Networking and relationship marketing

Would you like to ‘Connect with Purpose’ via your marketing activities, networking and business communication practices?

Kirsty James has been offering networking, relationship-marketing and connection services since 2007. In 2022, the various event and consultancy businesses she managed were consolidated into a single business – Kirsty James Consulting.

Kirsty’s business services, as well as her community work, have been responsible for the project management of multiple event concepts – including TEDxWarrington and Cheshire International Women’s Day – as well as raising in excess of £66k for local grassroot projects and charities, the delivery of diverse client marketing projects, and the provision of networking skills and strategy training workshops.

'Connecting with Purpose'

Award-winning expertise that can support your internal and external networking, communication and connection projects.

Committed to ‘Connecting with Purpose’, Kirsty has helped hundreds of businesses to define their purpose, grow and problem-solve by providing ideas, learning environments and valuable connections.

Kirsty is committed to quality engagement and relationship-building; the personal and professional growth and development of team members; and to making a difference to local communities.

Networking and relationship marketing

Would you like to ‘Connect with Purpose’ via your marketing activities, networking and business communication practices?

Kirsty James has been offering networking, relationship-marketing and connection services since 2007. In 2022, the various event and consultancy businesses she managed were consolidated into a single business – Kirsty James Consulting.

Kirsty’s business services, as well as her community work, have been responsible for the project management of multiple event concepts – including TEDxWarrington and Cheshire International Women’s Day – as well as raising in excess of £66k for local grassroot projects and charities, the delivery of diverse client marketing projects, and the provision of networking skills and strategy training workshops.

'Connecting with Purpose'

Award-winning expertise that can support your internal and external networking, communication and connection projects.

Committed to ‘Connecting with Purpose’, Kirsty has helped hundreds of businesses to define their purpose, grow and problem-solve by providing ideas, learning environments and valuable connections.

Kirsty is committed to quality engagement and relationship-building; the personal and professional growth and development of team members; and to making a difference to local communities.

Kirsty champions business growth, oversees ventures that add value and investment into the local economy, and aligns her fierce loyalty to community with her core values of collaboration and connection.

SME

Corporate

project stories

Kirsty is the Warrington Licensee, curator & event organiser

Founder and co-host of a quarterly networking social evening

Founder and organiser of community wellbeing events

Pivotal role in establishing and managing the charity Lymm Sanctuary Hub and Business Centre, which repurposed part of Lymm Library

Founder and Host of Colony business and community events since 2010 #networking

Co-organiser of a community crowdfunding and charitable event concept

Co-host of LinkedInLocal Warrington and Manchester

Founder and host of a quarterly business and speaker lunch event

Co-host of Cheshire International Women’s Day (IWD)

Founder of family wellbeing events on eSafety and mental health run in schools

Co-facilitator of a business lead generation and connections event format

Speed

Think FM

LBC

LIL

Club90

Col Wellbeing

Always pursuing new ideas that bring excitement and novelty value

ABOUT Kirsty

Kirsty is a relationship-marketing specialist with a track record in:

Committed to ‘Connecting with Purpose’, Kirsty specialises in effective business communication and relationship-marketing using the power of networking to enable personal and business growth and community engagement.

She champions business growth, supports ventures that pump investment into the local economy, and aligns her fierce loyalty to community with her core business values of collaboration and connection.

Qualified and Award-Winning

Qualified (in both the UK and France) with a Masters in Business (and a thesis in French on retention marketing), Kirsty spent 10 years in corporate environments before setting up in business in 2007.

She’s spearheaded several award-winning projects and obtained a Prime Minister’s Award for her community work.

Many who have worked with Kirsty say it is her strong moral leadership that differentiates and drives her projects. She fosters a ‘pay it forward’ culture, fuelled by a desire to support the business and wider community.

Her pivotal role in helping to establish and manage the charity Lymm Sanctuary Hub and Business Centre (LSHBC), helped save her local Library by repurposing it into a community and business hub that has now secured National Lottery funding for its community projects, created employment and offered affordable office space to several small businesses.

An unstoppable force of nature! A catalyst for profound positive change, who engenders trust and confidence in the people around her, persuasively bringing together people and resources to make incredible things happen

TEDx Speaker

In 2024, Kirsty pursued her love and support of TED and TEDx content and added TEDx Speaker status to her existing achievement as the Organiser and Curator of TEDxWarrington.

Delivering her idea ‘Building a Legacy: The Power of Collective Achievement’ at the TEDxNorthwich live event in July 2024, her talk has now been approved by TED and features on the TEDx YouTube channel.

What people say

A phenomenal achievement putting on a superb #tedxwarrington. She had a vision. She led an amazing team of talented and dedicated volunteers. She brought in sponsorship. She worked tirelessly to make it happen. I salute this powerhouse of a woman!

A woman on a serious mission over the last couple of years.

Both a genius and beautiful person…the most incredible event organiser and curated a wonderful TEDxWarrington experience along with an invaluable team of experts, working tirelessly for months, bringing something special to Warrington.

An excellent IWD2022 event. The buzz in the room was amazing.

A doyenne of the events world.

A “catalyst for change” and a “tireless and determined powerhouse with a passion for marketing and event project management, constantly pursuing opportunities to innovate in the events sector".

An architect of exciting concepts and a facilitator of success. She spots gaps in the market and manages multiple teams across different projects. She gets great feedback, is accessible and respectful, and is a modest dynamo of energy.

Breadth of knowledge and passion for the subject is just fab. The Networking training was just brilliant. Thank you so much. was so much, actual, valuable information

To say Kirsty "Gets Networking" is an understatement.