Profession: Business Consultant in Entertainment Sector
Professional experience and career objectives: Founder & CEO/MD of three businesses: OVERDOG, Film24 Ltd and NJD Group. Entrepreneur. Headhunter. Launch CEO. Investor in people & ideas.
Skills and areas of expertise: TV Channel launch expert, re-engineering of existing creative businesses or start-ups; the ability to put together the perfect team for any creative business & turn people, ideas & brand development into profitable business across film, TV, music, games, online and mobile.
Dynamic strategic consultancy building some of the strongest teams and the most successful brands in the entertainment business. From strategy and business development, through to executive search and recruitment, from branding, corporate and marketing communication to skills development.
Founder & CEO of Film24, a multiplatform content business and global brand synonymous with film. Responsible for the initial business plan, raising of finance, launching the brand on Sky (channel 158) on IPTV (Joost) and mobile (ROK TV) platforms, as well as international business development.
Managing Consultant
NJD Group
(Consultancy) - United Kingdom
february 1992 - december 2005 (13 years 10 months)
TV channel launch consultant and renowned headhunter for European media, specialism being putting together the perfect teams for any new media business launch or turnaround. Integral to the launch of some of the most successful digital TV channels in Europe.
Education
The Manchester Metropolitan University United Kingdom
, september 1983 - july 1986