Who is Daniel?

Strategy, branding & marketing

With a track record stretching some 30 years, Co-founder Daniel brings significant experience from having worked for start-up, Blue Chip brands and creative services across a range of industries.

Starting his professional career in financial services and travel & tourism working cross-division from business development, sales and marketing, he co-founded a wine importing business, building the profile and order book to include a cruise line and multiple food and beverage outlets in the UK.

A career that has seen him working with several profile agencies, increasing turnover and profit with key clients across a range of industries. In 2011 he established Progress, a creative agency, from scratch to £1m+ turnover with an enviable client profile featuring well-known global brands.

He now consults with agencies and clients directly, working closely with businesses in a creative and commercial capacity.

Who is Gino?

Logistics, Fulfilment & E-commerce

Co-founder Gino is a highly motivated and enthusiastic executive with 35 years’ of experience in high-level business-to-business marketing and sales development.

He is a charismatic business builder with a wealth of knowledge in the creation, design, and sourcing of sales, marketing, and data collection solutions for major blue chip corporations and his own companies across multiple markets, such as “Skoot” a contactless payment and ticketing solution for festival and events; “Audit Cloud” a customer service app based measurement tool for the hospitality industry and “Twister Cup” a 2 in 1 sharing  drinks cup for the theme parks &  cinemas.

Gino spent 16 years at The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd working throughout the world in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, China, and Russia. As Customer Marketing Director, Gino was responsible for the management of world-renowned global businesses, such
as Tesco, Carrefour, Walmart, and McDonald’s covering the vast markets of Asia Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, and was responsible for building marketing campaigns, customer management platforms and powerful retail marketing programs across multiple countries.

Gino is currently a consultant to a multitude of companies within the Shipping, logistics, Marketing, and E-commerce sectors.

Who is Nick?

Strategy, trainer & copywriter.

Nick has been a communications professional for over 30 years. He initially trained as a journalist, then worked in PR and marketing before going freelance as a copywriter, consultant and strategist in 1999. He has worked with major multinational brands, SMEs and start-ups across a wide range of sectors including automotive, luxury goods, food and drink, IT, defence, shipping, construction and professional services.

At a strategic level, Nick helps clients define and clarify their brand and product messages, identify and characterise different audiences, establish a coherent tone of voice and communicate effectively in print and online. He also has a keen interest in supporting and mentoring client and agency teams in producing quality content.

As a writer, Nick’s skills extend across all aspects of print and digital marketing collateral, as well as thought-leadership pieces, white papers, reports, training materials, scripts for audio and video and speeches.

Who is Andy?

Stills & print production, project manager, cost controller & benchmarking.

With over 30 years’ experience running photographic, artwork studios & print purchasing, Andy helps clients to purchase marketing and advertising production. He works closely with procurement, marketeers, and agencies to develop and implement best practice and deliver best value solutions for marketing and advertising budgets.

An integral part of Andy’s remit is reviewing current working practice within the supply chain and implementing positive changes, managing suppliers and improving overall process, speed to market, setting photography / retouching studio rosters, reviewing current rate cards and negotiating directly with suppliers to create cost-effective solutions without compromising creativity.

He advises and manages across all areas of advertising print production including photography, CGI, retouching, artwork and print purchasing.

Who is Jane?

Executive coaching & development.

Jane is an accredited Executive Coach and People Strategy Advisor with over 25 years’ commercial experience as COO and HRD and has been works with C-suite and senior executives to enable them to drive and achieve strategic business and personal ambition.

Her particular focus is to build unique relationships with clients, allowing individuals and teams to create clarity, recognise their potential, make positive changes, achieve their goals and identify what is important to them to thrive as business leaders, effective teams, and individuals. She works across all industry sectors and with businesses at every stage of their journey from start-ups to publicly listed companies, privately owned & PE/ VC backed.

Jane is particularly engaged by clients facing change, scaling up, approaching a transaction, or stepping into a new experience.

Who is Charlie?

Client development & business growth, strategist and planner.

Charlie is not just a distinguished business leader and entrepreneur; he’s also someone who values genuine connections.

