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What I offer

Creative & Business Consultancy - What Is, Must Is.

Creative & Business Consultancy - What Is, Must Is.

What Is, Must Is. bridges the gap between innovation and smart ops.
Strategy development and operationalisation, talent acquisition, business & people operations, process improvement, business change & transformation, technology implementation, company playbooks/intranet & creative problem-solving.

Project & Programme management

Project & Programme management

My 20+ year career has been project and programme management, under various titles. It all comes down to deep understanding of project and programme methodolgy, creative problem-solving and a willingness to learn and adapt.

D,E,I & B Strategy

D,E,I & B Strategy

I consult on creating D, E, I & B programmes for your organisation. With significant experience of building multiple programmes and delivering workshops in organisations.

Podcast Producer and Host

Podcast Producer and Host

Currently producing and hosting a podcast, talking to folks with atypical careers about how they do what they do, over some rum to bring out the Trini (Trinidad) rum shop vibes and 'ole' talk.

Experiences

ERP Implementations

ERP Implementations

Project managed multiple ERP implementations in different industries, tech and legal. Adapted and created workflows, and customised systems, led user testing and pulled it all together by developing and delivering training workshops to complete the implementation.

Built scalable business & people operations for hyper-growth

Built scalable business & people operations for hyper-growth

Built scalable business & people operations for a hypergrowth tech startup after a $12M series A. Operations included recruitment of 120 people in a year, multi-site management, ~30 Tier 2 visas, managed office & facilities teams, and built the company intranet, and NetSuite implementation.

Job Redesign

Job Redesign

Devised and implemented a job redesign and upskill programme for a secretarial team of 50 people. With the secretarial team's input, we created career growth, redefined roles and increased client and employee satisfaction.

D,E,I Programming

D,E,I Programming

Created and implemented D, E, I programming and policies. This included a published multimedia guide to allyship, successful reverse mentoring, an equity-based approach to recruitment, inclusion training, and increasing our knowledge and access by engaging in external networks.

First Autism friendly West End performance

First Autism friendly West End performance

I adapted The Lion King choreography and staging for the first Autism friendly West End performance. This adapted performance is now performed annually to Autistic audience members and their families. I consulted on other shows adaptations - Aladdin, Frozen, Matilda, Wicked, Mary Poppins

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Chief Of Staff
  • Operations Director
  • Programme Director
  • Project Director
  • Senior Business Improvement Manager
  • Operations Manager
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • Legal
  • Music tech
  • Health tech
  • Performing arts
  • Recruitment
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Career experience

21-30 years

Regions
  • Caribbean, 
  • Europe, 
  • Central & South America, 
  • Africa, 
  • North America (west coast), 
  • North America (east coast)
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Strategic & Creative Thinker
  • Project / Programme Management
  • Leadership and people development
  • Diversity & Inclusion Programme Development
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Global Talent Acquisition
  • High growth start-ups and scale-ups
  • business operations & Strategy
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Technology Implementation
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • MBA
  • Dance
  • Theatre
  • Scrum Master
  • PRINCE2 Practioner
  • Startup and scale up
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