RAMP Global connects staffing agencies to employers hiring thousands of permanent and contract jobs internationally through an innovative SaaS platform. For employers, we simplify the connection and management of staffing agencies in any country across any specialism, providing extended reach across new and diverse talent pools. For agencies, we offer new opportunities and revenue growth with immediate access to specialist jobs, agency briefings on all roles, and easy, streamlined payment.

Reactoo offers market leading Watch Together and Remote Production SaaS technology for video and OTT services. We allow broadcasters, federations and rights-holders to grow their digital fan base and commercial inventory, regardless of geography or device. Our powerful Watch Party and Watchalong plugins deliver truly engaging events for audiences and online communities.We offer premium digital experiences where fans interact live with each other and your production, including reactions to key moments for inclusion in a broadcast or to be shared across websites, apps and social. Working with Reactoo helps our clients unlock new revenue streams, connect influencers and talent directly with fans, build data and insight about their users, and bring audiences closer to their content.

As interim COO I worked with the founder and senior team on brand positioning, product roadmap, strategy planning and investment as the business went through rapid growth and expansion.

As a consultant, I worked with companies who needed board-level experience, practical input or a new perspective to leverage the commercial value of their proposition. I supported overwhelmed founders to refine sales strategies and product focus, worked with development and finance functions, and helped build, and rebuild, high performing teams with clear ownership, momentum and culture.

A division of Reach PLC, the UK's fifth largest digital publisher, Reach Work is a major digital player with market leading brands in online recruitment and an innovative technology platform. I led the business through significant reorganisation and relentless market challenges to become technically agile, data-driven, audience focused and highly profitable.• Rationalised a disparate portfolio to create 5 market leading brands, with a definitive focus, strategy and narrative for each business.• Drove double-digit revenue growth and delivered a transformative step-change in EBITDA margin.• Led a complete restructure of the outdated technology stack, layering on new features and functionality whilst ensuring consistent service levels and improved SEO. • Built a highly skilled, motivated, resilient team with a commitment to training, excellent levels of staff engagement and retention, strong succession planning and a great reputation.• Delivered improved visibility and profit, together with in-depth first-party data, to a demanding PLC parent.

I delivered strategic, commercial, and operational input to a number of traditional and start-up businesses. From restructuring and product refinement, through training and people issues, to business cases and fundraising, I provided senior level support during periods of extensive change and development. I worked with Likely.co, a scaling analytics business, Londonist.com, parent portal ReallyKidFriendly.com, and a number of digital agencies. A transformation project for Reach PLC led to my permanent appointment as MD of Reach Work in autumn 2013.

I oversaw the development of our niche digital companies, or those entering a scale-up phase. I managed the focus and integration of all newly acquired businesses, was responsible for multiple MDs and their P&Ls, and as a Jobsite director had input into the direction and strategy for the wider group. My involvement covered all aspects of product, IT, marketing, sales and people and much of my later effort was spent developing our opportunities in Dubai, North America and Australia.

The challenge was to take this newly acquired business, underpin the brand and success to date, introduce clear structure and direction, drive sales growth, but avoid destroying the entrepreneurial culture. I really enjoyed this role and would have stayed had the larger opportunity at Jobsite not arisen.I created a focused marketing strategy, introduced new CRM and web platforms, hardened our rates policy and created a clear plan for our sales approach. I reorganised a number of teams to promote talent and create greater career progression. I drove revenue growth of 27% yr on yr with an improved margin.

My remit was to drive out tangible, measurable, near-term commercial benefits by examining people, processes and products across the company. New business was an immediate focus, particularly in London. I left the business to join TM Digital after a change of direction from the Monster US parent company meant this project role appeared to be heading for a cul-de-sac.

Changing pace, I worked with a variety of clients on specific projects around sales training, website development and online strategy. In addition I had the adventure of managing a family building scheme to construct six commercial properties, which sold in early 2006.

I was one of three people who founded Workthing.com in autumn 1999, funded by Guardian Media Group. In November 2001 we acquired the software firm PeopleBank Technology Ltd, consolidated operations, and then went on to sell the combined business in October 2004.I was directly responsible for all advertising and database products, plus generating partnership revenue. As a board director, I had close involvement in the strategic, people, technology, and P&L issues as the business grew from 3 to 75 staff and both market and product evolved. Workthing became one of the UK’s top 4 generalist jobsites, winning numerous awards including Recruiter Magazine “Best Online Service” two years running. I had key input in to concept, business planning, product development and platform delivery.From a standing start, I built a national sales team of 25, honed a product range and a brand message, and worked to create a supporting CRM and delivery system. As the market changed I restructured the sales team to reduce overall headcount and costs, focus on field selling, improve productivity and ultimately deliver multi-million revenues.

I joined during the start-up of this internet division and had joint responsibility for creating and running the new sales team. My focus was to increase commercial opportunities on screen or with business partners, working closely with IT & Editorial to build a new business revenue line.