Takingart Com
Commercial Director | Partnerships | Revenue Growth | £100m+ Scale Experience
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About
Commercial and growth leader with 20+ years' experience scaling businesses, leading partnerships and delivering revenue growth across travel, hospitality and infrastructure sectors. Proven track record building and exiting a £100m+ ecommerce business, with strong expertise in P&L ownership, pricing strategy, supplier negotiations and commercial delivery. Experienced in both leadership and hands-on roles, with a practical approach to driving results in fast-moving and resource-constrained environments.
Experience
Commercial & Partnerships Consultant at Various (2022-01 – Present)
Providing commercial, growth and partnership support across sustainability, property and tourism-related projects.
- Developed commercial strategies and partnership models across energy, construction and hospitality sectors
- Delivered feasibility studies and investment cases for new developments
- Built supplier and partner networks across infrastructure and energy markets
- Led marketing strategy, digital presence and growth planning
- Supported early-stage businesses with go-to-market and commercial structuring
Owner / CEO at Alpharooms.com (1998-01 – 2016-12)
Founded, scaled and successfully exited an international online travel business.
- Grew business to £100m+ annual turnover
- Full responsibility for P&L, budgets, forecasting and cash management
- Led pricing strategy and yield management across global hotel inventory
- Built and managed key supplier and partnership relationships
- Recruited and led senior management team across operations, marketing and tech
- Oversaw marketing, SEO, conversion optimisation and digital growth
- Delivered multi-channel revenue growth in a highly competitive market
- Built one of the UK's leading hotel booking platforms
- Exited the business in 2016
- Awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Travel Hall of Fame, 2007)
Owner at The Cloud Sheffield (2019-01 – 2022-12)
Launched and operated a coworking space in Sheffield.
- Managed operations, marketing and occupancy
- Repurposed asset for residential development
Education
Business & Finance with Travel Management – New College Durham
