Darren Richardson

Gardiner Richardson

Darren is co-founder and creative director of Gardiner Richardson, a strategic brand communications agency. He is a collaborative designer and innovator with over 30 years’ specialist knowledge in corporate identity and brand creation.

His work focuses on the use of engaging and imaginative methods to provide client organisations with strategic brand-focused innovation and transformational consultancy to create greater commercial value.

With a career spanning three decades and involving the creation of global brands in the aviation, automotive, transport, tourism as well as FMCG sectors, he has both a diverse and extensive knowledge in building compelling brands.

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Catherine Coulter

BeaconHouse Events

After exploring radio and television at University, an MSc in Project Management solidified a future in large-scale project management. Catherine has worked in event management for over a decade, organising and running events across the UK.

Starting out specialising in the production of outdoor events helped to establish Catherine’s reputation for meticulous attention to detail and high-level management of complex projects. Referrals and recommendations soon opened opportunities to diversify the range of clients available and saw the creation of BeaconHouse Events.

In 2014, Catherine co-founded BeaconHouse Events and has since been focusing on attracting talent to bring together a fantastic, dedicated team to cope with the delivery of the growing event portfolio. BeaconHouse Events now delivers over one hundred events annually to a wide range of loyal clients, which Catherine manages alongside her continuing interest in developing new event ideas and business development.

Catherine has enjoyed working with clients across the medical, sport, technology, finance, automotive, scientific and media industries, managing large budgets and events for up to 24,000 attendees.

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