Advertising and Marketing professional with a can-do ethos. I worked for two great companies before starting my own Ad Agency, ran it, built it (with help from some really good people) to a £14.7m (£20m Gross Billings) business - Then, after a lot of hard work and a bit of luck, sold it. Experience stretches through 360 E-Commerce, Digital and Social Marketing, CRM and Automation. I know how to run a business, make profits and build shareholder value too. It's mostly about people, they are your biggest and most valuable asset and should be treated as such, motivate and inspire them - if you get it right, it will flow directly to your bottom line. I enjoy helping a harmonious and motivated team achieve their goals - motivation leads to momentum - it can be unstoppable. Now enjoying a second time around at Parachute with some great people and some great clients - Let's see how far we can go?My business 'apprenticeship' was served at Schreiber Furniture, ten years - from shop floor to Marketing Director - working for a man who was decades ahead of his time - Chaim Schreiber - he taught me pretty much everything - and another - Stanley Cohen who taught me the value of a £.Worked with some great people at Grey Advertising too - Morgan Johnson was pivotal in my career direction. Scott Sherrard gave us a disproportionate amount of help when we first kicked off in Edinburgh.Client service evangelist - The answer is yes - whatever the question.Fluent in French.