Meet Stephen Kember
Since completing post graduate studies at Cardiff University in 1976, I've worked in a variety of professional positions in the UK as well as more widely afield in a consultancy capacity on long term business development advisory projects in Poland, Tanzania, Lithuania, Latvia & Japan.
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I started my professional business development advisory career with the Wales Tourist Board spending 5 years advising the owners of tourism enterprises on marketing and business development matters.
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I then spent 5 years with Price Waterhouse within a business development & marketing unit based out of their Cardiff offices gaining a huge amount of experience and knowledge from working with some of the world's very best companies and organisations from around the world.
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I left PW to establish my own business development consultancy practice where for the next 16 years I supported the directors & owners of a broad mix of companies across a range of market sectors to develop their strategies, marketing plans and much more.
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For a 3 year period I was Managing Director of a manufacturing company before coming back to consultancy and market research work ahead of turning my whole focus to what I do today which is centred on business coaching, the development of joint ventures and professional speaking.
I have a wide range of business development, strategy and tactical planning experience across the professional service, B2B, tourism, manufacturing and QUANGO sectors in operational, consulting and coaching capacities. My direct knowledge & experience are particularly strong in the areas of: marketing, strategic planning, sales, client care, market entry planning, business planning, decision making, innovation, market research, problem solving, negotiation, people management, time management, communication and the development of joint ventures.
A personality profile
I am a competitive, goal minded, self-starter who can take a creative idea and make it serve a practical purpose. I am a versatile, direct and confident person who works well, through people on a planned basis, to achieve tangible results. I am a natural director of people when seeking to achieve results. Happy in an ever-changing environment, I seek challenges and earned respect. I am a natural problem solver with good leadership qualities and natural strengths in the areas of selling, delegation, communication, problem solving and decision taking.Thomos International
Motivators
I am an energetic and strong team player with an enthusiastic desire for my own and other's success; I like challenges and rise to them. Authority and the achievement of exceptional results motivate me; social recognition and attractive rewards are also important. I enjoy demanding & challenging assignments, prestige, position, freedom of speech, good working conditions and wide scope of operation are all essential to me. I seek varied activities and the responsibility and authority to achieve results. Thomos International profile
Memberships of professional bodies
I am a full member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants.
Examples of my practical experience
Over the past 20 years I have provided business coaching & consultancy services to hundreds of clients across Eastern & Western Europe; amongst much else I've prepared marketing strategies for 36 organisations; designed sales plans for 18 organisations; supported in the implementation of 8 company wide management development plans and designed 12 staff appraisal programmes. I have designed & implemented 8 major company wide performance reviews at international & national levels and have designed & been directly involved with the implementation of 46 market research programmes. I have set up 6 staff induction, appraisal & training programmes and designed & supported the implementation of 4 staff development programmes. I have prepared 12 international exhibition strategies and supported their implementation in capital cities across Europe. I have put together 6 direct marketing campaigns and supported in the writing of marketing collaterals and web site presentations for over 20 organisations. I have produced and supported the implementation of 6 international market entry strategies and successfully written business plans to source VC equity business angel funding.