About me as a professional…
A taste of my skills and experience
Hello and welcome. My name is Claire Witz and I’m the person behind Chimpology. Here’s a little bit about my experience and credentials which hopefully clearly demonstrates that you are in very safe hands:
I’m a business advisor and former management consultant based in Tunbridge Wells (UK). I have 20+ years of varied experience working with organisations of all shapes and sizes in a many different sectors across the world.
Over 14 years’ experience with Mailchimp. I’m a fully certified Mailchimp Pro Partner with access to priority support and am ranked #1 in the UK and in the top 10 globally on Mailchimp’s trusted expert panel. I was also a member of their 2023 Customer Advisory Board working directly with their leadership team in Atlanta.
A good working knowledge of multiple CMS and website builders, CRMs, middleware, design software, booking and calendar tools, donation apps, membership platforms, ecommerce systems, payment processors, surveys, plugins, apps and form-builders.
A member of Intuit’s (owner of Mailchimp and Quickbooks) UK Small Business Growth Council, a group of 15 business owners from across the UK working directly with the UK government and Department for Business & Trade as part of their policymaking process to help make British businesses be more competitive and profitable. Read more here.
Quoted at the British Design Museum as an expert in their exhibition about email, and been interviewed on a growing list of podcasts.
100% 5* reviews on Google and Mailchimp’s expert directory. I am ICO registered, GDPR compliant and fully insured.
Prior to starting my own business, I worked as a city-based management consultant. I also ran a successful business networking membership organisation for 12 years before selling it in 2022.
Top 5 Clifton Strengths are Input, Activator, Maximizer, Strategic and Relator.
I support Centre Point and fund the cost for a young person to have a safe bed for the night at the start of each new project.
Back in the mists of time I did a degree in Arabic and Islamic studies and a short stint at art college.
But what does that mean for you?
Well, it means I know Mailchimp and email marketing inside-out, its place in the broader context if your organisation and how powerful it can be.
And I also know Mailchimp’s quirks and foibles, and how to work around them.
So if you’re struggling or short of time and need help with your email marketing I can help in various ways including:
Mailchimp etc Help Desk, Power Hour (and-a-half), in-depth projects and ongoing outsourcing
Set up, training, audits & advice
Templates, automations , customer journeys & lead magnets
Deliverability and spam issues
Website, e-commerce & CRM integration
Audience management & sorting out colossal messes
Marketing strategy, content planning and copywriting.
Lots of experience with different website platforms including Wordpress & Woocommerce, Shopify, Squarespace, Wix, Weebly etc, together with blogging and SEO.
About me outside of work…
I live in the Georgian spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent (south-east UK) with my husband of 25 years Neil, uni-student Jamie and GCSE student Erin, and our 3-year old cocker spaniel Daisy. We bought our house because of the bakelite door knobs and views. My home office overlooks a church and woods and life is governed by the church bells that ring every 15 minutes.
I love having new experiences and little adventures, country walks, reading historical fiction, weight training, live comedy and making things:
Every weekend Erin and I decide on a direction, drive that way into the countryside until we spot a public footpath sign, park up and go off for an adventure with Daisy. We get lost a lot.
I go weight training several times a week and love lifting heavy things and punching stuff.
Every month my friend Janet and I have a “crafternoon” - we think of a new activity, start with a Pinterest board for inspiration and then try it out (with very varying degrees of success!). Follow me on Insta to see the results.
Neil and I LOVE going to see comedians live. So far we’ve seen Bill Bailey, Jason Manford, Sindhu Vee, Russell Howard, John Bishop, Alasdair Beckett-King, Troy Hawke, Micky Flanagan, Stephen Bailey and Ed Byrne and lots of local and up-and-coming comics.
I hate thinking of what to make for dinner Every.Single.Night.
I have a little creative side-line too called Qalbi (which means “my heart” in Arabic) - designing and making Arabic & Islamic art and gifts. I’ve painted on-and-off all my life and also have a degree in Arabic & Islamic Studies and lived in Morocco for a while. If you want to have a nose my website is www.Qalbi.co.uk.