Zoë Binning Email & Phone Number

Wales, United Kingdom

I am very excited to have taken up the position of Enterprise Champion for Coleg Gwent - to promote entrepreneurship and to provide FE learners with entrepreneurial learning opportunities. I work directly with learners, to help prepare them - with the development of entrepreneurial skills and attitudes - to launch and grow their own businesses.

Cardiff, South Wales

I am the expert in wedding venue business management across Wales. I offer in-depth wedding business consultancy services to provide wedding venue businesses with the tools to drive conversions, increase profitability, secure positive feedback from couples and create a more sustainable business model. ⇨ Wedding Venue Consultancy ⇨ Wedding Venue Conversions & Bookings ⇨ On-Site Training & Support for your Staff I can work with you and your team to identify areas of opportunity and growth, to enable you to better deal with your enquiries, undertake killer show-rounds, convert those show-rounds into more profitable bookings and ensure a fabulous experience for your clients throughout, underpinned by more environmentally aware, sustainable practices - giving you greater profitability and incredible feedback for the long-term. Some of my past and present clients include Awen Trust (Bryngarw House), St Donat’s Castle, CADW (Caerphilly Castle & Chepstow Castle), Insole Court, The Temple of Peace, Llantrisant Guildhall.

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

I am pleased to be able to share my experiences in the wedding industry through keynote speaking engagements and training events. I offer tailor made B2B presentations and consumer-facing masterclasses that focus on sustainable wedding issues, eco-friendly weddings and a wide range of other topics. Contact me to find out more. 📢 Public Speaking 📢 Workshops and Masterclasses 📢 Sustainable Wedding Specialist 📢 Eco-Friendly Wedding Advice 📢 Wedding Entrepreneur

Cardiff, United Kingdom

The Icing on the Cake | A UK Wedding Planning Podcast “Plan your perfect wedding day with experienced wedding planner, coordinator and consultant, Zoë Binning.”The podcast tells couples everything they need to know about planning their weddings. Our focus is on the British wedding industry, including the many facets of planning a wedding in Wales and further afield. We also share updates on the biggest and best wedding suppliers and wedding-related issues, such as sustainability, LGBTQ+ representation in the wedding industry and many more topics. ⇨ Wedding Planning Specialist ⇨ Wedding Venue Consultant – with appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Television and ITV Wales as a wedding expert⇨ Reaching hundreds of prospective couples looking to plan their wedding day and providing a commercial solution for suppliers trying to reach a captive audienceEmail podcast@weddingsbyzoe.co.uk with any questions. The Icing on the Cake is a Bengo Media Production.

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Wild Roots Kitchen and Bar provides catering services to corporate events. Initially conceived as a white-label catering solution for wedding venues across Wales, Wild Roots Kitchen and Bar has quickly grown to become a go-to service for hospitality venues and corporate companies looking to offer their customers, colleagues and clients an eco-friendly, environmentally sound and sustainable food choice. This venture draws on my personal commitment to live more sustainably. Food and drink is sourced as locally as possible, whilst the packaging is all compostable, recyclable and/or made from recycled materials, helping to reduce both their own and their customer’s carbon footprint.♻️ Reduced Carbon Footprint♻️ Locally Sourced Food ♻️ Sustainable Food and Drink Options♻️ Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly ♻️ Large and Small Scale Events♻️ Corporate Catering

Wales, United Kingdom

I am delighted to become a Peer mentor, supporting Welsh social enterprises with the steps and building blocks needed to develop and run their business, from idea to sustainable enterprise. The role of a peer mentor is to support, empower and develop the capacity of enterprises and social entrepreneurs, to understand the difference they can make and to take action accordingly, by working with groups on a peer-to-peer basis – sharing experience and expertise in order to help those groups take their next steps and to make informed decisions.DTA Wales co-ordinates the delivery of peer mentoring support to new start and growth Social Enterprises across Wales. This is part of the Social Business Wales programme (part of Business Wales) in partnership with Cwmpas, Social Firms Wales and UnLtd.

Wales, United Kingdom

The Business Wales Mentoring Programme is for business owners who want help to market or grow their business, implement a change in their business, or need inspiration to help deal with a particular challenge.As an experienced Business owner, Zoë provides voluntary business mentoring to new business owners, by sharing her knowledge, providing guidance, bringing a fresh perspective to mentees' businesses and acting as a sounding board for their business.She currently works with three separate Welsh businesses, offering support and guidance on a monthly basis to help them to grow and develop in the increasingly challenging business marketplace.

