I co-lead BCW’s Employee Engagement & Change team, helping corporate clients connect business strategy and communications to manage change and drive reputational benefits from the inside out.In this role, I’ve helped clients communicate through mergers & acquisitions, corporate strategy realignments and other large-scale transformation projects, supporting both internal and external communications strategy and execution efforts. Work has predominantly focused on:• Elevating comms functions to drive strategic value • Developing leader & comms team capabilities • Attracting, retaining & engaging talent through employee engagement and employer branding• Supporting business change / transformation • Articulating & activating corporate positioning (internal & external) • Reorienting organizational culture by identifying and embedding behaviors, habits, mindsets

I help companies connect business strategy and communications to drive business change and reputation.

Joined FleishmanHillard as part of merger with Fishburn Communications.

Part of two-person team that launched the US presence of Fishburn. Helped office grow portfolio from one to nine clients, achieving 66% income growth in 2014 and hitting FY 2015 targets in June. Notable client experience included:- Shell Global [Stakeholder engagement - managed high-level media partnerships with the FT, The Economist and Bloomberg Media]- MasterCard [Strategic communications and media relations for innovative Enterprise P'ships team]- MUFG [Media relations and employee engagement]- HarbourVest [Media relations - launched the company's Canadian office]- The Conference Board [Media relations]- Clear Channel Outdoor [Strategic comms and executive profiling]- Johnson & Johnson [Executive profiling for Group Worldwide Chairman]- WeTransfer [Consumer media relations and partnership brokering]- C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group [Media relations]- Gehl Architects [Brand communications]- Pasco Scientific [Brand communications]- Glory Global Solutions [Media relations]- ValidSoft [Media relations]- Aimia [Strategic communications and media relations]

Counselled a range of corporate clients on strategic communications, executive visibility, media relations, employee engagement, financial communications and stakeholder engagement. Acted as client broadcast spokesperson on multiple occasions. Clients included:- Shell International [Stakeholder engagement]- BBC TV Licensing [Media relations, incl. as broadcast spokesperson, community management and social media]- Paragon Group [Financial PR and analyst relations]- S&P Dow Jones Indices [Media relations]- SunGard Financial Systems [Media relations]- Dubai Mercantile Exchange [Media relations]- Nestlé [Media relations and social media]- The Conference Board [Media relations]- European Islamic Investment Bank [Media relations]- BT Retail [Media relations] - Friends Life [Media relations] - Learning and Skills Council [Public Affairs support]- HP Enterprise Services [Public Affairs support]

Supported both media relations and public affairs activity for global financial membership body.

Provided all-round parliamentary support for a Shadow Cabinet Minister.