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As the CMO, I lead the marketing and PR responsibilities for corpora.ai - this revolutionary tool redefines knowledge discovery in an era overwhelmed by AI-generated content. Our mission is to empower professionals with focused, verified insights drawn from vast, unstructured data. The corpora.ai research engine not only addresses the limitations of traditional search engines but transforms data into a streamlined, AI-driven resource, enabling users to achieve faster, more profound insights with incredible accuracy and depth. This new technology is setting a new standard for productivity and informed decision-making in today’s information-rich landscape, offering a focused, in-depth view with fully attributed sources, making it a vital productivity tool in the blurry world of AI-generated content.As AI-generated content floods the internet, the ratio of unique new information will shrink, making the corpora.ai research engine critical for identifying truly distinct insights. By ensuring content is verifiable and comprehensive, we can address key gaps and challenges in Generative AI research. This doesn’t just gather knowledge - it accelerates knowledge discovery, amplifying understanding, and enabling researchers, professionals, and innovators to achieve breakthroughs faster and more reliably than ever before. Register your interest at corpora.ai: Accelerating Knowledge, Revolutionizing Research.

Our goal is to improve the working lives of neurodivergent individuals, by helping to unlock the unique and innovative contribution they can bring to the business world and society. We are a charity that functions as an industry forum supporting the participation of neurodivergent individuals in the workplace. NiB benefits from an amazing suite of community partnerships and leading neurodivergent voices. The charity already has a significant proportion of the largest UK Corporate's who have signed up as founding members including: Unilever, Google, McDonalds, O2, Rolls Royce, Sage, NatWest, and Salesforce.Led by neurodivergent experts and those with direct experience of neurodiversity from across the business community, NiB works with businesses by sharing best practices. NiB’s mission is to help develop a more neuroinclusive workplace. Whether it's ensuring a better hiring process that does not exclude neurodivergent candidates, to helping identify easy modifications to the workplace environment that can support sustainable employment opportunities. Supporting neuroinclusive workplaces - Educate. Demonstrate. Celebrate. Empower.

Human Capability Indexing for The Future of Work. Lumenai was incubated within the University of Oxford Innovation Hub, emphasising our commitment to academic excellence and cutting-edge research. The University of Oxford Innovation's 5% stake holds Lumenai accountable in its vision to build trusted and transparent partnerships between academia, business, policy and AI technologists so we may create a future of work that serves humanity.Lumenai stands for Human-Centred AI, calibrating technology with scientifically measured human capabilities, to enhance organisational productivity and decision-making. We believe in identifying and harnessing the strengths of both AI and humans in partnership, fostering trust, empathy, and innovation. We are pioneering a new era of AI that enhances human capabilities and builds trust. Our focus goes beyond traditional skills-based hiring and self-assessment; we emphasise human creativity and emotional intelligence. Our Human Capability Indexing amplifies human potential, creating a harmonious blend of technology and humanity.

Stamford, Ct, Us

As a Peer Community Ambassador for Gartner, I engage with a diverse, exclusive community of leaders from Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, innovative startups, academia, government, and other forward-thinking organisations. My role focuses on fostering unbiased discussions and facilitating the exchange of insights on emerging trends and key topics across industries.I help lead the conversation by staying at the forefront of the latest developments, including leading conversations via polls and surveys to trending topics and discussions. Through this role, I aim to contribute to a collaborative environment where innovative ideas and best practices are shared, providing valuable contributions to the global network of Gartner members.This position allows me to highlight trending issues, support strategic dialogue, and help shape the future of business through collective insights from top professionals and thought leaders.

Redmond, Washington, Us

The Microsoft Alumni Network is a worldwide community of alumni who share a common experience of having worked at Microsoft. Founded in 1995 by alumni who wanted to stay connected, the Alumni Network today is a member organisation representing more than 48,000 alumni in 54 countries. While independent from Microsoft Corp., the company supports our mission through member benefits and program support. We’re entrepreneurs, tech innovators, career professionals, non profit leaders, volunteers, and lifelong learners.

London, Gb

Introducing the world's leading digital legacy platform. The secure way of passing on all of your digital assets. From stocks and shares to pensions and investments including cryptocurrency. Designed and imagined to help people worldwide pass on digital assets safely and securely. Strategic advisor to the executive leadership team, leading marketing, brand and commercial partnership opportunities with corporate enterprises. AssetPass is the world’s leading digital legacy platform enabling you to pass on all of your digital assets. Safely store all of your digital assets, and assign trustees and recipients with our unique and seamless process. Only trustees can release the digital assets to recipients, without access or visibility to the content. 97% of us have no way of passing on our digital assets to beneficiaries.

Hythe, Kent, Gb

Inspired by a worldwide journey to discover innovative craft beers. Working with a master brewer and alchemist we’re bringing craft beer to new heights (and lows) that are both unique, pleasing and dare we say “mysteriously refreshing.” Join us in a whole new adventure in lifestyle and passion in beer.

