The most electrifying black tie sporting events in the university calendar. We are the UK & Ireland’s favourite and largest student boxing event organiser, putting on unmissable events whilst fundraising for good causes.Wilder Fight Night is managed by students, for students. We’ve had over 1,000 student fighters participate in our events so far, across 14 key student cities in the UK and Ireland during the past 3 years, with further cities joining each year as we continue to expand to key universities.With Cambridge, Durham, London, Loughborough, Nottingham and Sheffield all raising over £42,000 in the 2022-2023 academic year, we’ve raised an astonishing £260,000 in 2023-2024 with the help of new cities Bournemouth, Brighton, Dublin, Southampton, Leicester, Liverpool, Lincoln and Portsmouth! With a total fundraising total to date of a ridiculous £320,730.69 and further locations being added the sky is the limit for the 2024-2025 academic year!Having raised funds for Movember, The Rainbow Trust, blOKes, SolidariTee, Cambridge RAG, Disaster’s Emergency Committee, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), blOKes and The OddBalls Foundation so far, and with exclusive contacts with sponsors and brands, we know how to level up a black tie boxing event, and ensure that it has an undeniable impact on our charity partners, as well as every guest attending.For info and to discuss a potential brand partnership please email partnerships@studentfightnight.co.uk

Launched in September 2022 in Durham, then expanding to Loughborough in September 2023, the WILD CARD has been designed to make receiving student discounts simple and straightforward, removing the hassle of apps, codes or phones.With the Wild Card, you simply make a one-off purchase at the start of the year to get your card, and from then begin saving money around Durham and Loughborough Instantly.As a company we have over 50+ trusted partners across two cities, offering you over 100 discounts and special offers in 20 restaurants, 17 shops, 10 bars, 8-night clubs, beauty salons and dry cleaners, the WILD CARD truly does cater for all student needs!

Midas Digital is a fresh and forward thinking digital marketing consultancy based in the North East of England. As a full service marketing consultancy we provide bespoke web design, search engine optimisation (SEO), graphic design, pay per click advertising (PPC), content creation and digital marketing services; with a passion for social media marketing.Here at Midas Digital, we deliver digital marketing consultancy services to businesses of all shapes and sizes across the UK, whilst offering web design and digital marketing services on a bespoke level. With services tailored to suit all our clients and partners individual businesses and requirements, we believe in providing the highest level of support to help them achieve the best results possible for their business.We put a big emphasis on the power of digital and the impact our services can have by putting your business at the touch of a button! Our consultancy is founded with our team as the cornerstone of everything we do. Our power is in our people and we love what we do. Our team have interests and specialities ranging in fields and sectors from Fashion to Property, Sports clubs to Leisure venues and travel to events. They are highly experienced in their fields with a passion for all things digital, which we feel is shown in the work we do for our clients. We are very honoured to have long standing clients who are still working with us since our inception and feel it is our team's understanding of what makes each client business tick on an individual basis that enables us to provide the highest standard of work for everyone we work with. If you think the team here at Midas Digital can help your business achieve its goals through the power of digital marketing we would love to hear from you! You can get in touch by dropping us an email to info@midasdigital.co.uk for an informal chat over a coffee (and maybe a cake).

Durham and Loughborough's leading student events and promotions company. Operating brands such as the infamous CCTV, DANCE, Swiftmania and Fraternity, as well as some incredible pop up event brands such as Arrows, Disco Bingo, Pangea DnB, SinSundays, Fiesta Conmigo and the Wilder Boat Parties.

Guest Lecturer at Teesside University for the Digital Marketing In Practise module in final year Bachelor degree and Master programmes . Topics covered:- Social Media Marketing- Social Media Management - Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

ILOVETOUR is the UK's leading student sports tour operator, which sends over 15,000 students to locations around Europe each year, including Festival Italia and Festival Croatia. As part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) for Festival Croatia I am responsible for supporting all members of the Management Team and Office Team while in resort and help to oversee all aspects of the festival.As one of two members of the SMT I was personally responsible for attending and managing emergency/ 'red level' incidents and events as well as offer guidance and support to members of the management team when escalating issues further up the management structure.I was personally responsible for staff welfare and morale throughout the festival and ensured all members of the team had someone available to support them whenever necessary throughout their employment with ILOVETOUR.Roles and responsibilities included:- Staff training, discipline and orientation- Ensuring staff morale and welfare- Sports venue organisation and management- Media control - Equipment prep, organisation and management- Emergency Aid - Ensuring brand presence, enforcement and promotion- Emergency and 'red level' incident management.

