Richard Smale

Richard Smale has a solid work experience in various roles and industries. Richard started their career in 2005 at Unilever as a Key Account Manager, where they worked until 2010. Richard then joined Helen of Troy as a Key Account Manager for a year. In 2011, they became a Business Development Manager at The Web Marketing Goup until 2013 when they moved to Alan Howard Hair & Beauty for the same role until 2015. Richard joined ghd in 2015 as an Account Manager and worked there until 2016. Currently, they are at Sweet Squared, starting as a Partnership Manager in 2016 and then moving to a higher level role as a Key Partnership Development Manager in 2022. Overall, Richard has accumulated experience in key account management, business development, and partnership management throughout their career.

Richard Smale completed their education at Nottingham Trent University from 2001 to 2004, where they earned a BA Hons degree in Business, Sport & Education. Prior to university, Richard attended Harrogate Grammar School, where they obtained 11 GCSE's Grades A - C. Additionally, Richard has obtained various certifications, primarily through LinkedIn, in subjects such as sales and marketing alignment, digital leadership, business presentations, effective listening, and Excel training, among others. These certifications were earned throughout 2020, with the majority obtained in June 2020. Richard also completed a certification on avoiding phishing scams in May 2020 and a certification on cultivating a growth mindset in May 2020.