Jacob Green

Economics and Management student at Cardiff University with experience in premium customer service, front-of-house team leadership and commercial reporting. A padel player and Padel Society member who identified the sport as a high-growth segment and led the category during a placement at adidas. Growing up across 8 countries has made me highly adaptable.

Finance Trainee - D+A Strategies - Cardiff

(2025-11)

• Selected for a global finance network; work through structured case studies covering markets, risk and analysis alongside studies.

Business Development Intern - adidas - Manchester

(2024-09 - 2025-09)

• Led a market-sizing project across 11 specialist sports and identified padel as a high-growth segment, presenting the findings to senior leadership; gained a strong commercial understanding of what drives participation and demand in the sport.
• Designed and delivered a hands-on training programme for the incoming intern, travelling to Stockholm to onboard them in person.
• Owned weekly sales, margin and discount reporting for a wholesale account worth over €100m, giving the commercial team the product-level insight used to set strategy.

Retail and Hospitality Worker - Principality Stadium - Cardiff

(2023-09 - 2024-09)

• Delivered premium service to VIP and general guests during major sold-out stadium events, working across retail, waiting and bar roles.
• Handled high volumes of customers within tight pre-event and half-time windows, taking cash and card payments accurately and keeping service areas stocked and presentable.
• Stayed calm and friendly under pressure as part of a large front-line team, coordinating with colleagues to keep queues moving.

Waiter - TGI Fridays - Cardiff

(2022-09 - 2023-06)

• Worked front of house leading waiter assistants and delivering excellent service, with a focus on special events and birthday parties.
• Coordinated sections during busy services and helped guide newer staff, gaining early supervisory experience in a fast-paced hospitality setting.

Farm Worker - Ewingsdale - Australia

• Worked on a farm over several summers, maintaining the land and contributing to construction projects including a fence along the 45-acre property.

BSc - Economics and Management Studies - Cardiff University (2022 - 2026)

IB Diploma - International School of Kenya (2020 - 2022)