His exceptional success in fostering commercial growth goes beyond the usual metrics of financial performance, revenue generation, and market presence. His strength lies in focusing on communication and engagement to building influential relationships, as evident in the 1,500+ projects he has led and consulted on for customers in agency-land, finance, legal, hospitality, technology, retail and more.

His client portfolio is a testament to his expertise and spans a diverse range of well-known corporate giants like Rothschilds, Linklaters, Channel 4, HAVAS and Harrods to SMEs and start-ups. Charlie embodies the significance of relationship-driven leadership and strategic planning, proving that these elements are key contributors to achieving unparalleled success.

Who is Robert?

Creative Direction, live events, speaker & lecturer.

Freelance creative director, rapid concept creator, for large scale corporate events and brand activation’s, from Finance and Pharma to FinTech, Automotive, Art and Consumer Festivals. Robert is a storytelling strategist, delivering limitless experiences defined and shaped by culture first – everything else is just infrastructure.

Robert specialises in inventing stories that touch your audience, and stories your audience can touch; ideas as duets. The science of knowing and the art of delivery, product and purpose, behaviour and belonging adding “one new thing” to every event – the only thing anyone will remember.

He also lectures (PTVL) at Westminster University and run “Remix” student workshops at major trade shows as well as content generation programs. Every event is an experiment, as we grow plan to deliver extreme accessibility, extreme sustainability, and extreme likeability.

Who is Jorence?

Fashion, retail and online.

Jorence is a fashion designer, model, interior designer and business owner. She has been creating garments, new collections and accessories specifically for the European and African markets with a highly personal awareness of the female size and shape.

As well as running her own fashion and beauty business, Jorence has been consulting to start-ups and SMEs on marketing, packaging and fashion trends.

Who is Andy?

Web, SEO and online marketing.

Andy is an online marketing expert with over 18 years’ experience in website design, affiliate marketing, e-commerce, SEO and pay per click marketing.

After successfully building and selling nine websites for multiple six sums in a very competitive niche, he now helps other businesses and students to do the same.

As well as being an expert in SEO, Andy is also a certified Shopify partner and verified preferred Facebook Marketing Partner. This means he can cover all forms of online marketing from an idea in a clients/student’s head to website design, marketing strategy, CRO conversion rate optimisation, execution and even exit strategies.

When he isn’t helping businesses to achieve their goals, he helps to teach Shopify, Ecommerce and PPC to students all around the world.

Who is Grant?

Creative Direction, live events, speaker & lecturer.

Freelance creative director, rapid concept creator, for large scale corporate events and brand activation’s, from Finance and Pharma to FinTech, Automotive, Art and Consumer Festivals. Robert is a storytelling strategist, delivering limitless experiences defined and shaped by culture first – everything else is just infrastructure.

Robert specialises in inventing stories that touch your audience, and stories your audience can touch; ideas as duets. The science of knowing and the art of delivery, product and purpose, behaviour and belonging adding “one new thing” to every event – the only thing anyone will remember.

He also lectures (PTVL) at Westminster University and run “Remix” student workshops at major trade shows as well as content generation programs. Every event is an experiment, as we grow plan to deliver extreme accessibility, extreme sustainability, and extreme likeability.

Who is Phil?

Incentives & gifts.

With over 20 years’ experience in helping and sourcing the right promotional item or gift for his clients, Phil provides innovative solutions to various industries such as marketing agencies, hotels, gaming companies and private schools.

Primarily, Phil’s aim has always been to deliver products with an ethos of reflecting the quality of the client’s brand and market influence. He has a wealth of experience in providing bespoke items and handling large volumes to create exclusive items for his clients, including clothing, electrical items, unique mascot range, and many other projects.

As with all Black & White people, Phil has a strong belief in forging lasting partnerships that are initially born by asking the right questions, listening and working together with the client to develop tailor-made solutions.

Who is Emily?

Who is Karl?

Copywriter, Personal & Business Coach, Speaker & Author

Karl has almost 35 years’ experience in the marketing and communications industries working alongside international household names as well as SMEs, membership, and charitable organisations. Along the way he’s also set up a promotional marketing agency, property development business and an event management agency. It’s fair to say that he understands the challenges faced by a growing business.

He now helps business owners and directors align their goals and actions with their values through coaching, as well as helping them to communicate with staff, clients and customers through the written word. He is adept at tailoring content and storytelling to reflect the tone and personality of client organisations, whether for website, blog, awards entry, marketing or script content.

