How can media organizations utilise technology and develop standout products, to create offerings that delight customers and enhance business growth? This is the question I ask, and try to answer every day. It's a privilege to be at the forefront of huge technological change, listening to and working with product and tech leaders around the world. This is community building, it's knowledge sharing, it's context setting, it's simplifying complex issues and connecting dots. All of my favourite things in an industry I am passionate about.

FORE helps Leaders navigate major shifts and align executive teams through innovation tours in California. Specializing in media, marketing and retail, we appreciate that not all organizations have the luxury of an outpost on the West Coast. We are that 'fixer', connecting and collaborating with leaders and technology pioneers, to enable executives to build and adapt strategies from knowledge and experience.

Strategist for multiple media organisations on strategic, operational and business development with a number of short & long term projects including:- Vemba (video distribution) November 2016 to April 2017: developing partnerships, specifically with OVP Brightcove and Adtech SpotX.- Emblematic Group (VR) Jan to August 2016: Focusing on internal structure - business planning, investor deck, marketing rebrand, financial control, project management systems, legal compliance - in order for the founder to fundraise.- Trint Ltd (Audio tech) May 2015 to June 2016: advising the audiovisual start-up through beta testing, market analysis, pricing strategies, & product launch, including marketing strategy and international business development. Gained a grant from Google DNI and won a StartUps for News competition. - Institute of Promotional Marketing (non-profit) July 2014 to December 2014: strategic review of the London based non-profit leading to internal and external resource restructure, overhaul of finance and operations systems & processes and new membership strategy.- Global Editors Network (non-profit) August 2013 to March 2014: operationalizing the 3-year-old non-profit to bring: financial structure; marketing & communication strategy; systems updates including full implementation of a CRM framework; study tour & event templates; restructure of team.

Managed a team to find opportunities and partnerships within EMEA for creative brand exposure, revenue, and direct licenses, through research and analysis of new markets and platforms, industry trend watching and understanding of client individual needs.

We built a premium information source for the youthful expatriate relocating to foreign locations. A personalized and interactive communication forum, enabling confidence in the user to adapt comfortably to new environments, allowing for increased appreciation of new cities and experiences all while fostering a "community of support".The Guiri Guide was actively advertised, ran social media campaigns and achieved a monthly following of ~4000 followers. The Guiri Guide was expanded to Paris in 2012, and to Prague in 2013, before it was acquired in 2014.

Editor at World Editors Forum (Dec 2006 to April 2007): Managed a small team to report on and analyze industry developments, particularly the challenges of digital publishing for traditional content brands. This included management of the annual 'World Editors Forum', the largest event bringing editors together from around the world.Sales & Marketing Manager (May 2007 to September 2008): Created new and developed existing relationships with industry suppliers to grow revenues for the association. Revamped sales and marketing plan and launched first digital strategy to complement traditional activities and membership marketing strategy.

Supervised mobile and interactive team across 5 national newspaper titles following sale of a subsidiary, Arrow Interactive, and subsequent outsourcing of services. Created and implemented strategies for in-paper, mobile and digital platforms to drive revenues and audience engagement.