{"id":7353,"date":"2020-03-24T18:14:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T18:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squariclegroup.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=7353"},"modified":"2022-08-31T20:32:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:32:15","slug":"justin-smith-essex","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.squariclegroup.com\/portfolio\/justin-smith-essex\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Smith-Essex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;vlt-fullheight&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;vlt-custom&#8211;5381&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad252\" data-id=\"6615851bad252\" data-height=\"120\" data-height-mobile=\"120\" data-height-tab=\"120\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad270   vlt-animation-block\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"0\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Justin Smith-Essex&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|font_size:48px|text_align:left|color:%23f9b233&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1579868934957{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad2cf\" data-id=\"6615851bad2cf\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad2de   vlt-animation-block\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><div id=\"ultimate-heading-31366615851bad38f\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-31366615851bad38f uvc-9485 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-31366615851bad38f h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-family:&#039;Montserrat&#039;;font-weight:700;color:#1f0e49;\">Founder & Group CEO<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad3d7\" data-id=\"6615851bad3d7\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad3e5   vlt-animation-block\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"200\">[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1661974267793{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Job Role<\/h5>\n<p>Justin is the Group CEO of Squaricle Group Limited &amp; one of the co-founders &amp; Managing Director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedlearning.co.uk\">ted Learning.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just works across the Group to support each brand in delivering against their business plan and vision. \u00a0 He is passionate about engaging learning and the use of drama to put people on the receiving end of an experience. \u00a0He leads on our partnership discussions and managing the relationship with our stakeholders.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"s1\">Biog<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Justin dislikes tinned tuna and bananas with SUCH a passion \u2013 the mere sight of them makes him feel physically sick!\u00a0 Don\u2019t even let him smell them!<\/p>\n<p>He LOVES <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedlearning.co.uk\/ted-team\/macy\/\">DOGS<\/a> more than humans, Vinyl (the smell and feel!) John Lewis and literally anything produced by Apple!<\/p>\n<p>Justin used to be a Radio Presenter for several local radio stations and opened several Virgin Megastores in the 90\u2019s with people from Home &amp; Away and The Gladiators! Go Wolf![\/vc_column_text]<\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad411\" data-id=\"6615851bad411\" data-height=\"40\" data-height-mobile=\"40\" data-height-tab=\"40\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad41d   vlt-animation-block\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"400\"><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad48f   vlt-social-icons text-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justinted\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" vlt-social-icon vlt-social-icon--style-1 linkedin-in\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsmithessx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" vlt-social-icon vlt-social-icon--style-1 twitter\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/justinlsmithessex\/\" class=\" vlt-social-icon vlt-social-icon--style-1 instagram\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad533\" data-id=\"6615851bad533\" data-height=\"60\" data-height-mobile=\"60\" data-height-tab=\"60\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; awb_type=&#8221;image&#8221; awb_stretch=&#8221;1&#8243; awb_image_size=&#8221;leedo-1920&#215;1080&#8243; awb_image_background_position=&#8221;50% 50%&#8221; awb_mouse_parallax=&#8221;1&#8243; awb_mouse_parallax_size=&#8221;30&#8243; awb_mouse_parallax_speed=&#8221;10000&#8243; awb_image=&#8221;4540&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.squariclegroup.com\/talk-to-ted\/\" class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad549 vlt-custom--5388  vlt-btn vlt-btn--secondary vlt-btn--md vlt-btn--effect\"><span><i class=\"leedo-envelope\"><\/i><\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542302857308{background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad590\" data-id=\"6615851bad590\" data-height=\"120\" data-height-mobile=\"120\" data-height-tab=\"120\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;vlt-custom&#8211;5131&#8243;]<div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad59d   vlt-animation-block\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"0\"><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad623   vlt-section-title text-left\"><h2 style=\"color:;\">Education<span class=\"vlt-first-color\">.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad6a0\" data-id=\"6615851bad6a0\" data-height=\"70\" data-height-mobile=\"70\" data-height-tab=\"70\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad6ae   vlt-animation-block\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad724   vlt-timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"vlt-timeline__item\"><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-meta\"><strong>2008 - 2010<\/strong><em>University of Greenwich<\/em><\/div><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-content\"><h6>PGCE (teaching \/ training qualification)<\/h6><\/div><\/li><li class=\"vlt-timeline__item\"><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-meta\"><strong>1989 - 1991<\/strong><em>North West Kent College <\/em><\/div><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-content\"><h6>Media Studies<\/h6><\/div><\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad760\" data-id=\"6615851bad760\" data-height=\"\" data-height-mobile=\"\" data-height-tab=\"\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"60\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;vlt-custom&#8211;5132&#8243;]<div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad76d   vlt-animation-block\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"0\"><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad798   vlt-section-title text-left\"><h2 style=\"color:;\">Experience<span class=\"vlt-first-color\">.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6615851bad7e5\" data-id=\"6615851bad7e5\" data-height=\"70\" data-height-mobile=\"70\" data-height-tab=\"70\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad7fd   vlt-animation-block\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"vlthemes_custom_6615851bad83b   vlt-timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"vlt-timeline__item\"><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-meta\"><strong>December 2019 - Date<\/strong><em>Squaricle Group<\/em><\/div><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-content\"><h6>Group CEO<\/h6><p>One of the Founding Directors of the Group.  Responsible for the strategic direction of the Group, managing stakeholder relationships and supporting each brand on achieving their ambitions.  Oversee Digital &amp; Creative.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"vlt-timeline__item\"><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-meta\"><strong>July 2017 - January 2019<\/strong><em>Quantet Group Limited<\/em><\/div><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-content\"><h6>Executive Director \u2013 Delivery, Operations &amp; HR<\/h6><p>Board Director for Quantet Group responsible for managing the Group Learning Director, Brand Director of ted Learning, HR Manager and working with Managing Director of Digital to deliver blended learning products.  Oversaw the development of the curriculum and brought in the training team from ted Learning that was recognised by OFSTED as a Grade 2 for engaging learners.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"vlt-timeline__item\"><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-meta\"><strong>2012 - present<\/strong><em>ted Learning Limited<\/em><\/div><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-content\"><h6>Managing Director<\/h6><p>Responsible for delivery, marketing, brand and digital learning.  Expert in delivering and designing Equality &amp; Diversity, ILM Level 3 and Level 4, Management and Customer Service training.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"vlt-timeline__item\"><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-meta\"><strong>2011 - 2014<\/strong><em>Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited<\/em><\/div><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-content\"><h6>Talent &amp; Learning Consultant (contract through ted Learning)<\/h6><p>Brought in on contract to establish L&amp;D department, this role grew to design and develop all courses for 800 + head office staff based over two sites.  <\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"vlt-timeline__item\"><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-meta\"><strong>2007 - 2012<\/strong><em>Fashion Retail Academy<\/em><\/div><div class=\"vlt-timeline__item-content\"><h6>Lecturer &amp; Group Tutor<\/h6><p>Responsible for the design and delivery of several subjects including Management Skills, Promoting Personal Progression (HR\/PDP related subject). <\/p><\/div><\/li><li 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