Growth, Ambition, Strategy, Innovation. Every day I am thankful that these 4 words are key to my job. My day to day work is diverse and invigorating.If I had put on a tie and give my role key words: Business Strategy, Marketing, Negotiation, Market Research, Business Planning, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Market Analysis, Sales Management, Project Management, Leadership. However, those are just words that appear on everyone’s CV. This role is more than that. It’s the people. It’s the excitement of taking something and running with it. It’s meeting clients. It’s signing deals. It’s seeing something grow. It’s great client relationships because they love what we do. It’s lying in bed at night knowing you get to do it all again tomorrow. My day to day tasks includes: Developing and implement strategies. Planning marketing and sales activities. Leading company wide branding. Leading the sales function and prospect new sales. Leading the marketing function and planning. Maintaining and developing commercial relationships. Market pace and competitor behaviour analysis. New opportunity detection. Evaluate suitability. Delivering the vision. In a nutshell - Leading the continuous improvement of the commercial aspects of BDD. So why do I love working at BDD? Quite simply because BDD’s offering is stellar. BDD are innovative and nimble. BDD have an IP that is unrivalled in the field. OralogiK™ is an extremely exciting product to sell: It transforms the lives of patients with new, more effective and easier treatments. Everyone loves selling something they truly believe in. BDD’s clinical offering is also best in class with world leading scintigraphic expertise and rapid adaptive clinical trials, our clients love what we offer and that makes any client facing commercial job incredibly rewarding.

In my current role, I get to do what I previously did and then some! My day to day work consists of branding both the company itself and all aspects of our work. I am in charge of producing our marketing material, logos, graphics, the "face"​ of the company if you will. Building a web presence, designing all of our artwork and social media presence. I love creating, particularly creating maintaining and growing a brand. In addition to in-house work, a large part of my job is seeking new business and business opportunities. This includes finding and organising company conferences from the ground up, lots of reading and researching, basically keeping my finger on the pulse. Reaching out to meet new people is always great fun and very satisfying, Meeting clients, prospective clients and developing future business really gives an enormous sense of satisfaction. I love meeting people and working with people as hungry as I am, that's when great things happen. And it's fantastic to go home from work with a big smile on your face! Surrounded by a great team and great products and services makes my job all the more enjoyable.

I am a Non Executive Director and Chair of Communications Subgroup at Carers Link.Carers Link was established in 2004 as a registered charity (Registered charity number SC034447) to support unpaid carers in East Dunbartonshire. If you look after a family member or friend who cannot manage without your support, you are a carer. You may be “doing what anyone would do”, but there is support and information available that can help you .Here at Carers Link we work with carers who live in East Dunbartonshire, or care for someone in the area. The person you care for might be living with a disability, an illness, a mental health problem or have issues around substance misuse or addiction. We know that each carer’s situation is unique and will talk things through with you – and listen to you – to ensure that we tailor support to what you need.You may simply be looking for some information, or you may go on to access advocacy, one-to-one support or our sessions and groups for carers. However large or small your query, we’re here to help.

I had the pleasure of developing my skills in areas I was strongest in my new role in the company. I was assisting in all areas of Marketing and branding including, public relations, press and publicity, social media management, website management, mailshots and newsletters, graphic design, event planning & management, Advertising, brand management and awareness. costing and production of promotional materials.