Planning and delivering over 300 events a year including Exhibitions Corporate Functions and Parties alongside regular, Pre-Match Lunches during the season, for numbers of up to 500. Responsible for all areas of Marketing including the Club Website, Emails, Socials and in & around the clubhouse.Selling sponsorship packages, event tickets and up-selling event packages.Managing the front of house team for all events and assisting with bar and kitchen as well.Budget planning & cost analysis. Providing high levels of customer service and support for my team.

Providing Catering & Event Management Services for all types of events including Weddings, Parties and Corporate.

Selling locally sourced produce on the retail side including Meats & Cheeses along with Wine & Spirits. Deli had seating for 14 inside plus an additional 12 outside serving Hot & Cold Drinks, Made to order Sandwiches, Bagels & Salads.I was in charge of all aspects of the business. Marketing, Sales, Stock Management, Retail Displays, Food Ordering & Prep along with Staff Management and Finances. We also offered outside Catering from the Deli including corporate events. Unfortunately the business closed in June 23 having tried everything to make it work, the economy and low footfall numbers were the key reasons.

In September 2019 I decided to go back into catering. I had a few bookings to get me going but by November I’d secured a new catering contract at Chichester Rugby Club and from working alongside them and the venue, we generated over 120k in future bookings. However in February 21 I lost all of this business due to Covid. I then had to think on my feet as I qualified for no grants or benefits. I started a fresh food delivery business using social media to promote this, I averaged 35 drops a day with an average spend of £25 per drop. I then continued with various activities to get myself through until 2021 when in March I secured a new catering contract at the Prestigious Arundel Castle Cricket Club. Here I managed all aspects of their events (45 over 6 months) including the delivery of high quality food for functions of up to 350 covers. I organised set up and staffing for all of these events as well. The money I made from this enabled me to self fund The West Street Deli Opening.

Managing a team of 8 I was tasked with bringing in & managing all aspects of new business.4 Outbound sales executives, 2 field, 1 appointment setter and 1 admin assistant made up my team.Being new to the industry, I quickly picked things up and set the tone by bringing in some new clients from the off, which as a manger is really important.January was my first full month in the role and we finished on 101% of target. February we ended up at 153%, March 155% and we continued into April & May at 130% and 150% respectively.I achieved this success by implementing realistic, individual KPI’s and managing these effectively. 121 Coaching sessions and additional personal & team incentives as well as identifying new ways to attract customers and increase our number of leads. This included attending various Exhibitions.

In January 2014 I set up Jigsaw Catering on a part time basis eventually going full time in October 2014. When I did this, I built & launched a new website and Jigsaw went from strength to strength increasing the turnover from £20,000 to £75,000 + in 12 just months. By 2017 I was averaging around 50 events a year with around 30 of these being weddings and employed a part time team of 15 staff to help run multiple events each week. As well as working and managing multiple functions & events I also ran the sales & marketing side of the business (see, generating consistent numbers of bookings throughout each year of business. I would arrange face to face meetings with potential clients and had a 80% close rate from initial meeting to confirmed booking. In October 2017 I made the decision to sell Jigsaw Catering following interest from two parties and this enabled me to take some time out with the family. I had great success with Jigsaw turning it from a small 10k a year side-line to a 100k plus a year business and building it to a point where one of my much larger competitors brought me out. I now wish to go back into employment and I'm open to new opportunities.

At Boox I increased new client acquisitions from an average of 10 per week to 25-30 breaking & setting various company records along the way and increasing overall client numbers by over 150% This was a varied role where I had strong input on business decisions like new marketing ideas and solutions (Please refer to and setting up new partnerships. I successfully managed and increased a partnership with a large insurance company and high street bank helping integrate systems to support this & generate new revenue sources. I also managed a sales team of 4 who worked in tele sales and before I left, were all at 100% of target. Another key success I had was from forming strong relationships with key partners in the recruitment industry, getting Boox on several PSL's.

Senior Sales Executive at Lead Forensics I was selling lead generation software into businesses nationwide. During my time there I generated nearly ninety thousand pounds worth of new 12 month revenues (all own business) gaining 35 new clients in 9 months. I was consistently one of the top performers in the company. Some of these clients included The Daily Mail Group, The Northern Racing Group, Goodwood and Covers Builders Merchants

Based in central London I was covering 4 branches consisting of Kensington High Street, Sloane Square, Knightsbridge and Kings Road, Chelsea. I managed a portfolio of over 220 Private Customers who had a minimum of 1 million in accounts at the bank. I was also expected to increase this and before leaving I had inherited an extra 30 clients. I was then targeted to generate new business from my portfolio, reviewing clients every 3-6 months looking to cross sell new banking products and services. I would sell life insurance, mortgage protection, long and short-term investments, packaged accounts, and home insurance. I always achieved more than 100% of my quarterly targets

I looked after five branches in West Sussex. I generated both new business and managed existing business customers on a portfolio basis. During my time in this position I increased my portfolio from 150 to 280 business customers. I successfully improved my allotted branches sales performances by over 100%. I did this using 1-2-1 coaching methods and launching some successful initiatives within my region, thus for improving the sales performances and diary capacity of which some were introduced nationally. In addition to my main role, I was also put in charge of three other advisers as a cluster manager. Previous to this role I was a Personal Banking Adviser and in this position I was the top performer nationally in all 4 quarters winning various company awards along the way. Catering History

As head chef I had full control of planning menus, stock control, ordering, costing and pricing of the menus and all levels of food preparation. I was also in charge of the employment and training of staff and whilst in this role I successfully managed and trained three other chefs and two kitchen assistants. During all this I would always maintain the highest levels of good team work, health and safety, hygiene and customer service. In this role I had to demonstrate fantastic leadership qualities, ensuring I gained the respect of those new to the role.

Chef Starting as a Chef de Partie I was in charge of my own section in the kitchen, during my time here I worked my way up to a Sous chef level. This would mean I would be in charge of the kitchen in the Head chef's absence.

Starting as a Commis Chef I worked my up to Senior Chef de Partie where I was in control of my own section. I ran starters, Mains and Pastry sections during my time there. I spent most of my time in Gordon's three Michelin Star restaurant at Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea which was rated 5th best in the world when I was there.