After nearly 23 years of a very enjoyable career in retail, I now run a holiday home rental business with my wife. Alongside running this business, I am keen to get involved with a charity or to help a few smaller interesting and sustainable brands grow ... if this is you please contact me; I'd love to chat to you about how I might be able to help you reach your goals. Retail career summary:A multi-channel and brand director with nine years at board level in a private-equity owned fashion brand, with a breadth of experience across digital, retail, brand marketing, creative and human resources. Skilled at driving and managing fast growth but equally in optimising performance in challenging times. Highly effective at delivering business gains in digital and retail, with an ability to leverage brand values to optimise profit. - Strong strategic planning skills with experience across different channels, during changing economic climates and working both with owners and CEOs. - Optimistic and ambitious, with a logical and thorough approach. Unpicks complex challenges, identifies the appropriate strategy and works out how to deliver it. Highly effective at creating the right team to achieve the goal.- Naturally engaging and an intelligent listener with strong empathy skills. Reads people accurately and knows how to get the best from them, inspiring genuine loyalty and commitment.- Built valuable skills and knowledge from the experience of accelerating growth of a fast-paced brand; knows how to avoid potential pitfalls, anticipating issues, from systems to people, matching speed of growth to the organisation’s capabilities but continuously driving forwards.