Member Spotlight: Kerry Woods, Regional Business Development Manager, The Alchemist 

Member Spotlight- Kerry Woods Regional Business Development Manager, The Alchemist 

• Introduce yourself Hi hello! I’m Kerry, I am the Regional Business Development Manager at The Alchemist. I look after all three of our gorgeous Manchester venues along with our grade II listed venue in Liverpool.
• Career highlight
  A highlight for me is probably the first time I was nominated for a Manchester Hoteliers Association award. It was early in my career, and I was in my first commercial role, sadly I didn’t win. However, the impact on being recognised by my peers and having the feeling of ‘Okay I’m pretty good at this’ being a real boost to my confidence which was well needed at the time.
• Name three words that describe your personality
  Transparent, Intentional and Inquisitive.
• What’s the best thing about pro-manchester
  Hand on heart – the Pro-Manchester team! They have always been sensational to work with, mindful and intentional in all that they do and overall fantastic people. We wouldn’t have the opportunity to attend brilliant events, meet great new connections and hear from industry leaders without them.
• What are your priorities for 2025
  Consumer behaviour is always shifting and it’s paramount to remain connected with our local communities, corporates and operating neighbours. However, my priority is always to showcase our beautiful venues! So, expanding our client base is key and ensuring our return guests feel seen and valued by us – always.
• What do you think are the most important things going on in Manchester at the moment?
  Two key topics in Manchester currently is the expanding boundaries of the city centre and whether the public transport infrastructure can sustain this.
  As the likes of St John’s, Circle Square and Deansgate Square as well as plans for redevelopments of Strangeways / Cambridge areas continue to expand it welcome’s brilliant new offerings and opportunities to the centre.
  However, with Deansgate’s one way system impacting commuters and the new public transport improvements still underway this is a deterrent for some guests to head into the city.
• Favourite meeting place in Manchester
  I’m going to bypass the usual self-nominations here as there are so many incredible venues in our city.
  A recent favourite for an offsite meeting is Atomeca on Deansgate square – perfect spot for a few hour’s admin, fantastic coffee and when the time is right a delightful glass of wine.
• Are there any particular types of businesses that you would like to meet:
  I’m lucky that everyone loves to eat our so I’m keen to meet EVERYONE! However, I’d love to meet more event bookers, personal assistants, members of social committee’s and network leaders!

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Email: [email protected]

Phone: 07581060796

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-woods1910/