Sarah-Jane Stone
Head of Business Growth & Operations - Costa Brava at Emerald Stay- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Full professional proficiency
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LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure to work with Sarah-Jane for 4.5 years when she was leading the recruitment and admissions activities of our Global Executive MBA program, representing our Partner school ESADE, in Spain. I could not have asked for a more professional, creative, smart and driven colleague. SJ cares about building authentic working relationships by getting to know all of her constituents. IOur constituents were the prospects, students, faculty and administrators. She was forthright in providing and receiving feedback and she always did it in a respectful and productive manner. She is cross-culturally savvy which enables her to be effective and engage in meaningful dialogues and produce results regardless of the countries she visits. Her creativity enables her to devise marketing strategies that would be tailored to the many audiences ESADE and Georgetown targeted. In many meetings she would bring up nuanced facts as to why such marketing tactics would or would not work in different parts of the world. If I could start an organization and needed someone to be in charge of international development and marketing she would be the first person I would call. I would be glad to discuss Sarah-Jane contributions to anyone seriously interested in hiring her.
Conor Neill
Sarah-Jane has a great attitude and quickly solves any problems as they come up.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure to work with Sarah-Jane for 4.5 years when she was leading the recruitment and admissions activities of our Global Executive MBA program, representing our Partner school ESADE, in Spain. I could not have asked for a more professional, creative, smart and driven colleague. SJ cares about building authentic working relationships by getting to know all of her constituents. IOur constituents were the prospects, students, faculty and administrators. She was forthright in providing and receiving feedback and she always did it in a respectful and productive manner. She is cross-culturally savvy which enables her to be effective and engage in meaningful dialogues and produce results regardless of the countries she visits. Her creativity enables her to devise marketing strategies that would be tailored to the many audiences ESADE and Georgetown targeted. In many meetings she would bring up nuanced facts as to why such marketing tactics would or would not work in different parts of the world. If I could start an organization and needed someone to be in charge of international development and marketing she would be the first person I would call. I would be glad to discuss Sarah-Jane contributions to anyone seriously interested in hiring her.
Conor Neill
Sarah-Jane has a great attitude and quickly solves any problems as they come up.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure to work with Sarah-Jane for 4.5 years when she was leading the recruitment and admissions activities of our Global Executive MBA program, representing our Partner school ESADE, in Spain. I could not have asked for a more professional, creative, smart and driven colleague. SJ cares about building authentic working relationships by getting to know all of her constituents. IOur constituents were the prospects, students, faculty and administrators. She was forthright in providing and receiving feedback and she always did it in a respectful and productive manner. She is cross-culturally savvy which enables her to be effective and engage in meaningful dialogues and produce results regardless of the countries she visits. Her creativity enables her to devise marketing strategies that would be tailored to the many audiences ESADE and Georgetown targeted. In many meetings she would bring up nuanced facts as to why such marketing tactics would or would not work in different parts of the world. If I could start an organization and needed someone to be in charge of international development and marketing she would be the first person I would call. I would be glad to discuss Sarah-Jane contributions to anyone seriously interested in hiring her.
Conor Neill
Sarah-Jane has a great attitude and quickly solves any problems as they come up.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure to work with Sarah-Jane for 4.5 years when she was leading the recruitment and admissions activities of our Global Executive MBA program, representing our Partner school ESADE, in Spain. I could not have asked for a more professional, creative, smart and driven colleague. SJ cares about building authentic working relationships by getting to know all of her constituents. IOur constituents were the prospects, students, faculty and administrators. She was forthright in providing and receiving feedback and she always did it in a respectful and productive manner. She is cross-culturally savvy which enables her to be effective and engage in meaningful dialogues and produce results regardless of the countries she visits. Her creativity enables her to devise marketing strategies that would be tailored to the many audiences ESADE and Georgetown targeted. In many meetings she would bring up nuanced facts as to why such marketing tactics would or would not work in different parts of the world. If I could start an organization and needed someone to be in charge of international development and marketing she would be the first person I would call. I would be glad to discuss Sarah-Jane contributions to anyone seriously interested in hiring her.
Conor Neill
Sarah-Jane has a great attitude and quickly solves any problems as they come up.
Experience
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Emerald Stay® (A certified B Corp)
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Switzerland
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Business Growth & Operations - Costa Brava
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Jun 2022 - Present
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THE LIFESTYLE INSTITUTE by AlbertaLaGrup
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Spain
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lecturer, Advisor and Lead Member of the Admissions Committee @The Lifestyle Institute
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Jun 2020 - Present
Sharing knowledge to create a new generation of world-class Lifestyle Professionals. The Lifestyle Institute´s post-graduate is a one-of-its-kind world-class program that trains the elite of Personal Assistants on all the skills, competences, abilities and expertise needed to deal with highly demanding clients around the world. Sharing knowledge to create a new generation of world-class Lifestyle Professionals. The Lifestyle Institute´s post-graduate is a one-of-its-kind world-class program that trains the elite of Personal Assistants on all the skills, competences, abilities and expertise needed to deal with highly demanding clients around the world.