Darkhorse® was designed to advise and support brands, agencies and publishers in all aspects of marketing, digital advertising, brand building and content growth strategies. Partnering with diverse and unique companies looking to expand their client footprints, Darkhorse has built up a vast, revered network of industry talent all at its disposal including, creative & design agencies, video production companies, learning & development platforms, social media agencies, sports and entertainment talent, influencers, publishers, creatives, tech specialists, PR, and brand agencies.

Previously acted as the UK Chapter President of The CMO Club owned by Salesforce before transitioning to The CMO Club by Brand Innovators - a community for senior marketing executives to come together, share ideas, be inspired, and solve their toughest challenges in an exclusive, yet relaxed environment. Tailored exclusively for top marketing executives, the club prides itself on being the most innovative and engaged community of senior marketing leaders in the world. With over 1500 CMO's members with Chapters in over 35 cities across the globe.

Coming soon…The Home for Equestrian Content. Your one-stop shop for all things Equestrian with news, views, interviews, commentary, videos and leading-edge editorial content, Equestrian Eye is truly unique, as the world's first-ever multi-disciplinary equestrian content proposition and home for all things equine.

Part of the core leadership team, responsible for owning the strategic, marketing development of the brand and its full array of products and services.Unleashing the power of unstructured data at scale. Netgraph is a purpose-built engine designed to revolutionise how unstructured data is handled. It excels in transforming vast volumes of unstructured data - in real-time - into a dynamic, robust, temporally and geospatially aware knowledge graph.This transformation utilises dynamic machine learning and AI to enable swift knowledge retrieval and data exploration through intuitive natural language queries within WorldviewAI - a game-changing web application and visual showcase, highlighting the technology's immense capability, all powered by Netgraph. Netgraph achieves these unparalleled levels of efficiency and performance enabling the WorldviewAI corpus to be supported using 10% of the energy and costs required by comparable technology stacks and platforms. This is the world’s first research engine with the largest fully navigable source of Internet content and real-time data. This powerful combination offers unprecedented access, correlation, and exploration of global knowledge and insights for research beyond both search and search-powered LLMs.Experience global knowledge at your fingertips with the world’s first research engine.

St Albans, Hertfordshire, Gb

Acting as an advisor and conduit, introducing strategic partners, publishers and brands. Seven Iron is the sweet spot for golf content. Golf is a sport full of high emotion and drama. It's a game that connects people with a culture that is evolving at pace. Yet brands too often present it in an outdated, exclusive, technical and dull way. Seven iron helps brands talk to today’s consumers in their language.

A network of independent digitalists, innovators, creators, technologists and strategists. A group of future-facing people and companies that together provide an unrivalled offering across critical business touchpoints, including creative, marketing, brand, culture, financial strategy and succession planning.

The Cudos Foundation serves as a catalyst for the development and growth of the Cudos blockchain network in support of becoming the preeminent leader in decentralised cloud computing. The Foundation serves as a gateway bringing together a community of Web3 builders and creators grounded in Cudos’ core principles of sustainability, inclusivity, and impact.

London, London, Gb

Part of the core leadership team, responsible for owning the strategic, marketing development of the brand and its full array of products and services.

London, London, Gb

Part of the core executive leadership team, responsible for owning the strategic, marketing development of the brand and its full array of products and services. Tasked with delivering the company’s successful storytelling and evolution across all of its communication channels. Leading brand, PR and marketing partner campaigns for all global, marketing strategies and branded content experiences.CUDOS is the Next Generation Cloud platform by Cudo, connecting consumers of cloud computing, to providers looking to monetise their underutilised hardware.

London, Gb

Part of the core executive leadership team, responsible for owning the strategic marketing development of the brand, delivering the company’s successful storytelling and evolution across all of its communication channels. Leading brand, strategy, pr, comms and marketing partner campaigns that drive consumer and business growth.

London, Gb

The International Advertising Association is the world’s only globally-focused integrated advertising trade association with membership representing advertisers, agencies and the media. It has an unprecedented international network in over 76 countries, with a focus on promoting the role and importance of advertising, providing industry forums to exchange views on emerging policy issues and industry trends, professional development at every career stage and advertising self-regulation.

Supporting the Exec leadership team at Green Rock, one of the most agile, progressive, and creative content studios in the UK. Green Rock lives at the intersection of content, brands, entertainment and audiences, specialising in audience-first storytelling.

Leading the marketing strategy and launch of AuraPool also known as Cudos Markets. An NFT marketplace brought to you by Cudo Ventures, the team behind the sustainable and carbon neutral, Cudos blockchain and Cudo Compute, the world’s first scalable democratised cloud platform.

London, Gb

The Media Exchange Group is a global marketplace for advertisers and media owners to buy and sell premium inventory. Built by brands, agencies and broadcasters, for brands, agencies and broadcasters.