Wales, United Kingdom

As a business owner and advocate for promoting entrepreneurship and helping to develop young people to achieve success, I am very proud to work with Big Ideas Wales. This government backed scheme supports young people in Wales - who are facing barriers that are stopping them from starting a business, who are looking for new opportunities, or just have a great business idea - to consider entrepreneurship and help them to start their own business ventures with a range of training and support packages.

Wales, United Kingdom

Zoë Binning Ltd consulted for Awen Trust, predominantly on the wedding & hospitality business at Bryngarw House, providing specialist knowledge and of the Welsh wedding market, wedding & event catering and hospitality, staff training support, plus an indepth understanding of environmentally responsible, sustainable and circular business practices.Client Testimonial:“Over the past year, we have worked closely with Zoë to help us establish Bryngarw House as a high quality, sustainable wedding venue. This work has involved undertaking a full review of the venue, with subsequent detailed consultancy report and presentation and also providing ongoing marketing support, menu recommendations and sales advice on how to increase conversions and drive profits. Zoë’s experience of the wedding industry, not only in South Wales but trends from across the UK, has been incredibly beneficial to our team and being challenged to do things differently has already led to big improvements. Thanks for all your help Zoë.”Testimonial from Mark Hobbs, Kendrick Hobbs: “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Zoë on several occasions but this year we have worked closely together on a muti site project. Zoë has added real value; bringing well thought-out ideas to the table, a deep knowledge of her subject and most of all an enthusiastic and can-do approach.”

Cathays, Wales, United Kingdom

Zoe Binning Ltd worked with the Temple of Peace to grow its wedding venue business, attract new customers and grow its presence in the Welsh wedding landscape. This long-term position was an exciting opportunity for the Zoe Binning Ltd team to work collaboratively with a venue in the heart of Cardiff.Client Testimonial:"Zoe is extremely competent in understanding the risks we face as a new wedding venue. She has helped and guided us to mitigate these, with good planning and intelligent forethought.”

Wales, United Kingdom

Sustainable and eco-friendly online shop selling wedding favours and wedding gifts, headquartered in Cardiff, South Wales. We help couples reduce single-use plastic, lower their carbon footprint and become more ethical and sustainable in their wedding shopping decisions, without compromising on quality, style or design.🍏 Wedding Favours🍏 Invites and Stationery 🍏 Dried Flower Petal Confetti 🍏 Wedding Gifts🍏 Wedding Décor🍏 Wedding Styling

Wales, United Kingdom

Zoe Binning Ltd consulted with Cadw on the wedding venue businesses of Caerphilly Castle & Chepstow Castle. This on-going relationship requires specialist knowledge of the Welsh wedding market and our unique perspective on managing, growing and maintaining castle venues across the country.Client Testimonial: "Zoë is fantastic at understanding the individual requirements of a business. Her wealth of knowledge is invaluable in helping you to recognize how to better your product and ultimately turn a better profit."

Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff

Zoë Binning Ltd works with the Guildhall of Llantrisant to support the Town Council in creating and opening its new venue and wedding venue business. Their task was to create a multi-faceted visitor attraction that created a stunning and intimate backdrop for weddings and events in the hilltop town of Llantrisant. This long-term position was an wonderful opportunity for the Zoë Binning Ltd team to create a wedding venue from scratch and to support a local charitable organisation in the South Wales countryside.Client Testimonial:"We wanted to work with the very best in their field and without a doubt Zoë Binning is that person. With her guidance and wisdom the building is being transformed into an elegant new venue.”

Wales, United Kingdom

Big Ideas Wales' Role Models make a real difference to the lives of young people all across Wales by encouraging them to start their own business and open their minds to new ideas and opportunities that exist.Business owners and entrepreneurs across Wales work with Big Ideas Wales to inspire young people, by running workshops, designed to help young people understand entrepreneurship and whether it is for them.

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Due to her experience as a podcaster and business consultant, Zoë provides freelance business development and consultancy support for Bengo Media, an independent audio production agency based in South Wales. Bengo Media were responsible for producing Zoë's own wedding planning podcast 'The Icing on the Cake' and as a result of this shared passion for podcasting and a love for the ethos of the Bengo brand, she is thrilled to be able to support their incredible team!

