For 30 years prior to founding Engage & Connect, I occupied main board roles in a variety of businesses with experience of leading small family owned companies to running one of the UK’s largest privately owned direct response recruitment advertising agencies.5 years prior to establishing Engage & Connect, I ran a Management Consultancy with significant experience of working in the areas of Charity Fundraising, Recruitment and Employee Engagement.Based on my extensive commercial… Show more For 30 years prior to founding Engage & Connect, I occupied main board roles in a variety of businesses with experience of leading small family owned companies to running one of the UK’s largest privately owned direct response recruitment advertising agencies.5 years prior to establishing Engage & Connect, I ran a Management Consultancy with significant experience of working in the areas of Charity Fundraising, Recruitment and Employee Engagement.Based on my extensive commercial experience, I and my colleagues have brought this new business to market with the aim of delivering a professional, quality and compliance driven donor recruitment service to the UK charity sector providing a market-leading return on our clients' donor recruitment investment. Show less

We have created a set of simple diagnostic software tools that deliver strategic insights about a company's leaders, people, and culture and which are provided through a network of specialist consultants as well as directly to customers.Youbecome understands the frustrations of Senior Directors and Consultants that believe in the value and importance of a strong organisational culture. One of the most common challenges is to convince their senior colleagues to take the right strategic… Show more We have created a set of simple diagnostic software tools that deliver strategic insights about a company's leaders, people, and culture and which are provided through a network of specialist consultants as well as directly to customers.Youbecome understands the frustrations of Senior Directors and Consultants that believe in the value and importance of a strong organisational culture. One of the most common challenges is to convince their senior colleagues to take the right strategic actions to improve productivity and performance. As a result, these tools we have developed provide critical strategic insights into leaders, people, teams, and culture. It is aimed squarely at providing boards of directors with the right data and information to make key decisions about their human capital. We work with ambitious and talented professionals to develop new ways to add value to their board colleagues. Show less

As an external consultant to this market-leading fundraising agency, I was retained principally to streamline and centralise their fundraiser recruitment processes, a position I occupied for 4 years before transitioning their recruitment to an in-house team.

MKH Advertising is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Accord Group Ltd and the 5th largest recruitment advertising agency in the UK with a sales turnover in 2008 of £43m. The company served the recruitment and candidate attraction and fulfillment needs of a broad range of clients from sectors including Central Government, Not for Profit, Charity, Education, Commercial and the Recruitment Consultancy markets. Following the company's acquisition by the Accord Group in 2004, I led an… Show more MKH Advertising is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Accord Group Ltd and the 5th largest recruitment advertising agency in the UK with a sales turnover in 2008 of £43m. The company served the recruitment and candidate attraction and fulfillment needs of a broad range of clients from sectors including Central Government, Not for Profit, Charity, Education, Commercial and the Recruitment Consultancy markets. Following the company's acquisition by the Accord Group in 2004, I led an experienced Senior Management team of 11 and a direct sales team of 5 through a process of restructuring and change, delivering year-on-year increases in sales turnover and above budget net operating profits. Show less

Constructively challenged and contributed to the development of the strategy for this wholly-owned subsidiary of the Accord Group Ltd (a direct-response advertising agency working across a broad range of business sectors).Key achievementsScrutinised the performance of management in meeting agreed goals and objectives and monitoring outcomes against budgeted objectives.Sought cross-selling opportunities between MKH and Artavia.

Boyne Publicity was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Accord Group Ltd. I was appointed Managing Director following the company's acquisition by the Accord Group Ltd. Boyne Publicity was a direct-response advertising agency specialising in the automotive and recruitment sectors. Following the acquisition of MKH, the trading activity of Boyne Publicity was merged into Artavia Advertising.

Boyne Publicity was a privately owned company and the leading direct-response advertising agency within the prestige automotive sector. I joined Boyne Publicity to work closely with the owner and Managing Director to grow the company and diversify into other market sectors. The success of diversifying into the recruitment advertising market led to the company's acquisition by the Accord Group in 2002 and to my appointment as Managing Director.