An award-winning business adviser who has trained more than two thousand people, specialising in confidence-building and releasing innate skills.  A co-founder of She Inspires Foundation.

Ray worked for three of the top ten ad agencies in the UK, and was Managing Director of the biggest specialist agency in Europe with billings of £40 million. As Head of Creative & Digital Industries at The North West Development Agency, he set up the team to help secure the BBC’s relocation and the creation of the iconic MediaCityUK in Salford Quays.

An Alumnus, member of Court of City, University of London, and a mentor and adviser for its City Ventures programme, a Member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing, a Member of The Institute of Consulting, an External Adviser to The University Of Salford, and Special Adviser and Trustee at the award-winning Gorton Monastery in Manchester, once listed alongside the Taj Mahal as one of the world’s 100 most endangered sites.