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Hello from me

"Why keep success and experience to yourself?

This is slightly contradictory for someone who is known, amongst friends and colleagues, for being very competitive. However I hugely value the benefits of teamwork, cooperation and working together to maximise success and this has been evident throughout my career and the feedback I have received. Through Designed for Life Consultancy, this is my opportunity to give back the extensive knowledge, success and experiences I have gained over the years to organisations who want to grow and evolve sustainably".

 

Mark Martin, Managing Director, Designed for life Consultancy 

My Story so far

I have spent over 35 years in the medical technology industry, building experience across the full breadth of the MedTech ecosystem. My career has covered product design, sales, service, financial management and MedTech regulations giving me a well-rounded and practical understanding of business and how ideas move from concept to clinical use.

This journey has allowed me to work in close partnership with organisations such as the NHS and other healthcare providers, collaborating across a wide range of departments and stakeholder groups. From operating theatres, day surgery and endoscopy units to procurement, finance, business management and the C-suite, I have seen healthcare from multiple perspectives and understand the competing pressures each faces.

As a result, I have gained a unique, first-hand insight into the challenges experienced by both MedTech companies and healthcare organisations as they strive to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients and the wider system.

Today, I use this experience to COLLABORATE, INNOVATE and support TRANSFORMATION that creates mutual value. My focus is on bringing people together, challenging established thinking and enabling practical change that improves performance, sustainability, and outcomes. Many of the skills I have developed in MedTech are also highly transferable and I actively seek opportunities to cross-pollinate ideas and best practices from other industries to deliver fresh thinking and lasting impact.

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Leadership Experience

  • Business and financial leadership – looking beyond the data to influence growth, manage risk and align resources with corporate goals. 

  • Team management – guiding, mentoring and supporting individuals to achieve shared goals.  

  • Sales and service strategy setting and delivery – integrating processes to support customer journey from initial acquisition to long term retention.  

  • Medical regulations and quality assurance standards – ensuring compliance to increasingly tightened controls and processes for medical technology.

  • Product and solution development and launches – taking ideas to functional and marketable solutions

  • Sales & marketing training – shaping individuals to sell products and services based on what customers need.

  • Healthcare Compliance – navigating the code of conduct for healthcare providers in a fair and responsible way.

 

This leadership experience enables me to support organisations operating in complex, regulated environments to clarify their direction, accelerate tangible outcomes and deliver measurable results financially, commercially and compliantly.

Why work with me?

I combine years of hands-on MedTech leadership experience with a pragmatic consulting approach focused on real outcomes, not theory. I understand the commercial, operational and cultural realities of healthcare organisations because I’ve led them from the inside.

Clients work with me because I:

  • Bridge strategy and execution — turning ambition into clear priorities and measurable results

  • Challenge constructively — asking the difficult questions needed to unlock progress and performance

  • Work alongside leadership teams — as a trusted partner, not a detached advisor

  • Deliver commercially sound and sustainable solutions — balancing growth, innovation, and responsibility

  • Develop people as well as businesses — leaving teams stronger, more capable, and confident

 

My focus is on creating lasting value: improved performance today, resilient organisations for tomorrow and positive impact for healthcare and the world we serve.

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