ILOVETOUR (part of TUI Travel plc groups Activity sector) is the UK's leading student sports tour operator, which sends over 16,000 students to three locations around Europe each year, including Saloufest (Spain), Festival Italia and Festival Croatia. As the Sports Director for Saloufest and now Festival Italia i am a key member of the senior management team responsible for all aspects of the sporting competitions during the easter festival and report directly to the Festival Director at all times.I managed over 100 members of sports staff over the easter tournament who's job was to plan, organise, run and umpire every sporting event for the students.Roles and responsibilities included:- Staff Check-in/Check-out procedures- Staff training, discipline and orientation- Sports venue organisation and management- Media control - Equipment prep, organisation and management- Emergency Aid- Ensuring brand presence, enforcement and promotion.- Sports transfers and transport managementI also assist with various university weekend trips across Europe when needed. As the staff member alongside an entire University group/society travelling abroad i am responsible for the students from leaving campus for upto 5 days away on a trip including accommodation management and Health and Safety.

As a senior rep I was responsible for a team of reps which managed a full hotel of student clients during our Saloufest Easter Sports Festival.I also assisted with various university weekend trips across Europe when needed, as the rep responsible for an entire University group/society travelling abroad from leaving campus to returning safe after 5 days away on a trip. Key roles and responsibilities of the role are: - Check-in/Check-out procedures- Sports Transfers- Emergency Aid- Brand presence and promotion.- Sports transfers- Excursions (from Ticket Sales to Logistics)- Damage Reports- Shift Management and Staff Training- Cash Handling

Campus Brand Manager in charge of city wide marketing, networking and staff recruitment across both Newcastle and Northumbria Universities. Liaised with Athletic Union staff and individual sports teams committee members throughout the guests' pre-tour, in-tour and post-tour journey ensuring they all acquired some essential life experience!Co-ordinated, co-created and featured in a satirical promotional video designed to raise awareness and increase tour sales as part of a UK wide digital marketing strategy.

Not Just A Pretty Face is a female activewear/sportswear and accessories clothing brand. All of our products are designed and tested by dancers, gymnasts, runners and sportswomen to ensure the quality and appearance are to the highest standard.Worn by celebrities, athletes and everyday women alike, Not Just A Pretty Face provides a fair priced, high quality and morale boosting alternative to companies such as Gym Shark, Nike and other industry leaders. Successfully exited through a management buyout.

Here at SXY.co.uk we know all about passion and pleasure.Rely on us for erotic pleasures, sex tips & advice, sexual empowerment, and everything you need for those naughty nights of fun.Advocating superb sex for Gen X and Gen Y with the aim to break the taboo around sex.Trust us with your erotic needs and remember to always play SXY.www.sxy.co.uk

Promoted to position of Brand Manager for the exciting new worldwide student accommodation brand true Student and embraced the role of managing all aspects of the brand creation and launch in preparation for a rapid expansion process across multiple sites in the UK and Europe.Roles and responsibilities include:- Created, implemented and fully managed all levels of sales and marketing including full successful launch campaign for the worldwide brand online and across two physical accommodation sites simultaneously.- Tasked with overseeing the creation of bespoke website (www.truestudent.com) providing a purpose built platform combining marketing and sales functions as well as student login functions for in-residence functions.- Oversaw brand creating process including market research and concept creation.- Created and managed full guest experience programme and brand standards consisting of pre contact communications, customer service experience and additional lifestyle USP’s (football tournaments, cooking events, welcome networking etc)- Managed team of 12 part and full time marketing, experience and operations staff across 2 cities.

Initially working as Sales and Marketing manager for the holding company Bricks Capital Ltd before taking on the role of launching our Student Accommodation brand True Student.International Real Estate Development & Investment company focusing on the student accommodation, branded hotel and fitness club markets. With offices in the UK and Hong Kong, Bricks is able to identify and pursue the most unique and attractive property ventures worldwide.​www.Bricks-Capital.com

Buzz Social is a young media company with a passion for Social Media, Marketing and Design, with offices in Stamford and Newcastle. With over 25 years of marketing experience combined from our three founders along with a passion for innovation and all things new, Buzz Social aims to be one of the top Social Media Management and Marketing companies in the UK within the next few years. We offer a wide range of services from Social Media Management, one off Marketing strategies, long term Marketing Campaigns and design and concept creation for your brand or business. Every client is unique and we tailor our packages to suit your individual needs. Buzz Social knows how important Social Media is to the future of your business and offer incredible social media strategies that we know you'll buzz off! What we can do for you: - Social Media Management - Graphic Design - Digital Marketing Strategies - Brand and Concept Creation - Video Marketing - Copywriting - Event and Brand Publicity - Event Networkingwww.WeAreBuzz.com

