Carron Ryan Email & Phone Number

Hove, Gb

Business Development Consultant, responsible for communicating and growing the new Slick Virtual Events and streaming services by establishing and developing relationships with new clients and business partners in the conference, exhibition, training, trade show arenas.Identifying new business opportunities in the growing virtual events field, involving careful strategic planning and positioning in the appropriate markets to enhance the operation of the company.

Hove, England, United Kingdom

Property sales and associated administration/marketing.Property copywriting

Brighton, United Kingdom

MJR Analytics is a specialist business analytics consultancy based in Brighton, UK with clients in the UK, Europe and North America. We help businesses to derive meaning and value from their data by creating bespoke, high-value analytic solutions using Looker, Oracle and other partner technologies.Administrator and PA to MD covering processes, marketing and event production.

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Property sales and copywriting.Sales progression

Brighton & Hove

Projects: PR and Marketing for designerLong term project for an Olympian/business coach, controlling the day-to-day operation of thebusiness,preparation and writing up of training documents, all associated company admin and legal issues, organisation of a busy working diary, travel logistics, finance, strategic planning, marketing and managing and producing corporate rowing events. Set up a marketing and business development database and put in place improved operating systems. In addition also work with other Olympians, athletes, business gurus and mind power experts, marketing their business coaching, management training and speaking programmes. Research projects for strategic planning purposes for a variety of sporting disciplines including Motor Racing, Ladies Golf, Cricket, Government funded National Skills Academy. Organised a conference and research Survey for NATSS Shooting. Work with British Council and a freelance sports consultant on a project entitled ‘Dreams and Teams’. An inspirational project enabling school children from underprivileged schools in third world countries to travel to the UK on exchange visits to participate in sports and educational assignments with a view to them gaining experience which will assist them in their future endeavours. Writing projects for local newspapers and magazines, Press releases/ad copy.Administrative support for GP practice covering for medical secretary processing referral letters for patients, scanning letters into patient notes using Docman and Vision operating systems for patient records.Admin and sales role for local estate agent Public facing role requiring sales skills and excellent presentation and communication skills.Freelance producer and conference organiser working on varied projects for sporting organisations and blue chip companies. Total organisation and logistical and budgetary management. PR for varied clients within retail, designer and digital screen sectors

Varied event based projects including the organisation of a three day European Forum for 100 European delegates, for UK Sport. Total logistical management and organisation, including booking of flights from delegate countries to London via four airports and travel to central London venue. Prior to the Forum, composition and distribution of all invitations, formal correspondence, grant aided funding etc. Production of presentation scripts and slide formats and all associated duties to ensure smooth running of the three day Forum for the delegates and client. Production and management of English Cricket Board Stakeholder Forum and Age Group Conference.Research projects undertaken on a freelance basis for ELGA, British Council and varied other sporting bodies.Freelance event production for MEI events undertaking PR projects with Motorola, Coca Cola.PR for varied clients within retail, designer and digital screen sectors.

Responsibilities included registering and inputting of applicants’ details onto a database, answering telephone queries and sales queries, showing applicants’ around houses and assisting in the potential sale. A public facing role requiring sales skills and excellent presentation and communication skills

Within this Digital TV and multimedia company my role was to research suitable creative opportunities within blue chip companies and organisations to sell in the company services. UK wide presentations to board level decision makers to secure business opportunities. Subsequent ongoing management of secured accounts, ensuring all project criteria and time lines were met. Secured a million pound deal with Tesco

MEI Design is an integrated communications company, consisting of three divisions, Design, Digital and Video. Carved out a multifaceted career path within the group, being exposed to a number of different roles. Initially joined as Marketing / Administration Manager and increased the company's profitability by bringing on board a number of high profile new business accounts including Lever Brothers, Liberal Democrats and RCN. As the company was relatively small at this point I also took on staff recruitment and HR duties, performed PA role to the MD and managed the office on a day-to-day basis.Produced all video content for digital systems projects and interactive solutions for companies such as Haagen Dazs, adidas UK, Virgin, Sportingodds.com and TXU.Account managed exhibitions, conferences, press launches and other events for a wide range of clients including Compaq, Liberal Democrats, Speedo, adidas UK and International, Sporting Index, Nike, Wyeth Laboratories and Lever Brothers. Duties included pre-production, budgeting, production of AV content, on-site supervision of contractors and hospitality arrangements. Undertook all conference organisation of the company's larger accounts including Hewlett Packard, Speedo, adidas and Wyeth Labs. Project managed two extremely high profile accounts working with cutting edge digital technologies and advertising media; Cabvision - In-car entertainment systems and W H Smith In-store plasma screen, digital delivery systems.

Built a contract desk from a small section to one of the largest in the company regularly bringing in monthly fees of up to £80,000.Worked on permanent finance placements from clerks through to FDs. Had a consistent success rate regularly billing up to £130,000 per month. Managed and developed new business bringing on board clients such as Citibank, Kodak, Hewlett Packard, Wang and a number of property development companiesSet up a new operation, built a client database from scratch, recruited and trained staff and built the business to become one of the top performers in a 45 branch network. Managed all advertising in the FT and professional magazinesRe-engineered an in-house recruitment operation that was failing to meet key performance targets, changing key processes, retraining staff and introducing proper management controls

Responsible for sales of six pharmaceutical products to GPs and hospitals in the South London and Surrey area. Increased sales within the geographical area in some cases by 50%.

Estée LauderAssisted in new Brand launch into seven major London stores. Recruited sales teams, arranged training and motivational seminars and managed the teams on a daily basis, ensuring sales targets were set and exceeded. Additionally responsible for press releases, product training sessions and business expansion plans.

Orthoptics Bsc, Ophthalmology / Orthoptics

'A' Levels - Biology (B); Chemistry(C), Physics (O)

9 'O'Levels (7 Grade A / 2 Grade B)

Education record

9 'O' Levels: Physics(A), Chemistry(A), Biology(A),History(A), Geography(A), French(B),English Lit(A), English Lang(A),Mathematics(B)