As Head of Client Services for the Magnify Divison of Prohaska Consulting, I support the wide array of clients for whom we provide solution-based and data-driven outsourced sales and business development support. Our extensive network of Prohaska consultants help tech solution providers and SaaS solutions with market entry and sales development via our well-established network of decision-makers into key brands, agencies and publishers. We also create and build programmatic demand sources for our publisher clients in NA, EMEA and APAC. Our specialist Corp Dev division focuses on acquisitions and investments.

Development and implementation of a marcomm strategy, plus tactical execution via the design and build of a new website, implementation of a robust social media campaign, plus a press and PR strategy designed to create a thought-leadership platform Prohaska Consulting's senior exec team.

A multi-faceted role for this NY-based digital agency, encompassing new business development, client relationship management, as well as a role in building out the BD pipeline via a social and communication strategy. Alongside the primary work for TWF, I also supported Viddiverse, a start-up create-edit-share social network and video platform, designed and built by The Wonderfactory under the guidance of Viddiverse CEO Malcolm Bird. With a limited advertising budget, the initial audience acquisition strategy for Viddiverse was centered on a social campaign. This was primarily aimed at convincing parents of the target audience (kids aged 8-13) that Viddiverse offered a supportive, and creative environment for kids to inhabit online. The social strategy also ensured distribution of key messaging to potential investors, advertisers and content partners.

After a course of study at the New York School of Interior Design I established a residential interior design practice. My objective is to bring a modern design sensibility to pre-war environments at an affordable budget. Roles and responsibilities include:- New business development - Design lead – from initial mood boards and sketches through to floorplans, renderings and cabinetry designs developed in Autocad, my role encompasses all areas of design development and creative implementation- Project management – completion on-time and to the agreed budget. - Client relationship management – creative consultant/retail therapist/marriage counselor!- Vendor relationship management . This is a key success factor in the world of interiors and I have established an excellent and reliable network of vendors – contractors, cabinetry designers, drapery consultants etc- A portfolio of completed work can be viewed at http://www.marialinkinteriors.com

As part of the Parenting & Lifestyle team I took on a role that combined the disciplines of content development and distribution. Working with the product development team I managed the creation of content for, and implementation of, a series of lifestyle event planners and key life-stage calendars that were integrated into the AOL platform via the Parenting channels. The objective of these tools was to create a solid and ongoing bond between the AOL content and the AOL user.

Modem Media - a global digital design agency - underwent a rapid growth phase in the late 90s. Based in London I was recruited as a Senior Producer and promoted one year later to Director of Project Management. As well as working on any number of major website design projects I was also tasked with building-out the project management team - recruiting, training and mentoring a team of 15 associate and senior level producers.- New business pitch development and delivery- Lead producer on large-scale website development and online advertising campaigns- Team leader to 15 project managers at associate, producer and senior producer level- Rollout and training for a new project management process and implementation toolset- Sourcing and management of external vendors including technical partners and freelance resources- Key clients: General Motors Europe, Citibank, IBM, Unilever, S.G.Warburg & Co, Valvoline, Delta Airlines, JC Penney, and Phillips Electronics.

A boutique digital design agency based in London, Activ8 began as a tradional old-school presentation design and event management firm and transitioned into CD-ROM development and website design as those technologies took hold in the UK marketing communications landscape. My role included:- Account development, client liaison and project management- Presentation content development- Event planning and management- Key clients included British Airways, Lotus Development Corporation, Integris, ISG Sports Marketing, Zeneca,

As the HQ for many of Asia-Pacific’s key financial services companies Hong Kong was the hub of marketing communications strategies for many global brands. My time at Multimedia Inc was spent criss-crossing Asia working on-site with clients to harness the power of the multi-media delivery of corporate presentations and financial roadshows. Key clients included: Chase Manhattan Bank, Holiday Inn- Asia Pacific, International Herald Tribune, HSBC, MasterCard, CSFB, StarTV, Peregrine Investments

The bad-old days of major corporate presentations delivered on 35 mm slides. My role was to work with C-suite executives and marketing departments to help structure, script and develop presentation visuals and supporting collateral. As well as working on the presentation visuals themselves I also ran presentation skills training seminars working both one-one-one with individuals and groups of executives to help them deliver impactful and confident presentations and sales pitches.Key clients included: Cathay Pacific Airways, Qantas, The Peninsula Hotel Group, Leo Burnett Advertising, Wharf Holdings, First Pacific Davies, Hutchison Whampoa, Jardine Matheson