Your Springboard Programme Delivery Team

Meet your Springboard Programme delivery team, Pascal, Norma and Leon.

 

PascalPascal Fintoni:  Pascal is a trainer and mentor with over 20 years experience in online marketing and business development.  With practical experience gained in a range of sectors from international travel to manufacturing, warehouse management to consultancy services, Pascal has unrivalled knowledge of the role of digital marketing in personal success.  For over a decade, Pascal has been involved with enterprise agencies, councils and universities to support individuals and growing businesses.  Previously the Chief Executive Officer at The Centre for eBusiness, Pascal now runs his own agency specialising in designing and delivering support programmes with a clear focus on creating new opportunities for his clients with regional, national and international markets.

In addition to his experience in ebusiness development from inception to commercialisation, Pascal is a specialist in the following areas:

  • social media and building online reputation and trust
  • online video marketing
  • digital marketing strategy & plans

Experience in Support Programmes:

  • Cumbria Chamber – Women’s Rural Growth Network
  • Superfast North Yorkshire
  • Superfast West Yorkshire
  • Go Digital Newcastle
  • North East Rural Growth Network
  • UKTI North East
  • Digital City – Creative Industries
  • Welcome To Yorkshire

 

NormaNorma Foster:  Norma works across all sectors to help companies win more business through improving their adoption of technology and their communication practices across all markets from local to international.  Norma provides practical, action driven training and mentoring; from co-ordinated strategy development through to the creation of engaging websites, social media resources and online marketing campaigns.  Norma really enjoys sharing her wealth of experience to make the difficult seem simple and then to take action to achieve great results.  Norma has taken on several Directorships and non-Executive Director positions in both private and not for profit organisations.

In addition to her expertise in ebusiness development from inception to commercialisation, Norma is a specialist in the following areas:

  • life coaching and personal development
  • business strategy and market development
  • export communications strategies

Experience in Support Programmes:

  • UKTI NW & Scotland
  • Superfast North Yorkshire
  • Superfast West Yorkshire
  • Go Digital Newcastle
  • North East Rural Growth Network
  • UKTI North East

 

LEONLeon Howe:  Leon provides specialist mentoring to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises within the North East.  A SFEDI and IBA accredited professional, with over 18 years experience in business support, Leon brings essential sales and marketing knowledge in developing an integrated marketing plan to work alongside digital marketing activities.  Previous experience includes working for Business Link as a Business Advisor; as an Economic Development Officer for Gateshead Council; assisting new and existing Social Enterprises in Gateshead; and managing the ERDF funding Gateshead Food Alliance project.

In addition to his experience in ebusiness development from inception to commercialisation, Leon is a specialist in the following areas:

  • new product/service development and intellectual property rights
  • financing from pitching to investors to crowd funding
  • business start ups from freelancing to social enterprises

Experience in Support Programmes:

  • North Tyneside – Ideas To Market
  • Superfast North Yorkshire
  • Superfast West Yorkshire
  • Go Digital Newcastle
  • Gateshead Food Alliance