Llandaff, Wales, United Kingdom

Zoe Binning Ltd served as a wedding venue business consultant to Insole Court in Llandaff,Cardiff. This multi-faceted contract role was an exciting opportunity for the Zoe Binning Ltd team. Client Testimonial: "Zoë’s willingness to comment and advise and her ability to question our decisions without beingpushy or patronising is invaluable. She has given us practical advice following her years of experience working with both couples and venues, so we felt safe and in knowledgeable hands.As a result of working with Zoë we are now at full capacity for this year and bookings are alreadystrong for the next”

Llantwit Major, Wales, United Kingdom

Zoe Binning Ltd served as wedding venue business manager for St Donat's Castle and Arts Centre, helping to shape its wedding venue business and attract couples looking for the perfect castle setting. This position, among others, has helped to cement Zoe Binning Ltd as a country-wide specialist in Welsh castle venue management.Client Testimonial:"Zoe is ultra-efficient, extremely professional, warm, friendly and is never without a smile, however busy she may be. She has demonstrated on every occasion that she understands the demands of a high end venue and the expectations that couples have when booking their wedding with us."

Cardiff, South Wales

Event management and styling company based in South Wales - now replaced by Zoe Binning Ltd. Specialising in corporate events, wedding planning, special occasion planning, event styling and decoration, operations and logistics, event strategy and branding, wedding coordination, lifestyle event planning and venue consultancy.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Complete management of weddings, special occasions and corporate events from start to finish, including decoration, entertainment, catering, venue management, logistics and operations.

Cardiff, South Wales

Now replaced by Zoe Binning Ltd, this self-employed position covers my time as an expert wedding planner in the Welsh wedding market. Through this role, I worked directly with couples to plan their wedding days and worked alongside wedding venues, caterers, third-party suppliers, florists and many more to bring each day to life. Through this position, I secured a vast working knowledge of the Welsh wedding market and discovered more about how couples perceive wedding venues and suppliers. This information is essential to how Zoe Binning Ltd does business and sets the business apart from the competition in Wales.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Retailing medical supplies to commercial customers, St. John volunteers and internal departments across Wales. Here, I conducted a complete strategic review of the department - leading to efficient procurement functions and successful commercial business

Developing projects within the voluntary services department; providing support to the Director of Voluntary Services and Senior Volunteers; running meetings at St John Cymru Wales and, creating and producing new policies.

• Responsible for creating and managing a space planning strategy for Capper & Co• Accountable for full store layout planograms for company owned and independent stores and for macro store drawings for company owned stores and recommending layouts for independent stores• Ensure merchandising principles are adhered to at all levels within the business• Responsible for training and management of Space Planning Coordinator

• Created youth volunteer recruitment programme and controlled allocated budget• Increasing the recruitment and retention of 16 to 24 year old volunteers across Wales • Developing the volunteers’ skill base, encouraging community involvement and increasing career potential • Promoting St. John’s valuable influence within local communities across Wales• Increasing the numbers of youth leaders to enable more children to volunteer within St. John

• Accountable for full store layout planograms across the company’s portfolio of petrol station forecourts, convenience stores and new format stores, both within Somerfield and Kwik Save facias• Product range selection across all categories within forecourts, convenience and format stores;• Ensured merchandising principles were adhered to at all levels within the business• Advised TM Retail on merchandising principles and range solutions for the ‘Somerfield at Martins’ stores• Managed a team of five merchandisers to ensure planograms were completed accurately and rollout timescales are adhered to for all stores• Developed team’s skill base to meet their personal objectives and actively supporting their career enhancement.

• Managed 23% of a £100 million annual turnover bricks, clicks and catalogue business buying and distributing stationery, music and video with a total of 3,500 lines• Controlled a 250+ global supplier base, demanding regular communication to successfully merchandise the range and ensuring a consistent 98% in-stock company target• Recognition and management of growth in the multi-media sector of the gift business, formulating the increase of a declining business by 600%• Recruitment, training and development of administrative staff• Range planning and co-ordination of merchandise across 80 stores, mail order and web sites• Visually merchandising product for stores and coordinating planograms, in addition to the communication of best practices to optimise stores’ sales

• Managed a department of 40 staff, rising to 60 at Christmas• Responsibility for departmental recruitment, induction, training and development• Total accountability for departmental wages, waste and increased average weekly sales from £35,000 to £40,000 within six months• Duty management responsibilities, including cash handling and store close down• Responsibility for ensuring health & safety and food hygiene standards were maintained• Direct customer contact on a daily basis, which involved resolving customer complaints and ensuring the highest level of customer service at all times

Ba(Hons) 2:1, Retail Management

Activities and Societies: Spent a term studying at the Hogeschool Voor Economische Studies in Amsterdam to complement the international.

International Retail & Marketing