About

Strategic thinker.
Creative executor.

My Story

Say yes, then figure it out.

I studied at the University of St Andrews, first completing an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Social Anthropology, then a Master's in Management. But honestly, some of my most important learning happened on the water. Sailing consumed me. I competed for the university's first team and the Scottish Student Sailing national team, and kept finding ways to give more back to the sport. Over the years I took on a string of committee roles at both the university club and the Scottish Student Sailing national committee. Off the water, I was Head of Marketing for Enactus St Andrews and sat on the University's Rector Committee as a Creative Consultant. I got a lot from putting my hand up for things before I felt ready.

While completing my master's dissertation, I joined Ascent Platform, a fintech startup building AI-ready tools for U.S. banks and credit unions. What started as a marketing internship grew into something much harder to put in a job title: content, strategy, partnerships, pipeline infrastructure, client case studies, and enough self-taught JavaScript to stop waiting on developers.

Outside of work, I'm currently volunteering with the Global Shapers Edinburgh Hub, a World Economic Forum initiative, working on stakeholder mapping for one of its active projects. I'm still racing too, RS200s across Scotland and team racing events when I can get to them.

I'm currently open to new roles in marketing, business, and strategy. Based in Edinburgh; happy to travel or relocate.

Work & Education

The short CV.

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Strategic Partnerships ManagerAscent Platform
Fintech · AI-ready banking solutions · U.S. market
Sep 2025 —
Mar 2026
Competitive intelligence programmes, podcast infrastructure, LinkedIn newsletters, client case studies, and HubSpot pipeline architecture all pointing in the same direction: qualified pipeline and a stronger brand.
Edinburgh (Remote)
Marketing & Design AssociateAscent Platform
Fintech · Startup · Growth
Aug 2024 —
Sep 2025
Owned all marketing content, sales enablement, and digital growth. Grew LinkedIn from 650 to 1,475 followers, coordinated U.S. client events, and learned enough JavaScript and HTML to stop waiting on developers.
Edinburgh (Remote)
Product DesignerThe Nutcracker Christmas Shop
Retail · Consumer goods
Aug 2023 —
Apr 2024
Designed a commercial line of 65 Scottish-themed ornaments, now sold wholesale across Scottish tourist shops and three UK retail locations.
St Andrews
MLitt ManagementUniversity of St Andrews
Merit
Sep 2023 —
Dec 2024
Coursework alongside real-world collaboration: a first-class marketing project with a Fife seaweed company, peer writing support for international students, and the Social Innovation Sprint 2024.
St Andrews
MA (Hons) International Relations & Social AnthropologyUniversity of St Andrews
2:1
Sep 2019 —
June 2023
A degree that taught me to ask better questions. Four years diving into intersectionality, international relations, the anthropology of markets, space law. That foundation mattered when I moved into my master's in management: I wasn't just learning marketing theory, I was thinking about marketing as culture, as economy, as the way people actually live. I competed for the Scottish Student Sailing national team the whole time, earned two Half-Blues and an Athletic Union Special Recognition Team Award.
St Andrews
Tools & Skills

The tools that live in my workflow.

Marketing Operations

  • HubSpot
  • Google Analytics
  • FI Navigator

Design

  • Figma
  • Adobe CC: Illustrator,
    After Effects, Premiere Pro,
    Photoshop
  • Canva

Content & Writing

  • Word
  • PowerPoint

Data & Analysis

  • Excel: advanced formulas,
    pivot tables, data analysis
  • SQL

Code

  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • VS Code
Community

Where I show up off the clock.

Stakeholder Mapping Lead · Equal Air Collaborative

Global Shapers Edinburgh Hub

Part of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers network. Currently leading stakeholder mapping for the Equal Air Collaborative in the Edinburgh Hub, working alongside the WEF's Global Future Council on Clean Air to drive clean air advocacy across Scotland.

RS200s & Team Racing

Sailing

Competed for the University of St Andrews dinghy first team and the Scottish Student Sailing National Squad. Now racing RS200s at club events across Scotland and showing up for dinghy team racing when the opportunity arises. Currently training for the 2K Team Racing Tour in Helsinki.