The team
Founder
Liz Ashton has spent her entire career in managing and leading the following activities:
Sales and business development
Corporate reputation and communications
Marketing, branding and positioning of companies
Mediation and conflict management
Partnership and ecosystem development
Strategy creation and implementation
The industries she has worked in include:
Media
Consulting services
Scientific services
FMCG and Food
Retail
Manufacturing
Liz has set up and successfully run her own global business as well as working for some of the larger corporates including Diageo, Yardley and ASDA. She has spent time working for medium sized enterprises in the UK and Australia.

Advisor
Paul Maidment has spent his entire career in managing and leading the following activities:
Sales and business development
Corporate reputation and communications
Marketing, branding and positioning of companies
Strategy creation and implementation
Partnership development
The industries he has worked in include:
Media broadcast and other
Consulting services

Paul had a long and varied career at the BBC's commercial arm where he ran a number of successful business units, latterly and most notably BBC Motion Gallery the video archive content arm. He then went on to consult, working with a variety of organisations both established and developing to help them realise their commercial potential and goals. L
Athene Moody has spent her career in client service and administration:
Data analysis of market trends
Commercial awareness and strategic thinking
Organisation and planning for clients
Pragmatic problem solving
The industries she has worked in include:
Hospitality
Publishing
Media
Retail

Assisted by
With over four years of experience in customer-facing roles, Athene is an expert at creating and sustaining interpersonal relationships. Having recently graduated from UCL with a first-class master’s degree in gender studies, her passion for equity, inclusion and diversity is at the forefront of all her professional endeavours. Her excellent communication and administrative skills provide critical opportunities for growth both internally and externally here at Symbioss.
Contact us
Get in touch with our professional services team
I established Symbioss in 2024. For details on my profile see above. Contact us when you have slower business growth than you would like and you think there are external relationship issues that are causing it. We are very happy to have a chat or in an in-depth conversation about your needs. I can be contacted the following ways, we will call back if busy - just leave a message.
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Phone
+44 (0)7710 444363
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Liz Ashton MBA CIM SOM | LinkedIn
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