Harvey Turner Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Functional beverage startup in stealth, looking to launch Mind Garden™ in Bay area in Q4 of 2024!Mind Garden™ is a fruity sparkling elixir made with brewed hemp and fruit juice and infused with adaptogens and nootropics known to relax the mind and sharpen focus.

San Francisco, California, Us

Promoted to drive the rapid commercialization of products and services, bridging innovation with successful market validation, incubation, and growth. Navigated multifaceted responsibilities while meticulously defined organizational frameworks, recruitment and mentorship of high-caliber teams. Built repeatable architecture for rapid success. Collaborated with the Venture Design team, ensuring every venture aligns seamlessly with intended design and overarching strategy.Selection of Achievements:• Established and led a commercialization team, launching and incubating growth ventures for top global CPG companies.• Rapidly launched a transformative confectionary/supplements brand, marking a category shift for a top fortune 500 company.• Pioneered a rapid NPD commercialization strategy, allowing for record-time launches of new GPC products

San Francisco, California, Us

Enhanced the operational dynamics and committed to planning, forecasting, and capital allocation that ensured prudent resource management resulting in exceeding growth targets. Established both formal and informal systems that embed company-wide accountability. Leadership style fostered a systems-driven culture, pivotal for the company’s strategic objectives. Drove sales operations through directing numerous successful business proposals that further distinguished Pilot44 in the market. Steered financial forecasting, ensuring a robust and sustainable growth trajectory.Selection of Achievements:• Championed the comprehensive overhaul of Venture-building methodology, streamlining a service offering that was more marketable and consistently repeatable.• Revamped the services and pricing model for a leading innovation studio that drove significant increase in AOV and spurred a 78% revenue boost in three years• Reengineered company's pro forma forecasting model, achieving 98.5% accuracy in its initial six months of implementation

Amsterdam, North-Holland, Nl

Drove the North American team exceeding projected growth targets, prioritized senior client relationships and profitable partnerships with tech giants like SDL, Salesforce, Sitecore, and BloomReach. Empowered the team to deliver consistent optimal results while exceeding revenue targets. Collaborated with central marketing and operations teams to drive a seamless flow of new opportunities, enhancing the digital reputation.Selection of Achievements:• Spearheaded Omron's digital transformation, introducing a responsive site and world-class customer experience platform, resulting in enhanced customer value and expanded market share across various territories and divisions. • Developed and introduced new forecasting, resourcing and operating models which resulted in an increase in a 7.5% increase in margin.• Increased development team’s utilization by 15% through launch of new forecasting, resourcing and operating models• Drove a 30% revenue growth with new clients and business alliances

London, London, Gb

In support of the company’s long-term success, I focused on building and integrating corporate growth and innovation programs. I worked with a leading UK retailer, managing an innovation workstream program designed to accelerate growth. The work was geared towards developing key initiatives and building a solid defence against fast-moving market disrupters, whilst clarifying program milestones and a roadmap as part of a companywide joined-up plan. As the program continued to expand, I evaluated and prioritized innovation ideas, managed innovation workstream governance/planning and evolved the omni-channel strategy. At the same time, I provided strategic direction and developed resulting plans and roadmaps for the future launch of new brands/products, whilst overseeing their creation. Selection of Achievements:• Underpin three year growth strategy by evaluating and prioritizing innovation ideas, oversee innovation workstream governance/planning and spearhead development of a broad omni-channel strategy.• Maximize ability to deliver enhanced consistency across teams, whilst highlighting optimal processes and governance to accelerate powerful, effective innovation companywide.

London, London, Gb

A member of the senior leadership team, I retained tight control over business operations and led our product, technical and operations teams, ultimately heightening our position and performance. This entailed crafting and presenting a three year business growth plan (internally) and co-presenting the plan to prospective investors during the fundraising round of 2017. Additionally, I headed the creation of product roadmaps, aligning our short and long-term goals with technology solutions. As a leading member of the team, I took on the CFO’s duties as well as aspects of the CEO’s role when required, earning the title as Super COO from the management team. In the interim, I reported directly to the CEO and lent my support and guidance to the commercial team as needed. Selection of Achievements:• Guided early stage start-up into the next stage of maturity by implementing clear lines of structure/governance and championing change companywide (2016).• Supported a £2.5m investment round drafting a detailed business narrative and accompanying materials. I also managed the due diligence process and enabled the business to operate uninterrupted during the investment process (2017).• Created the foundation for sustainable business growth by developing and governing a business improvements programme, post-investment, whilst integrating a more agile/rapid development process.• Clarified product lines and commercial model within the business plan by running workshops with the commercial team centred on resolving standing issues, whilst overseeing redevelopment of both.• Reduced new client product rollout from three weeks to three days by isolating the need for a more templated/efficient core product set and managing the definition/rollout of the new version of the product, thereby achieving targets.• Restructured the technical team and methods of work, streamlining the ability to deliver new products in alignment with the revamped product lines/commercial model.

