Zoë Binning is a multiple, award winning business owner and consultant. She has a background in retail management, space planning and visual merchandising within the food and gifting arenas and has also worked within the charity and non-profit sectors.
She is a wedding industry, catering and hospitality expert and has worked with Welsh wedding venue businesses for a number of years supporting them to increase wedding bookings and drive profitability.
Zoë specialises in sustainable and ethical wedding services and best practice, is passionate about supporting businesses and individuals as they take steps towards more sustainable and eco-friendly practices, as well as guiding companies to be more inclusive and to better serve the LGBTQ+ community.
As a business owner and keen advocate for promoting enterprise and instilling entrepreneurial skills in young people – by supporting them to become business owners and to drive their own success – Zoë is proud to be a Big Ideas Wales Role Model , a Business Wales mentor and DTA Wales peer mentor and is excited to have taken up the position of Enterprise Champion at Coleg Gwent.
Matthew Watts: Enterprise, Skills & Employability Coordinator at Coleg y Cymoedd provides enterprise support to learners past and present across the four campuses of Aberdare, Nantgarw, Rhondda and Ystrad Mynach.
Matthew is part of the Futures team at Coleg y Cymoedd, which sits alongside the Employment Bureau and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
Being a keen sportsperson and having 5 years experience of running a business in the sport sector, Matthew joined Coleg y Cymoedd from the middle of 2019; firstly within the Business & International Services department and then onto his current role. Matthew is also on the Governing Body at Coleg y Cymoedd and part of the Resources Committee.
As a qualified tutor and assessor, Matthew is able to deliver across a variety of fields and has been involved in various projects and initiatives that support employment, training, engagement and physical activity as particular areas of expertise.
Liana James is College Enterprise Champion at The College Merthyr Tydfil.