01 — work
selected projects
a non-exhaustive sample of festivals, tours, brand activations, and industry research i've operated, produced, or led. many of the most interesting projects are NDA-bound. the lessons are public.
2024–2026 · Operations Director
Global Festival Tour — Operations Lead
End-to-end operational leadership for a 12-city international festival tour, including site design, supplier procurement, contingency planning and on-site delivery across three continents.
- 12 cities, 3 continents, 30,000+ peak capacity
- Zero major safety incidents across the tour
- 11% under budget across the production line
FestivalsTouringInternationalOperations
2025– · Co-founder & Operations Lead
Grassroots Venue Coalition — Industry Initiative
Co-founded a working group of UK promoters and venues advocating for transparent ticket pricing and adoption of the £1 Grassroots Ticket Levy across mid-cap rooms.
- 23 founding member promoters and venues
- Public commitment to fee-inclusive ticket pages
- Working sessions hosted with MVT and DCMS
AdvocacyIndustryLive MusicPolicy
2026 · Author & Operator
UK Live Events Day-Rate Survey
Designed, ran and published the first open benchmarking study of UK live events day rates — 160 respondents in March 2026, with public medians by role and sector.
- 160 respondents in eight days
- First public median benchmarks across festival, corporate, brand and touring sectors
- Cited by 4 industry publications within a month of release
ResearchSurveyIndustryUK
2025 · Operations Director
Premium Brand Experience Activation
Production-led design for a confidential luxury brand's flagship multi-city customer experience programme — invitation only, zero earned-media spend, 94% attendee NPS.
- Six cities across UK and EU
- 94% attendee NPS, 38% post-event purchase intent uplift
- Delivered 7% under budget, including a contingency call-down event
BrandExperientialLuxuryOperations
02 — working together
got a brief? i'd love to hear it.
i take a small number of projects per year where the operational challenge is interesting and the team is honest about what it's actually trying to make.