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Tickled Gin

The founder of a new artisan gin brand needed an investor-grade pitch deck to secure funding and launch the business.

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Reeve Social Media

The founder of a young social media agency needed a strategic catalyst to land enterprise-scale clients and unlock the next stage of growth.

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Yorkshire GP practice needed to improve efficiency to cope with demand

Case Study: Reducing Avoidable Demand in a Yorkshire GP Practice Parkes Business Services has recently worked with a GP surgery in Yorkshire that was struggling to manage day-to-day demand. Pressure on the phone system had led to a high number of lost calls—patients abandoning calls after long waits. This created frustration for patients, damaged the practice’s...

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Data Analysis
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Building a Production ML Prediction Engine with Bayesian Evaluation and CLV Tracking

A predictive decision engine project required a robust, production-grade ML system capable of generating probabilistic outputs against real-world outcomes, held to strict commercial performance standards. The system needed to move beyond simple model accuracy metrics to demonstrate genuine predictive edge measured in financial terms.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial intelligence and Machine learning AWS analytics architecture Python SQL Technology Strategy
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Rebuilding a Production ML Forecasting System to Eliminate Data Contamination in B2B Programmatic Advertising

A B2B programmatic advertising platform was operating with a fundamentally compromised audience reach forecasting system. Impression data used to generate forecasts contained significant ISP and non-human traffic contamination, making commercial forecasts unreliable and undermining advertiser confidence.

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architecture Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial intelligence and Machine learning AWS SQL Continuous Integration Data Quality analytics Technology Strategy
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Scaling a £1.3BN Advertising Technology Ecosystem Across a Major Broadcasting Group

A leading UK broadcaster with over £1.3BN in annual advertising revenue needed to modernise and scale its entire advertising technology ecosystem across live TV, streaming, and on-demand platforms. The organisation required a senior technical leader to own strategy, architecture, and delivery across a complex, mission-critical environment.

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architecture Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial intelligence and Machine learning AWS analytics Technology Strategy technology leadership Technology due diligence
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CTO Leadership Through $25M Series B: Building a Global Programmatic Platform

A fast-growing B2B location data and programmatic advertising platform operating across EMEA, US, and APAC needed a CTO to lead technical strategy and provide investor-grade credibility ahead of a major fundraising round.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial intelligence and Machine learning AWS architecture Technology Strategy Fund Raising
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Culture Shift – Aligning Performance, Leadership, and Wellbeing

A law firm partnership was experiencing high performance but rising pressure on wellbeing, with inconsistent leadership behaviours affecting culture and sustainability. I was introduced via a senior partner who had attended a leadership session I delivered and saw relevance to the firm’s challenges.

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culture change facilitator Behavioural Change leadership development
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Leadership at Scale – from Fragmented to Systemic

A growing organisation had multiple leadership initiatives in place, but no coherent approach, resulting in inconsistent leadership quality and limited organisational impact. I was engaged by the HR Director, supported by the CEO, following a review of leadership effectiveness and capability gaps across the business.

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leadership development Team Leadership Behavioural Change
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