Jonathan Clark Email & Phone Number

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Bright Blue Day is a creative agency for today's connected, disruptive, crazy world. Born from advertising and digital disciplines we’ve evolved to the way we live and do business today. A Bournemouth based team of thinkers, creatives, writers and coders making great things happen for clients around the world for over 50 years. Bright Blue Day has developed into a well recognised world-class integrated digital communications organisation, and as it turns out we are based in the fastest growing digital economy in the UK - Silicon South = the conurbation of Bournemouth and Poole.
I have always made time to ‘give something back’, and developing and inspiring talent interests me greatly. I am involved in several initiatives that have this as their key focus.
My Non Exec Career includes sitting on committees and boards of the IoD and BU, as well as advising, mentoring and investing in several SME organisations throughout the UK.

I am a shareholder/board member @: Bright Blue Day ltd, BBD Boom ltd.

www.brightblueday.com
www.bbdperfectstorm.com
www.bbdboom.com
www.bsolive.com

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1893, is an English orchestra serving the South and South West of England, but proudly with a national and international reputation. Regarded as “the cultural heartbeat of the South West”, we perform over 140 concerts each year, serving our home territory of over 10,000 square miles with full symphonic concerts in Poole, Bournemouth, Exeter, Bristol, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Cheltenham, Salisbury and beyond.
Alongside our busy concert schedule, BSO Participate delivers events in over 200 locations across 23 Local Authority areas, extending our reach and impact far beyond the concert hall. We strive to be the model of a 21st century orchestra, enhancing lives through the power of music.

My responsibilities on the board and the F&R committee are to work with the other trustees and senior managers to further enhance the success the BSO already achieves. www.bsolive.com

We help companies in the B2B technology sector to maximise their return on investment in HubSpot and grow with the power of inbound.

United Kingdom

The Media School at Bournemouth University is one of the largest of its kind in the world and has a global reputation for combining research and teaching practice. The School recruits excellent students to internationally renowned courses in Media Production, Journalism & Communication, Computer Animation and Corporate & Marketing Communications.
Courses combine practical learning techniques with impact-led research fronted by world-leading academics. Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in The Media School has been assessed as 'excellent' by the Quality Assurance Agency. Graduates are highly employable. A report published by NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and Art) in February 2011 showed that nearly 50% of graduates working in the film, visual effects or video games industries come from Bournemouth University. The Media School is home to the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) and is the UK's only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP). I mentor students, guest lecture and advise on relevant issues, and with my Bright Blue Day hat on we regularly assist with assignments and projects.

Creative England was set up to support businesses across the whole of the creative sector. In the South particularly we have an exceptionally vibrant sector. As a mentor the role is to partner with a local creative company who have shown that they can innovate and succeed. The role of a mentor is to guide, advise and help steer the company in its development, as well as advising the individual in their personal development. I have also guest lectured at the quarterly mentee sessions.

London, United Kingdom

My role on the committee, with other members, was to monitor the integrity of the company’s financial reporting. We also have a role in checking the company’s internal financial controls, reviewing them and their operation and ensuring that necessary risk management systems are in place. We are responsible for overseeing the company’s external audit process and relations with the external auditor, including appointment, reappointment and removal. (Including independence and objectivity) We also have a role in fraud prevention, making sure people have opportunities to alert on improprieties and abuses ensuring independent investigation of any such matters. I completed 2 full terms on the committee.

Poole. Dorset.

Rise To The Challenge is a unique programme combining online training and offline activities. Teams of up to six members spend six weeks promoting a good cause that they believe deserves recognition. It focuses on giving young people valuable business skills and experience, and making them more employable, whilst encouraging them to engage in their community and be active citizens.
My role as a mentor was to listen, advise and help steer 6 Bournemouth University students in their quest to develop and launch a successful campaign. Our campaign was to get 'thanks' for fire-fighters. See the campaign here. http://www.thankstofirefighters.co.uk/

****On the 2nd April 2012 we attended an awards evening where our campaign was voted 4th out of 42 across the country. A great achievement. Team member Joe was also awarded 1st in the best sales officer category, partly for his superb web site and our overall marketing campaign****
Our team was Nikita Potton, Joe Benton, Dev Minstry, Emily Mctavish, Lara Ballard and Stephanie King.

Dorset.

The Chairman, Chris Brady, assembled an advisory team who met every quarter. His board members represented a broad range of industries, some from the local reigon, but many from other UK cities and international business centres. We discussed the business landscape with the aim of ensuring the school was well informed and current in its teaching and practices.

Dorset.

My role as Branch Chairman was to represent the Dorset membership and engage with and for them on matters promoting the highest standards of company management. The IoD is the only organisation in the UK that represents us, as directors, on matters concerning business and governance. Professional development is a key theme. My committee was broad and represented a wide range of local organisations, both large and small. We achieved many things, from a refreshed and engaged membership through to new and strong links with other organisations and institutions. On appointment I was the youngest IoD chairman in the UK.