Hello! I'm Amy. I love (including but not limited to) facts, stats, cats, David Beckham, tennis, words, mountains, languages, travel, and walking really far. My pet peeves are (including but not limited to) small sinks, littering, and unnecessary paper leaflets. I learn about people, places and things. I started Start Ops after bumping into an old colleague who had started his own business. I asked him how he knew how to do things like accounting, finance, payroll, HR, recruitment and running his own business. He said he didn't. Hmm, I thought, I do. Start Ops was born on a hot day on random street in Brighton after a sea-front run. Start Ops builds and manages operations departments for startups, scale ups and small businesses. Lots of founders spend their time sorting payroll, accounting, recruitment, HR and employment issues when their time is more valuable elsewhere. Lots of startups also don't need someone full time in house to manage this - so we're the bridge between when you, the founder, are doing all this yourself and no longer have the time, to when you need a full time hire. Start Ops helps founders reprioritise their time to concentrate on where they have the most impact - whether that's at work or at home.Operations is the department that touches your team at every point. Making their experience at your company the best it can be is essential to unlocking your team's potential and ensuring you succeed BETTER. I have partnered with accountants, employment lawyers, HR consultants, insurance brokers, PR specialists, and pension providers to provide a whole operations department for your startup. If this sounds like something that would help you, please check out my website here: https://www.start-ops.uk/ or email me here: amy@start-ops.uk - let me help you refocus your time.What will you do with all your new-found time?
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Director Of OperationsSpika TechLondon, Gb
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FounderStart Ops Jun 2023 - PresentLondon, GbProviding an outsourced, fractional operations service for start ups, releasing time for founders to concentrate on growing. -
Studio DirectorKuato Studios Jan 2021 - Feb 2023Responsible for all company operations including finance/accounting, insurance, payroll, legal, HR and employment law, recruitment and retention, staff welfare/mental health, benefits, learning and development. And anything else to make the company run.
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Studio ManagerKuato Studios Jan 2015 - Jan 2021Responsible for all company operations, including finance, funding, legal, HR, recruitment, learning and development.
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Studio CoordinatorKuato Studios Mar 2012 - 2015
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ProofreaderAw Proofreading Jun 2008 - Jan 2021Academic proofreading service to international students at universities throughout the UK and to Queen Mary, University of London’s English Language and Learning Unit. Service includes: checking consistency and correction of spelling, punctuation, grammar and references, suggesting improvements for formatting, sentence structure, phrasing, clarity and continuity, explaining corrections and giving tips on writing style. Subjects include film, linguistics, business, law, biochemistry and history.
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Executive AssistantShine Australia Aug 2011 - Sep 2011Mcmahons Point, Nsw, AuShine Australia, Sydney Extensive and complicated diary management, coordination of meetings with networks, producers and other directors, international and domestic first class travel booking, credit card reconciliation.; 2011 -
Executive AssistantComcare Feb 2011 - Jul 2011Canberra, Act, AuComcare, Australian Federal Government, Melbourne (department handling injured federal workers' compensation claims): the Project Service Excellence team was tasked with the implementation of major changes in the way the department receives incoming calls and manages case files. Awarded 'Certificate of Appreciation' from the General ManagerExtensive air travel, hotel and taxi booking for whole teamOrganisation and co-facilitation of a series of team building workshops in both Canberra and MelbourneWriting weekly and monthly article for the team's intranet pageProofreading of internal and external documents and intranet articlesExtensive diary management and room booking across both sites for the Director Attended weekly meetings in CanberraMinute taking for board meetingsInvoice processingCredit card reconciliation for team (up to $10,000 each)Organisation of team events across both sitesCreation and implementation of a 'living the line' wall in both Melbourne and Canberra (a concept stemming from the team building workshops)Extensive use of PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and TRIM -
Receptionist/Pa/Office AdministratorEsab Holdings Oct 2009 - Oct 2010With secondments to EA to Head of Legal and Company Secretary, EA to Global Marketing Director and EA to Global Human Resources Director. Duties included: complex diary management across global time zones, extensive travel arrangement, including business class air travel, hotel bookings, visa applications, screening calls and emails to maximise director's time and efficiency, minute taking at international videoconference meetings, greeting clients and being the first point of contact for callers, arrangement of couriers, archiving, kitchen equipment and stock, stationery, assistance with logistics of office move, proofreading of confidential presentations and documents (fixed term contract); 2009 Dwyer Asset Management, London (prestigious property management business): front of house duties, booking couriers, ordering catering and stationery, receiving/sending/franking post, liaising with cleaners, un/locking and de/activation of alarms for two boardrooms and CEO's office, call screening on an extremely busy switchboard, room bookings (temporary assignment)
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SecretaryQueen Mary, University Of London Jun 2008 - Sep 2008London, Greater London, GbLanguage and Learning Unit, London: Secretary for the Pre-sessional English Programme: including minute taking, invoices and database management, filing, preparation of files for meetings, enrolment of students and creation of students cards, formulating letters for visas and banks -
Crew Recruitment AssistantCamper & Nicholsons International Jul 2007 - Sep 2007Super-yacht charter brokers. Market research, database management, liaising with captains and crew, coordination and facilitation of interviews
Amy Walkers Education Details
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Queen Mary University Of LondonFrench And Linguistics -
Cardiff University / Prifysgol CaerdyddForensic Linguistics
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Queen Mary University Of LondonFrench And Linguistics
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Spalding High School
Frequently Asked Questions about Amy Walkers
What company does Amy Walkers work for?
Amy Walkers works for Spika Tech
What is Amy Walkers's role at the current company?
Amy Walkers's current role is Director of Operations.
What schools did Amy Walkers attend?
Amy Walkers attended Queen Mary University Of London, Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, Queen Mary University Of London, Spalding High School.
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