About Marina


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An award winning results focused professional with a proven track record in building strategic partnerships, growing companies, creating new business models and providing turnaround solutions. Marina has spent +25 years working with companies from start-ups to large corporates across sectors and industries.

​Awards include 'International Business Woman of the Year', 'Start Ups Women in Business', 'Business Start Up Award' and 'Best New Product' from 80 global entrants. 

Marina advises companies, mentors senior executives and sits on a number of boards as Exec, Non-Exec & Advisor to the Board.

success stories

BUILDING NEW BUSINESS UNITS

Mark Collin, Group Director, ThoughtWorks Ventures:
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'Marina and I had the pleasure of working together to establish an entirely new business unit for ThoughtWorks globally. Starting from the U.K. together we un-covered three global mega trends that helped to take ThoughtWorks beyond working with just large enterprises into new Ecosystems.  In its first year ThoughtWorks Ventures is already profitable and expanding to other regions.

building digital cities

building innovative products

Teddy Yip Jr, Race Team Principal, STATUS GP

​'Marina has created innovative ways for motorsport fans to consume the content the sport has to offer. We are delighted to be at the forefront of cultivating a new generation of motor racing fans. It’s a fantastic platform for us to showcase our GP3 assault and raise the profile of the whole team and our drivers.'

This resulted in 9 million views, on-car advertising worth $1m and driver sponsorship $2m+.

creating the 1st ever crowdfunded f1 race team


In 2014, with 3 races left, the Caterham F1 team went into administration. The team wanted to race at the final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. Formula One Management agreed on the basis that the required $3.7m funds were raised within the 7 day deadline! Marina came up with a plan and approached the Team Principal with an idea for a first time ever approach to raising finance - a crowdfunding campaign powered by the fans - disrupting the traditional sponsorship motor sport model. The fans were delighted, the team raced the final season race at Abu Dhabi!