Accolades
Education & Achievements
Achievements
Expert advisor to Intafish - 2021
Appeared as a Branding expert on LBC Global Radio - 2020
Interviewed as a Brand Expert by the BBC - 2020
Author of Storyategy - Unlock the power of your brand
with a story based branding strategy - 2018
Part of the team accredited with a 2018 RAR award. Notably, awarded for 'B2B and B2C Brand Strategy', 'Brand Advertising Creative', 'Branding Design' and more. Finalist for top-performing agency at the RAR Awards - 2018
Guest speaker at Innes England's Market Insite events held in Nottingham, Derby and Leicester on the subject 'The Power of Purpose' - 2018
Hosted and ran the annual national one day 'Supply Chain Forum' for independent construction company, Willmott Dixon on 'Storytelling Strategy' - 2017
Part of the Fifteen team awarded for 'Outstanding Growth' - Derbyshire Chamber Awards
(see acceptance speech here) - 2017
Part of the Fifteen Team awarded "One of the Top 3 Marketing Agencies in Nottingham"
by Three Best Rated® - 2017
Interviewed by BBC Radio Nottingham on the subject of Creative Workplaces - 2017
Sold Attitude Design to Fifteen - 2016
Author of various ebooks on branding and marketing (see more) - 2016
Guest Lecturer at Lincoln University "How to find and tell brand stories" - 2015
Guest Lecturer at East Midlands Further Education Council
"Brand First - it's not the what it's the why" - 2015
Guest Lecturer at the Barbican, London "Getting an App built" - 2013
Article published in Computer Arts Magazine - 2012
Review featured on Merrell Publishing - 2012
Expert on Q&A panel for the Guardian - 2010
Work published by Laurence King Publishing - 2010
Founded design and branding agency Attitude Design - 2008
Work Featured in Pixel Arts - 2008 & 2009
Work Featured in .NET magazine - 2006
Work Featured in Computer Arts - 2006 & 2008
Work Published by Taschen books - 2005
Education & qualifications
February 2018 - Google Digital Garage
'Online Marketing Fundamentals' Certified
March 2017
Twitter Flight School Qualified
August 2016 - How Design University
‘Strategic Brand Development’ course by Margaret Hartwell
August - October 2016 - Hubspot Certifications
Inbound Marketing
Sales
Growth Driven Design
Sept 2001 - July 2003 - Croydon College
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design - Distinction
C&G Photography - Merit
C&G Life Drawing
Awards won: Best design student award, Outstanding achievement award
Position held: Tutor group rep
July 2001 - Tamworth Manor High School
11 A-C GCSE grades
Awards won: Top student - Creative arts
Position held: Form and year Representative - Prefect