History
Redsocks Consultancy was born in 2003 after a visit to Boston Colleges Carroll School of Management and the experience gained from spending time with 'Not for Profit' organisations in the USA. In particular, it was striking how all of the groups visited had a clear sense of Purpose encapsulated in the mission, vision and value structure of their strategies. Redsocks strives to bring this same sense of purpose, planning and skills to the Voluntary and Community Sector in the UK and Ireland.
People
Denny Elliott
Director Redsocks
Denny has been working in the Voluntary Sector for 18 years. A former Peace and Conflict Studies student at Magee Campus University of Ulster he began life in the sector with Concern Worldwide before moving on to become a Regional Manager with Save the Children Fund, Manage Oxfam Ireland and Director of Fundraising with Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke. Denny has also studied Marketing in Jordanstown, has completed the Certificate in Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations at Queens University Belfast and spent a period with the Carroll School of Management in Boston College New England. Denny Founded Redsocks in March 2003.
Mike Philpott
Mike has been in the news and PR businesses for 30 years. He started his career as a reporter with the Stockport Advertiser in Greater Manchester and later freelanced for various publications, including national papers.
He returned to Northern Ireland in 1981 as sub-editor with the Belfast Telegraph, and joined BBC Northern Ireland as a reporter in 1983.
He was Dublin Correspondent for national BBC before pursuing a wider freelance career. Now contributes to the BBC locally and nationally (appearing regularly on the Good Morning Ulster and Talkback programmes), as well as assisting overseas broadcasters.
Is PR adviser to a number of companies and voluntary organisations including NI Chest, Heart and Stroke and Plimsoll Publishing, based in Stockton-on-Tees..
Winner of 1992 Hennessy Award for best new Irish short story writer, and has been runner up in the prestigious Sony Awards on two occasions.
Paul J Holden
Paul is our IT expert. Having worked with computers from the age of 14 Paul has experienced life in the IT industry at practically every level. He brings that experience along with a ferocious imagination and a real passion for how computers can be used to simplify and help. When he's not working with IT Paul can be found at his drawing board where he works as a comic artist drawing characters such as Judge Dredd for 2000AD.