Sandy L.

Experience

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  The Forward Trust Group (Midland Bank)

  Mar 1985 - Jan 1987

  Financial Administrator
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  Levy Gee & Partners

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1989

  Insolvency Administrator
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  BDO Stoy Hayward

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1993

  Insolvency Adminstrator

  · Dealt with daily banking, debt collection, reconciling bank accounts and preparing receipts and payments accounts and statement of affairs.· Headed up medium sized insolvencies, working alongside Directors to collate necessary paperwork and formulate financial history of insolvent companies.· Organised and presided over creditors meetings, supervised and directed retained staff on Receiverships and Administrations of insolvent companies.· Interviewed and liaised with Directors of insolvent companies to establish up to date financial records. Show less

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  So Gorgeous Ltd

  Apr 2002 - Dec 2006

  Proprietor of online business

  · Set up and ran own online retail business, So Gorgeous Ltd, designing, creating, marketing and selling customised shoes and handbags via the internet and other merchandise outlets.

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  Publisher - Random House (Vermilion)

  Feb 2006 - Feb 2007

  Author- Living with Max

  · Wrote manuscript and pitched to and secured agents Curtis Brown who confirmed a contract for publication with Random House. Became fully involved in the publication process and once published the publicity campaign involved;· Appearing on TV and radio and in interviews with magazines and newspapers, including The World Service, Women’s Hour, This Morning and Five Live.· Acted as spokesperson on TV and radio for the Down’s Syndrome Association.. Presented and featured in a short documentary for The One Show resulting in an Inspirational Award for Women (2008). Show less

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  Mumsnet

  Oct 2011 - Jan 2020

  Chief ambassador responding to briefs with the aim of delivering outstanding creative propositions and growing revenue for the leading parenting platform Mumsnet. Front facing customer service with excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Managing client relationships by delivery a high quality user engagement. Driving the full sales cycle, pitching, creating proposals and booking advertising campaigns involving market research, content, brand licensing, display, video, social and influencer activity. Managing requirements across all Mumsnet internal teams as well as individual account management. Show less • Overseeing all staff ensuring that work is carried out carefully, promptly and correctly.• Use cutting edge technology to create an efficient, effective environment enabling first class moderation of the robust and challenging Mumsnet community talk forums.• Making sure all staff are aware of the ethos of support and constructive engagement, paying particular attention to tone and positive engagement.• Identifying and acting upon training needs, appraising and target setting.• Ensuring adherence to data protection and social media policies.Managing of in-house and freelance staff including budgets, on-call advice and support out of normal office hours.• Consider overall strategy, goals and vision of the community team and ensure that these are knitted into all activities and responsibilities.• Oversee all social media output, ensuring a consistent and engaging tone that communicates the supportive, amusing and informative ethos of the site. Show less

  • Client Solutions Associate

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Head/Deputy Head of Community

    Oct 2011 - Jan 2020
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  Ageing with Style

  Nov 2018 - now

  Fashion Blogger
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  Sandy Lewis Consultant

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Consultant
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  LIMINAL

  Jan 2021 - now

  Customer Hero

  Always going above and beyond. Passionate and caring about customer's needs, drawing on extensive knowledge and experience to provide advice and support in solving issues regarding all aspects of the Menopause. Engaging empathy and understanding to deliver an informed positive resolution to all issues. Empowering the customer with choice by finding the right solutions to suit their personal journey.