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Hagley, Gb

Hagley, England, United Kingdom

🔹 Founder & Visionary | Innovator | Social Impact Enthusiast 🔹Greetings! Welcome to my LinkedIn profile.💡 As the Founder of "Make Life Better," I am driven by an unwavering vision - to create £1 billion of Social Return on Investment by 2035, transforming the lives of families and individuals for the better.🌱 About "Make Life Better":We are empowering utility companies, charities, and the NHS to bolster the financial resilience and welfare of vulnerable households to meet regulatory requirements#SocialImpact #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #MakeLifeBetter

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Queen Alexandra Charity supports education, residential services and community services for young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. Queen Alexandra College, one part of the charity, has near on 400 students and 400 staff.

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Sutton Coldfield

Overall responsibility for Auriga Services Ltd.Created and delivered a strategic plan to help more than 2 million people experiencing financial hardship by 2020 using over £20million funds per annum.This included expanding the scope and scale while modernising the business, creating outstanding customer service and staff satisfaction which led to multiple times growth in impact, growth & contributions to charity owner.Creating a robust risk governance framework and external accreditations for ISO9001, Advice Quality Standard and Cyber Essentials Plus and clean Financial audits all enjoying "No Recommendations for Improvements".

Hagley

Hagley

As the Chair of Governors at Hagley Primary School, I fostered a collaborative environment that encouraged Governor contributions. This was achieved through planning Governor meetings for inclusivity and impact.I spearheaded the recruitment and onboarding of a new Headteacher, ensuring a smooth leadership transition and empowering them to establish a new senior management team.Our strategic enhancements to staff and student support systems contributed significantly to the school’s success, benefiting both the children and the wider Hagley community.

Hagley, England, United Kingdom

School Governor and member of Finance and Premises committees.Supported the foundation of HPS Care Ltd a Breakfast & After School Club which provides a service from 07:30am to 6:00pm and Holiday Clubs. This generated funds to support the school.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Enabling the growth of Applied Research.Managed the process of delivering 4,000 applied research projects worth £1/4 billion. Developed the Pre and Post award team from 15 to 65 staff.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Leading the delivery of the Regional Economic Strategy in Staffordshire, Coventry & Warwickshire.Successfully delivered expenditure of over £100 million of economic development activity within Staffordshire and Coventry & Warwickshire.Inspired, created, developed and led the World Class Stratford initiative, which was adopted within the Regional Economic Strategy.Led on the Economic Agency's investment in the Royal Shakespeare Company's theatre renewal and the Premium Automotive Research and Development programme at Warwick Manufacturing Group.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Joined company, then named Five Ways Software straight from completing 'A' levels.Bought the majority shareholding in 1989 and built one of the UK's largest Sage software resellers. Started an Internet Services Provider and web design company in 1996 alongside the original business.In 2000, combined the companies and floated them on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Raised over £5 million and achieved a market capitalisation of over £35 million.

Graduate & Alumni, Business Administration And Management

Postgraduate Diploma, Management, Merit

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