Richard Garner

Experience

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  Whittaker Office Supplies

  Aug 1999 - Aug 2000

  Sales Executive
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  LAN Systems Ltd

  Sept 2000 - Aug 2002

  Sales Executive
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  Leicester Tigers RFC

  Sept 2002 - Oct 2006

  Commercial Sales Executive
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  Tigers Events Ltd

  Oct 2006 - Jun 2015

  Head of Sales
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  Smart Group Ltd

  Jul 2015 - Apr 2020

  Group Business Development Manager

  The Smart Group is a dynamic collection of hospitality, catering and event management businesses with over 20 years’ experience; founded and led by CEO, Greg Lawson. Quality, passion and integrity drive all the brands at Smart Group, providing unforgettable experiences across events and hospitality. We are a small, intimate company, and personal service is at the core of everything we do. Smart benefits from hands on owner management with personal involvement and a passionate desire for client delight. Over the last year the Group has hosted, catered or managed, over 250 events worth in excess of £20 million revenue, from international sporting events such as the Royal Ascot Village, Olympics & Wimbledon to corporate and charitable functions including the Sports Industry Awards, as well as Christmas parties for Mercedes-Benz Formula One and conferences for Adobe and Google. Show less

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  Smart Sport

  Mar 2017 - Apr 2020

  Director

  Smart Sport is an official supplier of world-class hospitality packages to private and corporate clients, including the Clubhouse at Twickenham, a true rugby hospitality experience. Smart Sport is not a third-party supplier or a ticket agent.Smart Sport is part of Smart Group. An event management, venues and catering businesses with a commitment to quality and creativity.

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  Zellar

  Apr 2020 - Mar 2023

  Head Of Partnerships

  Zellar unlocks the power of data to help make small business owner’s sustainability goals a reality. With a simple mission to get businesses and communities working together to help get the UK to carbon zero, our platform connects small businesses to data and insights that helps them measure, track, and reduce their carbon footprint.

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  MOJO PROMOTIONS LTD

  Apr 2023 - now

  Head of Business Development

  MoJo Promotions are branded merchandise specialists. We supply a huge range of custom branded products designed to compliment a company's image and marketing strategy. Our service is friendly, creative and reliable. Based in Leicester they supply companies nationally as well as internationally.

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  People, Planet, Pint Host

  Jun 2023 - now

  Host

  No agenda, workshops or webinars. Just chat over some drinks.Come and meet others working, and interested in the Net Zero, BCorp and Environmental space.

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  Now or never

  Sept 2023 - now

  Founder

  UK businesses are lacking the time, resource, money and expertise to start, continue and drive their sustainability journey's.​We guide them uniquely, creating the desired outcomes aligned to their individual objectives of being a sustainable business. We help them strengthen their proposition, reduce costs and add value to all their stakeholders through positive, purpose led action. We do this in the the fastest, most efficient and cost effective way.Come to find out more at www.thenowornever.com Show less