CURRENT POSITION
POSITIVE IMPACT ENTREPRENEURS
Business development and innovation services for creative businesses in the lifestyle sectors
www,positiveimpactentrepreneurs.com
PREVIOUS WORK OUTLINED BELOW
SARAH LUIZ PORTFOLIO 2000 - 2020

BRAND MARKETING
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Brand Strategy Workshops
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Mood Boarding & Visualisations
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Design & Content Development
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Product Merchandising
EVENTS SERVICES
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Brand Experience Concepting
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Event Planning - Briefing/ Itinerary/Budgeting/Suppliers
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Event Production
HOSPITALITY
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Hosting & Concierge
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Catering & Pop-ups
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Business Networking
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Venue Management
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![]() | ![]() Pants to Poverty | ![]() Guinness World Record |
![]() Dance Mojo | ![]() | ![]() Ethical Marketing |
CONTRACTS
ECOVISSA 2020
Brand strategy and business development for Ecovissa, Premium B2B eco-products in Europe.
Rebranded, designed, and developed the brochure, website, POS, and social media content
GREENHEART IBIZA EVENTS 2019/2020
Designed the website in Spanish & English to support eco-tourism in Ibiza. Created the content framework for the projects and the event concepts, which are a mix of entertainment and educational initiatives to drive a circular economy
MADE UP EVENTS 2018-2019
Event planning & brand partnerships for MOJO Retreats, Nativ Ibiza Magazine, and Mert & Marcus Piggott's fashion event
BESPOKE IBIZA 2018
Digital marketing, content development, concierge services & property portfolio management
ARUBA BEACH CLUB & WESTBEACH RESTAURANT 2017
Group marketing and management consultancy
Created a new website with integrated ecrm, developed community partnerships, and organised supplier contracts.
Launched Aruba WILD LIFE & GLITTER BEACH Events
Received Creative Concept of the year BAPTA Award
Launched WestBeach LIVE, Deck Drinks & WestBeach Diners Club
SUSTAINABLE FASHION EVENTS 2016
Cool Conscience fashion festival, managed marketing & brand partnerships, event promotions & event production
Pants to Poverty, sustainable fashion events coordinator. Achieved a Guinness World Record for a PR marketing campaign, which raised awareness of unethical practices in the fast-fashion supply chains
LLOYD LOOM DESIGN & FURNITURE LABS 2015
Directed rebrand project, a new e-commerce website, social platform development & content strategy
HEALTH & WELLNESS BRANDS 2014
Brand marketing and business development for Luxe Foods, Nature's Best & Oomf Foods
Investor in the award-winning Mr Lees Noodles Brand & Pure Foods Company
INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT for property clients, representing:
Fine Design, Howdens, Alno, Caro Design, Scavolini & Rempp Brands 2014-2018, UK
MARKETING & MEDIA
THINKING JUICE, Dec 12 - Jan 14
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST
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Launched G Plan Vintage brand & furniture range in collaboration with Designer Wayne Hemingway
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Managed social media channels and new website design & development
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Account Manager for the John Lewis Partnership multichannel brand guidelines
HEARST MEDIA, Sep 10 - Apr 12
GROUP DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
Hearst owns a portfolio of luxury and lifestyle media brands including Elle, Elle Decor, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Men's Health, Red & Cosmopolitan
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The role focused on Organisation Change Management and multimedia brand strategy to build new revenue streams in the fashion, design & lifestyle media sectors
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Strategist for brand marketing Initiatives to increase traffic to the group media platforms
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Senior Leadership for marketing partnerships, to build brand engagement with fashion events, such as London Fashion Week
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Hired a new digital marketing team to create the capability in the organisation including an ecrm, seo, content & social media manager
