About me
Intrepid and creative entrepreneur and current MSc Social Enterprise student. Previous experience includes sustainable business and start up advisor and former founder of a successful minibus company.
Work history
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Research Co-ordinatorWorkWILD
London, United KingdomFreelance
Supported delivery of consulting work, research and communications at this boutique social enterprise consultancy. This varied role included:
• Contributing to the development of project plans, task schedules, workshops and interviews, gathering documentation, and liaising with client staff.
• Supporting facilitation of client and team workshops focussed on identifying solutions to consultancy questions
• Delivering interviews and design charrettes to conduct research and consultation
• Leading desk-research and layout and presentation of all client work taking responsibility for quality of presentation and accuracy of content
• Prepare working papers to support client
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Managing DirectorSprinters Travel
- High Wycombe, United KingdomFull Time
Established from scratch, Sprinters Travel, a transport company with full operator’s licence after identifying a gap in the market for a quality minibus and bus service. The company grew steadily with increasing repeat business and a growing number of significant local authority contracts and corporate clients.
At the end of 2016 a competitor bought the business and I set up a small transport consultancy, The CPC Centre.
These roles included:
● Managing relationships with clients and ensuring excellent customer service is upheld
● Ensuring the business adheres to all aspects of passenger transport legislation
● Managing marketing, accounts, recruitment - all operations
● Writing winning bids to achieve new business
● Bookkeeping for company including processing records, bank reconciliation and quarterly VAT returns
● Within the CPC Centre:- created, promoted and developed government-approved training courses for those in the logistics industry
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Skills
- Social Impact
- Environment
- Project Management
- Business Startups
- Social Research
- Bookkeeper
- Bid Writing
- Communications
- Presentations
- Collaborations
Education
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BA (Hons) Italian with Business & ManagementManchester University
- Manchester, United Kingdom
● This four year course included a nine month placement in Sicily
● Business modules read include: Marketing, Accounting & Finance, Economics, Strategy, Operations Management, Human Resources and Global Contexts