Quansah Consulting

After nearly two decades of working in large agency networks and smaller, independent agencies, leading client services, operations and business development, I'm using my acquired knowledge and experience to help growing agencies.

Founder

BME PR Pros/The Blueprint/ The Xec.

Regular advisor and mentor to BME PR professionals, as part of a wider campaign to promote and support under represented BME talent in the industry. Most recently, I have been actively involved with the launch of The Xec, the industry's first leadership programme for Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority professionals, also serving as a tutor and mentor.

Mentor/ Advisory Board member

Social | A Certified B Corporation

Established the agency's first business development function, leading a team of four. Our role was to drive 'top of the funnel' activity, through targetted marketing and content to build brand awareness and grow and audience of prospects.

Head of Client and Business Development 

Havas PR UK

Operations Director

Account Director for a range of B2B and B2C clients, leading national and local PR campaigns for Asda, Greggs, Pets at Home, Ideal Standard, DFS and Berg legal.

Account Director

MC2 (Manchester) Ltd

B2B and corporate Account Director working across a range of clients including Deloitte, the Institute of Directors, Paymentshield, Secured Mail and SG Gaming (part of Scientific Games).

GolinHarris

Corporate and technology account director. Clients included St John Ambulance, Petrofac, Contact Singapore, Oriflame, The Consumer Goods Forum and University of Sussex. Previous clients include Tetra Pak, ACCESS, EMC and Callcredit Information Group.

This range of accounts demands a an array of core PR skills such media and analyst relations, to speaker engagements and award programmes. Material development plays a significant part in all client activity, creating anything from response statements, to opinion articles and corporate messaging. 

Key roles of responsibilty include PR planning, junior team management and EMEA coordination.

Account Manger - Account Director

Channel 4

One of six people selected for a pioneering mentoring scheme, aimed to improve ethnic diversity at a senior management level in the media industry. This was part of an initiative in partnership with Operation Black Vote. 

Over nine months I was mentored by senior members of the press and publicity team at Channel 4, including the head of the department. I was given the opportunity to participate in PR planning for current affairs programmes, providing recommendations for media strategy and drafting Q&As. 

I also fortunate enough to attend photo sessions with some of the Channel's 'talent', observing the creative processes involved in developing images that reflect both the programme in question and the Channel 4 brand. In addition I was given the opportunity to visit the dedicated Big Brother press office, onsite in Elstree, to experience real-time news generation.

Business Mentoring Programme - Press & Publicity

After succesfully completing the graduate training scheme, I worked on a range of B2B and B2C technology accounts. These included Plantronics, Pioneer and BMC.

I also branched out into corporate communications working with Orange Group and Tetra Pak. This role then extended to the Executive Communications campaign for Orange UK, handling analyst relations, speaker opportunities and executive profiling in UK national press.

Assistant Account Executive - Senior Account Executive

Black Health Agency

Work Experience

Comms agency pro with a particular passion for getting things done. 

Having led B2C ad B2B campaigns and projects for some of the world’s leading brands and lesser known organisations, I understand how to tell a good story. 

In recent years, my experience has extended to leading agency operations and business development, focusing on improving quality, efficiency and consistency, be that across people management, supplier relationships, or agency processes. 

An advocate for diversity and equality in the creative and communications industries, I'll always champion and support people from underrepresented backgrounds to help them get the careers they deserve.

Slavery.

Probably not what you'd be expecting to discuss on a Friday afternoon... But it's something I've been thinking about since our visit to The Guardian HQ last week as part of #TheXec leadership programme. 

You see, The Guardian has been doing some impressive work to not only understand its links to the transatlantic slave trade, but also its legacy. 

"When we do take a moment to think about the horrors of American slavery, we rarely make connections to the mills of Manchester." said David Olusoga in this special issue. 

True. As a proud Manc (the birthplace of paper), I have to remember that whilst our great city, AKA Cottonopolis, hugely benefitted from the cotton industry, it was people like me who were picking that cotton on the other side of the Atlantic. 

The Guardian isn't just acknowledging its history, it's taking action. It has committed to a number of restorative justice programmes, here and abroad. 

I'm not sure how many other British businesses can say the same. 

Want to know more? 
Check out the Legacies of Enslavement report and progress here https://lnkd.in/eTvWmn3N

Listen to the Cotton Capital podcast https://lnkd.in/eC9eP-yc

Huge thanks to Heather McCormick Elizabeth Tudball and Matthew Hannam for the most interesting day. 

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