About Me

This is a tricky bit to write if you find that the labels we give and stories we tell can be quite sticky, and sometimes limiting (“I’m not good at maths” being the most relevant example). I also can’t seem to write anything about myself that doesn’t make me cringe, so I’ll keep it professional.

Teaching has increasingly become my main area of professional focus over the last 8 years or so. Before then, I’d worked in a few interesting roles in the online media and advertising industries, and when I left to start a community networking project called Hackney Roots, teaching was something on the side of my other endeavours.

These other endeavours seemed to have collaboration and people’s passions at the heart, and began with the launch of community networking project called Hackney Roots. Assisted most notably by designer Coline L’Achiver, this led towards organising cultural events and festivals, before working as a consultant specialising in social enterprise and collaborative projects. A couple of additional highlights included a research project into the barriers of access to arts for the Vortex Foundation and Paul Hamlyn Foundation, and a podcast about the making of classic films, co-produced with my cousin Joe (who also runs Pip Furniture) and the dynamic duo behind Cine-Real.

Community action raises many challenges, and after leading the organisation of a weekend festival of collective action, called The re:generation Project, one in particular stood out. How can there be such differing perspectives, and yet such certainty behind each one?

I became more interested in the fields of knowledge and their limitations. With that came a greater emphasis on teaching. I began working with several agencies (currently Enjoy Education and UK Study Centre); as well as working as SEN teaching assistant at Thomas Tallis school; and as working as the Lead Activities Coordinator for MYL Kids Club.

Experience has allowed me to work more independently, with a focus on developing understandings that go beyond passing tests, towards building foundations for future learning, life skills and finding passions. Some of the most satisfying work involves revealing and navigating barriers to learning, in any particular subject and more broadly. I am looking to reach out to people who are interested in fresh approach to teaching, while still being open to creative projects, and venturing further into the discipline of dialogue. If any of this interests you, I’d love to hear from you.

A more detailed view of some of my working career can be found below.

My Professional History

2017 - Present: Question Marc Freelance tutor, Adventures in Learning

2016 - 2020: Organic Business Consultant (Freelance): Helping projects and businesses to grow more naturally

2015 - 2020: Hackney Roots (Founder): Growing community connections through collaborations and consultancy

2014 - 2015: AdTruth (Partner Marketing Manager): Building the reputation of this leading digital identification technology

2013 - 2014: Somo (Senior Insights Manager): Working across teams to help the full-service mobile agency ‘lead with knowledge’

2008 - 2013: comScore (Senior Analyst / Product Manager): Manager for Europe’s leading digital video measurement currency

2006 - 2007: Ipsos MORI (Advertising Research Analyst): Qualitative and quantitative FCMG research in the Paris HQ

For more about my work experience and achievements, check out my LinkedIn profile here