Creative ambition.
Practical direction.
I work with brands and teams to give ambitious ideas a clear direction, build the structure to deliver them, and develop the people who lead the work.
A decade at Red Bull
WWE World & FIFA at Fanatics Fest
Leadership programs across 12 regions
What are you
moving forward?
Support for new ventures, growing teams, and established brands.
Develop an idea
Define the audience, brand identity, and business case for a new venture, property, or experience.
02Organize the work
Set priorities, clarify responsibilities, and put a workable plan around a complex project or growing team.
03Build team capability
Develop workshops and learning programs that help people make decisions and lead projects with confidence.
When to bring
me in.
A venture finding its direction
You have an idea and the resources to pursue it. You need to define who it serves, what makes it distinctive, and how to build a business around it.
An agency growing its capacity
You’re taking on more clients or larger projects. The team needs clearer roles and better processes to handle that growth without sacrificing quality or burning people out.
A brand investing in experiences
You want events and experiences to play a bigger role in your marketing. You need a strategy, concepts that fit the brand, and a team equipped to deliver them.
The range
of my experience.
Six areas of work.
Open one for the roles and projects behind it.
01Red Bull · Event concepts and business planningBrand & concept developmentDefining who an idea is for, what makes it distinctive, and whether it is worth pursuing.
At Red Bull, I developed new event concepts with regional teams through annual business planning. The work started with the audience and the brand: what would make an idea worth pursuing, and what would make it unmistakably Red Bull? I shaped the experience and business case, including opportunities for partners and wider marketing or sales activity. Earlier work at Red Bull Records connected artists with events and content.
Explore brand and concept support02Red Bull · AthleticonEvent leadership & production planningBudgets, venues, teams, and the decisions required to prepare and deliver events.
My Red Bull career spanned flagship properties including Rampage, Flugtag, Aces, and Plane Swap, as well as the brand’s work around Formula 1 in Miami and Las Vegas. I led event strategy and production planning, managed budgets, and worked across 12 regional teams to bring major properties and series to life. On site, I led teams through the decisions that turned those plans into experiences.
As Event Director during Athleticon’s development in 2020, I built the team through hiring and onboarding, organized the work with production partners, and developed sponsorship and sales proposals around the planned experience.
Read the Plane Swap story03WWE World · Fanatics Fest / FIFASponsorship & partner managementDeveloping partner opportunities and leading the work that delivers them.
For WWE World, I developed about seventeen concepts into defined fan experiences and partner proposals. I established the sponsor intake process, led joint planning with WWE, and saw the work through delivery as project lead on site.
As FIFA Relationship & Soccer Program Lead for Fanatics, I led the partner relationship and built the operating framework for the World Cup finalists’ press conferences and public panel. I developed participation formats and invitation materials, structured partner cost responsibilities, and designed the Final watch-party concept.
Read the FIFA / Fanatics story04CSM Sport & Entertainment · Red BullMarketing operationsThe tools, processes, and staffing behind campaigns delivered across locations.
At CSM Sport & Entertainment, I managed the practical work behind experiential campaigns and the development of a national mobile tour, from procurement and local partners to staffing and training. At Red Bull, my national remit included event-management tools and websites, ticketing processes, and event data work with IT. These systems gave teams a common foundation for work delivered across locations.
Explore project and team support05Playful Solutions · Performance-training appDigital product managementLeading app development from brand requirements to the user experience.
At Playful Solutions, I led product management for an internal Red Bull performance-training app. I hired and managed the development agency, translated brand requirements into the user journey, and developed the games and content with the team. I also commissioned and coordinated athlete and expert filming across international locations, connecting each shoot to the experience inside the app.
Explore concept development support06Leadership summits · Event-manager workshopsLeadership training & facilitationDesigning and teaching programs drawn from the decisions people face at work.
I’ve authored event guidelines, built and hosted leadership workshops, and recorded a six-hour curriculum for Red Bull’s internal learning platform. The work includes a cross-functional summit for 120 colleagues across 12 regions, practical training for new event managers, and a modular onboarding intensive I developed independently. Each format gives people a way to practice decisions and carry the learning into their own projects.
Explore the leadership programsI’m Will Herbert.
I’m drawn to the space between what something could become and what it takes to get it there.
My career has taken me from developing brand experiences to leading complex productions and building learning programs. Bleu Canopy is where I bring that experience to new ideas and teams ready to grow. I want the work to leave them more capable, with the confidence to choose what comes next.
Get to know my approachWhat are you working through?
Tell me what you’re planning and where you could use another perspective.
Let’s talk