Jo Crook Email & Phone Number

Henley-On-Thames

Self employed Events specialist, Office Manager and Personal Coach in training!

Henley-On-Thames

Responsible for Marketing & Business Development of White Fox Events.

Henley-On-Thames

Hopscotch of Henley is based in the beautiful village of Stoke Row high up in the Chilterns just outside Henley-on-Thames.We are a small passionate team who really love what we do. It's because we have so much fun developing our handmade products and picking new ranges that we hope this transfers into every purchase being an extra special experience for each and every one of our customers.

Mexia Communications provides no-nonsense strategic PR and Marketing consultancy. Mexia specialises in the events healthcare and commercial properties sector. We have great relationships with our clients and also with the media, thanks to our no-nonsense approach and the industry expertise of our experienced team of professionals. Mexia has track record of delivering exceptional results that go beyond client expectations at every turn, whether generating great press coverage or developing marketing strategy, which is why clients stay with us time and time again.

Roles & Responsibilities• Managed authors logistics and biogs• Managed overall event management of all venues• Assisted in sponsorship deals with various companies• One of the main contacts for title sponsorship• On-site delivery

Roles & Responsibilities• Managing the events team• Establishing business objectives for each client project, providing full and detailed proposals that meet a given budget • Build and maintain excellent working relationships with clients from a strategic as well as tactical point of view• Management and Leadership• Client pitches, presentations, representing the team and their work within agreed timeframe• Proposals, site inspections, costings, monitoring budgets• Conducting six monthly appraisals • Conducting all disciplinary activities, promotions and salary reviews• Cross-selling, new business development, negotiating and presenting of potential new services • On-site support to account managers and clients• Overseeing billing and budgetary control

Senior Project Manager – 2002 - 2006Roles & Responsibilities•Sole responsibility of running and project managing large automotive accounts, such as Ford and Toyota/Lexus•Joint responsibility for large automotive team with remit to cross-sell all Maritz propositions•Contributing to auto sector sales of £23.8 million and GP of £2.6 million•Often seconded to run and manage other Maritz premium clients outside of the Automotive sectorMain duties•Proposals, site inspections, costings, monitoring budgets•Managing hotels, suppliers, Maritz teams and contractors•Cross-selling, new business development, negotiating and presenting of potential new services that Maritz can offer to the client•On-site delivery & client billingJunior Project Manager- 2000 -2002Roles & Responsibilities•Managed inbound incentive programmes to the UK, liasing with US colleagues as clientsProject Executive – 1998 – 2000Roles & Responsibilities•Managed up to 15 Corporate Hospitality events a month•Managed invitation and joining instructions process•Managed database•On-site delivery & billing

Roles & responsibilities• Dealing with all administration for In-Company Training• Liasing with customers and presenters and organising catering, equipment and all necessary paperwork• Dealing with customer enquires and bookings for all Business Training products• Controlling and assessing training needs and the sales of courses to maximise revenue• Maintaining an efficient administrative and support function for all seminars and coursesMain duties •Preparatory organisation of in-company training•Preparation of proposals and quotes for potential In-Company customers• Liasing with hotels, organising suitable conference rooms• Providing excellent customer service • Obtaining bookings in a reactive and proactive manner• Preparing and issuing joining instructions• Submitting financial information • Attending seminars, acting as a registrar

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