Supporting the growth and development of an exciting and visionary arts business dedicated to helping broker the interface between decision makers and communities during periods of transformation and re-generation – giving voice and agency to achieve greater social inclusion, social mobility and social justice – that, is the art of protest!

Edibl UK are innovators in edible insect farming. We are on a mission to transform our approach to food. In particular we are focusing on farming insects like crickets to initially disrupt the pet food market and its reliance on unhealthy, unsustainable and ecologically-damaging food sources. We see crickets (particularly) as a high protein, low cost, low impact solution to the issues associated with pet food production like: deforestation, carbon emissions and food miles. Not only that, crickets as food have many unique benefits in terms of nutritional and hyper-allergic properties - issues that greatly concern pet owners. Edibl are about to start farming production in the UK and are actively looking for progressive pet food manufacturers, producers & brands to collaborate with at the early stage of this revolution. We are also open to investors looking to make an investment in our food future.

After 25 years working within the corporate sector, I now bring my experience and know-how to help ambitious start-ups, up-starts and early-in-market businesses to innovate, develop, grow and compete more effectively to disrupt their chosen markets. I do this by de-coding the complex strategic dynamics that are uniquely at play between early stage businesses, their markets, their brand and instil competitive advantages into their product and proposition development.Areas of expertise include: strategy, competitive positioning, product and proposition development, branding, analytics, marketing, communication, business transformation, operational alignment, employee engagement and business development.

Leading the strategic and creative development on new Brands, Products and Propositions for a range of innovative applications in the exciting intersection between sports, entertainment, gaming and analytics.

Momentful is a disruptive tech play from 1616 Media targeting the mobile application greeting and messaging market with an ambition to link into human emotion management.After leading the branding and soft launch of the Momentful proposition, the lifestyle tech brand which is engineered for emotion is gearing up for a re-launch in 2022 with new features and a dedicated B2E proposition.

Cognisess is a software company specialising in Predictive Analytics for People. Harnessing the power of data science, AI and Machine Learning, Cognisess helps HR better understand and predict what talent looks like in individuals, teams and organisations. Cognisess' mission is to take bias and subjectivity out of assessing peoples’ capabilities and performance to make it fairer and more diverse. https://www.cognisess.com/solutions-cognisess/ Over two and half years I helped to position and articulate Cognisess' as an innovative offering in an emerging market among press, media, clients, industry commentators, partners and investors. I also led the development and roll-out of an international channel partner programme helping to open up active markets in China, Australia, US, Brazil, Singapore.

Founded in 1961, Arnolfini is widely recognised as “one of a handful of the most significant contemporary cultural centres in Europe” (Sir Nicholas Serota) and “a home for new ideas before they become orthodoxies” (John Akomfrah). Renowned for its excellence in radical and risk taking artistic programming, Arnolfini has been a champion of arts and culture as a transformative power which can inspire change at a personal and societal level.Arnolfini plays an integral role in in contributing to the city of Bristol’s reputation as a force for artistic risk taking and cultural regeneration with more than 450,000 annual visitors to the galleries from the UK and internationally and 270,000 online visitors, In 2016, Arnolfini was recognised as a finalist for the ArtFund’s Museum of the Year award as “a space for all, which offers an outstanding, ambitious and bold artistic programme of the highest quality, and has a deep-rooted connection and dedication to local and international audiences.” Arnolfini is a registered education charity, core funded by Arts Council England. As Head of Brand, Communications and Development, I was responsible for leading on the repositioning and rebranding of Arnolfini at a strategic level internally and externally. Playing an active role in engaging and influencing stakeholders throughout the city and a national level including the cultural sector, business, government and academia. Responsible for the external marketing, communications and PR output and delivery of audience engagement plans. Also, heading up development of changes to the business model to make Arnolfini more fundable, investable and income generating.

Lead Consultant assigned to develop and launch a new go-to-market, thought-leading consultancy offering for Calling Brands. Calling Brands is a global brand consultancy that launched over 11 years ago with a no-nonsense, commercial approach to building brands that win the hearts and minds of employees and consumers around the world. Calling London leverages brand attributes to drive change and purpose for business – inside and out – with the aim of effecting both the bottom line and the value of the business. Calling London is part of Engine Group with 830 people across several territories worldwide and within 15 Best in Class agencies covering brand, business strategy, PR, advertising and social.

Bringing my huge experience of brand engagement to Vision Nine's unique agency offering and connecting with brands looking to increase their relevance and purpose in today's world.Services included: brand experience, lifestyle events, content creation, sponsorship, brand partnerships.

Founder and Director of The Alternative. A pioneer of Brand Engagement for ambitious brands seeking to raise performance by engaging the people who matter to them most with their cause. Agency services included: creative, live events, digital, video, marcomms, brand experience, employee comms and engagement.Held various Director roles and headed up key functions to accelerate the growth and evolution of the business.1996-2003 Business Development Director (wins: Airbus, Lloyds TSB, Microsoft, Laura Ashley)2003-2009 Client Services Director (clients: Orange, Skype, R&SA, Samsung, Sainsburys, Friends Life)2009-2013 Strategy and Planning Director (input: American Express, Tata, WTTC, Yo! Sushi JP Morgan, EE)

Co-founder of NBT - a thought leadership community and consultancy for those interested in the impact of tribalism on brands in the 21stC. New Brand Tribalism is the first truly defined management theory to unify brand, OD and consumer behaviour. Providing consultancy services to support brand building, organisation and culture development. Clients include: Tata, LG, Yo! Sushi, BBC

A company in the Happy People Group. Milana Marketing is a CRM consultancy specialising in 'enlightened' CRM. It's no longer just about your customers - it more about the communities they belong to and the brands they associate with. Expand the reach of your brand through engagement with brand communities.