NE BIC Business adviser and coach, helping businesses in Sunderland to reach their goals and maximise their potential via coaching, mentoring, training, connecting and networking.

Strategic support for the amazing team at Is This You? in their mission to empower people & businesses to maximise potential through coaching, mentoring & training.

Ambassador for Space North East CIC, focussed on raising awareness, addressing men's mental health and reducing suicide rates in the North East region.

Investment with impact! Helping to bring together investors, local authorities, landlords & housing associations to provide housing for the most vulnerable in society.

Hosting & delivering events, seminars & workshops in the North East of England on a range of landlord related topics. Striving to promote best practice & to develop a housing sector that works for all.

Providing supported housing and facilities management services throughout an extensive portfolio of housing schemes designed specifically for vulnerable adults with learning disabilities, mental ill-health, acquired brain injuries and physical & sensory disabilities.

Management of projects focusing upon delivering mass participation sporting events which raised significant sums for charity. In this role we worked in partnership with prestigious organisations such as the Football Association, and the INTU shopping centre group, Stroke UK, The Sir Bobby Robson foundation, Teenage Cancer Trust and The Childrens Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital (CHUF).

Responsible for the management of all aspects of the business from strategic planning to marketing, sales, financial control, HR and project management. Additionally, I was responsible for the implementation and monitoring of quality management systems which were accredited to national Microgeneration standards. This included the constant monitoring of performance standards within the business and ensuring strict adherence to these standards by all employees, contractors and the business as a whole.Expertise in management, strategic planning, business development, marketing sales, design and project management of biomass heating and solar PV installations.

Responsible for the marketing and sales of a niche software system for the newspaper industry. Clients included ‘Trinity Mirror’, ‘Johnson Press’ and ‘The Scotsman’ newspaper groups

One of two senior partners responsible for the development of an IT company, initially providing local companies with IT support before specialising in bespoke software development. Formed Ltd company to run alongside partnership, focusing on sales of a niche software product.Specific duties were sales, marketing, strategic development, software development and financial control.

Recruited to the board of directors of a business enterprise venture responsible for hosting and running events to promote business to business networking within the Sunderland area. Jointly responsible for marketing the network and managing events.