAccelerator

• Management Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Growth Manager - Staffs/Birmingham - Growth Accelerator (now the Business Growth Service)

  • May 2012 - Jul 2014

  Role was to ensure that businesses benefited from GrowthAccelerator. Specific activities included: • Understanding the growth needs of a company • Agreeing their participation • Diagnosing and developing a plan that would overcome key growth barriers Role was to ensure that businesses benefited from GrowthAccelerator. Specific activities included: • Understanding the growth needs of a company • Agreeing their participation • Diagnosing and developing a plan that would overcome key growth barriers



KLARITY

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • May 2005 - Dec 2011

  Strategic marketing, marketing planning, audit & diagnosis, troubleshooting, PR, mentoring, out-sourced marketing management, media planning, vision setting. Sectors: Construction, education, manufacturing, creative industries, chemicals. Client portfolio available on request. Strategic marketing, marketing planning, audit & diagnosis, troubleshooting, PR, mentoring, out-sourced marketing management, media planning, vision setting. Sectors: Construction, education, manufacturing, creative industries, chemicals. Client portfolio available on request.



Business Brokerage - Staffordshire

• Area Manager

  • 2009 - 2011

  Managing a team of advisers in Staffordshire and working with public and private sector organisations to develop business support plans, as well as delivering high quality business advice, guidance and consultancy to clients in the Staffordshire area. Managing a team of advisers in Staffordshire and working with public and private sector organisations to develop business support plans, as well as delivering high quality business advice, guidance and consultancy to clients in the Staffordshire area.



Alumasc Interiors

• Construction

• Head of Marketing

  • 2003 - 2005

  Media planning, above, below and through-the-line activity. Full marketing mix and strategic responsibility. Extensive work with key publishers and editors, event sponsorship (Stirling Prize, RIBA conferences), NPI, business development (NHS, P21). Media planning, above, below and through-the-line activity. Full marketing mix and strategic responsibility. Extensive work with key publishers and editors, event sponsorship (Stirling Prize, RIBA conferences), NPI, business development (NHS, P21).



Dunlop

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Marketing

  • 2000 - 2003

  Recruited and headed up a small department and recruited a small team of great, hand-picked and trusted people. Led product development, PR, research, market development and relationship management. Recruited and headed up a small department and recruited a small team of great, hand-picked and trusted people. Led product development, PR, research, market development and relationship management.



Staffordshire Tableware

• United Kingdom
• Machinery Manufacturing

• Product Manager

  • 1996 - 2000

  Market research, gap analysis, trend forecasting and product development from concept through to launch and eventual deletion - management of product life cycle. Multiple retail, wholesalers and licensing. Market research, gap analysis, trend forecasting and product development from concept through to launch and eventual deletion - management of product life cycle. Multiple retail, wholesalers and licensing.



Royal Doulton (UK)

• Assistant Product Manager

  • 1993 - 1996

  Product range gap analysis, pricing analysis, overseas market briefings and liaison. Product range gap analysis, pricing analysis, overseas market briefings and liaison.