SUSTAINABILITY FOR LIVE EVENTS

I spent my early career working in the trade show sector and was fortunate to work for many companies in the UK across a variety of sectors. 

I spent 6 years working for the world's leading events company, RX (or Reed Exhibitions as it was known then). I started out organising the special events for World Travel Market and then ran the event marketing for a variety of shows from fashion to publishing, jewellery, hospitality and environmental technology. I worked my way up to be Divisional Marketing Director with a team of marketing staff.

I finished by being an Exhibition Director which meant that I was responsible for all departments involved in running an event, including operations.

Read my interview with Helen Sheppard, RX's Sustainability Director

Sustainable events were not in our vocabulary then but, looking back, I can see the issues and understand the opportunities there are to make things better. I am excited to be part of creating that transformation.

Find out more about me.

When I moved on from event marketing, I worked in the fashion industry before joining my husband to run his landscaping business. Alongside this, I worked with corporates to offer them breast health education and freelanced for a number of campaigning organisations such as Fashion Revolution and Breast Cancer UK. I have also run the marketing for an organic and household brand, Greenscents, and developed content including webinars for sustainable tourism company, Wayaj.

This broad experience means that I have seen the best sustainable solutions in a number of different industries. I can share this knowledge and best practice with you.