Functional Skills
Innovation Management
Service Innovation
Product Innovation
Value Propositions Development
Voice of the Customer
Pricing Strategy
Commercial Strategy
Business Unit Strategy
Digital Experience Design
Growth Marketing
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Market Research
Software Skills
Miro
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Hubspot
Sector Experience
Business Services
Chemicals
Financial Services
Industrials
Transportation & Logistics
Notable Clients
BAE Systems
Britvic
EDF
Johnson Matthey
Travelers
Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
Sparksfly
Management Consulting
Director
7/2019 - Present
Founded Sparksfly, a growth strategy and innovation consultancy working with large organisations across the UK and Europe. Sample projects:
• Johnson Matthey: Led proposition design, customer research and commercial strategy work for a newfactory analytics platform
• East West Rail: Created a rail industry innovation event aimed at identifying new technologies for faster and cheaper railway construction
• Britvic: Led proposition design and customer testing of newworkplace drinks offering
Independent growth and innovation consultant (Jan '18 - June '19) Independent consultant for leading strategy and innovation consultancies, including Magnetic and Ninety. Sample projects:
• Zurich: Set up new corporate innovation capability including methodology, team structure, governance, training; led development of first new products and services
• Fidelity International: Led proposition design and benefits identification for a new internal regulatory technology product
• PricewaterhouseCoo
• Johnson Matthey: Led proposition design, customer research and commercial strategy work for a newfactory analytics platform
• East West Rail: Created a rail industry innovation event aimed at identifying new technologies for faster and cheaper railway construction
• Britvic: Led proposition design and customer testing of newworkplace drinks offering
Independent growth and innovation consultant (Jan '18 - June '19) Independent consultant for leading strategy and innovation consultancies, including Magnetic and Ninety. Sample projects:
• Zurich: Set up new corporate innovation capability including methodology, team structure, governance, training; led development of first new products and services
• Fidelity International: Led proposition design and benefits identification for a new internal regulatory technology product
• PricewaterhouseCoo
Ladle
Start-Up
Co-founder
1/2017 - 7/2019
Managed the development and launch of Ladle, an app and digital therapeutic for obesity treatment (exited in 2019 to University of Surrey).
Inzenka
Management Consulting
Management Consultant
3/2015 - 1/2017
Senior Manager at growth consultancy. Advised large organisations on new ventures, including market analysis, insight-gathering, proposition development, business cases and go-to-market. Sample projects:
• BAE Systems: Developed and launched transport data analytics proposition
• McLaren Applied: Proposition design and business cases for three new propositions including a transport connectivity product
• EDF: Created smart home strategy and development roadmap
• BAE Systems: Developed and launched transport data analytics proposition
• McLaren Applied: Proposition design and business cases for three new propositions including a transport connectivity product
• EDF: Created smart home strategy and development roadmap
Guardian Media Group
Corporate Strategy & Development
Head of Strategy
9/2015 - 3/2016
Developed growth strategy for new Membership business. Led portfolio optimisation work for Guardian Labs business, identifying £1m+ savings.
Ernst & Young (EY)
Management Consulting
Management Consultant
3/2009 - 9/2015
Consultant through to Manager at Big 4 consultancy. Led strategy, operations and customer experience improvement projects for large organisations including Xerox, TalkTalk, Sony Mobile, NHS Direct and UK Home Office.