Across four corners of England Jon has been lucky to work with places of immense beauty, fascination and popularity. There have been gardens, houses, galleries, museums, coastline, parklands, villages, woodlands, a railway and even an island. Some have been occupied since the Bronze Age, others were established within his lifetime.

Before becoming a business development consultant Jon worked as a conservation assistant, a guide, an assistant head gardener, a visitor experience and marketing manager, an operations manager, a head of public engagement, an analyst, a project manager and a commercial director.

Each of the places Jon has worked with has had a particular combination of problems and opportunities, and his work has been to help them grow. This might be in profitability, in appeal, in standards of conservation or in efficiency. The foundation for any growth has been understanding the distinctiveness of each place - its stories, its challenges, its richness. There’s always something, however intangible, which is the seed for sustainable growth.

Jon wants Eagle & Oak to treat places authentically, to build sustainability and apply my creativity and inspire it in others. It’s my opportunity to work with even more places to keep them special well into the future.

You can find more out about Jon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonodon/

You can find out more about your hosts here...

Carlton - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgajadhar/ and https://www.carlton-gajadhar.com/

Carly - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlystraughan/ and http://qlineconsulting.com/

With huge thanks to our sponsors, StaffSavvy and Retail Integration without whom this would not have been possible.

Absolute huge respect and thanks to our great editor over at Joe Shmo Productions who you can find over on Twitter at... https://twitter.com/joeshm0