Area Manager for Titanic's estate of pubs. Overall responsibility for the profitability of the businesses and working with the individual pub managers to ensure that customer expectations are exceeded - thereby making Titanic Pubs the customer's preferred choice.

Licensed trade marketing specialists

Licensed trade marketing specialists

Company Plus One LLP - Licensed Trade Marketing SpecialistsLocation Solihull (national coverage)Approached directly by the business owner to develop this sector of business within Plus One.Provide a comprehensive marketing support service covering all sectors of the licensed trade including large pub companies, multiples and, in particular, individual businesses. This ranges from full investment re-launches to individual trade building support. Key elements of the role include:-On-site meetings with individual licensees and managers in order to fully understand their businessIdentifying opportunities to help drive top line sales and maximise their business potentialCreating a detailed marketing plan containing suggestions, recommendations and budget costs for the relevant marketing activitiesAn in depth knowledge of 'routes to market' including digital marketing, social media and on-line presence as well as traditional 'tried and tested' mechanicsCreation and implementation of all required marketing material including briefing in-house design studio, managing time scales and execution of the final productEvaluation Over the last 9 years I have worked with an average of 90 - 100 licensed businesses per year ranging from basic local pubs to gastro bars, restaurants, B&Bs and hotels. This often involves working closely with Pubco Area Managers in order to meet budget and time scale requirements. My role also involves presenting at Area Manager team meetings as well as attending licensee forums.Clients include Punch Taverns, Enterprise Inns, Greene King, Hook Norton and Bateman's.

by a previous MD to help turn around an underperforming region of circa 50 tenanted and leasehold licensed businesses. Role included:-Identifying the key underperformers and recruiting suitable new business partnersConverting short-term tenancies to longer term leasesIdentifying individual businesses suitable for Company investment and formulating proposalsProviding support to help maximise lessee and Company income

Punch TavernsLocation CountrywideCovering a number of different areas across the country responsible for up to 80 tenanted and leased pubs and restaurants at a time. Key tasks included:-To help business partners run their own successful pub business and help them to succeed at the same time maximising the company's income streamsManaging and directing a diverse range of market leading lease and tenancy agreements including multiple operatorsImplementation of major restructuring programme to comply with the M&MCRoll out of major investment initiativesContinually striving to develop and improve tenant / company relationshipsAwarded Vanguard Pubs & Restaurants 'National BRM of the Year 1998' for overall achievement and performance. I was also part of a number of focus and tenant stream groups to help develop and continually grow landlord / tenant relationships.Whilst with Vanguard Pubs & Restaurants I was also invited to become a mentor for an ex-offender starting his own business as part of the Princes' Trust. I successfully helped him to establish a 'Meals on Wheels' delivery service in and around the Birmingham area which is still thriving today.

Company Trust House Forte - Roadside Catering DivisionLocation MidlandsOpening up and running new build sites of Little Chefs and Travelodges. Key tasks included:-Recruiting and training of staffRunning of sites for first few weeks post opening before handing over to individual branch managers ensuring that they were operating to company standards and all key staff trained

Became the second youngest licensee in the country at the age of 19 having started as a glass collector at 17 and worked my way up through Assistant Manager to Manager of a small wine bar and then a large pub / restaurant employing circa 40 staff. This included all the day-to-day tasks involved in running a busy pub with an annual turnover or circa £1million.

Manager and Licensee for 2 large, privately owned public houses. I obtained my first license at the age of 19 which, at the time, made me the 2nd youngest licensee in the country.