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This role required a strong work ethic to promote brand awareness for a variety of clientele immersed within the home entertainment and appliance industry. Primarily, this position demanded a personal, innovative, and effective approach to build sustainable rapports with in-store staff to develop brand legacy. In turn, it was critical to engage with store level colleagues to accumulate insightful feedback to evolve a continuity of sales.

Funded by the Biomedical Research Unit (BRU), Health Drive was a preliminary study with approximately 100 taxi drivers in South West England which will form an evidence-base on which to develop a new healthy lifestyle intervention. Findings were used to apply for a much larger grant to develop and test an intervention to improve taxi driver health. The main tasks were to design the measurement tools, in addition to organise and manage the recruitment and collection of data of which involves. This role required an understanding of research methodologies and excellent planning, organisational and IT skills. Building partnerships with local authorities and local taxi groups were integral to this role which required a high level of personable and communication skills.

This role seeked to design and implement physical activity and nutrition workshops for overweight children aged 5-16 and adults in Bristol. It involved working directly within the community, offering support to families and providing solutions for positive behavioural change. In this role, I was challenged to adopt different coaching styles to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and poor fundamental movement skills. I aimed to use my theoretical knowledge surrounding positive behavioural change and apply this directly into practice. I often worked within schools delivering a 12 week intervention aimed at educating children about healthy eating and maintaining an active lifestyle.