Our Story.
"A group of experts with a passion for the holiday park sector."
We're your people.
We're consultants who live and breathe the UK holiday park sector, and we're here to make a difference.
Like many in the sector, we fell into it by chance and never left. We love working with people, making sure customers have a great experience, keeping standards high, and having fun along the way.
We're not your average consultants, and we're proud of it. We've built this business to make a real, positive impact on the sector and help holiday parks thrive.
Matt's Journey
Following a number of years in the Royal Engineers, Matt served in multiple operational tours all over the world including Afghanistan. Following a spell in private security and the fitness sector, Matt was approached by a recruitment agency and embarked on a career in the holiday park sector where he excelled quickly. From sales manager to multiple senior management roles for one of the UK's leading operators.
Matt spent an 11 year career supporting customers to buy their perfect holiday home and leading and inspiring teams to deliver exceptional service. Prior to the launch of The Holiday Park People, Matt was a board director for a multi-park operation which is where he and Stacey met.
Stacey's Journey
Stacey on the other hand, has spent all of her working career in the sector. From work experience on a holiday park as a teenager, Stacey caught the 'holiday park bug'. Someone that always had a passion for people and was inherently creative, Stacey worked for some of the UK's leading operators specialising in holiday sales and marketing.
Following 5 years as a board director in her most recent role, Stacey & Matt met and worked together leading sales, holiday sales and marketing operations.
A friendship was founded.
A love for the sector and a genuine passion for people was clear from the outset. When we found ourselves looking to our future, this felt like the only direction for us. From reception and sales, marketing and senior leadership roles to board directors, we get it. We truly understand the nuts and bolts of holiday park operations. This weird and wonderful sector has been a huge part of our lives and honestly, we absolutely love it.
We're extremely lucky that we're not doing this alone. We were over the moon when Graham Hodgson and Bev Dixon, who are two of the industry's most successful and respected individuals, agreed to back us on this journey and we couldn't have possibly wished for better investors, in terms of people or experience.
From strategy to training, marketing and on-hand support in sales or holidays and much more, we can help you tackle challenges, improve your business and support your team in generating results. Or maybe you would just like a fresh pair of eyes and a different perspective. We're your people.
Making a difference
It's important to us that we help others where we can. When creating The Holiday Park People we were clear that we wanted a charity partner that was close to our hearts and aligned with our values.
Given Matt's background in the Armed Forces, we chose Walking With The Wounded as our charity partner; an incredible charity offering vulnerable individuals short and long-term support.
We're super passionate about creating a space for existing and ex-military personnel to get support when they need it, and we believe there is a huge opportunity in our sector to provide careers for those leaving the Armed Forces.
To find out more about Walking With The Wounded visit: www.walkingwiththewounded.org.uk
The sector's first positive podcast
When we founded The Holiday Park People, we couldn't quite believe the UK holiday park sector didn't have a podcast! Not only is it an incredibly fun sector, it also contributes a significant amount to the UK economy. It creates incredible career opportunities, opportunities for innovation and, most importantly, for so many consumers, it creates amazing memories.
On the podcast, co-founders Stacey & Matt talk about all of the above, shining a light on the amazing people and businesses that operate in the sector, while also sharing the highs, lows and everyday life of our UK start-up journey.
We'd love for you to join us and get involved in the conversation!
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