Karl is an experienced international speaker and has recently delivered a TEDx talk on How Being Dead Changed My Perspective On Life. (Surviving a cardiac arrest has certainly opened up his perspective on life!)

Who is Martin?

Logistics, Distribution/Wholesale, Operations & Systems

A Project Manager / Consultant with over 30 years’ experience within all areas of warehousing (automated and manual ops), IT, Finance, E-Commerce, inventory, procurement, logistics, distribution, HR, Health and Safety and overall supply chain

Varying from Logistics, E-Commerce, Education, FMCG, Freight Forwarding, Government, IT Systems integration/implementation, Brewery, Dairy, chilled and ambient goods, surgical appliances, Customs regulated goods, aviation, diffusers, to ‘bag in box’ for wine and non-alcoholic beverages.

My employment has seen me as a Head of UK Supply Chain, Operations Manager, Logistics Delivery Project Manager, E-Comm Project Manager, ERP/WMS / IMS implementation/integration project manager, Finance Project Management, Analyst, dealing with HMRC, loss analyst, asset manager, materials handler, materials coordinator, client facing, organizing 3PL, working with unions, dealing with exports, handling HazMats, designing warehouses, improving flow to work, improving /initiating and installing SOP/ SWPs.

In all roles I have worked and am used to building teams, building departments, building systems, building buildings, B2B, B2C, Business process, Performance Management, Health and Safety, HR and disciplinary procedure, dealing with regulatory bodies, and engaging customers.

In certain work I have been SC checked as well as full DBS check due to the sensitivity of role.

Conversant with most ERP/WMS platforms (Oracle, SAP, D365, Manhattan, Red Prairie, Claritum, Sage, ASC, AX, Workday), and used to computer operations, including writing and implementing a full WMS via Excel.

Extended Personal Profile

• Effective man manager and leader especially through change; strong HR experience in development &

disciplinary skills (capable from ‘hiring to firing’), team building, and development from scratch.

• Quantifiable track record in warehouse, operations, logistics, distribution, and project and change

management; focused on cost control and implementing continuous process improvements.

• Results-orientated; determined and decisive; utilises budgets, KPI’s and initiative to develop effective

solutions to problems and challenges.

Financially and commercially astute; analytical thinker; detailed, thorough and precise; high personal

standards & attention to detail.

• Strong planning, organising, and monitoring abilities.

Who is Darren?

Video Production/Photography, Marketing, Training

With over 24 years’ of experience in the visual media industry, Darren is one of the most accomplished and sought-after TV & video marketing professionals in the UK. With over a thousand hours of broadcast TV and hundreds of promotional campaigns to his name (from small charities to global brands), there is nobody better qualified to help you create marketing videos that attract customers to your organisation.

Who is Eddie?

Sales, Business Management, Motivation & Team Building

With a wealth of experience across Sales, Marketing, Operations and Consultancy acquired through 28 years in senior roles at leading blue chip companies.

My experience includes:

• High profile project work, some of which encompassed mergers & acquisitions.
• Main board Sales Director at Kleeneze PLC for 18 months,
• For the last year I have headed up a construction security company as commercial consultant with the objective of turning the business from making a loss to profit in readiness for sale, this has now taken place.

The majority of my 28 years in senior positions have been with Coca Cola Enterprises Ltd in a number of senior positions including, National Account Controller leading a team of National Account Managers & Executives looking after National/Regional Brewers and Wholesalers that included all Northern Regional Brewers, National Wholesalers including Matthew Clark, Heineken, Coors, Carlsberg and Inbev.

I also lead a National Sales Team of 150+ and played 
a pivotal role in creating a “Go to Market” model in the independent trade that drove industry standards in terms of getting products from production right through to the end consumer. This also included a strategic marketing approach, which rewarded both new business and loyal customers.

Included in my time at Coca Cola Enterprises Ltd, I headed up their Northern Vending Operation, which included exposure to logistics, processes and procedures that ensured the filling of 4,500+ vending machines. This included managing 2,850 customers through a dedicated team of Sales Executive’s, Vending Sales Representatives and Engineers who performed to exacting standards.