✔ DELIVER ONLINE GREEK DISHES - I set up a non-for-profit organisation dedicated to my mom since we both had a love of Greek food and healthy eating. When she passed away, I decided to share some of her dishes and mine with the aim of encouraging people to eat 'real' food that can be prepared and cooked in 30 minutes or under. I am writing a book aimed at trying to help people make this chance in a reality and sustainable way.

✔ HEADHUNTER - Keen Consultancies is an independent research resourcing business offering a bespoke candidate sourcing and headhunting solution on a UK-wide and international basis (Corporate Member of Rec). We operate across various industry sectors and roles within professional services. Our key specialism is the sourcing of senior and executive candidates, hard to fill and specialist roles and we focus on quality, recognising that we need to fully understand your business and the specific requirements of everybody involved.Our passion is to provide an excellent and personal experience from initial contact through to successful placement. We are dedicated to working with Companies who share our values and to giving our candidates an excellent on boarding experience. What we offer:We offer deep dive searches for those hard to fill roles that have been lingering on for a whileWe offer a deep dive search for specialist rolesWe offer headhunting services across the UK, Scotland, Ireland and EuropeWhat roles do we focus on:Mid management and above across the board within the following areas:Supply Chain -Distribution - Category - Inventory - Pricing - Digital - Product - Marketing - HR - FinanceOperations - Director level - Transformation - Commercial - Procurement - Sales - Environmental - Health & Safety - Warehouse

✔MANAGE this volunteer organisation that will deliver a series of talks and information that will help the unemployed into sustainable growth industries in the UK or start up a business including freelance and portfolio careers. We will be reaching out to organisations, educators and employers that support training and development and recruit with a focus on a good cultural fit and value match. This will be delivered via Zoom or other platforms, and guest speakers with expertise will be invited on a regular basis. ✔EMPLOYMENT COACH - as part of Future Employment Opps, I will deliver some of the training, information and advice in my areas of expertise; career planning, interview techniques, CV writing, etc. ✔COOKING WITH LILIKA - CHEF and CREATOR of a Greek vegan blog and website promoting healthy eating and recipes in 30 minutes and under. https://www.cookingwithlilika.com

✔ EXECUTIVE COACHING and professional development of Executive MBAs from a variety of sectors and roles. Providing coaching on professional and personal development, career progression and business growth. Use a variety of diagnostic tools to help ascertain learning and development gaps (Training Needs Analysis, CareerLeader, Johari's Window, etc.). ✔ REFLECTIVE PRACTICE - undertake a variety of activities to help individuals develop their critical reflection to help them develop skills, change behaviour and resolve personal issues. This is done through one-to-one coaching, Action Learning Sets and reflective writing. ✔ EXECUTIVE EDUCATION - developing tailored executive education, learning and developing, and leadership programs from medium sized companies to global organisations. This includes coaching, reflective practice, and Action Learning Sets. ✔ STRATEGIC MARKETING - undertake reflective activities with individuals and groups to help them set personal and professional goals for the future by exploring strategic actions to increase their chance of meeting that objective (goal setting, coaching, reflective practice, brand awareness, networking, making connections, etc.). ✔ DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS with regional, national and global organisations including the third sector to create and enhance strategic partnerships and collaborations in education, research, learning and development, and innovation. This includes the food and entertainment sector.

✔ CAREERS MANAGEMENT & PLANNING - Provided careers coaching and guidance to MBAs and Executive MBAs, and alumni through individual executive coaching and tailored training programme. ✔ NETWORKING, MARKETING & RECRUITMENT - set up a strategy for developing an effective network to enable our MBA students and alumni to effectively engage with international, national and local employers and groups worldwide. Delivering talks on 'Open Days', carrying out webinars for the recruitment of students, gathering case studies and testimonials to help market and raise our profile.✔ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT - planned, organised and delivered key skills (commercial awareness, social media, etc). Executive coaching was utilised to enhance individual learning and development.✔ REFLECTIVE PRACTICE - taught self-awareness and reflection on modules by working closely with individual students and groups with the aim of helping them discover their personal and professional career goals and develop their skills. ✔ EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT - interacted with recruitment departments and senior level staff worldwide to encourage partnerships that would support our students' learning and development, and enhance career opportunities.

✔ TEACHING KEY SKILLS - career management, reflective practice, and developing soft skills. ✔ EXECUTIVE COACHING - individual and group support.✔ EMPLOYER/ALUMNI RELATIONS - working with companies to support our students' learning & dev.✔ BUSINESS START-UP - coaching and advising our students on business planning. ✔ MARKETING AND RECRUITMENT of postgraduate students (tracking alumni, obtaining case studies and testimonials)

✔ CAREERS INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE - students and alumni✔ ORGANISING EVENTS & TALKS - with employers and alumni to help student develop their skills. ✔ TEACHING - professional development and start-up, reflective practice and career management. ✔ MARKETING - I set up a marketing ambassador programme by recruiting students to help us promote our services to different facilitie and raise our profile. Careers coaching was incorporated to help the progress of career planning.

✔ GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR - Personal training and fitness coaching was provided to ensure each client was able to attain their goals.✔ COACHING - my clients on diet and fitness. ✔ MARKETING & RECRUITMENT - I increased my business by obtaining testimonials, referrals and recruitment by word of mouth, and delivering a targeted marketing campaign.

✔ RECRUITING AGENCY FOR PERFORMERS ✔ CASTING DIRECTOR✔ MARKETING AND RECRUITING OF ACTORS & EXTRAS for film and television.✔ DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE SKILLS & REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

✔ MANAGER - responsible for the strategy and operational management of the Careers Centre. ✔ EVENTS - set up a yearly programme of events aimed at promoting career development for a variety of specialist programmes in the performing and visual arts.✔ CASTING SERVICE - set up an in-house audition service for companies who were seeking performers.✔ CAREERS COACHING & GUIDANCE to students and alumni. Reflective practice was used to help develop our students' skills.

✔ LAUNCH - helped organise and set up two, adult community careers centres and a mobile service.✔OPERATIONAL & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - this involved setting up a careers library, internet cafe, CV and business start-up service. ✔ CAREERS SUPPORT-provided career coaching and business start-up advice to clients. Raised clients' self-awareness and reflection through workshops and one-to-one coaching sessions. ✔ MARKETING - organised and delivered a series of events throughout West Yorkshire to help raise our profile and increase our business. .

✔ EMPLOYER RELATIONS - worked closely with many major companies recruiting IT specialist such as designers, business analysis, and project leaders. Companies such as Sony, HP, etc. Recruitment of managers and health care workers for companies in the US and UK.✔ MARKETING - I had responsibility for recruiting new clients and reaching monthly and yearly targets.✔ RECRUITING- matched ideal candidates, negotiated contracts, terms and conditions.✔ COACHING - clients on how to prepare for assessments and individuals. Reflection was used to support this.