UKi Media & Events
Developing a high performing team and delivering cultural change
"I had the pleasure of working with Sarah when she joined my executive management team to lead and develop the marketing function for our £35m events and media business. Sarah came into a challenging environment, inheriting a young and relatively inexperienced team, yet through her exceptional leadership and mentoring skills, she successfully transformed the department into a high-performing, strategic marketing team of over 12 marketers.
Sarah is a highly skilled marketing leader, combining deep strategic insight with hands-on execution. She not only built and executed effective marketing campaigns but also managed significant budgets with precision, ensuring maximum ROI. Her ability to balance creative vision with data-driven decision-making was instrumental in driving business growth.
Beyond her technical expertise, Sarah is a natural leader with outstanding interpersonal skills. She has an innate ability to manage and inspire individuals at all levels, adapting her approach to different personalities and working styles. This made her a highly respected and well-liked member of the executive and wider teams.
Sarah and I have since continued to work together on large-scale strategic marketing projects. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to any business looking for a marketing leader who brings not only vast experience and expertise but also the ability to build strong, collaborative teams and drive real commercial impact."
Colette Tebbutt, Managing Director, UKi Media & Events
Calvert Exmoor
A charity ready for a new chapter after an emergency appeal
"Sarah came highly recommended to me as someone who could help deliver strategic change to the marketing of our accessible activity centre, Calvert Exmoor, following a highly successful emergency appeal. I have worked closely with Sarah for five months to develop our marketing strategy, during which she has varied her support to meet our needs.
She has also worked with our board of Trustees, key suppliers, relevant staff members, introduced strategic sales support and has helped onboard a new senior marketing manager to continue to see through the changes we are making. Sarah is committed, motivating, creative and is a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing strategic but practical marketing support."
Jennifer Young, Centre Director, Calvert Exmoor
Chaperone
A growing hospitality app which had lost its way...
"We knew we needed help to fine tune our strategy, to bring clarity to our proposition and our message, and to bring to the surface the stand-out features of our product. I had worked with Sarah before so I knew she could help. We were ready to start that journey so we kicked off with a workshop for the first step in the process. What I didn't realise was that in less than a day we would have nailed it. All of it. Sarah's seemingly effortless approach, calm and clear style, professional and friendly demeanour, and obviously thorough preparation, brought the clarity and focus that we needed. She thoughtfully corralled us to a happy place. We could see the wood from the trees, and all the branches and leaves with the birds and bunnies going around their business. Sarah has brought our vision to life.
You won't be surprised to read that we've engaged Sarah to help with implementation already. Highly recommended? Goes without saying. If you need to bring a step change to your business in this rapidly changing world, to make sure your business is on the mark, tightly aligning product to market, then, in our experience, all you'll need is a day with Sarah to get back on the right path."
Martin Howe, CEO, Chaperone
Event Support Solutions
A niche service supplier redefining its brand and identity
"We knew we needed a refresh of our digital presence but we didn’t know how to get there or exactly what we needed to do. Sarah was recommended and what a recommendation!
She took on the project with such enthusiasm and professionalism it blew us away, understanding the brief completely and contributing ideas to the mix. Without her knowledge and experience, we would still be in the dark in how to move our company forward.
Sarah has been fast paced in fulfilling the brief and quick to provide feedback; it has made the process easy for us. We wouldn’t know what to do without her now!"
Lianne Newton, Managing Director, ESS Ltd
