Experience

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  Wolverhampton wanderers fc

  Aug 1998 - Jul 2001

  Professional footballer

  Professional footballer

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  Cambridge united fc

  Aug 2001 - Jul 2002

  Professional footballer

  Professional footballer.

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  Mccarthy & associates

  Aug 2005 - Nov 2008

  Sales manager

  Commercial fit out company working across a variety of industries. • Developing new business across a number of industry verticals.• Managing a team of internal sales executives..• Sales forecasting and planning for the commercial furniture department of the business.• Surveying and estimating projects ranging between -75,000 and -1m in revenue.• Developing relationships with key blue chip partners such as Peugeot, Jaguar, Vax.• Working closely with design teams to satisfy the clients brief.• Forging executive level client relationships.• Managing my team to achieve targets set by my Sales Director. Show less

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  Room stylish interiors

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2008

  Director, room stylish interiors

  Room Stylish Interiors, provided interior design solutions and furniture to the football industry. The ethos of the company was to provide interior services to the profesional sports industries.

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  3e (consultancy) ltd

  Nov 2008 - Sept 2011

  Director of sales

  Energy efficiency consultancy accessing funding for commercial clients and project managing the installation of energy and cost saving measures.  Looking for ways to create new revenue streams at every possible opportunity. Setting sales objectives and targets across the company. Identifying the customers’ needs. Developing commercial relationships with key customers and partners. Carrying out site surveys and estimating projects up to £250,000 in revenue. Project managing contracts and sub contractors to meet deadlines and project budgets. Supporting all sales activities within the company. Responsible for the submission of application for grants, tenders and energy efficiency funding. Analysing market trends. Ensuring the business has clear direction and focus. Attending relevant sales exhibitions and conferences. Evaluating competitor activities, especially new products and services that they launch. Ensuring that all costs are within budget. Conducting presentations at senior level and in front of live audiences. Implementing sales plans to meet agreed targets. Establishing Key Performance Indictors. Evaluating available resources. Show less

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  Rachel lamey hair and beauty

  Sept 2011 - Jul 2023

  Director

  Rachel Lamey Hair and Beauty LtdDirectorOctober 2003-PresentHair and Beauty salon based in Rugeley, offering a wide range of Hair, Beauty and Aesthetic services. • Setting, monitoring budgets and targets for the business. • Responsible for the creation of marketing including all social media, web and editorial activities.• Creation of marketing strategies.• Negotiating purchasing agreements.• Monitoring performance, managing and motivating the salon team to grow the business.• Creation of a training budget and calendar to develop the salon teams skills. • Monitoring key competitors and looking for opportunities to achieve growth.• Responsible for payroll and HR for the business.• Creation of feedback mechanisms to monitor customer experience.• Keeping all staff appraised of performance.• Establishing key performance indicators for the business and the team. Show less

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  Xled lighting company limited

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2013

  Director

  XLED Lighting Company Ltd Managing Director2010 – 2013 B2B sales, Designers and Importers of quality LED lighting products. Looking for ways to create new revenue streams at every possible opportunity. Understanding and implementing key manufacturing quality process. Understating of testing standards for lighting. Creating proposals to include ROI models and energy efficiency savings. In charge of developing strategy, direction and tactics at national level. Setting sales objectives and targets across the company. Identifying the customers’ needs. Developing commercial relationships with key customers and partners. Acting as an ambassador for the business. Supporting all sales activities within the company. Monitoring and managing the performance of the sales departments and its sales managers. Negotiating reseller agreements. Devising distribution strategies. Constantly looking out for new sales and business opportunities in targeted markets. Providing regular and structured reports on performance to the Business Investors. Analysing market trends. Ensuring the business has clear direction and focus. Attending relevant sales exhibitions and conferences. Evaluating competitor activities, especially new products and services that they launch. Ensuring that all costs are within budget. Keeping all senior managers and relevant parties appraised of performance. Involved in the recruitment and training of sales staff. Conducting presentations at senior level and in front of live audiences. Applying for tenders. Developing feedback mechanisms. Implementing sales plans to meet agreed targets. Establishing Key Performance Indictors. Evaluating available resources. Integration of ISO Management processes Show less

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  Photonstar led

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

  National retro fit and refurbisment projects manager
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  Photonstar led group plc

  Apr 2017 - Jul 2019

  PhotonStar LED Ltd, the UK-based designer and manufacturer of high quality performance ecolighting, works with lighting designers, architects, house builders, facilities management companies and sustainability consultants to provide intelligent, high-end, recyclable LED lighting solutions for the commercial and architectural marketPhotonStar LED Ltd. is part of PhotonStar LED Group PLC (stock ticker PSL.L), a leading British designer and manufacturer of intelligent lighting solutions. The Group’s proprietary technology HalcyonTM is a connected lighting platform that includes hardware and software for wireless, microprocessor controlled retrofit LED lighting and control systems, optimised for energy saving, circadian and data-centric applications. PhotonStar’s ChromaWhite light source technology within HalcyonTM is optimised for “Circadian,” or non-visual effects of light on humans. The Group is currently working with partners to deliver low-cost lighting solutions that can help improve productivity, health and wellbeing in healthcare facilities, schools, workplaces and homes. Show less

  • Wholesale Engineer

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2019

  • Human Centric Lighting Specialist at PhotonStar LED

    Apr 2017 - Aug 2018
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  Urban boxing studios

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2023

  Director

  Concept boxing studios making boxing accessible to all.

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  Port vale football club

  Jul 2023 - now

  • Under 12s-13’s phase lead coach

    Jun 2024 - now

  • YDP Academy Coach

    Jul 2023 - Jun 2024