Luke Simons Email & Phone Number

London, GB

• Founded an integrator of various innovative, logistics equipment & technology products.
• With full P&L responsibility starting from £0, achieved profits in excess of £150,000.
• Led sales & marketing campaigns, creating a unique brand with +1,600 LinkedIn followers.
• Consulted with customers to successfully onboard global logistics companies & retailers.
• Identified, onboarded & nurtured collaborative international partners, customers & distributors.
• Recruited, trained & coached teams to manage sales, operations & finance.

Airport City, IL

• Leading business development in the English speaking world, covering a wide territory spanning North America, UK, Ireland, Nordics, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
• Developing and selling new products based on customer demand.
• Breaking in to new international territories and exploring new development verticals.
• Working with some of the world’s best known retail and manufacturing companies.
• Public masterclasses at trade events.
• Representing the technology at company and partners’ trade events.

Merelbeke, BE

• Launched 2 innovative logistics products into international territories, including the UK & USA.
• Developed successful, consultative sales strategies achieving over $5m.
• Onboarded 50+ key international partners in the USA, UK, Canada, Nordics & the Middle East.
• Presented at 10+ international exhibitions as a product expert & brand ambassador.
• Designed complex solutions & cost-based analyses creating savings for major retail operations.
• Travelled extensively to build close relationships with customers & distributors.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, GB

• Worked in tandem with this UK storage solutions manufacturer to launch the SpeedCell storage solution in the U.K. with Holland Storage Systems.

Lakewood, New Jersey, US

• Launched an innovative, brand new product concept into the global logistics industry.
• Developed successful marketing & sales strategies & campaigns achieving over $1m sales in Y1.
• Trained and coached new business development hires, supporting customer meetings and quotation creation.
• Designed product improvements increasing efficiency and sales potential.
• Analysed competitors & market reactions to develop new product innovations.
• Managed crises during start-up, successfully securing repeat business from affected customers.

London, England, GB

• Recruited, nurtured, trained and managed a high performance creative team, devising marketing campaigns that realised over £30m in donations.
• Successfully maximized attendance at over 100 social and educational events per year.
• Oversaw creation of internal & external communications for 6 regional offices & 8 brands.
• Created systems to support departmental planning, managing a £200k budget & strategy.

• Founded independent record label at the height of the U.K. urban music boom.
• Represented artists including Snoop Dogg, TQ, Ruff Ryders, Allure, Miri Ben-Ari, Malik Yusef.
• Directed the operations, P&L, marketing & P.R. functions, achieving Y1 sales of £180k.
• Negotiated contracts with international artists, agents, licensors, suppliers & distributors.
• Covered media channels including social, online, events, print, outdoor, TV & radio.
• Recruited and trained a team of 2 in-house and 5 contract staff to assist sales and operational growth.

London, GB

• Ensured efficient flow of advertisement traffic, meeting tight weekly deadlines.
• Dealt with external clients, suppliers & internal departments.
• Proof read final pages before press. Final page approvals, print quality control.
• Created classified layouts & advertisement designs.

Gnvq Business Studies, Business Administration And Management, General

9 X Gcse A-C, General Studies