Relevant Work Experience

MODERN SYNTHESIS

Head of Growth (July 2022 - Present)

Led sales and marketing as Hire 9 (CEO-1) at a Seed-stage biotech startup making alternatives to leathers and vegan leathers from bacterial nanocellulose

  • Analysed market trends, customer personas, and competitive landscape to deliver a GTM strategy which 3X'd the company's inbound leads and landed the company’s first 6-figure supply agreement

  • Generated and led beachhead partnership with GANNI, which culminated in a commercial agreement and activation covered by CNN, The Telegraph, BBC, and Wired with no PR spend

  • Managed customer relationships across 60+ major brands and successfully led contract negotiations whilst securing favourable long-term commercial, IP and exclusivity terms

  • Supported Co-Founders in designing recruitment and fundraise operations, powering a $5.5M seed extension in 2024 (and team growth from 9 to 25)

  • Collaborated closely with Product, Science, and Eng departments to ensure constant alignment between Modern Synthesis’ growth strategies and technical product development roadmap

SIA PARTNERS

Manager, Growth & Innovation (May 2019 - July 2022)

Designed and launched new deep tech ventures for FTSE100 companies aiming to create disruptive growth opportunities through corporate innovation

  • Crafted a UK healthcare market entry strategy for Fujitsu (£15B+), leading to the delivery of a new platform that uses quantum annealing algorithms to address dengue fever and other tropical diseases

  • Designed and led Stream, an Open Data platform currently implemented by 65% of UK water companies, whilst managing 40+ stakeholders across 11 companies and writing a 60-page grant that won $1M

  • Discovered a novel quantum bioenergy application and forged a joint venture between a Japanese tech giant and large bioenergy producer to take the proposition to market.

MATERIAL CHANGE

Founder + Editor (Apr 2020 - Sep 2022)

Designed and launched a quirky fortnightly newsletter that accrued 1500+ subscribers interested in actionable ways to build a circular economy

  • Designed a brand identity and content strategy which enabled 500% growth from 2020-2021

  • Curated job opportunities, events, and news related to the bioeconomy

  • Created vibrant community of biodesign/circular economy enthusiasts and represented Material Change at WEF and University of Oxford climate tech panel events

PALM BEACH BUSINESS + TECHNOLOGY CENTER (PIEG LLC)

Director of Marketing (Sept 2015 - Sept 2017)

Crafted marketing strategy from the ground up for $500M real estate development/business incubator designed to foster expertise and innovation in clean energy technology.

  • Created tenant acquisition strategy and provided executive oversight for vendor and partner relationship management

  • Worked closely with senior leadership to develop technology standards, governance processes and performance metrics

  • Analysed research and data sources to define complex customer needs.

  • Engaged with City leadership in order to secure City Planning Commission approval and buy-in from key community stakeholders

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