WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I am chairperson of Tour Guides Northern Ireland (Tour Guides NI). Previously I was on the steering group that had this original idea three years ago, and we now have a membership of over 100 guides. I manage the association by prioritising a ‘to-do’ list... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I work as director of sales for The Quiet Man Irish Whiskey owned by Niche Drinks Co. I’ve been in the position just short of three years. My role is to open up world-wide distribution channels for our whiskey brand, as well as ensuring we... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? As with every business, there’s a little bit of everything. There’s quite a lot of management in adventure sports so I would be responsible for a lot of the design and development of programmes and events as well as actually looking after delivery. WHAT IS... View Article
WHAT DOES YOUR CURRENT ROLE INVOLVE? I’ve been in the role since the start of February 2018. It involves managing all aspects of a 170-bedroom 4* hotel with a full leisure club, swimming pool and fitness centre, as well as multiple meeting and events spaces. WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? I... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I am the owner of Shake Mix Muddle, an international bartending school which I set up 18 months ago. We’re an educational service to provide qualifications to the hospitality industry covering everything from bartending, cocktail services, wines and spirits to coffee. WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND?... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? As chief executive of Titanic Belfast, a world-leading tourist attraction, SS Nomadic and the Titanic Exhibition Centre, it’s my role to ensure we continue to go from strength to strength, commercially. It’s my job to grow the business year-on-year and continue to develop, building upon... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I joined Tourism NI in August last year. As golf marketing manager, my role involves developing and implementing a strategic golf marketing plan to enhance Northern Ireland’s Made for Golf position and to drive the Golf Strategy to increase the value of golf tourism to... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I am the events manager for IFEX and ScotHot, which is owned by Fresh Montgomery. At Fresh Montgomery, we specialise in trade shows for the food, drink and hospitality industries in Belfast and across the UK as well as Asia and South Africa. Our portfolio... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I am director of sales and marketing at the five-star Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast, and I have been in this role for the past seven years. I am fully responsible for all sales and marketing activity, which includes strategic planning, budgets and achieving all of our... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? Managing director of Hercules Brewing Company. It involves everything from brewing to accounts, export, health and safety risk assessments, and of course selling. You name it and I probably do it. WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? I’ve worked in the hospitality sector since my late teens,... View Article
