Work

Past & Present

The decade of mergers and mentoring. Brought digital and direct marketing together to form EHS Realtime, and then added data to form EHS Brann. Did great work for the FA, the Premier League, and Sport England. Left full-time employment and began life as a coach, mentor, non-exec and networker.

2000
ehsrealtime

Merged 100-strong Real Time with top 5 DM agency to form 250 strong  ehsrealtime

England Fans

ehsrealtime launch England Fans for The Football Association

2001
FAPL Website Launch

ehs:realtime Design & build the first Premier League website, on me 'ead son!

2002
EHS Brann

Havas merge ehsrealtime with Brann. Became vice-chairman & operations director of 400 strong EHS Brann

2003
Digital World

Judged the New Media Age awards & Revolution awards

Podge goes digital

Created the first Digital Podge lunch at the Atlantic Bar & Grill

Retired or Fired?

After 13 years at the top decided to retire before I got fired

2004
Life as a non-exec

After a 6 month sabbatical and watching the whole of Euro 2004 I became non-exec Chairman of graphics business McKenzie Clark and digital agency Mook and Consultant to branding agency Navyblue.

2005
Podge gets sporty look

Co-created Sports Podge with my ex FA client Jimmy

2006
Mook

Helped Mook find a buyer and guided them through a successful earn-out by Nitro Group

Start Creative

Joined Start Creative as a consultant and mentor to individuals on the board.

2007
Maggie & Simon

Appointed non-exec Chairman of soho based digital agency Reading Room

2008
Naked in Clerkenwell

Took on non-exec Chairman role of Naked Penguin Boy & Icebox gaming

DADI Awards

Appointed Chairman of the judges at the DADI Awards

Mentoring

Took on mentoring roles for Creative & Commercial directors in digital agencies.

2009
Going Green

Appointed by digital acquisition specialists Green Square as non-exec director

Ingenius my dear Watson

Appointed as non-exec at outsourced new business specialists Ingenuity