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My recent consulting work has focused on publicly funded project’s encouraging North Wales food, drink and tourism business to think differently, engage with their local communities, collaborate and boost the image of the area amongst locals and visitors. These include: Blasu Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru - Taste North East Wales and Goleuo Bwyd Lleol - Light Up Local Food.I also work on user expereince reserach projects. Recently I've been working with arts and culturalorganisations to… Show more My recent consulting work has focused on publicly funded project’s encouraging North Wales food, drink and tourism business to think differently, engage with their local communities, collaborate and boost the image of the area amongst locals and visitors. These include: Blasu Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru - Taste North East Wales and Goleuo Bwyd Lleol - Light Up Local Food.I also work on user expereince reserach projects. Recently I've been working with arts and culturalorganisations to better understand the needs of their visitors and stakeholders. Over eight years I also tested new store concepts for mobile phone networks, digital point-of-sale tools in retail stores, researched market feasibility for global food & drinks brands, marketing materials for software companies, terms and conditions for energy companies and visitor engagement at a nationalsports centre. Show less

Wrexham

We help Welsh growers and producers reduce waste, improve shelf-life and encourage collaborative working. Funded by the Welsh Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, we promote and provide free support, advice, networking, guidance and signposting to Welsh horticultural business. In this new role, I help communicate the services and benefits of our free support so we can find new members and help current ones flourish.

Erddig, Wrexham

Helping people discover and connect with the outdoor environment and nature is something close to my heart. I help to deliver the Green Academies Project which equips young people with the skills and experience they need to make their local environment a better place. It’s a very diverse role.One day I’ll be helping deliver hands-on experiences, whether that be learning practical food growing, or setting up community garden projects. Recently I've been working on making the project… Show more Helping people discover and connect with the outdoor environment and nature is something close to my heart. I help to deliver the Green Academies Project which equips young people with the skills and experience they need to make their local environment a better place. It’s a very diverse role.One day I’ll be helping deliver hands-on experiences, whether that be learning practical food growing, or setting up community garden projects. Recently I've been working on making the project selfsustaining by growing and selling cut flowers at Erddig with the help of volunteers. Show less

Cheshire

In 2013 I started making and selling tweed bags driven by a passion for British craft. What started as a hobby became a full-time role.My main achievements were:- Developing an award-winning brand, e-commerce website and growing a significant social mediafollowing and email list with thousands of subscribers.- Sending our bags to over 20 countries around the world including Japan and the USA.- Securing press coverage in a range of national newspapers and magazines… Show more In 2013 I started making and selling tweed bags driven by a passion for British craft. What started as a hobby became a full-time role.My main achievements were:- Developing an award-winning brand, e-commerce website and growing a significant social mediafollowing and email list with thousands of subscribers.- Sending our bags to over 20 countries around the world including Japan and the USA.- Securing press coverage in a range of national newspapers and magazines and featuring in aNational TV advertising campaign.- I was the 2014 Cheshire Young Businessperson of the Year.- Co-branded collaborations with Royal Ascot and Henley Women’s Regatta.- Running, and delivering on time, two successful Kickstarter crowd-funding campaigns.My role included:- Marketing strategy, planning and implementation with a focus on content marketing. Day-to-daymarketing activities: blogging, social media updates, email marketing.- Event planning, scheduling and design: both our trade stand and the activities we did to attractpeople to here our story.- Business strategy, planning and forecasting. Production management, sourcing and managingfactory production. Recordkeeping and bookkeeping. Health and safety risk assessment.- Customer service: face-to-face with customers at shopping events around the UK and welcomingthem to open studio tours. And answering calls, emails and keeping customers happy throughsocial media. Show less

Bsc (Hons), Geography

Activities and Societies: Durham University Canoe Club

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