Feeling like you’re juggling too many priorities? Many small business owners face this same challenge—passionate about what they do but pulled in multiple directions. Without a clear vision, defined goals, or a specific customer focus, it’s easy to feel stuck, disorganised, and unsure where to start. And as the saying goes, when everything’s a priority, nothing truly is. I work with you to bring clarity to your marketing efforts, starting with the essentials: defining your customer and key offer, solidifying your brand identity and mapping out your ultimate goals. Whether you need light guidance, coaching, or hands-on support, I’m here to help. Think of me as your "guide on the side"—a strategic partner dedicated to helping your business grow within your budget and at your pace. I am a sales and marketing professional with experience as a company director and board member, supporting startups and SMBs across tech, product, consulting, events and creative sectors. My expertise includes: - Brand strategy & management - Digital & integrated marketing - Client relationship development - Business growth & development - Community engagement - Business operations & logistics - Event development & execution 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Managing applications for major funding in the visual cultures and creative space 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: Collaborating on creative projects exploring themes of social change through photojournalism, documentary, and storytelling, with contributions to PR and social media strategy 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Advising business owners on digital strategy, including Instagram content, website copy, business transformation and community building 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: Guiding leaders and business owners in refining and telling their unique stories to drive personal and professional growth 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Scaled a meet-up community into a global training and consultancy firm through strategic brand development, partnership marketing and business development 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Built and launched a flagship tech conference, establishing a new, sustainable revenue stream and a broader client base 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Involved in projects that received national and international coverage from The Times, The Independent, The Lancet, It’s Nice That and BBC News

Charley Kent

Feeling like you’re juggling too many priorities? Many small business owners face this same challenge—passionate about what they do but pulled in multiple directions. Without a clear vision, defined goals, or a specific customer focus, it’s easy to feel stuck, disorganised, and unsure where to start. And as the saying goes, when everything’s a priority, nothing truly is. I work with you to bring clarity to your marketing efforts, starting with the essentials: defining your customer and key offer, solidifying your brand identity and mapping out your ultimate goals. Whether you need light guidance, coaching, or hands-on support, I’m here to help. Think of me as your "guide on the side"—a strategic partner dedicated to helping your business grow within your budget and at your pace. I am a sales and marketing professional with experience as a company director and board member, supporting startups and SMBs across tech, product, consulting, events and creative sectors. My expertise includes: - Brand strategy & management - Digital & integrated marketing - Client relationship development - Business growth & development - Community engagement - Business operations & logistics - Event development & execution 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Managing applications for major funding in the visual cultures and creative space 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: Collaborating on creative projects exploring themes of social change through photojournalism, documentary, and storytelling, with contributions to PR and social media strategy 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Advising business owners on digital strategy, including Instagram content, website copy, business transformation and community building 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: Guiding leaders and business owners in refining and telling their unique stories to drive personal and professional growth 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Scaled a meet-up community into a global training and consultancy firm through strategic brand development, partnership marketing and business development 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Built and launched a flagship tech conference, establishing a new, sustainable revenue stream and a broader client base 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Involved in projects that received national and international coverage from The Times, The Independent, The Lancet, It’s Nice That and BBC News

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Feeling like you’re juggling too many priorities? Many small business owners face this same challenge—passionate about what they do but pulled in multiple directions. Without a clear vision, defined goals, or a specific customer focus, it’s easy to feel stuck, disorganised, and unsure where to start. And as the saying goes, when everything’s a priority, nothing truly is.

I work with you to bring clarity to your marketing efforts, starting with the essentials: defining your customer and key offer, solidifying your brand identity and mapping out your ultimate goals. Whether you need light guidance, coaching, or hands-on support, I’m here to help. Think of me as your “guide on the side”—a strategic partner dedicated to helping your business grow within your budget and at your pace.

I am a sales and marketing professional with experience as a company director and board member, supporting startups and SMBs across tech, product, consulting, events and creative sectors. My expertise includes:

  • Brand strategy & management
  • Digital & integrated marketing
  • Client relationship development
  • Business growth & development
  • Community engagement
  • Business operations & logistics
  • Event development & execution

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸:

𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Managing applications for major funding in the visual cultures and creative space
𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: Collaborating on creative projects exploring themes of social change through photojournalism, documentary, and storytelling, with contributions to PR and social media strategy
𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Advising business owners on digital strategy, including Instagram content, website copy, business transformation and community building
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: Guiding leaders and business owners in refining and telling their unique stories to drive personal and professional growth

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Scaled a meet-up community into a global training and consultancy firm through strategic brand development, partnership marketing and business development
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Built and launched a flagship tech conference, establishing a new, sustainable revenue stream and a broader client base
𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Involved in projects that received national and international coverage from The Times, The Independent, The Lancet, It’s Nice That and BBC News

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Sociology - Bachelors of Science at University West of England
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