MainEventTravel.com are the pioneering market leader in providing bespoke travel, hospitality, event management and ancillary services to gaming companies, poker players and leisure enthusiasts at the best value possible.Key roles :· Delivery of both corporate and private client offerings· Managing workflow of online and offline systems· Management of B2C website· Corporate Account Management · High-value client management· Responsibilty for client outreach and CRM· Daily management of a team of remote employees· Day to day approval of all poker-related activities· Design and execution of corporate events and activities· Management of all operations in the absence of the Managing Director· P&L responsibility for all client-facing events

Consultants specialising in the promotion, marketing and management of live poker events and associated services.

This was a temporary consultancy role within a new start company.Fouters Group is a youth development program that invests in small hospitality businesses throughout Ayrshire.Fouters Group is designed to plug the gap in Ayrshire's hospitality trade, offering a training and recruitment programme that will reduce youth unemployment in the area by offering training and support to our candidates over a 4 week voluntary period giving them the skills and knowledge required to successfully gain employment within the hospitality trade.Key roles :· Managing and promoting this Community Interest Company specialising in hospitality training· Researching and applying for available grants· Coordinate training programs for 18-24 year old Jobseekers · Control of budgets and finances· Implementation of financial controls within the company· Build relationships with prospective local employers for company trainees· Liaising with Local Authorities and Department of Work & Pensions· Management of contracts with suppliers and clients

Living it Loving it, are official partners of the World Poker Tour, The Grand Live, Paradise Poker Tour, CIRSA Poker Tour and 888poker. They represent US and European poker operators, both online and Brick and Mortar, providing specialist consultancy, event management, marketing, VIP and accommodation services.Key roles :· Responsible for Client Account Management within a marketing/events agency· Business Development of key client relationships and third party suppliers· Revenue growth from major clients through relationship building· Key Account Management · Organising client events in numerous venues in hotels and casinos in Europe· Marketing responsibility for events both on and offline· Management of overall PPC campaigns· Day to day approval of all poker related activities· Account management of clients such as Las Vegas Sands, Genting, PokerStars and Party Poker· On site management of our three key festivals in Prague, Vienna and Marbella· Based in Las Vegas, NV for 12 months managing the company's US office & clients

· Carried out targeted field sales campaigns· Passed assessment after initial trial period· Recorded all sales and calls using in house sales and CRM system· Worked within local team sharing best sales practices

· Managed the takeover and running of 3 bar/restaurants, 2 of which had small hotels· Opened one new build bar/restaurant· Established staff training systems in all areas of the business designed to grow sales· Implemented new EPOS system resulting in a 1.9% growth in gross margin· Designed management structure and reward scheme for senior employees· Employed a team in excess of 50· Built additional sales through off site events· Introduced an online booking platform to the business

· Appointed as “Cluster” Manager with responsibility for growing Glasgow area business· Achieved sales growth and all KPI’s for 4 successive years· Trialed new menu concepts to assess suitability for national roll out· Progressed three Assistant Managers into General Manager roles· Reduced staff turnover from 110% to 45% within 12 months