About www.utc.travel We love travel but we don’t love how the industry works. Commissions and mark ups mean you rarely get the best price from travel agents and their preferred partnerships actually reduce your choice. We work differently, member subscriptions cover our costs, so we don’t charge commission and are able to access all the best rates and dates available. All the choice, all the savings and many that aren’t open to public-facing websites both in the UK and worldwide. We want travel to work better for all, so we’re helping fund environmentally-positive projects, creating better value for travelers and getting travel moving again. We’d love you to join us at https://www.utc.travel About PimentoDo you think Marketing needs a new approach? I do. The need for strategic transformation and/or a creative spark is evident in many businesses. And access to marketing skills, delivery and costs need an overhaul. That’s the essence of what I help companies to address, in various ways. My vision for Pimento as a Virtual Marketing Agency Network is:• all the benefits of very experienced senior people as and when you need them• none of the overhead of having them on your payroll, or on retainers• a lower cost, more flexible and responsive solution than the Global NetworksAchievements for Pimento I’m delighted with so far:• built team of 200 agency members with access to over 5500 marketing specialists • start-up subsidiary companies – Pimento People, Pimento Partners• won over £73 million revenue for agencies and people in the Pimento networkHighlights of my marketing and leadership background:• Portfolio career since 2005 – starting Pimento, interim CMO at SSE, Zipworld, Better Health Insurance Advice, Letsgo2.com, Odyssey Airlines and NED for Ebico• Senior Agency and Marketing leadership roles at Lowe Howard-Spink, WCRS, Disney & Creata in the 1990s and early 2000s• Agency board director at 26Three key areas of my approach and value that I’d like to highlight:• Pioneer – I’m a disruptor, a challenger, a creator - from strategic positioning and channel strategy to brand creation and new product development• People – I create and lead teams – recruiting, inspiring & developing a collaborative team culture• Pragmatic – I can be analytical, systematic, holistic and grounded – in discovery, development to delivery==> If this sounds interesting and relevant to you (or someone you know) let’s have a chat.