London, England, Gb

Vismedia are creative technologists specialising in the production of compelling, interactive and immersive web experiences, alongside traditional visual media solutions. Clients include Aggreko, Akzo Nobel, Alliance Insurance, Aviva, BP, Barclays, Coats, Dell, Drax, EY, Fidelity, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Tetrapak and Microsoft.

Brought on to the board to oversee the clubs brand and community development growth strategy. Supporting the Chairman and Commerical Director with new ideas and partnership programs. Responsibilities include supporting the growth of the club’s digital and social media footprint, commercial business development and marketing content partners. Supporting local charities and community efforts. Main club, stadium and kit sponsor (Darkhorse Brand Consulting Limited) for the 2019/20 Isthmian League, South East Division season, supporting and contributing to the manager’s player budget, ground improvement works, and COVID19 protection measures.

Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Li

A non-profit organisation established in the Principality of Liechtenstein, supporting open-source blockchain technology solutions. Acting Chief Marketing Officer, focussed on supporting and executing the company’s operational effectiveness for global marketing, PR and brand development. Promoting the company’s owned brands, products and business services including Aeternity Blockchain, Aeternity Foundation and social media platform, Superhero.com.

London, England, Gb

Hired as a Brand Strategy Consultant and adviser, taking on the core responsibilities of Chief Marketing Officer. Focused on supporting and executing the company’s rebrand and operational effectiveness for marketing and brand development, optimising and promoting the company’s owned brands, products and business services. Responsibilities included defining the company’s future digital and integrated marketing strategy.

Pre the Covid-19 pandemic, I led the company's global brand growth and storytelling, marketing, comms planning, creative, branding, advertising, events, research, social media, PR and communication services, including charity, vendor and adoption partner management across all consumer and business channels.

London, England, Gb

Led business development, creative and commercial partnerships, building long-term strategic client and agency relationships with international brands, whilst delivering externally the creative vision of the company.

New York, Ny, Us

Played the role of collaborating with the commercial business and creative content teams, securing long term, strategic client marketing partnerships and branded content experiences for BuzzFeed EMEA. Supported and advised the executive leadership team with achieving organic revenue growth whilst executing branded experiences across BuzzFeed European channels. Products included: Buzz, Life, Motion Pictures, Tasty, News, BFF and Apps.Ensured high client satisfaction and retention by devising processed business relationship work flows.Provided relevant coaching and mentoring to sales, creative and marketing teams in both the UK and US.Served as an industry representative for BuzzFeed, raising the companies’ commercial profile in the media and client industry. Ambassador for BuzzFeed EMEA, speaking at industry-associated media, creative and PR events, delivering content surrounding ‘The Art & Science of social sharing’.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Heading up the Multinational Advertising Creative Solutions and Sales Team, part of the Advertising & Online division of Microsoft. Encompassing brand and creative content strategy, ideation, custom built experiences, event sponsorship, creative design and illustration, production and development, project management and new commercial technology opportunities across Xbox (Gaming and Esports), MSN, Windows 8, Mobile, Skype and Outlook.com. Led a globally focused client creative team with emphasis on brand marketing strategies, teams based in London, Paris, Singapore, New York and SeattleActed as the Creative Director, client strategy lead, digital advertising consultant, technologist and specialist for all International branded creative experiences whilst managing a team consisting of Brand & Content Strategists, Editors, Journalists, Designers, Illustrators and Artists, Creative Technologists, Engineers, Developers, Product Specialists for Xbox, Mobile, Apps and Skype, Business and Office Management, Project Managers and University InternsPrevious roles held within Microsoft included: Global Creative Director, Brand Strategy Director, Brand Strategy Lead and Creative Strategist.Key role deliverables were; driving profitable revenue and growth of international ad market share across the six largest agency holding groups.Built a high-level network of executive business leaders, whilst acting as an ambassador for Microsoft to the advertising, media, creative and press community.

London, Gb

handbag.com (The Telegraph Newspapers & Boots UK Limited - Joint venture)Headed up a team of creatives, designers, account and project managers working with luxury brands including L’Oreal, Estee Lauder and Chanel creating digital creative executions and branded content experiences. Launched sister site for younger target market http:www.getlippy.com/

London, London, Gb

Fish4.co.uk - Fish4Cars, Fish4Homes and Fish4Jobs digital platform - Fish4 is owned by four of the UK’s leading regional newspaper groups – Newsquest Media, Northcliffe, Trinity Mirror and the Guardian Media Group.

Full-Service, Advertising Agency including Press, DRTV, Inserts, Radio, Digital - media planning and buying.

Human resource focused business publications including HR World, Human Resources and Workstyle Magazine.

United News & Media / Miller Freeman Publishing LtdClassified and Display Advertising Division - Sales and Production - Newspaper & Trade Magazine Publisher. Classified Advertising Production Lead on the leading music industry title, Music Week.

Business Leadership Programme, Business, Management, Marketing And Operations

Diploma, Print & Publishing Production And Colour Management

A-Level/Btec, Law, Business Studies, Maths, Sociology, Sports Science

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