I provide marketing communications consultancy and mentoring to organisations and business leaders, helping them to communicate with impact, engaging effectively with the people that matter to them.I cover all aspects of stakeholder engagement and reputation management, change communication and issues management. This includes customer, employee and community engagement, leadership communications, content creation, change, issues and crisis management.I am an experienced facilitator, including peer group facilitation.I work across a diverse spread of client sectors (from SMEs to education, healthcare, public sector, retail and professional services) and organisation types (multinational to local, partnerships and third sector). I am a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (MCIPR). I am an Accredited Member of Association of Business Mentors (ABM), ABM Executive Team member and Regional Chair (South West and Wales). I am an accredited member of UKBA, a network of highly experienced business advisors. I am also a strategic marketing expert for Wayfinder [Grow London].I am proud to be a mentor with The Kings Trust, supporting young people on their journey to self-employment or employment.

As Chief Marketing Officer for Significare, I am part of a team establishing a ground-breaking private healthcare service to help older people avoid the life-changing problems caused by preventable falls, injuries or illness. Soon to launch across the UK, Significare is supported by a grant from UK Research and Innovation.

As an associate partner within Empiric Partners, I offer marketing, PR, reputation management and change communications consultancy, mentoring and delivery for business leaders looking to shape the future of their business with impactful and strategic marketing communications.

Helping businesses achieve success by solving problems & maximising opportunities

The Association of Business Mentors is the trade body for business mentors in the UK and Ireland. All members have been through a stringent application process proving relevant experience to operate as credible business mentors.

As a a volunteer mentor for The Princes Trust, I support young people as they create, build and grow their businesses.

Sustainable X works with businesses to help them become purpose-led socially, environmentally, and sustainable businesses.

As an accredited member of the ibd Business Advice Group, I work with organisations at all stages of the business lifecycle to identify and implement change that will build reputation and engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders. I equip business leaders to communicate effectively with customers, networks and employees, driving business growth, strengthening leadership and generating advocacy.

All aspects of corporate and employee communications, with a specific focus on leadership communications, change management and crisis & issues management.

Strategic development and implementation of broad and diverse proactive/reactive comms programmes including issues management (e.g. corporate, product, legal, operational); internal and change communications; cross functional internal consultancy; corporate communications (including reputation management, CSR initiatives); product support programmes.

Media liaison for UK corporate functions as part of Global Corporate Communications division, including issues & crisis management, risk diagnosis and analysis, proactive corporate communications, internal consultancy.

Senior communications consultant, providing strategic counsel and implementation support on all aspects of internal comms, change management/communication and strategic counsel on industry issues.

Public relations and communications consultancy for a variety of national and international healthcare clients. Responsibilities included account leadership, new business generation, internal business leadership, and senior client consultancy.

Member of Board of Directors driving overall organisational strategy. Direct responsibility for all internal and external communications, including media relations (strategy plus spokesperson); advertising; corporate identity and branding; campaigns; website; materials portfolio and publications; education programme; events and exhibitions.

Development, management and implementation of strategic communications programmes reaching medical professionals, opinion leaders, third party organisations and the media. Extensive issues & crisis management experience; Consumer healthcare and pharmaceutical communications (UK and International).

Media relations, issues & crisis comms, employee communications, events organisation, photography and publications co-ordination.