Stephen Mills Email & Phone Number

Dedham, GB

London, United Kingdom

The biggest Tour Operator and provider of escorted tours/guided group holidays that you've probably never heard of... but may have seen our holidays somewhere.We focus on the value proposition offering industry leading prices, customer service and repeat business all while maintaining an industry leading TrustPilot score. We provide incredible value.

United Kingdom

• Senior UK business leader.
• Direct relationship with key decision makers at travel trade partners including Thomas Cook, Trailfinders, TTNG, Dnata Group, Travel Leaders, Hays, and MidCounties etc.
• Responsible for direct to consumer acquisition in non-travel including consumer brands, television shows/influencers, major affiliate networks, affinities, retirement groups, and consumer incentive schemes – including.
• Charged with leading new business acquisition in both travel and non-travel sectors, including Group travel, along with relationship management of all international tourist board partners.

London, United Kingdom

• Launching Disney’s Direct to Consumer Print on Demand Customisation eCommerce platform.
• Senior management position responsible for all purchasing, marketing, negotiations & partnerships across licensors, retailers, manufacturers, affiliates & suppliers (product & software). Start-up business mentality.
• Built the role and own team from near scratch managing 7 direct reports across Licensing, Marketing, Operations, eCommerce, and Web Design.
• Lead the launch of Disney’s new online personalisation business in a rapidly growing industry valued at £1.5billion annually in the UK, and £187billion globally.
• Direct relationship with senior Disney stakeholders across commercial, TV, marketing, and digital.
• www.customisedbyme.com reached consumers in new and ground-breaking ways via all of Disney's own consumer touch points - in a true Disney Consumer First approach.

London, United Kingdom

• Lead the launch of SYCO's own licensing, merchandise and retail division for the talent signed from The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and other shows/music acts.
• Direct relationship with all key stakeholders including talent, management, music, marketing and A&R teams.
• Responsible for all aspects of the licensing and merchandise programme, including sales/negotiations, retail partnership management (including DTR's), marketing, product development, legal & finance. Secured license.
• Secured M.S.E (merchandise, sponsorship, & endorsement) brand partners for Talent including Lipsy, PlayStation, Monster, M&M’s and Pokemon.
• Direct relationship with all key retail decision makers including Tesco, Primark, NEXT, ASDA, Boots and M&S.
• Key successes include delivering £2.9m worth of new business across all licensing categories & branding partnerships. Launching multiple major retailer campaigns with licensees for Union J featured in The Daily Mail..

London

• Managed licensing programme of global brands including England Rugby, Tour de France, West Ham & Fulham FC, CBS, NBCUniversal, Sesame Street, Saban, Activision, Ubisoft, Square Enix, British Airways & WWE.
• Licensed strategic opportunities with leading manufacturers across toys, games, and gifting categories including food & drink, home & kitchen wares, jewellery & watches, greetings & party wear, mobile & car accessories.
• Responsible for a budget of circa £1m from new business and contract royalty generation.
• Key successes include growing category by £200k and an additional 40+ new partners through new business.

• Managed Signet, John Lewis, Debenhams, House of Fraser, QVC, Amazon, & World Duty Free accounts.
• Responsible for P&L of £3million annually split via brand across 30 major accounts.
• Managed marketing budget of £50k and Brand managed 4 Independent sales reps.
• Key Stakeholder with Brand houses for Zeon ensuring ambitions on both sides matched and succeeded.
• Key successes include growing Gant Time by 310%, and launching Bench as first watch brand on play.com

Wimbledon

The Tulipak appeared on Dragon's Den in 2009 where many of the results presented were from my own sales and relationships.I was brought on to launch a worlds first wine packaging solution. The wine was sealed inside the reinforced PET wine shaped glass with a yogurt pot lid. We created a new product within the Ready To Drink categoryIt was a hit at outdoor.