Zeroing in on the services side of the business, following a Series A Investment (2014) of £5m, I delivered lasting results in terms of increasing our competitiveness and market standing. Over the course of a single year, I enabled Quill to provision high performance consumer-focused written and visual content by developing processes and operations models. At the same time, I outlined a clear strategy and business plan (services side) aimed at creating primary digital content. I overhauled the content and service offering, improving our overall marketability. Additionally, I fully supported the external strategy, content and delivery teams, averaging 2k members, building a unified force. Selection of Achievements:• Accelerated growth by generating an approach/proposal for the largest project in Quill’s four-year history, securing a £1.4m budget, a new flagship retail client and the scope to deliver 11m words across 10 languages in 12 months.• Spearheaded service-related growth projected to yield c. 10 to 15% in incremental revenues, by defining a content strategy offering for clients’ successfully selling service to the Board and investors.• Transformed content/network teams in support of expected business growth by mapping a product/service offering and rolling out a plan to recruit and build strategy/delivery teams.

Nottingham, Gb

Developing and providing the implementation plan for a digital content marketing strategy and approach to delivering a fully integrated content and commerce experience online.

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, Gb

Defining a 3 year product strategy and roadmap and a new end-to-end development process to successfully deliver product advances alongside BAU.

Making substantial strides for Bodugi, I undertook work to launch a new monetisation model within a $75Bn game development industry after directing the development of a pay-to-play skill gaming platform. Orchestrated penetration into this new market by building and preparing to rollout out an online gaming business. In the interim, I strategically advised the company’s founders, guiding them through redefining the business proposition and core objectives. I also implemented a three year strategic and product roadmap, integrating structure into the business where there previously was none.Selected Achievement:• Executed a platform and technology review, leading the COO, CTO and development team in isolating and resolving business-critical performance issues. Headed the specification of a new componentised and scalable technical architecture.

Assuming ownership of business activities and driving performance in the UK, I thoroughly reviewed and introduced a revamped business strategy, direction and plan. I managed the full P&L responsibility, whilst partnering with the finance director and reporting directly to the CEOs and Group Board.Improving employee satisfaction, I created unification amongst multidisciplinary teams, ensured they were properly respected and urged them to maintain open communications. Simultaneously, I built a strong leadership foundation by developing and mobilising a management team with heads from eight different departments, driving productivity. Selection of Achievements:• Combatted one of the most turbulent times in company history, due to unprecedented client budget cuts and deferrals, by restructuring operations and returning company to a target EBITDA ratio of +14%. • Effectuated a fundamental programme of change over 12 months, building a more inspirational culture to deliver innovative and creative work within a new and more collaborative framework.• Served as an influential member of the management and strategic team developing a three year digital growth strategy for DFS. Championed creation of an omni-channel customer framework and oversaw subsequent website redesign and relaunch.

In strategic support of the sale of Grand Union to FullSIX for £15m (2010), I played a vital role in enhancing Grand Union’s growth and creditability. I also stimulated lucrative growth through ongoing business development, programme direction and support. Always a visible leader, I guided senior account staff in creating business with existing clients, increasing sales by an average of 30%. One of my major contributions was to help define projects and grow revenues, whilst building upon client satisfaction and resulting account pipelines. Additionally, I line managed and led the technical/user experience directors and fully supported all senior account/production staff pertaining to web, eCommerce and multichannel project strategy, design and delivery. In this position, I reported directly to the joint CEOs.Selection of Achievements:• Redefined and negotiated the scope and budget of a £10m eCommerce project for Boots, increasing the project income from 300k to £1.2m. I also managed the resulting Boots.com multi-channel redevelopment project, leading to Boots being named multi-channel Retailer of the Year by Retail Week.• Produced a solution to the complex front-end of a £5m+ eCommerce website redevelopment project for Waitrose by rolling out an innovative and fast-track approach. The solution directly contributed to the website being launched a year ahead of schedule resulting in improved conversion, AOV, NPS and the website coming top in a Grocer customer survey.• Yielded additional business, including £1m+ (2006/07) and £2m+ in (2007/08), and won key eCommerce/digital accounts, including ABInBev, Best Buy, Boots, Coca Cola, DFS, E.ON, Freeview, Shell, Sky and Waitrose.

Lending my expertise to the office whilst providing maternity cover, I co-ordinated and directed business activities, thereby streamlining operations. Simultaneously, I identified new business opportunities, accelerated business growth and built a robust client roster. When it came to a series of key projects, I provided guidance to involved employees, assuring all projects were completed to satisfaction. In this position, I reported directly to the Group CEO.I was hand-selected for this position by the Group CEO after receiving universally positive client feedback during the due diligence process, proceeding Grand Union’s acquisition by FullSIX. Selection of Achievements:• Pitched a critical area of global strategic business for Pernod Picard, securing a budget of £500k, the largest project budget in office’s history.• Owned financial targets and P&L, maximising overall resources.

Positioning the company to stand out amongst the competition, I spearheaded and leveraged digital technology companywide alongside delivering strategic advice, direction and expertise. I also initiated an expansion to the agency’s portfolio by leading pitches and directing partners/senior staff towards winning new business. Prior to bring promoted, I made strides for the company by building and managing the UX department, transforming it into the busiest and most profitable within the company.

New York, Ny, Us

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us