Gill Hunt is the proprietor of (and driving force behind) Escata.

(BA, DIPM MCIM)

Gill was a key player in the launch of a new business magazine by the Trinity Mirror Group. Although this publication was part of a greater whole, it was in every sense an early-stage business, expected to stand or fall entirely on its own merits and commercial viability.

Employing all the experience and techniques learned at the sharp end of sales and marketing, combined with the ever-growing knowledge that comes with membership of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Gill worked with her colleagues to recruit and manage sponsors and to create revenue-generating advertising and feature platforms.

The magazine achieved highly-profitable sales in its first year.

Gill took her experience of the creation, implementation and promotion of a new business venture with her to Liverpool Ventures, where she provided advisory services to a wide range of entrepreneurs and start-ups, which had applied to the £27 million Liverpool Seed Fund.  Gill helped these early-stage enterprises and provided them with comprehensive assistance via her network of local business-support organisations and key professionals. Gill also employed her own wealth of marketing experience to help these early-stage businesses find new customers and develop their products.

This considerable knowledge, in-the-field experience, extensive network of contacts and ‘inside track’ on how to pitch for capital from investment organisations are what make Escata invaluable to you and your business.