Manager at Love Tiki. Love Tiki provides essential bar, cocktail and tableware for business and pleasure. From Tiki mugs, an extensive range of gorgeous glassware and professional cocktail ware for the expert or keen amateur, to enamelware, creative dining ideas and all the essentials for throwing the perfect party, find it all at Love Tiki. With a huge range of Monin syrups and Funkin fruit purees we have all the ingredients and equipment for you to mix up the perfect event. Love Tiki also tackle all the nitty gritty bits of essential serviceware, including a huge range of straws, cocktail accessories and bar aides for holding napkins, straws and cocktail sticks, perfect for a bustling bar. Love Tiki also offer a wide range of essential Bar Equipment to aid the presentation, storage and efficiency of a bar, including items such as key rings, drip trays, ice cube trays and receipt spikes.

Managing Director of the independent award winning eteaket Tea. My role require me to manage, market and oversee the Wholesale, e-commerce site and the Hospitality/retail unit. I was initially employed in 2011 and have re-structured these business streams, raised brand awareness and increased turnover across the whole company.Responsibilities: • Brand management - Elevating, developing and marketing the brand. Led the re-direction of brand and customer base to encourage more sales at a competitive break point with a re-alignment of product offering• Company manager - Managing the company and brand across business streams.• Brand analysis and development - Producing annual brand documents and marketing audits, increasing top-line business and setting goals and objectives.• NPD - Writing and planning road map for NPD. Product management of new and existing products.• PR and marketing management - Develop and execute marketing strategies, analyse results and work to budgets. • CRM - Increasing and improving B2B and C2B relationships.• Brand and company representative - Hosting and presenting tea tasting evenings and brand events. Educating and training wholesale customers about our products. Attending and presenting at International trade shows.• Restructuring business -Establish and ensure an efficient working model.• Online management - Designing, updating and managing the e-commerce site and social media presence, driving qualified, relevant traffic to the site. Understanding of SEO.• Manage and lead - Lead and motivate teams working to budgets creating tactile consumer campaigns.• Design and brand communication - Designing all on line and off line brand collateral and writing press releases. • Social Media Management - Planning, writing and executing all social network communications.

I was responsible for on and offline design and project management for a large range of clients from the NHS to small local businesses.

• Working as Project Manager involved meeting with clients, liaising with suppliers, communicating with accounts and organizing projects from conception to completion. 
• Constantly learning new technology and software to train colleagues and clients on.
• Consistently meeting deadlines and managing clients expectations.
• Training clients to use new websites and software, involved presenting to large groups.

I was responsible for brand and print design and project management of large and small clients. 

• Effectively worked in a team and lead design teams.
• Constant communication with colleagues and clients.
• Worked to strict budgets and existing brand guidelines.
• Writing on and offline content.