BACKGROUND & PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

• Graduate of Reading University – BA Hons in Linguistics & Psychology

• Sep ’79-May ’81 : Graduate Trainee at BMRB (British Market Research Bureau)

• June ’81-Dec ’86 : Advertising Account Planner at SJIP/BBDO & Abbott Mead Vickers London 

• Jan ‘87-Oct ’89 : Advertising Account Planner at Chiat/Day New York – Vice President : May ’89

• Nov ‘89-Oct ’91 : Planning Director at Chiat/Day London

• Nov ’91 : launch of Red Resource providing strategic consultancy to wide variety of clients.  Projects undertaken on behalf of : Chiat/Day (corporate), Chiat/Day (London), Fisher Price/Kiddicraft, The Upper Deck Company, Pattison Horswell Durden, Thomson Holidays, Lambie-Nairn+Company, Reebok International, Yellow Pages, The Guardian, Midland Bank. Hill Holliday (Boston), Turnbull Wood Hayes.

• From 1993, specialist strategic consultancy provided for a number of TV channels on a worldwide basis.  Projects undertaken on behalf of : Nickelodeon, VH1, MTV Europe, MTV Asia, MTV Japan, Universal Studios Channels.

• In 1999, Professional Coaching training undertaken at Coach U.  Launch of Red Coach.  Coaching services provided to private individuals and in corporate settings.  Graduated from Coach U Oct 2001.   

• Also in 2001, joined Mediation Oxfordshire, and undertook Open College Network Training.  Volunteer Mediator mediating disputes in the local community 2001-2003.

• International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coach credential achieved February 2006. 

• Licensed as Certified ‘Print’ Coach February 2006. Awarded accreditation to provide Executive Coaching in the BBC, June 2006. 

Red Coach provides Work Performance Coaching for individuals & companies; on a one-to-one, team, & larger group basis; in-person, by phone, & through email; tailored to individual agendas & via original programmes.

Red Coaching helps people do their jobs better.