Redundancy due to Covid-19

• Oversaw 4 venues in South Yorkshire.• Lead and motivated teams in pressured environments. • Ensured all venues were compliant with the local authority, legal requirements and reported findings back to the team and directors. • Analysed figures, financials and stock to ensure company targets were reached. • Built effective relationships with local business. • Conducted regular reviews with managers, feeding back on performance and setting clear objectives.• Scheduled visits with venues inline with business demand.

• Held full responsibility for the running of a premier late / bar establishment in Sheffield including management of a four member management team and up to 60 other employees.• Accountable for the achievement and maintenance of high standards, managing security and front of house, and oversaw all aspects of daily operation.• Worked within budget and objectives set by the company and liaising extensively with Student Unions, preparing for peak period of “Fresher’s Week” as well as holding the only official night they hold.• Worked heavily with promoters & promoted sessions and utilised these to drive extra revenue.• Overseeing full refurbishment of venue and reopening.• Held corporate events across the year, involving food and at peak times such as Christmas oversaw multiple functions simultaneously in different rooms.

• Held full responsibility for the running of the 2,006 capacity establishment in Sheffield including management of a four member management team and up to 70 other employees.• Accountable for the achievement and maintenance of high standards, managing security and front of house, and overseeing all aspects of daily operation.• Working within budget and objectives set by the company and liaising extensively with Student Unions, preparing for peak period of “Fresher’s Week”.• Relaunched an existing student session including renaming and rebranding. • Stabilised and controlled costs in a large venue when income was not viable. • Worked with promoters to put large scale events on including celebrity public appearances and after parties.

• Responsible for three person management team, up to fifty other employees and all aspects of the daily operation of this 1,999 capacity venue.• Driving the achievement and consistency of required standards, managing front of house operation, security, budgetary control, company objectives and fundraising.Key Achievements:• Raised over £1,000 for the company charity ECHO and was recognised as Manager of the Year as a result of achieving 140% over budget expectations.• Reduced staff turnover from 256% to 78% and transformed the venue from a position in the bottom 25% of financial performers to one of the top three in the new financial year, boasting two record breaking trading sessions in the process.

• Accountable for all staff including management (up to 32), overseeing security concerns, front of house, daily operation, budgeted expenditure and venue management of this 1,200 capacity site in Blackburn.Key Achievements:• Collected over £5,000 for company charity ECHO and finished financial year ahead of targets both in relation to sales and profit.• Secured a rating of 4th in the North Division of Luminar for being under budget / over target.• Successfully mentored Deputy Manager and aided his progression in the company.

• Controlling venue, managing up to 17 employees, ensuring front of house and security requirements were met, achieving budgetary targets and sales objectives.Key Achievement:• Finished financial year ahead of target both for sales and profit.

Worked alongside the General ManagerLooked after the full retail side of the venueInvolved in the promoting of the venueProduced the best consistent stock results in the companyMaintaining low costs and ensuring percentages were kept in line.Launched 3.5 million super clubFull training & recruiting of approx. 100 staffManaging 6 members of Junior managementMaintained and achieved budgets and targets set by the companyMajestyk/Jaks Capacity 2850 LeedsDuring my time here my General Manager left and I took over in charge for months until a replacement could be found, I sustained the venue and was achieving budget.Liquid/Diva Capacity 2100 Rotherham This venue enabled me to be heavily involved in a massive refurbishment and fully allow me to be in charge of a venue almost in a General Manager capacity. Re launch was a huge success both operationally and financially, and was BEDA nightclub runner up of the yearGallery Capacity 850 YorkWhilst at this venue I took part in a 1million, 12-week refurbishment, which the unit still traded throughout, the business increased from 65k to 75k whilst working there. I also developed 2 supervisors which went onto become Managers elsewhere within the company.

Part of a 3/4 man management teamSole control over the retail operation of the business - stocktaking, pricing proposals, increasing margins, wage percentages, rotes, recruiting and retaining staff, disciplinaries, training.Working with door security and involved in front of house management during trading.Worked very closely with a large university student MarketOperational tasks - rotas, ordering, stocktaking, maintaining standards, and increasing margins. Liaised with 2 other units in the town also owned by the same companyIkon/Diva - 1850 capacity YorkWhilst at Ikon I was heavily involved in liaising with the student marketing staff and helped increase a student session from 500 to averaging 1500 students and reaching capacity during fresher weeks. Also gained experience in working in a venue that was 6 miles away from the town centre.Cont.Pier 39- 1100 capacity CleethorpesWhilst at Pier 39, I was involved in launching an Under 18's session averaging around 500 per session, which ran as a monthly event. Also during this period a Sunday night was launched averaging 300 every week.

Barman - Learnt basic bar skills - serving/glass collecting/working in busy town center bar/nightclubCellar man - Gained full Retail knowledge - stocktaking, ordering, margin control, GP%, stock control, dealing with breweries & Representatives, worked both Daytime & nighttime having full control over the retail operation of the venue