Conference speaking or keynoting is often seen as a key milestone for many people in their careers. Over the last 15 years, I have spoken at a number of Marketing, Growth, transformation and business conferences. I have experienced a number of technical issues including a full AV meltdown, a laptop I was presenting on breaking […]
Here are six common recommendations I make in my coaching to Department leads taking on or taking over new disciplines or new teams and the ways of working. Skip Meetings – Set up skip meetings. Skip meetings can seem daunting to both you and a team member with the team however it is a great […]
You have likely been told about the way of measuring company success, you have likely been recommended the book “measure what matters” or heard about how Google and numerous startups love the OKR model. You might have even been sent this John Doer video on OKRs and thought it seems smart. Here’s the BUT: If […]
I am often asked what are my recommendations for Marketing & Growth leaders. Here is a simple list (often I provide these in my first two marketing coaching sessions) that will help you to ponder, grow and develop yourself and those around you. Get in the leadership room and own the hard conversation 💪 With […]
The Truth Behind All Executing The Same Practises We have all been there, in a performance catch up we are asked “why we are off target?”.Then the follow on questions quickly follow to get to the bottom as quickly as possible: What has happened? What did we change? Did Google, Facebook or Apple change something? […]
Each year I create a challenge to help fellow Marketers and Growth Professionals with a product where I bring together experts in the field and ask a series of questions to help build a better year ahead. (Check out last years challenge The Brand Book 2021) This year, I invited a number of Marketing Leaders […]
LinkedIn can be a fascinating platform, recently there was an interesting debate around “your job is marketing not finance“. This is an age-old debate, whether you as a Marketing lead need to be good at finance or be on top of the finance side. I have been lucky across my career, I have worked with […]
You Become The Marketing & Growth Leader Now What? There is a lot made of finding a new job at a new company and accepting a new senior role. It is daunting, there is a lot of change and typically you are building up to this change for weeks to months. The Journey You join […]
The TLDR Where: JustGiving – peer to peer fundraising platform When: 2018 – Present Why: Drive more donations and reduce in person friction How: Roll out QR Codes to all important business areas transacting money. Quick Intro Into The Different Types Of Use Cases For QR Codes Free Text – Can add a small message or […]
The TLDR Where: JustGiving – peer to peer fundraising platform When: 2017-2020 Why: Drive more donations and higher donation values How: Large scale A/B testing, collaboration between Growth SWOT team and Fintech team. The Full Growth Case Study 🚀 In my previous role as the Growth leader and Crowdfunding Business lead at the world’s largest […]