Sam Thomson

Experience

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  Little Chef

  Jun 1993 - Aug 1994

  Waiter and Dish Washer
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  Procter & Gamble

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2011

  Brand Manager

  A broad variety of local, regional and global brand management roles across a number of beauty care brands, working in Geneva and Madrid and managing a remote team in the US long before the birth of Zoom and “hybrid working”

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  The Body Shop

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2018

  Lead roles in 3 critical global transformation workstreams for The Body Shop post acquisition by Natura:- in-store customer experience: transforming the experience for customers and colleagues across 3000 stores and 70 countries- organisation redesign: creating a new, leaner structure for the marketing and commercial departments across the world to deliver improved decision making, accountability and effectiveness- brand purpose: redefining The Body Shop's "true north" to become relevant and successful for the next 10 years Show less

  • Director Business Transformation

    Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

  • European Zone Managing Director (interim)

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  • Marketing Director Europe & North America at The Body Shop

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Business Development & Digital Director (Europe/NA)

    Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Brand & Values Director (UK)

    Jun 2011 - May 2016
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  Sabbatical

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

  Traveller

  Short career break to explore my passions of travel, diving and yoga

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  The Leadership Coach (part of iO Coaching & Consulting Ltd)

  Apr 2019 - now

  Director

  🟨🟨🟨COACHING, MENTORING & FACILITATION FOR SMEsI help SME CEOs and their teams unlock potential, elevate performance, and drive measurable results. Through a tailored blend of coaching, mentoring, and facilitation, I deliver practical, sustainable solutions that transform leaders, strengthen teams, and grow businesses.3 WAYS TO WORK WITH ME:- Retainer-based Leadership Coaching, Advisory & Facilitation for SMEs and Growing Teams- 1-&-1 Leadership Coaching™ for Private or Corporate Clients- One-off Bespoke Support for Specific Events or Activities🟨🟨🟨CONSULTINGFor consulting work, I often partner with my fellow Practitioner Coaches at Prosper21.We partner with brands and businesses around the world to create durable prosperity, working from inside clients’ teams to fix real challenges in real time, while also building brand and marketing skills for the long-term. Show less

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  The Children's Trust

  Apr 2019 - Sept 2023

  Member Board Of Trustees

  Privileged to support the tremendous team at The Children's Trust with their marketing, digital and retail transformation