Kurt Edwards Email & Phone Number

Richmond, England, United Kingdom

With a particular focus on Franchising & QSR - Using world class addressable technology across the best medium, during outstanding programming, to deliver fame, customers and profit to businesses.

London, England, United Kingdom

My brother & I have built up a network of 28 properties in Lincoln, Lincolnshire that we own and let to both students and professionals in the area. We also manage a few properties on behalf of others and recently have helped people secure investment properties in the area.

London, United Kingdom

LOVE SPORT Radio was a new London sports radio station that launched in March 2018. Promising to offer a fresh and modern take on sports radio while celebrating all the sport London has to offer.The new station was backed by Nigel Wray, owner of former European rugby champions Saracens RFC, Kelvin Mackenzie, founder of talkSPORT radio and Stephen Lansdown of Hargreaves Lansdown financial services.We launched the station with a new content offering bringing some of the biggest club podcasters to air, a model which has now been copied by other stations. Sadly the lockdown put an end to it's grand ambitions.

London, United Kingdom

US based XAPPmedia is the de facto leader in voice assisted technology media working with broadcasters and brands to build amazing voice experience across Amazon, Google and Microsoft.Xappmedia is now live with over 450 Alexa voice skills and working with hundreds of US based broadcasters to stream their content to millions of users.The role was to deliver thought leadership, educate the market about the voice opportunity and to help UK broadcasters take advantage of the platforms available. This was their first hire in the UK and in 3 months I managed to pull off a variety of deals with some of the UK's leading broadcasters.I left this role to help launch Love Sport Radio which was a more permanent role.

Waterloo, London

Responsible for Business Development and driving digital partnerships at the world's largest sports radio station with our portfolio of Global Audio Rights for the English Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.Looked to secure partners in overseas markets that could work with us across both analogue and digital platforms allowing us to broaden the reach and engagement of football fans with this incredible and unique content.These content partnerships varied from working with brands to telecom partners to sponsorships depending on the market we are in. By the time I had left we had secured deals across 26 international markets.

London, United Kingdom

Looking after the +50 strong Commercial Team at Talksport & Sport Sales responsible for driving revenues across the Talksport brand and also Sport Magazine. In 2012 the team delivered market beating performance across all our platforms resulting in a record revenue year.The UK's largest Commercial Radio Sports Broadcaster & the UK's largest Sport magazine delivering passionate engaged consumers. We have a multi platform offering across radio, print, mobile and web and have a fantastic success rate at delivering some truly innovative, stand out campaigns.

London, United Kingdom

Working with the IAB the role sets about building awareness, looking at best practice, exploring new technologies and evangelising the opportunity this presents brands. The group consists of many of the leading broadcasters in the UK and together we are committed to building momentum amongst advertisers and agencies alike to spend money and support these new digital audio platforms. Recent article explaining why UK audio businesses are getting excited...

London, United Kingdom

Alongside my role at Future Publishing - Working with some 25 Commercial heads from various organisations such as Reuters, FT, Sky, Incisive Media, Channel 4 helped lead the debate on market issues that were affecting us all. Devised strategy with the AOP Director on how we as a group should contribute to driving commercial change in our businesses.We tackled many issues from privacy to data to cost per engagement and initiated the idea of Publishers working with Audience Science to form the AS Gateway.Chaired the seminar on International Monetisation which was attended by over 70 industry personnel and represented the AOP at a Google "innovation" afternoon presenting on how best to work with publishers in the new data industry.

London, United Kingdom

Led the Digital Sales team driving revenues across the companies wide variety of digital assets resulting in growth of over 30% per year during my tenure.The team went on to win AOP Sales Team of the Year 2010 and AOP Digital Publisher of the Year 2011With a relentless focus on customer service and delivery we transformed our standing in the market and won numerous new business from key clients.Worked with various Publishers to help devise their digital strategies to ensure successful launches across their brands. Instrumental in the launch also of the T3 ipad edition which at its time was globally recognised as truly innovative offering.Worked with trade publications to offer insight and commentary on the market.

London, United Kingdom

Led the commercial team for a portfolio of digital brands for one of the UK's largest magazine publishers. Brands including FHM, Empire, Heat, Grazia along with many others were at the time innovative multi platform brands that delivered desirable audiences for advertisers. The team of 11 people consistently delivered market beating performances driven by outstanding creativity and customer service.

London, United Kingdom

Kiss Radio is now one of the leading 15-34 music stations in the UK but it wasn't always that way. It completely re-branded to it's current iteration and I helped to both develop and deliver the go to market commercial strategy around new talent like Carl Cox. I and the various sales teams presented to numerous agencies and clients the new vision and commercial opportunities across the stations. We launched the new station well ahead of projected budget and finished the year with a brand count some 30% higher than the previous year.

London, United Kingdom

Worked across numerous categories building client relationships and delivering some award winning Marketing partnerships. Started across the Recruitment category taking it from a £20,000 revenue line to over £300,000 within 18 months winning the industry's Media Week Award for "Strategic Sales pitch of the Year" for the Capital FM Jobfiner. Then went onto manage the Technology vertical which was the company's second largest revenue line liaising directly with key clients. Again won the Media Week Award for "Strategic Sales pitch of the Year" for the One2One Capital FM branded phone.

Executive Training, "Developing Strategy For Value Creation"

Week long course with daily projects working with 20 other International Executives

Tv Advertising, Distinction

Bsc, Education & Social Administration