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Executive Assistant to Paul and Emma Ainsworth

A Management position responsible for guiding and implementating the company's Marketing and Sales strategies, day to day management of the company's sales team, and oversight of the customer service journey.

Business owner - furniture refinishing and sales business. Established a hobby-based business that developed into a popular local business. Supplied a range of clients, including interior designers, homeowners and other small business owners (boutique hotels / b&B's / holiday homes), with high quality, bespoke vintage furniture, and a refinishing design service. Responsible for the marketing, sales and financial management of the business.

A highly specialised training company that pioneered specialist training packages for extreme high risk environments. Customers included international television news companies, print news companies, news agencies, high profile charities and aid workers, NGO's, and civilian contractors to the Ministry of Defence. Role involved Sales, Marketing, and Business Development. Role also involved day to day management of overseas security teams working in high risk environments for our media clients (Iraq, Afghanistan) and UK-based training teams.

A 16 year career at international news organisation, ITN that encompassed a variety of roles including Executive PA to the Editor-in-Chief / MD (responsible for all of ITN's international newsgathering operations to provide news programmes for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5); Researcher Special Events for news-based, high profile, live set piece programmes including Royal, political and commemorative events; the first staff Researcher assigned to the newly formed documentary arm of ITN; Associate Producer of Factual Programmes, with a remit to research, write and produce factual documentary programmes and series for national and international broadcasters.