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Testimonies
Gary Frank, Board Member, Cultivate Oxford; “I worked with Clare on a turnaround project for Cultivate Oxford; growers and distributors of local ethical food. Cultivate were in a difficult place financially and had many operational and strategic challenges. Clare was able to bring her varied commercial skills to bear, devising a strategy to rejuvenate the retail business. She was central to developing a clear plan that addressed all the issues.
Once operationally involved, Clare was very happy to roll up her sleeves and make sure the plan was properly implemented. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and somehow she manages to squeeze 8 working days into every week!
I am very happy to report that Cultivate is now actually making a profit and is in a much better place, due in no small part to the vision and dedication of Clare.
Her people skills are very strong. She is very supportive of her colleagues, and manages to combine being a thinker and a doer, which in my experience is a rare mix.
I can recommend Clare to anyone who is experiencing challenges in their business or enterprise and who needs help in overcoming them".
Scott Jayes, Global Head of Customer, RS Components; "I'll never forget my first interaction with Clare & how she managed & influenced myself & a senior colleague to think differently, change our perspective & ultimately buy in to her proposal. I was very impresssive and from that day onwards I knew had a colleague I could trust & rely upon and who's opinion I truly valued. A great communicator, someone who thinks wider but delivers & drives business transformation too, rather than just talking about it".
Klaus Goeldenbot, Global Sales Director, Electrocomponents plc; “Clare project managed our Global Leadership Team meeting in Milan earlier this year – bringing together over 300 of our senior managers from around the globe for a full week. The objective of the meeting was to take our company strategy and deliver it through working together in our newly re-designed organisation. Clare’s responsibility was to identify a venue that would be a fitting environment, the coordination of everyone’s travel, content and messages delivered and equally as important, within budget.
Clare successfully delivered on all elements of her brief and her ability to understand us as a company, our strategy and to bring people together from all areas of the business successfully was critical. Clare’s enthusiasm was infectious and her desire to ‘do the right thing’ for us as her client was admirable.
She is a strong communicator, very creative and not afraid to constructively challenge as and where appropriate. She embraces diversity and her passion for different cultures and how to communicate effectively across them is a key strength of Clare’s and a real asset to any company employing her services.
I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Clare to anyone looking for a Project Manager with excellent people skills and the ability to bring people together".