I worked for design agencies in the South East of UK until setting up my own agency in 1988 - Oliver Hamilton Associates. This later merged with Marshall Arts to create our new agency – Meseloak Marketing Limited. The company serviced clients such as Honda, 3M, Lloyds Banking Group, L’Oreal, Numark, IDH and Curaprox UK. In 1998 I took over full control of the business and developed two additional revenue lines; contract publishing and events. Publishing; we established new monthly publications for the dental and pharmacy sectors which included, Face2Face and ShopTalk . Events: we managed and staged awards ceremonies for What Car, What Van, In Car, Fleet Car, International Wine Awards, International Spirits Awards and The Frontier Awards for the tax and duty free sector. Venues ranged from Café Royal and Grovesnor House in the UK to Hotel Martinez in Cannes, France.In 2009 I set up Image 1 Creative Limited as an umbrella for the on-going brands being promoted within the group. image1creative.comIn 2010, together with my business partner, we established the Graaze brand – a wholesale home furnishing business to cater for the explosion in the home furnishings and gift market. We designed our own exclusive ranges and ethically manufactured in India.In 2015 I set up Joint Rescue to market alternative natural therapies for joint related pains. At the same time I established Beauty Rescue to market alternative natural therapies for the beauty market. jointrescue.co.ukIn 2017 we established Funky Rooms - developed to create affordable spaces in cities and towns around the UK for people to live. funkyrooms.co.ukIn 2018, having invested in property for many years I was invited to join Cashflow Properties as a consultant and presenter. cashflowproperties.comSpare timeHaving rescued my dog, Ted, we are now in the process of setting up a charity – A Street Dog Called Ted – to help raise funds for deserving causes. 6% of all Funky Rooms’ profits are given to charity. funkyrooms.co.ukI established a channel for the over 50’s – activeat50plus.com – where people can comment and take part in the channel to celebrate and encourage people who are 50 plus that this time can be the most rewarding time to get stuck in to life!