🤳 Vanessa Wakeford

Vanessa Wakeford is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in social media and fundraising management. Currently serving as the Paid Social Manager at The Cotswold Company since April 2022, Vanessa successfully manages the annual paid ads budget and has increased brand awareness by 10% within a year. As the founder of Mrs Social, a boutique social media marketing agency established in June 2017, Vanessa has built a six-figure business and led a team of three, advising over 350 startups, businesses, and charities on organic and paid social marketing strategies. Previous roles include Marketing & Social Media Manager for The Children's Air Ambulance and The Air Ambulance Service, Communications & Fundraising Manager at the Moroccan Children's Trust, and various fundraising roles at organizations including Oxfam and Parkinson's UK. Vanessa holds a BA HONS in French and Italian Studies from The University of Birmingham and multiple marketing diplomas from the Oxford College of Marketing.