Lisa Hutt, CMO, Aframe
"Ben has a comprehensive understanding of the broadcast market, a background in product management and solid technical skills. Ben was able to supplement our in-house resources in a number of areas over recent months, including a comprehensive competitive overview for our sales team, a product tour for the website and educational content for prospects. Highly analytical with an eye for detail, Ben can turn his hand to the most complex of projects. We found Ben to be extremely diligent with his assignments, going beyond the brief to understand the situation so that the latest and most accurate information can be presented in true context. Ben works as a seamless extension to the team and allows businesses to scale their product management and marketing as needed."
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"Ben has a comprehensive understanding of the broadcast market, a background in product management and solid technical skills. Ben was able to supplement our in-house resources in a number of areas over recent months, including a comprehensive competitive overview for our sales team, a product tour for the website and educational content for prospects. Highly analytical with an eye for detail, Ben can turn his hand to the most complex of projects. We found Ben to be extremely diligent with his assignments, going beyond the brief to understand the situation so that the latest and most accurate information can be presented in true context. Ben works as a seamless extension to the team and allows businesses to scale their product management and marketing as needed."
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Damien Carroll, COO, Sohonet
"Ben joined the Sohonet team for a 12 month period to help to formalize the product Management and Product marketing function. During his time at Sohonet Ben was invaluable on a number of counts. Ben brought in depth experience of what is required to get a product or service from development to launch, introducing processes and tools that helped manage the process more efficiently while providing greater visibility of the product management process to the business. Ben understands the importance of viewing products from the perspective of customers, understanding their requirements and needs and the business case that makes a product a ‘must have’ for a customer. Ben worked very well with the Sohonet sales teams; helping them to understand the products with a greater level of depth and helping them to discover the customer need for the product. I was very impressed with the broad capabilities that Ben bought to the team in addition to managing the product management process. His knowledge of the broader media industry and the underlying technology trends is immense, his ability to quickly grasp the numbers to build innovative financial models is impressive and his productivity and output sets him apart. I highly recommend Ben for any organisation looking for product management or product marketing assistance."
"Ben joined the Sohonet team for a 12 month period to help to formalize the product Management and Product marketing function. During his time at Sohonet Ben was invaluable on a number of counts. Ben brought in depth experience of what is required to get a product or service from development to launch, introducing processes and tools that helped manage the process more efficiently while providing greater visibility of the product management process to the business. Ben understands the importance of viewing products from the perspective of customers, understanding their requirements and needs and the business case that makes a product a ‘must have’ for a customer. Ben worked very well with the Sohonet sales teams; helping them to understand the products with a greater level of depth and helping them to discover the customer need for the product. I was very impressed with the broad capabilities that Ben bought to the team in addition to managing the product management process. His knowledge of the broader media industry and the underlying technology trends is immense, his ability to quickly grasp the numbers to build innovative financial models is impressive and his productivity and output sets him apart. I highly recommend Ben for any organisation looking for product management or product marketing assistance."
Peter Davies, Chairman, Marquis Broadcast
"I highly recommend Ben’s work as diligent and of great value to any business requiring additional product management or product marketing expertise. During his time at Marquis he clearly demonstrated the breath of his knowledge and skills with quality of his creative output and added tangible value to the business. He also demonstrated an ability to analyse issues and come out with creative ideas to improve performance in every element of the sales and marketing process. He introduced a number of tools and processes that have significantly improved the product management processes and help the company to react to market changes and customer requirements."
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"I highly recommend Ben’s work as diligent and of great value to any business requiring additional product management or product marketing expertise. During his time at Marquis he clearly demonstrated the breath of his knowledge and skills with quality of his creative output and added tangible value to the business. He also demonstrated an ability to analyse issues and come out with creative ideas to improve performance in every element of the sales and marketing process. He introduced a number of tools and processes that have significantly improved the product management processes and help the company to react to market changes and customer requirements."
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Craig Denton Managing Director at MiMiC
“Ben has a profound knowledge of the media and entertainment industry both technically and commercially. During the seed and start-up stages of MiMiC, he provided valuable insight into how production, post-production and distribution companies operate and understanding their value drivers. Ben has the ability to work on all aspects of the business albeit, product validation, product marketing, development, business modelling, promotion campaigns and sales execution. He has an exceptional balance of business and technical acumen, but is also open to new ideas and ways of working. As one of the founding members of the MiMiC team, Ben developed the branding, product marketing, productization, price book modelling, and go to market strategies for MiMiC. I have no hesitation in highly recommend Ben as a professional, diligent, extremely dedicated and valuable member of the team."
Tim Meade, 3D Sales & Marketing Director, Asia Pacific, Technicolor Asia
“Ben is dedicated professional with great analysis and financial modelling skills. He's able to present clear, efficient solutions as well as manage across multiple levels and departments within an organization. My deepest impression of Ben is his patience and perseverance to finding solutions within a rapidly changing business culture.”
Tom Bracken, Global Sales and Marketing Leader, Technicolor, US
“Ben is a creative and insightful sales and marketing executive that fully examines a market opportunity before choosing the best course of action. Ben is dilligent, thorough and extremely professional in his approach to business challenges and made a significant impact on our business in only a few months.”
Patrick Jocelyn, Head of Global Sales, The Foundry
“Ben’s knowledge of the Broadcast, Film and Games industry is broad and deep. He is always striving to understand the needs of the market and DCC customer whichever he is working on at the time. Ben is a keen researcher of the business and market. He uses and shares this information or objective data to highlight new sales opportunities. Ben is very passionate about what he does and is truly motivated to do a great job."
Michael Cook, Systems Engineer, Harris Corporation
“Ben is dynamic and capable. He's passionate about Product Management, and understands the necessity for building perceived value in a product. In the time I've worked with Ben he's embraced a product and market he was previously unfamiliar with, and not only grasped the significant issues, but also pioneered some changes that have fostered an improved profile for the product set as a whole."
Vish Nekitsing, D-Series Automation Support Supervisor, Harris Corporation
“During the time I've worked with Ben, he has proven to be one of the best Product Manager I've come across. Working in the support team for D-Series automation, I've always been dealing with Ben at various levels and he has always been very helpful with regular updates on the product roadmap."