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Executive Director
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Nov 2021 - Jun 2022
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Luxembourg School of Business
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Luxembourg
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Director - Global Executive MBA
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Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
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Axiom Groupe
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United Kingdom
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Corporate Projects - EMEA
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Nov 2018 - Jan 2021
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Esade
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Spain
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Director Global EMBA & CIM - Georgetown University / ESADE Business School
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Jul 2012 - May 2017
Lead in representing ESADE´s premium brand on a global level, run in partnership with Georgetown University, Washington D.C, ranked in the leading 25 top educational programs in the world by the Financial Times and The Economist. • Strategic relationship & partnership management • Business development, corporate relations, executive candidate consulting/selection with particular focus on LATAM, EMEA and APAC regions • Planning and implementation of global sales and marketing strategy in line with budget • Collaborated with ESADE´s global development team to streamline strategy growth across business units • Worked in close collaboration with leading competing programs in Europe to develop high profile recruiting drive and events • Extensive travel to consolidate key markets and open new ones • Achieving annual sales in excess of budget Show less
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Project Management
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Europe
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Head Hunter and Project Manager
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May 2011 - Jun 2012
Pan-European senior level head hunting assignments for blue chip corporates in the construction, engineering and services industries. Project Management for business intelligence conferences. Pan-European senior level head hunting assignments for blue chip corporates in the construction, engineering and services industries. Project Management for business intelligence conferences.
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Gild International
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Spain
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Corporate & Club House Director
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Jan 2008 - May 2011
Key position in the start-up of the new business club with a 500 sqm clubhouse facility. Fully involved in all areas to ensure smooth launching, targeted development and growth despite an extremely limited start-up budget. • Day to day management, advising and working closely with the owners on strategic direction and brand positioning of Gild • Fully responsible for negotiating and developing key partnerships with multinational and national corporate members, adding credibility and giving financial support to Gild • Developed and maintained close working collaborations with local government bodies, associations, clubs and chambers of commerce • Co-ordination and responsibility for the smooth running and development of the Club House, with particular emphasis on offering quality of service to our customers • Recruiting, training and joint management of a team of eight staff • Identifying and negotiating with third party suppliers, obtaining many brand awareness contracts • Planning, organising and co-ordinating of the agenda of events and sponsorship for Gild and members Show less
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Projects & Events Director
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Jul 2006 - Sep 2007
Start-up events and antique business. Active involvement in the overall running, promotion and development of the businesses by providing input on strategic direction, managing budgets, company communication, negotiating and coordinating key projects. • Point of contact for clients and third parties to ensure co-ordination and delivery of projects • Identified new revenue sources for expansion and diversification • Managed and coordinated events (press releases, cocktails, product launches, conferences) for multinational companies • Involved in the negotiation process with a new partner for a Showroom in Los Angeles Show less
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British Chamber of Commerce in Spain
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Spain
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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National Director
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May 2002 - Jul 2006
Overall responsibility for the strategic direction, public relations, event agenda planning, marketing, management and financial viability of the Chamber, which was in near bankruptcy on arriving. Managed and motivated a team of 2 staff, reporting into a Governing Council of 18 members, all DG´s of large multinationals. The remit was to accelerate growth and influence of the Chamber whilst ensuring value for members. • Worked alongside and influenced an elected Governing Council of 18 people in defining and planning the future of the Chamber • Guided, motivated and coordinated regional and sub-committees to ensure delivery on their agreed projects. Re-opened a presence in Madrid with a local sub-committee and regional president • Built strong relationships with local and British government entities, organisations and other chambers to increase our external visibility, raise our profile and credibility • Developed and maintained effective relationships with existing and potential members to retain and build a strong, broad membership base across Spain. Achieved a 40% increase in membership to 300 members • Close working relationship with the treasurer to ensure that internal financial systems were in place to define, track and achieve annual budget. Monthly reporting and tight management of cash-flow • Worked closely with the Chamber lawyers in re-defining the statutes of the Chamber • Negotiated, managed and coordinated contacts with third parties • Reviewed and implemented new internal operating procedures to increase standards and maintain quality of outputs • Developed, managed and executed over 35 events per year from business luncheons, seminars and golf tournaments by providing added value to the members through varied and interesting events • Lead in bringing together and creating a European Chambers of Commerce club to add networking value to all international businesses in Barcelona Show less
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Senior Project Leader
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Sep 2001 - Apr 2002
• Business development, co-ordination and management of large scale recruitment projects for multinational shared service centres based in Barcelona • Advising clients, sourcing of candidates and interviewing • Resolved cross-cultural conflict situations with leading clients of the firm • Business development, co-ordination and management of large scale recruitment projects for multinational shared service centres based in Barcelona • Advising clients, sourcing of candidates and interviewing • Resolved cross-cultural conflict situations with leading clients of the firm
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Asia
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Jul 2000 - Jul 2001
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Michael Page
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Jan 1996 - Jun 2000
• Assisted in the set-up and development of a new division specialised in international cross border recruitment • Supervision and training of three consultants and internal liaison between France and HQ in UK • Business development, negotiation, account management and consultation for pan-European corporations. • Project management of assignments, candidate consulting • Awarded as highest sales consultant on numerous occasions • Assisted in the set-up and development of a new division specialised in international cross border recruitment • Supervision and training of three consultants and internal liaison between France and HQ in UK • Business development, negotiation, account management and consultation for pan-European corporations. • Project management of assignments, candidate consulting • Awarded as highest sales consultant on numerous occasions
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Bond Broker
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Oct 1994 - Dec 1995
• Managed and developed a portfolio of leading key banks in French market • Broking of French and Spanish Government bonds • Managed and developed a portfolio of leading key banks in French market • Broking of French and Spanish Government bonds
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Education
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Bromley College of Technology
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Georgetown University