Leena Patel Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Portobello Business Centre (PBC) is an independent non-profit organisation dedicated to helping individuals from all backgrounds start, grow, and sustain their businesses through the provision of affordable, high-quality, and confidential support delivered by an innovative and professional team. Our mission is to provide the resources and support needed to.

• Developed and launched a new, unique retail space in Wembley to provide a platform for local makers, sustainable businesses and independent start-ups to showcase their work, sell products and grow their brand..
• Responsible for attracting, managing and maintaining partnerships with 100+ merchants across fashion, art, homewares, wellness and lifestyle products, working with them to refine product offerings and brand identity.
• Curated the store, selected merchants and identified ways to enhance the customer journey.
• Designed and led B2B and B2C marketing campaigns, from social media and digital signage up to 65 m2, to resident events and in-store pop-ups.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Co-led the development of a new artist-maker studio of 170 members in a 50,000 sq ft space in West London, establishing the key operational, fiscal and administrative systems and creating key documents, policies and.
• Coordinated three Open Studios weekends which attracted over 2500 visitors per event and showcased the diversity of talent at Kindred Studios. This involved facilitating curators, a build team and studio members to.
• Working with educational partner organisations to facilitate and deliver studio tours for 200+college students to inspire the next generation of talented creatives

London, England, United Kingdom

• Worked with environmental professionals across a range of organisations to plan and deliver networking events which enabled knowledge sharing, project collaboration and peer support amongst members working to manage.
• Successfully designed and produced marketing materials for the annual Network conference.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Established an Upcycling School and engaged one of London’s most diverse communities in this new creative hub and community space through the delivery of bespoke hands-on workshops focused on sustainable design. I.
• Successfully managed the delivery of creative workshops to over 250 participants, rangingfrom local residents and college students, to corporate clients - with 100% positive feedback
• Designed and implemented a range of monitoring and evaluation tools for measuring socialimpact which ensured continued project funding

London

• Managed the delivery and development of a variety of hands-on education programmes forschools and communities, managing project budgets, reporting to funders and line managingfour project delivery staff.
• Oversaw the delivery of over 400 assemblies, workshops and teacher training sessions and 800educational shows across the UK to over 100,000 students. Organised three annual conferences with up to 120 delegates.
• Developed and trialled innovative teaching and learning resources for primary and secondaryschools, working in partnership with a range of organisations and educators.

London, England, United Kingdom

Sourcing ethical and sustainable products, regenerating the company website, and improving user experience.

London, England, United Kingdom

Assisting with the delivery of textile recycling and ethical fashion workshops at local schools and providing administrative support.

Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan

Team teaching English Oral Communication classes, writing lesson plans and developing interactive learning resources.

Msc Environment And Sustainable Development, Sustainability Studies

Understanding the political, social and economic forces underlying environmental conflicts and exploring concrete approaches to address.

Ba Economics & Philosophy, 2:1