Responsible for a multi-million pound portfolio of events across five brands - Drapers, Architects' Journal, The Architectural Review, Materials Recycling World and What Mortgage. A diverse blend of content-led events and awards programmes.Focused on driving commercial growth and audience engagement through strategic innovation and content excellence.

Directing the strategy, content/production and P&L of all conferences and associated awards programmes across the fashion, architecture and building services brands at emap. Focused on driving commercial growth and developing content production. This includes:- shaping the strategy of the portfolio, directing successful existing, new, re-launched, online and in-person events- driving all content via a team of fantastic producers- streamlining processes to underpin efficient delivery- establishing robust financial models that deliver a sustainable platform for growth.My core priority is to protect the profits of the portfolio, aligning our events strategically and tactically to ensure the best possible results.

I'm responsible for the conferences business across the FABS Group of emap, spanning fashion, architecture and building services. My key responsibilities are managing the conferences team and P&L; driving all event content and protecting profits across the three conference portfolios in the Group.

As a Non-Exec Director at EventWell, I provide an independent view on the running of the business, governance, and guidance to supplement the day-to-day activities of the business.- Ensuring EventWell complies with all related governance- Supporting the execution of all activities and events- Supporting the CEO with strategic planning- Mentoring our teams of volunteers where appropriate #Empathy #Culture #Selfcare

As a member of the SMT I reported into the CEO and was responsible for the sales, event content, logistics and marketing at the PPA and PPA Scotland, delivering commercial event revenues by driving and cultivating valuable industry partnerships, and ensuring seamless curation and delivery of the events portfolio. I created and lead our online events strategy, overseeing the pivot from in-person events and delivering a variety of conferences, webinars, podcasts & awards ceremonies successfully online.- Sole accountability for events portfolio P&L in London and satellite office in Scotland- Responsible for driving event sponsorship & delegate revenues, and management of an external sales team- Leading the event logistics and content production strategy, & management of the events team- Developing new revenue streams and identifying opportunities to deepen engagement with our core audience and drive new commercial partnerships- Won Bronze in the 2021 Association Excellence Awards for Best Virtual Event

On the senior leadership team, responsible for the content and operations of Burlington Media Group’s portfolio of legal events, creating cost-efficient and profitable events products & services, and driving commercial growth.13 events p/a - conferences, networking events and briefingsLine managing an engaged team of producers and operations managersOwnership of events business unit P&LCreating and driving the commercial strategy for our events portfolio, developing commercial opportunities and setting pricing in line with growth targets.Wellness Ambassador and mental health first-aider

Responsible for the content and project management of the Estate Gazette (EG) events programme in the property/built environment sector, across the UK, Europe and the Middle East:45 events p/a - conferences, investor tours, awards and large scale events including MIPIM and EXPO REALCultivating relationships with key commercial partners across the commercial real estate, investment and law sectors.Working with the Department of International Trade and Homes England on high profile global investor tours.Project leadership

I was responsible for the PPA Business event portfolio.30 events p/a - conferences, awards, roundtables and briefingsStrategy creation and implementationResponsible for annual plans and Board reportingIdentifying and creating commercially viable content, including new event formats, concepts and topicsMarket research and speaker acquisitionManagement of a portfolio of external producersProject managementOversight and direction of all portfolio marketing campaigns

Responsible for the content and logistics of our event portfolio.Responsibilities included:Ensuring our event content was in line with market requirements and our brand identityBudget ownership Speaker acquisitionManaging the Events ExecutiveResearching and creating event conceptsMarketing copySponsorship salesProject management

Responsible for executing the organisation's entire events portfolio and writing all associated sponsored content for print.Responsibilities included:Identifying gaps in the market and launching new eventsIncreased commercial responsibility and elements of event salesDelivering editorial event coverageCollaboration with sales & marketing departments on sales strategy and campaignsBudget control and protecting marginsOverseeing and delivering all logistical elements of our annual conference, awards dinner and networking events

Co-responsibility for launching the events department at Newtrade. I adopted existing events and improved them to make them more profitable. Responsibilities included:Assisting the Head of Engagement in delivering the ops and content of our events portfolio.Solely responsible for all editorial events coverage.

My responsibilities included:Supporting six line managers on the Executive teamAssisting with eventsMonitoring editorial budgets and flatplans