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As subject matter expert, led familiarisation sessions on digital marketing best practice for Editors, Brand Marketing Managers & Publishing teams
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Team development of new digital multiscreen products, working in partnership with the Hearst US team, and the head of media systems
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Managed, improved and streamlined all marketing supplier contracts to build in-house digital experience, and to achieve cost efficiencies
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Established good relationships with media portals to maximise content syndication opportunities
iCROSSING, Oct 08 - Sep 10
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
Managed a portfolio of fashion, retail and lifestyle brands, Clients included: Kiddicare, M&S, TK Maxx & HomeSense. Planning and executing digital marketing strategies to achieve e-commerce acquisition, conversion and retention targets - seo, ppc, ux & social media campaigns.
EURO RSCG (HAVAS GROUP) Oct 07 - Sep 08
CRM CONTENT MANAGER
Led a new brand launch for Tesco 'Greener Living' and managed the ongoing editorial calendar and various marketing/PR campaigns to build the brand's credibility for eco-initiatives
AKQA Oct 04 - Sep 07
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Managed digital ecrm marketing campaigns and website, mobile & cms development for brands including Sainsbury's 'Try Something New' campaign with Jamie Oliver, Coca-Cola Europe's music portal, a new Unilever Sure brand launch, BMW's X5 launch, Tetley's & Carlsberg rugby promotions & the Orange Manumission Ibiza sponsorship
ENTERPRISE IG (SUPERUNION) Contract Sep 03 - Feb 04
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Assisted Brand Marketing & PR Director with new business development pitches and various Account Management tasks
EXPOSURE PR Contract Apr 03 - Sep 03
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Led brand workshops for Diageo to launch Penka, a new vodka brand, and also with Coca-Cola to launch special edition bottles in partnership with fashion label Matthew Williamson
MEDIA PRODUCTION 2000-03
MURDOCH BOOKS - Promotions Assistant, BILLS FOOD, Sydney NSW
PROSPECT PICTURES - Food Researcher, GOOD FOOD LIVE TV, London UK
IMG MEDIA - Production Assistant for the UK Wimbledon Tennis Championships & the America's Cup Sailing, Valencia, SPAIN
HOSPITALITY
Since leaving College I've travelled and worked in the UK, Australia and Southern Europe.
Each summer whilst studying I worked in hotels in France to improve my hospitality and language skills.
I was also an Events Manager at Harlequins Rugby Club & at themed Corporate Events in London.
Shortly after returning from Asia and Australia I completed a Ski Season in the 3 Vallées, France
EVENT POP-UPS & CATERING
Fee's Food & Syrup & Salt, Cornwall 2019
Article 22 NY Christmas Markets 2018
Moos Salad Delivery, Ibiza, 2018
Fit Living Event Production & Beach Bar Pop-up 2017
Lunch'd & Coffee Saloon Pop-ups, Dorset 2015
HOSTING & GUEST RELATIONS
Compass Group, London 2003
Eurogroup 1998-99
NBV Leisure France, 2002-03
Promotions work with various Marketing agencies, UK
BAR & RESTAURANT
Urban Guild (Urban Reef & Jenkins & Sons) 2015
Bar Med 1998
Riverside Restaurant 1996

EDUCATION
BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY 1998 - 02
2.1 BA (Hons) International Marketing Management with French & Spanish language studies
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1:1 Dissertation: Postmodern perspectives into global branding & consumer relationship management
YEOVIL COLLEGE 1995-97
Business, French & Theatre Studies A Levels
SIR JOHN COLFOX SCHOOL 1990-95
11 GCSE’s Grades A*-B
ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH 2012-14
BTEC CAD Design, Interior Design & Adobe Photoshop courses
LONDON REGENTS UNIVERSITY 2011
Feng Shui Design Consultancy - Completed module A & B Intermediate level Chue style Feng Shui taught by Master Sarah McAllister FSSA
GUEST SPEAKING to debate digital marketing in the fashion, media, entertainment & hospitality sectors: V&A London evening events & Fashion Popcorn at Sheffield Doc Fest 2012



IT & DESIGN SKILLS
Advanced Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook & Google G Suite,
Canva and Wix Design
CAD Design
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, write & speak French, Spanish & basic Italian
TEFL Level 5 Teaching English, 2020
Merit grade and 1yr work experience at Big Ben escuela de idiomas, Ibiza