Sam Fry

Experience

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  Research and Enterprise Development, University of Bristol

  May 2012 - Jul 2013

  Enterprise Consultant

  I acted as a liaison between the University’s Enterprise Managers (Enterprise Education, External Relations, Technology Transfer, and the SETsquared Incubator) and the student body.Day to day, I facilitated the work of the Student Enterprise Societies: Bristol Entrepreneurs, Bristol Social Enterprise and Enactus Bristol. I helped each society plan speaker events, workshops, enterprise projects and challenges involving local and national businesses. Generally, I took a lead on engaging students in enterprise at University of Bristol; connecting with just under 2,500 students every week.One of the larger events was the Bristol Social Enterprise Conference (www.bseconference.org) which brought together students, staff and social entrepreneurs to discuss and debate issues surrounding social enterprise.I also co-ran Basecamp, our student business incubator, which very closely supported 130 businesses in that academic year.I also provided support and training to students across the University. I gave talks on: Marketing, Sales, Idea generation, Funding and Sponsorship.Further to this, I also helped oversee other student-related enterprise activities including: the New Enterprise Competition, SETsquared competitions and more. I took a lead on distributing the University of Bristol 'Try It' Awards, a fund of £20,000 that is granted to students running social enterprises.For more information on past events, see www.studententerprisebristol.wordpress.com Show less

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  Virgin Media Pioneers

  Dec 2012 - Jan 2014

  South West Regional Ambassador

  Virgin Media Pioneers is a free, online community connecting young, entrepreneurial talent to a network of peer-to-peer support that seeks to help inspire and transform the prospects of young people across the UK.As a Regional Ambassador, I promoted the network to the South West of England. Virgin Media Pioneers worked with myself to ensure that we collaboratively maximize entrepreneurial activity, relations and opportunities in the South West of England.During this role, I ran an event called the Bristol Creative Showcase.This was an evening showcasing some great innovations that are bound to change the creative industries. The evening was a huge success, selling out well in advance of the event. As a result, we surveyed the attendees finding that: 100% enjoyed the event and would go again; 92% would recommend it to a friend; and 77% rated it ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’. Show less

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  Create Hub

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2021

  Director

  Create Hub is a publication sharing technology and digital views from professionals in the Arts, Creative and Cultural Industries.Who are Create Hub’s Industry Experts?We have brought together a series of creative industry experts to write quarterly articles throughout the year. These are called our Industry Experts. Each writer has an expertise in a different area of the creative and cultural industries. Their articles will be about the challenges and opportunities that the arts and creative industries face.What is TECHnique?TECHnique is an event and podcast series, created by Create Hub, where artists talk about their process and how they work with technology. Events have been held at venues such as Google Campus, V&A and IBM; while the monthly podcast has covered topics such as Interactive Plays, Art Practice, Gaming, Small Business, TwitterBots, Death of Painting, Future of Love, Sound Design, Dementia and Broadcasting. Show less

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  Nesta

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

  Creative Economy Team Intern

  Nesta is an independent charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life.I worked in the Creative Economy team on the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts. This is a £7 million fund to support collaboration between organisations with arts projects, technology providers, and researchers. The fund is a joint innitiative of Nesta, Arts Council England and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.The team want to see projects that use digital technology to enhance audience reach and/or develop new business models for the arts sector. With a dedicated researcher or research team as part of the three-way collaboration, learning from the project can be captured and disseminated to the wider arts sector. Show less

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  Cockpit Arts

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2015

  Development and Events Manager

  Cockpit Arts is an award winning social enterprise and the UK’s only creative-business incubator for designer-makers. Since it started in 1986 Cockpit Arts has helped thousands of talented craftspeople to grow their businesses, many of whom have gone on to achieve national and international success.I worked as the Development and Events Manager, where I was responsible for a wide range of fundraising and earned income activities at Cockpit Arts including managing the Supporters scheme, venue hire and private tours. I also ran regular "Meet the Makers" events as well as helped organise our bi-yearly Open Studios. Show less

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  IBM iX

  Jan 2015 - Sept 2021

  Managing Consultant

  I worked at IBM iX as a Product, Project and Programme Delivery Manager. I managed complex enterprise projects and programmes, using Agile methodologies to prioritise customer and business outcomes. I have extensive experience of Agile methodologies such as Scrum, with Design Thinking and I use activities such as the Business Model Canvas to drive the vision of projects. I have experience managing all stages of the project cycle, including: estimating, pricing, planning, discovery, design, build, test and maintenance. Show less

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  Frog

  Sept 2021 - now

  Senior Managing Consultant

  I build world-class customer experiences and products that make a meaningful impact to my clients, their customers and wider society. I work as a Technical Product Management, combining technology with insight from the wider ecosystem to deliver ‘outside of the box’ thinking. I use this to plan and manage the delivery of cutting-edge products that meet customer needs, drive innovation and power business growth.This includes collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to develop product roadmaps, identifying and prioritising key features and leading the delivery of high-quality products that leverage emerging technologies and trends. Show less