As one of the original team members of this new company, my role was multi-tasking and encompassed the areas of marketing, pr and business development. My efforts played a significant part in raising the Luxe profile and assisting the business to grow from just two staff members in January 2007 to a team of more than 20 people today. The company now has a healthy order book, with sales of over 5million AED achieved during September 2007 with plans to open further showrooms throughout the UAE and the GCC over the next twelve months.

My role at Sherwoods included business networking, sales, marketing & pr, staff training, copy writing and daily liaison with the advertising & marketing department. The company was going through a period of rebranding and I was actively involved in all aspects of the relaunch.

My consultancy work included property staging on behalf of an award winning real estate company and conducting monthly training presentations for property training companies such as Inside Track & Russ Whitney. I also wrote regular magazine articles plus a monthly newspaper column and offered interior styling services to home owners including: - Dressing Your Home for Sale, Interior Re-Design, Clutter Clearance & Home Organisation

My role as chairwoman of this non-profit making organisation involved the organisation and promotion of monthly events hosting a number of well known inspirational speakers and writers. I managed this role alongside my consultancy projects.

My role at this busy agency specialising in the area of recruitment advertising involved client relationship management, dealing with media buyers, booking space, designing advertisements and copy writing.

My role included the design and installation of show homes in the South East of England. I was responsible for the training, development and management of junior designers and freelance stylists as well as implementing new admin and stock control systems.

I was initially employed as a show house designer and project manger before being promoted to business development manager, responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities in the UK and the Far East. My role covered sales and marketing; attending property exhibitions in South East Asia; planning and implementing sales and budget forecasts; plus the management, training and development of a team of project assistants, estimators and contractors.