What can we bring to you?

Campbell and Joy offer the following:

Mentorship, Knowledge & ideas

for the 21st Century.

As we move through 2019 we bring up to the minute Lifstyle and Income experience for the individual looking to start in business, particularly here in the Highland and islands. 

Campbell  was formerly an associate of Inspiralba, and of SSB business solutions  providing development, management, funding, and evaluation support for the community & social enterprise sector. 

Experience

Latterly (2013 - 2018), working with HIE he helped deliver the Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) programme helping communities get connected to Superfast Broadband.

Campbell completed the first year of project management of the emerging BID4Oban business improvement district working with BID Scotland, Marketing the idea  to local business' and raising Brand awareness of BID4Oban.

He has also been busy over years 2008 to 2013 supporting the development of a number of Scottish Businesses in the areas of planning, strategy and sales.

 

Training

Campbell is an excellent event chair. He will manage the event to time and create a great atmosphere.

He was a member of the team that planned and ran the much talked about

" There is more to fundraising than grants! "  at Kilmory

and "from Ceilidhs to Conferences" in Oban

for the Argyll and Bute Community planning partnership for the Voluntary Third sector at Kilmory in March. (See also the links area.)

Joy has current experience in  the latest teaching and training skills, presentation and event management, and the hosting of events. She is an atmosphere creator par excellence.

Depth

• Campbell brings 15 years experience as a Councillor in Argyll and Bute 1988 - 2003, rising to Deputy Leader and Chairman of Education. He also bring knowledge of planning and development and of the European, Scottish and Highlands and Islands political arenas. He has 20 years experience working with the tourism sector including time as a board member of the Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and the Trossachs Tourist board and its predecesor the West Highlands Tourist board.

• Since launching Making It Happen in 1996 he operated in the private sector as Key Accounts manager at CGL – Printing and Office supplies company based in Oban 2003 until 2008 and BID4Oban 2009/2010.

• We have managed the Iain Thomson Band tours of Scotland to promote his new album, Fields of Dreams and will now continue developing media and performance opportunities for the band.

• We have also promoted concerts with Capercaillie, Allan Taylor, Cula, Jimmie MacGregor, Society, The Floe, Ivan Drever, Jim Byrne, Pigtown Fling, Walter Strauss and many others.

• Previously we planned spring tours for three other major Scottish bands.
   

• Campbell is a Founder member, current Director and former Chairman of Oban Fm Radio and presents the Wednesday Drivetime show. He has presented and taken part in programs on Radio Scotland as well as Eurosport TV on Sky.
   

• Campbell was a founding Director & Chairman of the Oban Phoenix Cinema which has been bought from the receivers for the community and was successfully reopened the venue in August of 2012.

Oban Phoenix online

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