Mike Lean

Operations Director - Luxury Yacht Charter

Hove, England, United Kingdom

About

Experienced and skilled in Business Management & Development, International Business Investment. Yacht Charter Management and Yacht Brokering

Experience

  • Director Of Operations at Solis Charter Group
    Dec 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

    New business start-up and management. Solis Charter Group is a brand new Luxury Yacht Charter company, offering bespoke client packages. With an initial start-up investment of 3.5m, our first-year return is calculated at 15%. With a clear plan to increase to 20% year 2. My role is to manage all areas of the business, including; Staff Management New business sales Account management Product management Marketing Exhibiting Financial forecasts Budget planning Future investments. All key skills that I have learnt in previous experiences, which enable me to predict clear ROI opportunities and implementing them.

  • SW & Wales Area Manager at Friday Media Group
    Oct 2015 - Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    South West & Wales territory manager, responsible for the topline growth and customer retention of our web service division, Spidersnet. Experienced Yacht Master with a wealth of knowledge in the marine and automotive industry. Web Design International sales Business development (SEO, PPC) Social Media Marketing Email Marketing The evolution of Friday Media Group over the last 40 years has seen the development of a network of 75 websites that typically connect buyers and sellers. We generate 12 million monthly visitors and have 350 skilled media professionals working across the group. As we've grown offering web services within our niches has become a natural progression. To date we deliver just under 1,000 websites to clients across our portfolio typically catering for stock based dealers in the automotive, marine and equine industry... to name a few.

  • Sales Consultant at Ocean Leisure Limited
    Nov 2014 - Oct 2015 · 1 yr

  • Lead Yacht Skipper at Navigate Travel Limited
    2012 - 2014 · 2 yrs