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London, United Kingdom

This blockchain powered platform transforms how different entities can now share data and collaborate across the world. My role is to speak to industry leaders from around the world, to learn what challenges they have in their industry and understand how blockchain can affect change in their industry. These would be documented as case studies and leverage to credentialise Loyakk's potential amongst the investor community. . Sector case studies included the following industries-… Show more This blockchain powered platform transforms how different entities can now share data and collaborate across the world. My role is to speak to industry leaders from around the world, to learn what challenges they have in their industry and understand how blockchain can affect change in their industry. These would be documented as case studies and leverage to credentialise Loyakk's potential amongst the investor community. . Sector case studies included the following industries- Music- Renewable energy - Pharmaceutical Additional duties:- PR campaigns - Community management Show less

London, United Kingdom

I was brought in to help the CEO and creative director to review the business, including people practices, structure, reporting lines and growth strategy.- Implemented a company wide employee survey - Worked with staff to create an action plan based on survey findings- Created a new organisational structure and associated reporting lines- Created an innovation workshop which led to a major VR projec This included:- all communications, internal stakeholder… Show more I was brought in to help the CEO and creative director to review the business, including people practices, structure, reporting lines and growth strategy.- Implemented a company wide employee survey - Worked with staff to create an action plan based on survey findings- Created a new organisational structure and associated reporting lines- Created an innovation workshop which led to a major VR projec This included:- all communications, internal stakeholder management and engagement- implementation of survey- individual interviews with employees- analysis and presentation of results to management, followed by entire company - action planning workshop, focusing on innovation, one of the actions resulted in a groundbreaking VR project Show less

London, United Kingdom

Whilst my remit is largely as head of business development, my role also crosses over into an area usually covered by a managing director. The Great Place to Work Institute is an international management consultancy, specialising in employee engagement insights and employer branding with a start-up culture, working with some of the UK’s most innovative organisations.My role includesManaging the business development teamPart of a turnaround story taking a loss making £400k… Show more Whilst my remit is largely as head of business development, my role also crosses over into an area usually covered by a managing director. The Great Place to Work Institute is an international management consultancy, specialising in employee engagement insights and employer branding with a start-up culture, working with some of the UK’s most innovative organisations.My role includesManaging the business development teamPart of a turnaround story taking a loss making £400k business to a close to £3m profitable business Using insights to tell ‘the story’ of company performance to senior leadership on key global accountsDeveloping and implementing the business development strategy Creating wider annual company strategy Pipeline reporting, weekly sales meetingsImplementing training programmes on products and campaigns for sales and non-sales staff Have presented to over 100 of the UK’s leading companies at board levelHandling RFPSMember of the leadership teamManaging key global accounts and also providing input to the global strategyLiaising with marketing for campaigns, events, round tables and thought leadership piecesClients include Google, Microsoft, Cisco and McDonalds Show less

London, United Kingdom

As the business development manager for all of PwC's listed companies in London outside of the FTSE 100, my responsibilities include taking a helicopter view of PwC's ever evolving range of services and taking these to relevant parts of the listed market. The range of services fall into assurance, tax and advisory and include everything from internal audit, supply chain management, tax advantages emerging from government legislation to cloud computing.

London

I advise HR and Marketing Directors on their use of the Institute's measurements tools to gauge their organisational effectiveness. The Survey tool can be used as an internal measure or as a road map to becoming an employer of choice via the institutes ranking of best workplaces which appears in The FT and The Guardian.I run projects at a national and international level, from internal communciation planning and survey co-ordination and sample planning to exploring post survey… Show more I advise HR and Marketing Directors on their use of the Institute's measurements tools to gauge their organisational effectiveness. The Survey tool can be used as an internal measure or as a road map to becoming an employer of choice via the institutes ranking of best workplaces which appears in The FT and The Guardian.I run projects at a national and international level, from internal communciation planning and survey co-ordination and sample planning to exploring post survey interventions. Show less

Having joined Cambridge as a Business Development Executive, I was promoted to position of trader and held a portfolio of clients to whom we provided foreign exchange solutions to ensure they were protected against market fluctuations.Also responsible for strategic partnerships and looking after French clients.