Blessing Alawiye

Business Development Consultant at Gemdar, Private Property Finance Company

Performed daily cold and warm calls to estate agents, developers, builders, solicitors and accountants to introduce and promote property finance services. Used LinkedIn and Facebook to increase brand visibility and engagement with industry stakeholders. Managed and tracked leads and client communications through CRM to maintain a structured sales pipeline. Coordinated and scheduled appointments between senior management and prospective clients to support business development initiatives.

Au Pair / Tutor at Self-employed

Tutored and supported English language development for children in Spain, created engaging learning materials, planned activities, and monitored progress to ensure educational goals were met.

Teacher at Les Petits Bilinguals

Taught English to small groups of French children, fostering confidence and fluency through interactive lessons and activities. Designed and implemented engaging learning materials, games, and projects. Planned and organized activities to ensure children's progress. Collaborated with parents and staff to monitor progress and provide additional tutoring as needed.

Luxury Retail Sales Assistant at Brown Thomas

Enhanced customer experience through professionalism and product knowledge across Chanel, Gucci Westman Atelier, and Le Labo brands. Built relationships by acting as a personal shopper, guided clients in trying bags and accessories, and maintained department displays per visual merchandising guidelines. Organized stocks and deliveries.

Manager of Operations at International Hairstyles

Maintained smooth-running business operations by delegating priorities to staff, streamlined processes to optimize office operations, coordinated hiring, recruitment and training, established budgets and cost-control strategies, kept up with current hair trends, and monitored health and safety compliance.

Teacher at Les Petits Bilinguals

Taught English to a small group of French children, fostering confidence and fluency through interactive lessons and activities. Designed and implemented engaging learning materials, games, and projects to reinforce key language concepts. Planned and organized projects and tasks to ensure children reached their full potential. Collaborated with parents and staff to monitor progress and support each child’s educational goals. Provided additional tutoring sessions and academic support as needed.

Luxury Retail Sales Assistant at Brown Thomas

Enhanced customer experience through Chanel, Gucci Westman Atelier, Le Labo Fragrance brands; built relationships with clients; acted as personal shopper; assisted with brand education and merchandising; maintained stock; coordinated deliveries.