I was the Sales and Marketing Manager for the Molekula Group based in our new purpose built head office in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.This was a new chapter for me moving into the chemical, pharmaceutical and raw material sales industry leading a highly motivated and driven sales team to constantly exceed our year on year sales worldwide at Molekula Group. One of my main tasks was to oversee the centralisation of our whole European offices into a UK head office. This included closures of our German, Italian and Southern UK offices and hiring a new team of multi lingual staff to work together for our worldwide sales team along with Logistics and Warehouse staff for our new increased operational requirements including a whole new logistics infrastructure.My office covered marketing and sales across the whole of Europe and has staff with language skills to cover multiple territories simultaneously meaning multi territory sales to grow continuously under my leadership. Designed and co-ordinated launch of bespoke website and worldwide digital marketing strategy. Oversaw an increase in monthly group sales revenue of over 20% worldwide and increased territories marketed and supplied.

Frojos.co.uk was established in 2012 as an online retailer of "cheap and easy"​ fancy dress costumes and accessories; specifically aimed at the student market.As 1 of 3 founders of Frojo's, I am responsible for all marketing and event partnerships as well as building a network of "Trailblazer" Reps throughout the UK to continually raise the brand profile of Frojos fancy dress. www.Frojos.co.uk.I also oversee all major developments within the site, future expansions and corporate partnerships including being official Fancy Dress partners with ILOVETOUR Student Festivals. At its peak, Frojo's achieved in excess of 600 orders per month.

Uni-X is the North East's Longest Running Student Club Promotion and Event Management Company. With weekly club events spanning across Newcastle the company has put hundreds of thousands of people through its doors on a weekly basis over a period of 7 years and ran a host of successful brands including one off bar crawl and festival style events in the city. Now own and operating the hugely successful and award winning CCTV Saturdays at Newcastle University Student Union during term time. With average attendances of over a thousand students a week CCTV is the biggest Newcastle University event in the city going strong into its third successful year. Our website with more info can be found at www.CCTVClubbing.co.uk Under the Uni-X portfolio was also the Uni-X Magazine. This was a young persons culture and lifestyle magazine that went out 6 times through the student term times. Along with the advertising they also had everyday help and advice, "Whats On" in Newcastle, fashion pages, jokes, photos from the previous months clubbing in the cities as well as jokes and competition pages. This ran strongly for 6 years before the decision was made to concentrate fully on the events arm of the business.

Coached the Northumbria Mens 3rd and 4th team squads.Acted as 3rd team match day manager for BUCS league and cup games.

Assist Coaching the Mens 3rd's football team and learning the initial practises of Coaching Football from a fully qualified higher level coach on a weekly basis.Held the responsibility of Matchday Manager every Wednesday for the 3rd team during their league and cup fixtures both Home and Away. Qualified at Level 1 Coaching Football and Level 1 Introduction to Futsal.

Working in partnership with the in-house staff at Nando's:- Co-ordinated and executed all student-focused marketing campaigns for Nandos restaurant in “The Gate” Newcastle.- Co-ordinated and executed launch marketing for their new store at Silverlink Newcastle in December 2013. - Marketing activities included a variety of campaigns covering multiple digital platforms and creating a restaurant social media profile with a strong student focused presence online. - Digital strategy and implementation was the task of creating a combination of traditional street level guerrilla marketing activities and local network partnerships. Continually assisted across all student aimed marketing over various platforms for both stated stores until Nandos UK centralised all marketing activities to their UK head office and ceased to work with outside marketing agents.

"Adhesive Media" has produced a unique cloud marketing system. Combining in taxi advertising with smart phone applications and live streaming website with integrated offers and downloadable vouchers. Giving our clients the chance to market to an captive, demographically targeted audience of over 100,000 per month at a basic entry level.I entered the company as an investor and have used my networks in the north east to help secure contracts along with future sales for the company in the process of helping it grow into the business we aim to become. The business aims to expand into 2 new cities in the next 12 months.I successfully exited the company with a great return on my initial investment leaving room for the remaining Directors to take the business to the next level.

An Innovative concept of combining house utility bills (Electricity, Gas, Water) into one bill then splitting the bill not only into smaller monthly portions but also splitting the responsibility for payment between each tenant in a property.All sign up and utility management aspects of the property are all 100% online! with a multi functioning website that houses every need the tenants could desire!By having each individual responsible for their own share of their utilities every month the common arguments of missed payments and owed moneys is no longer there! This service is mainly aimed at the student and young proffessional multiple occupancy houses that have more than one person paying for the houses utilities.

Led a team of 2-4 sales reps under instruction to sell hair and beauty packages at street and retail levels.Industry packages represented and sold include: Beauty Salons, Health Spas, Short Break Holiday resorts, Hair Salons, Gift Packages and Flying and Driving Experiences. Locations covered consisted of London, Newbury, Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesborough, Manchester and Glasgow.