Wooshii

Founder and CEO of the internets leading video production community.

We provide scalable video solutions for the worlds largest companies via an online network and software solutions

I've led the team through its bootstrapped beginnings and two rounds of venture funding.

Envoke-Demos

I played a small part in turning an idea into a product, winning early customers, and setting up for growth.

Co-Founder & Advisor

Flexy App

Advisory Board

Hartest Brewing Co.

Founder

MentorCamp

Business Mentor

Fergus & Permjot

Worked with Permjot Valia and over 100 entrepreneurial and start up companies in a variety of roles.

Helped companies ranging from small 2 man shops to business with turnovers exceeding £14M per year

Partner

New East Manchester Ltd

Working with start-ups and SME's both in developing growth and on-line strategies. Over 100 business aided through New East Manchester Ltd regeneration company

Created and ran the EnterPrize one of the North Wests leading entrepreneurial start-up contests

Enterprise Facilitator

Outgoing

Director at Outgoing which grew to be the largest UK student tour operator and where we also founded Snowbombing, Europe's largest winter festival.

Director

Dyer-Smith Consult

As a freelance web developer, I helped companies turn their visions into reality at a time when websites were a black art and companies would pay over the odds to get online !

Developed online marketing strategies and acted as an advisor to companies looking to expand their business online.

Web Developer

🤖 Lead a team that has built several AI products, including;

🤖 Assist - a new AI operating system for Marketing teams used by companies from Publicis to Toyota

🤖 BrandCheck - AI Video analysis tool used by companies from WPP to Google

🎬 Wooshii - Founded to help companies scale video operations and production.

🧬 Envoke - Co-founded a company that brought VR innovation into life sciences

🤪 Co-founded Snowbombing Winter Music Festival, a brewery and several apps

🏄🏽‍♂️ Surfer

If you're interested in how AI can transform marketing or AI agents can scale operations...

then I'd love to connect

Fergus Dyer-Smith

Abdul Latif Jameel

Chief Branding Officer

Responsible for global Corporate Marketing Abdul Latif Jameel, and affiliated companies, across more than 30 countries worldwide, 6 industry sectors, and an employee base of over 11,000 associates from more than 43 nationalities.  Sectors include mobility (passenger cars/commercial vehicles/machinery/logistics), energy and environmental services, health, financial services, land and real estate, consumer products; engineering and manufacturing, advertising and media

Key responsibilities:
- Developing and driving implementation of corporate branding and marketing strategies designed to deliver upon commercial goals and the transformation of the organisation positioning as the 'investment part of choice for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region'.
- Working consultatively with business units leaders to secure appropriate sector and propositional branding, digital presence, etc., tuned to drive toward commercial objectives.
- Development of digital media presence a a corporate level, on the Internet, (www.alj.com), social media, digital magazine, supporting business development activities.
- Guardian of the brand identity ensuring alignment to our corporate narrative, style, and compliance with legal and regulatory advice.  Including the development and deployment of a bespoke Brand Portal.
- development of an employer branding portal and collateral (www.yourfuture.com) to promote the region as an exciting place to live and work and Abdul Latif Jameel as an employer of choice within it.

Director, Corporate Marketing

JATO Dynamics

Director, Global Sales & Marketing

Member of the Board of Directors

Global Sales Director

Responsible for driving the sales performance of in market teams in Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil,  (also included Chile, Argentina and Puerto Rico)  and in Asia: China, Japan, Korea, Australia and NZ, included the restructuring if China sales team to position for more focused growth.

VP, Sales [Asia-Pacifc & The Americas]

Responsible for driving the sales performance of Americas UK and Nordics in-market teams.  Included restructuring of Americas region to position for more focused growth.

VP, Sales [The Americas, UK & Nordics]

TTi (Europe) Ltd.

Newly formed EMEA subsidiary of Michigan-based Total Training Inc. (TTi), a global supplier of business-to-business services to industry, including outsourcing; competence & workforce development, e-learning & training; specialist skilled/non-skilled staffing, contract personnel & recruitment.  With offiices in USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, India. China, Thailand, UAE & UK.  Core clients from the automotive OEM, telecoms & banking sectors.

VP, Europe & Middle East

Volvo Cars

National Sales Company of Volvo Car Corporation in Thailand.

President Volvo Car Thailand Ltd.

Asian Regional Office for Volvo Car Corporation, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The role guided over 10 markets (CN, KR, TW, MY, TH, SG, ID, PH, HK, AUS, NZ) in their marketing and business strategy and liaised with world head office in Sweden.  At one point this role included also Jaguar and Land Rover, as part of the Premier Automotive Group (of Ford Motor Co.)

Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, APAC

Part of the Product Strategy function, integrating long term volume planning & forecasting into the strategic pricing activity to expand functional scope to encompass driving global consistency in the strategic market equation.

Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Volvo Car Corporation

Product Marketing Manager, Volvo Car Corporation

Development & management of global pricing strategy & vehicle/
feature nomenclature strategy. & supporting Product/Cycle Planning & Commercial (Vehicle) Project Teams by driving global revenue equation development.

Manager, Strategic Pricing & Positioning, Volvo Car Corporation

Responsible for all market research activities & non-financial business/activity planning for Volvo Car UK.

Market Intelligence Manager, Volvo Cars BeNeLUK Region

Ford Motor Company

Manager

Ford Credit

Marketing Specialist, Ford Credit plc

•  Dealer Account Manager (London & SE): Area retailer management.
•  Senior Marketing Specialist: 360º finance plan marketing.
•  Financial Analyst: Finance plan product pricing & performance.
•  Senior Sales Analyst: Market reporting & performance analysis.
•  Senior Fleet Credit Analyst: Fleet customer credit underwriting.
•  Fleet Terminations Analyst: Vehicle de-fleet & disposal.
•  Senior Accounting Clerk.

Various Finance, Operations, Sales & Marketing Positions, Ford Credit Britain

Internationally Accomplished Sales & Marketing Professional

Successful brand guardian with full P&L experience, effectively driving business results.  Highly structured thinking and the ability to persuasively communicate complex concepts; to represent regional operations centrally and practically localise global strategies.  Committed to driving profitable growth through understanding consumer insights and building brands.

Strategic thinker with practical eye for detail:  quickly grasps complex concepts, forming ideas/data sources into an executable results orientated strategy.
Innovative entrepreneurial marketeer:  draws on penetrating consumer and competitive insights to develop imaginative approaches that break through to deliver real business results.  
Relationship builder:  Cultivates mutually beneficial (internal/external) business partnerships.
Participative leader:  Enables others to act toward a shared vision grounded in credible steps.

See also:
http://76.nationchannel.com/playvideo.php?id=14305 
- A TV interview on bioethanol powered cars & sustainable fuel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lr5GE8xObo
- Volvo C30 launch event at Bangkok Intl. Motorshow 2008.

and for a taste of the CLUB C30 Bangkok phenomenon, take a look at Q Bar Bangkok's yearbook videos 2008/9 and 2009/10 at:
http://www.qbarbangkok.com/whatsnext.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b61gZtiah8
- Volvo S80 launch event, Sept. 2007 with a spectacular entrance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rngwPK9Cr70
- Volvo XC60 launch event June 2009, on a very very low budget!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQfmiVBgMA&feature=player_detailpage
- Volvo STCC Bioethanol Green Racing in Bangkok

Specialties:  Strategic Planning / Product Launch/Lifecycle Management / Branding / Marketing/Comms. & PR / Market Research, Analysis & Consumer Insight /  Sales Leadership & Management /	Retail/Distribution Network Planning & Management / Cross-functional/cultural Team Management / 	Creatively innovative

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