Natasha Thompson Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Canada; United Kingdom

Designing and implementing a strategic pursuits approach, so teams can win new or retaining existing clients, to include:- Evolving bid/pursuits approach to support strategic ambitions- Presentation/pitch coaching so teams can deliver compelling, winning pitches- Develop content library to ensure consistent responses, tone and messaging for RFP responses

London, England, United Kingdom

Leading on all key strategic advisory/non-audit services opportunities for the Advisory & Tax streams - key responsibilities as follows:- Advising and coaching individuals and teams to help them develop the right strategy and value proposition for each pursuit, opportunity or bid to improve their chances of success- Presentation and pitch coaching with individuals or teams to help them develop succinct and compelling pitches that "connect" with decision-makers- Leading and implementing strategic projects to evolve approach to opportunity conversion and develop/ embed appropriate best practise- Qualifying opportunities by providing robust challenge to Partners to support their thinking on which opportunities to pursue- Conducting client debriefs to support our focus on continual improvement- Internal coach to support our people to develop and perform to their best- Team management and people manager responsibilities

London, United Kingdom

I helped individuals and teams win more work and improve their confidence/performance as follows:Bid AdviserHelping individuals and teams develop their strategy and improve their confidence to win more work or retain clients as follows:- Leading or challenging bid/no bid decisions- Developing winning sales messages and value propositions- Advising and sharing ideas/insights with individuals/teams on bid strategy and approach- Coaching individuals/teams for key client interactions and pitch presentations- Leading proposal document storyboard sessions with teams and reviewing/editing content- Coaching and advising teams to help them get more "bid ready" to win new work or retain clients- Leading external debriefs with clients and sharing insights/themes with leadership- Overall bid management to ensure bids are delivered to deadlinesCoachingLeadership/Career - helping professionals gain the clarity and confidence to succeed in their roles as they move into more senior positions, as part of our partnership with Cranfield UniversityTeam/Group/1-to-1 - helping teams/groups gain the clarity and confidence needed to win more work and individual performance coaching to help colleagues excel in their rolesMentoring- helping colleagues with their personal and career development

London, United Kingdom

Part of a new team that changed mindsets and approach to winning work. Key responsibilities included:- Consulting/advising on FTSE100/250 bids, leading strategy and value proposition development - Facilitating bid strategy kick-off sessions and key meetings during the bid campaign- Client and competitor intelligence research to help inform and improve chances of success- Coaching individuals/teams for key client interactions and pitch presentations- Leading proposal document storyboard sessions with teams and reviewing/editing content- Overall bid management to drive the bid forward and ensure completion to deadline- Leading workshops with member firms to roll-out new approach to winning work- Attending external debriefs with clients and sharing insights/themes I worked as a Client Account Executive between 2008-2012, key duties included bid support and management; global account management; preparing client budgets, billing and intranet management and content creation.

London, United Kingdom

A varied role supporting in the Transactional Advisory Team - a brief summary of responsibilities/highlights include:- managing key private equity accounts to support business development initiatives- co-ordinating global teams on advisory projects to ensure timely completion- improving team communication by developing project updates newsletters

London, United Kingdom

Supporting the Group Head of PR to manage reputational risk - a brief summary of responsibilities/highlights include:- submitting financial reporting statements to the London Stock Exchange- monitoring financial news and competitor analysis- improving systems to simplifying submission statements, resulting in cost savings