Claire Taylor-Petch, Head of Business Engagement and Development Claire has nearly 30 years’ experience supporting the local business community with training, recruitment and work-based learning as well as supporting individuals to empower themselves with the skills they need to succeed in their careers.  She is proud to be part of the business and community engagement directorate at Bishop Grosseteste University where her role is to foster relationships with employers and to up skill their teams through higher and degree apprenticeships. In addition, Claire is keen to promote our wider university offer including placements, graduate vacancies, knowledge exchange and so much more.  A few fun facts, Claire is double jointed at her fingertips, loves Zumba and Pilates, speaks Arabic and lived in Qatar until the age of 11. She is also a real foodie but hates black pudding, grapefruit and liver!  Rachel Linstead – Senior Lecturer and Operational Leader (Business Apprenticeships) Rachel is a pracademic – which means she is a practitioner in business as well as an academic. Rachel has run a business for over 13 years and been involved in the Lincolnshire business community for nearly 18 years supporting organisations large and small to help them develop their

John Clarkson, the Business Development Manager at Visual Print and Design, where he helps businesses bring their brands to life through creative print and design solutions.  With a strong foundation in client engagement and a growing focus on brand strategy, John is passionate about the role of visual identity in building lasting impressions. At our upcoming event, he’ll be speaking on “The Power of Branding”, sharing fresh insights on how businesses can use design to stand out and stay visible to their audience.