Jul 2011 – Present · 14 yrs 10 mos · Lancashire

• elementas brings the heart back into your business using consulting and mindful, compassionate coaching, mentoring sessions, and workshops to build wellness and resilience. Sessions are designed for professionals, whether you are a manager or leader balancing your life and career or solopreneur running your own business. elementas business coaching and mentoring enables individuals and organisations to flourish.

Jun 2011 – Sep 2011 · 3 mos · Cochabamba, Bolivia

• Sharing my creative and communication skills, giving something back to young ones. Rewarded by learning from amazingly inspiring children- less fortunate materially but great teachers.

Aug 2010 – Jun 2011 · 10 mos

• Responsible for liaising with the policy makers and directing and managing a team to deliver communications and marketing support for Lancashire's Assistant Finance Director and their highly specialised economic development team. Projects included the communication of the major change to government funding and cuts to the rebrand and repositioning of Rosebud Finance www.lancashire.gov.uk/rosebud and marketing of business property portfolio including state the art environmental development www.lancashire.gov.uk/risingbridge. A coach and mentor to senior managers as part of "Lancashire Way" culture change project.

Jun 2010 – Jul 2010 · 1 mo

• Set up and delivered art and craft lessons with orphanaged children (4-19yrs old) many with special education and emotional needs.

Jan 2006 – Aug 2010 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Lancashire

• Part of the management team that developed and executed successful Heritage Lottery bids for Clitheroe Castle, Helmshore Textile Museums, Museum of Lancashire, Lancashire Conservation Studios.
• Created a multi-skilled marketing team (web, social media, design, Public Relations). Developed an operational function to become an intrinsic key strategic management activity. Provided marketing support and development for 13 museums including external partner funded venues and additional marketing partners. Acted as a catalyst to create a more customer focused culture within a very traditional museum service. Developed commercial activities (shop and cafe), and visitor figures year on year to meet business plan visitor and income targets.

Feb 2003 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• as previous

May 1998 – Oct 2002 · 4 yrs 5 mos

• Marketing Officer

Oct 2002 – Jan 2003 · 3 mos

• 3 Month Sabbatical from Museums Service Cochabamba, Bolivia South America - Arts and Craft Teacher

Jan 1996 – Jan 1998 · 2 yrs

• Design, sourcing and development of new packaging materials and Point of Sale (PoS)
• Project management and liaison with suppliers, customers and internal departments
• Design, implementation and maintenance of IT and manual management information systems to improve organisation and control. Training of team to operate new systems and procedures.

Jan 1994 – Jan 1996 · 2 yrs

• Provided marketing advice and support to the Sales and Marketing Director, managers and four divisional sales teams. Managed the Sample Department Team (6 people) and external subcontractors suppliers; procured design and the production of new products/sample components. Managed UK wide new product launches, using internal and external resources, responsible for £200k budget. Branding photography, new Point of Sale and exhibitions; planned, designed, styled, an innovative new look which communicated the refreshed brand image for both contract UK & Export, retail sectors to support successful sales growth. Public Relations/ advertising, co-ordinated an external public relations agency to deliver customer and business to business communications for the new brand (£80k budget). Introduced new ways of working with IT tools e.g. Microsoft projects to manage UK new product launches, database systems to support a customer loyalty partnership scheme, introduced new machinery, specifications and production methods to improve sample department’s quality standards and the overall efficiency.

Jul 1993 – Sep 1994 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Managed a small team to innovative new products and samples for major UK and European retailers including John Lewis, BHS and Next. Set up quality management systems compliant to BS5750/IS09000. Originated and introduced computerised sample development specifications.