Meet The Carden Park Sales Team

Name: Dan Gibson

Role: Sales Director

Experience: 20 years- It’s flown by

Dan’s top tip for planning a conference: Make friends with your Key contact at the hotel, they will be invaluable in the success of a smooth running event and they will provide any last minute assistance or help smooth over with any glitches or surprises!

What makes Carden Park a great venue: With our extensive facilities we cater for all market sectors. We have it all onsite and on our 1,000 acre estate and you can get away from all the hustle and bustle.

What’s your favourite part of working at the hotel: Working with our amazing colleagues and customers every day!

Name: Natalie Davies

Role: Sales Office Manager

Experience: Worked in sales for 11 years but have been in hospitality for over 16 years

Natalie’s top tip for planning a conference: To utilise any documents the venue offer as they are designed to streamline down paperwork and can be a vital tool in being organised.

What makes Carden Park a great venue: Carden Park is the perfect venue due to how diverse the offering is, With high tech conference spaces, dining options with first class service and food to the leisure offering from the Spa, Golf Courses to Pursuits it should theoretically tick every box. We are also perfect as the entire Carden Park team are passionate about providing service which means you know you are in safe hands when you are not only planning but attending a conference or event with us.

What’s your favourite part of working at the hotel: The team! I have been in the industry a long time and the team are some of the very best I have had the privilege to work alongside. After this it has to be the estate as a whole, who doesn’t love coming to work when you get to work somewhere like Carden.

Name: Elliot Mazzotti

Role: Senior Event Sales Executive

Experience: Just over 5 years

Elliot’s top tip for planning a conference: Forward thinking! Plan ahead so you have the right space and have an element of wow to make it memorable.

What makes Carden Park a great venue: Versatility – we can offer almost everything and anything to match a customers needed plus we have everything you could need onsite!

What’s your favourite part of working at the hotel: Every day is different ! new events new challenges , keep it exciting and fresh. Being part of a high quality product is great!

Name: Kay Preston

Role: Midlands Business Development 

Experience: 42 years

Kay’s top tip for planning a conference: Make sure you visit the venue to ensure it meets your specific needs.

What makes Carden Park a great venue: Comprehensive, versatile, conference facilities set in stunning countryside surroundings. With a world class spa and two championship golf courses makes it the ideal combination for business with relaxation, networking or team-building. Carden Park is also able to offer luxury accommodation and exceptional service making it a perfect choice!

What’s your favourite part of working at the hotel: It’s a stunning venue but it’s definitely the people who work here. Everyone I have met has been so lovely, I’ve been made to feel very welcome and felt part of the team from day one.

Name: Lucy Connolly

Role: Senior Event Sales Executive

Experience: 4 years

Lucy’s top tip for planning a conference: If a client is able to come to us with a clear vision of what they’d like to achieve from the offset, this will help us build a package suited to them. We recommend starting out with the most important parts of the event such as potential date, numbers, preferred type of conference space required, and then we can build the package around this. I would say the most important part at the beginning is covering the bare bones of the event and then all the additional items can then be added on and fall into place at a later stage.

What makes Carden Park a great venue: We are lucky to have many amazing facilities, so although the majority of clients tend to opt for a more traditional conference style, we do also have a wide variety of other options that can be booked, from hiring our Spa exclusively, partaking in our team building activities held on site, booking a wine tasting, or even outdoor networking and utilising the estate grounds on small group walks. When we say we will try our best to make anything happen, we really will (within reason!). We are always keen to work with the client, and rather than just offer a standard package, if a client is looking for the wow factor or something a little different, we will do our best to offer as many unique ideas as possible.

What’s your favourite part of working at the hotel: I am lucky to work with a great team in a positive collaborative environment, no day is the same and seeing events go from enquiry stage right through the booking process to completion is really rewarding. We also get amazing staff perks, the Spa being my favourite.

Name: Oscar Boulton

Role: Event Sales Executive

Experience: 3 years

Oscar’s top tip for planning a conference: I recommend that you outline your goals early as a team and plan in advance time possible to maximise your chances of having a successful event.

What makes Carden Park a great venue: There are so many versatile meeting spaces designed for different styles of events which means we can accommodate both big and small successfully.

What’s your favourite part of working at the hotel: There are great career growth opportunities at Carden Park and I am continually developing my knowledge of the industry.

Name: Sophie Oram

Role: National Account Manager

Experience: Quickly approaching 15 years 

Sophie’s top tip for planning a conference: The food and drink is a huge consideration in order to keep your audience happy and engaged. Ensure it is plentiful and everyone’s requirements are catered for. You could think about adding personalisation such as company logos, company colours etc to your food offering to make the event memorable.

What makes Carden Park a great venue: the vast amount of options to enhance your event or conference onsite is very unique at our venue. You can enjoy team building activities, golf or spa without having to leave the comfort of the estate.

What’s your favourite part of working at the hotel: It has to be our team who are all very passionate about what they do.

Name: Jessica Johnson

Role: National Account Manager

Experience: Over 30 years sales experience but much longer in hospitality working in operations roles 

Jessica’s top tip for planning a conference: Build relationships with the venue you have chosen . By Choosing the right venue you can create a positive and memorable experience for your attendees. The venue can be a font of all knowledge and help you navigate all the twists and turns that planning a conference can bring . Stay connected and focussed on your goals and objectives to ensure you deliver what is expected.

What makes Carden Park a great venue: Carden Park has a plethora of options available for people that are planning an event. Whatever the size of the event we get to really understand the needs of the organiser and work with them to ensure that the aims and goals are delivered . With many choices at the fingertips from our versatile meeting facilities, incredible onsite teambuilding team, to fabulous dining, from fine dining through to outside spaces and everything in-between.  Options for your delegates to Spa and Golf in there downtime or take part in wellbeing sessions with a walk in the sculpture garden are also available. Carden for many years has become a go to destination for organisers . The experience, Professionalism and passion of our staff make Carden a go to destination where organisers are put at ease from the very first meeting through to departure.

What’s your favourite part of working at the hotel: The absolute best part of working at Carden Park are the people I work with and the different types of people that I get to meet  . One day I could be meeting clients looking for a business focussed event and the next I am representing Carden to the international market in Switzerland ! The outstanding facilities that we have at Carden and the versatility of my role and the people I work with make it such a pleasure to work in an amazing environment here in the North West.

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