Experience

Alliance of Independent Agencies

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Talent

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Styling Life

• Bath, England, United Kingdom

• Life Coach and Personal Stylist

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Life coach for women. Personal stylist. Image and colour consultant. Life coach for women. Personal stylist. Image and colour consultant.



SMB Coaching and Consulting Limited

• Owner

  • Jun 2008 - Mar 2020

  Over 25 years working in and with agencies. Passionate about agencies and about people. Qualified Executive Coach. I create tailored training solutions for agencies and I’m available for consultancy roles in all areas of people development. Over 25 years working in and with agencies. Passionate about agencies and about people. Qualified Executive Coach. I create tailored training solutions for agencies and I’m available for consultancy roles in all areas of people development.



Marketing Agencies Association (MAA)

• Head of Talent and Agency Development

  • Jun 2009 - Oct 2018

  I joined the MAA in 2009 as Head of Professional Development before becoming Head of Agency and Talent Development in April 2013. I am responsible for working with the 80-plus agencies in the MAA’s membership to help them maximise the full range of services available, as well as provide access to talent initiatives offered by the trade body. I continue to oversee the MAA’s training programs, including the Diploma in Integrated Marketing and the Future Leaders Academy, which I was responsible for introducing last year. Show less

• Director of Talent

  • May 2014 - Oct 2017



Creative Skillset

• Associate

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2013

  Having being involved in the development of the Higher Level Apprenticeship in Advertising and Marketing Communications I helped communicate it to agencies as an exciting new route to access talented young people. Having being involved in the development of the Higher Level Apprenticeship in Advertising and Marketing Communications I helped communicate it to agencies as an exciting new route to access talented young people.



Arc Worldwide

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Client Services Director

  • Aug 1990 - Dec 2003