Supporting the General Counsel and Company Secretary, representing the Legal department. Building relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the business. It is an impactful role working in a very busy and fast paced global environment. Diarising Board, AGM and Committee and strategy meetings and arranging logistics for the meetings. Drafting and collating crucial business presentations, communications, and reports, both internal and external. Managing internal communications within the Legal department. Organising complex travel itineraries for the GC and NEDs.

Managing a complex calendar across multiple time zones with a fluid agenda and high-volume inbox. Anticipating the priorities of the COO to ensure cohesion and strong cross department communication, especially with other C-Suite Directors. Extensive travel planning to APAC and Americas. Full admin support to the COO including departmental town halls, newsletters and Leadership team offsite events. The COO leads Dr Marten's Global Supply Chain and Operations Functions with 15 direct reports and around a 300 global workforce. I manage the demands on the COO’s time, working to tight deadlines.

I run a clothes mending workshop along with Eleanor Tull. We encourage and teach people to mend their clothes rather than always buying new. We host community workshops on Saturdays and Monday evenings (in person/London and online). We are thrilled to have been awarded a National Lottery Community Fund enabling us to keep our community workshops free until Summer 2025.

Newton Venture Program are a joint venture between VC company Local Globe and the London Business School. I organised the MDs busy calendar alongside operation support such as managing invoices, expenses and IT support. I implemented a HR system for the small team and organised team awayday events.

Supporting the General Council with a busy calendar across multiple time zones. Organising leadership team events and meetings. Supporting the Company Secretary in organising the board meetings. Working with the Chairman's EA to set dates. Booking venues for the board meeting, dinners and offsite events. Admin support to the General Council and NEDs including global travel booking. This role was a contract role through Kirkman Recruitment.

Roles included supporting a MD within a Venture Capital company, supporting the CEO of a tech start-up. Diary and invoice management for a well-respected chairman in the media industry. Social media support and research for an author.

I started the role just before the pandemic hit and for the majority of my contract I was working from home. I supported the CEO and Chairman with complicated diary management across time zones, virtual board meetings and awaydays. Usually they would be travelling extensively but during this time my focus was on remote support using digital tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, creating videos for internal town halls. During this time the company also run an IPO and became a public listed company. I worked closely with the CFO's EA, Programme Manager, Investor Relations Manager and Public Relations Manager and Legal Departments. I liaised with the Project Manager, Investor Manager and financial institutions to arrange the busy schedule with prospective investors. I recruited an EA to take over the role permanently. Having worked with the CEO and Chairman for 5 years previously at Cath Kidston, I was well placed to find them a suitable candidate.

Virtual Assistant role, self employed. Clients included a Chairman within the media industry and published authors. Managing busy calendars, designing and writing newsletters, research, transcribing, invoice management. Organising events such as book launches. During this time I volunteered at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archive as a researcher for the Suffragette Women's Hall project, a transcriber and helped at events.

I provided full admin support to the CEO and Chairman, managing their busy diaries and arranging their international travel schedules, including visa applications. I worked across multiple time zones and organised various events for the Board including strategy awaydays and board meetings working closely with other Board Members and their Executive PAs. I worked closely with the CFO’s EA when the business was sold from one Private Equity company to another. I worked with the CHRO to arrange company wide town halls including arranging the agenda and presenters. I assisted the International team in organising events for the wholesale partners who visited from Asia twice a year.

I joined Gravity Road when it was a start up company and it has grown to be an award winning content agency. I was involved in all aspects of setting up and managing the office, meeting and greeting new and current clients and managing the diaries of the two founders.

I was the key ambassador for the European CEO providing full PA support. Extensive diary co-ordination across international time zones, scheduling conference calls and WebEx.Booking all aspects of international travel for the CEO and organising various charity events.

I provided full PA support to the CEO: Extensive diary management, preparation for meetings and speeches; collating agendas, documents, undertaking research, taking minutes. Project managing corporate and charity events such as White Ribbon Alliance and Business in the Community.

Varying part-time positions before University and whilst studying full time at University (2001-2004). Including: Personal assistant to the Marketing Director, Finance Director, Editor and other Board Directors. Events assistant: co-ordinating guest lists, sending out invitations, managing RSVPs, assisting at Newspaper events such as the Editor's Summer Party and Observer Ethical Awards.

Supporting the buyer in all aspects of the supply chain and GTM. I developed smaller ranges within the department. Roles included menswear and womenswear, apparel and accessories.