Dignity’s mission is to make period products accessible to everyone who needs them, so no one misses out on work, education, sport, or anything else in life. Dignity partner with leading businesses across Aotearoa creating inclusive workplaces through offering period products in offices.

As a member of the leadership team, my responsibilities include strategic growth of our business both nationally and internationally. To ensure that we are delivering the best products and services to our customers.Curating a range of products that will be included in our own high end brand. Working with manufacturers internationally to develop and manufacture high quality home brand products that will lead the market. Working alongside packaging, compliance and safety specialists to ensure that all products are safe, look beautiful and are compliant internationally.

Reporting to the CEO, my role was broad, extensive and strategic, with responsibility for marketing to internal and external stakeholders, campaign development, business development, collaborations, events, event and member benefit programmes achieved through the relationships developed with strategic partners.As Strategic Partnerships Manager for Parents Centre New Zealand, I took my commercial business development and relationship skills to an NGO. I developed, maintained and grew collaborative partnerships with national organisations. An integral part of the strategy to ensure that the organisation had a sustainable funding stream. Revenue growth responsibility for the national organisation and complete financial, strategic and operational responsibility for the parenting magazine Kiwiparent.I developed a large number of collaborative partnerships with national and international organisations who want to talk to the highly targeted market to ensure that the organisation has the funding to continue to deliver the great work that it does for families within New Zealand.I developed a number of new marketing initiatives, collaborations and revenue generating programmes as well as the development of the Kiwiparent website, social media and digital offerings.

My role was to actively source and introduce new clients to Radio and develop ongoing multi-platform media campaigns for them. I developed a list of over 50 clients that were all new to radio advertising and developed strategic radio campaigns for clients, making the best use of national and regional advertising encompassing a range of products including digital, SMS and advertorial products. In doing this I’ve gained experience of organising smart creative and enabling clients to have measurable campaigns. As team leader, I used my experience to guide and develop new members of staff and ensure that they had the skills and development they needed to achieve budgets, develop campaigns and serve their clients at the highest level.Key Responsibilities- Business development - Strategic direction for all business including internal and external messaging based on consumer insight- Senior relationship management and development- Day-to-day management of all above mentioned clients, all aspects of workflow, team management, production delivery, stakeholder engagement and profitability- Building share of business within portfolioI Consistently over achieved budget. Awarded National Account Manager of the Month in May 2010. Digital Account Manager 2011 and Wellington Account Manager of the Month 4 times, and Most New Business in 2012. – Reason for leaving – Headhunted by Parents Centres New Zealand Inc.

Responsible for managing 12 Sales People contributing to 38 Educational, Health and vocational publications. We produced 138 issues annually. With full sales and marketing responsibility, my role was to ensure that account managers met revenue targets and KPI’s for their publication. In addition to this I was personally responsible for the marketing, promotion and development of all publications, attending and planning of promotional events. Responsible for the recruitment, training and development of my staff. I ensured that the budgets were set annually and that new revenue streams were constantly generated to ensure that budgets are achieved. Key Responsibilities - Staff management and development- Marketing strategy development and delivery- Senior relationship management and development- Recruitment

Responsible for managing 18 sales people, 3 of which were based remotely, that sold advertising space in a business directory and online. I had full responsibility for my regions budget and targeting and reporting on those figures. My role was to ensure that the sales force is fully functioning and bringing in the required revenue to hit targets. Key Responsibilities- Management responsibilities - Regional financial planning- Development of new revenue streams- Top tier client relationship - retention and growth- Staff recruitment, training and coaching - New business strategy & pitch writing – included producing business plans and growth strategies, all new business pitches (strategy & writing)