Jason Lockwood has launched a new consultancy aimed at helping businesses in the gaming, leisure and hospitality sectors achieve their strategic goals, drawing on his own decades of experience in those sectors with industry leaders such as Greene King, Gala Coral, Praesepe and Genting Stanley.
Having stepped down as director of entertainment at pub and brewing giant Greene King in April, Jason Lockwood has announced the launch of a new consultancy business aimed at the gaming, leisure and hospitality sectors.
Boasting 37 years experience since he joined the industry as a general assistant in a Showboat arcade for Rank aged just 18, Lockwood will now look to position JLockwoodconsultant Ltd as the go-to firm for business leaders looking to achieve their strategic goals.
“I’ve been very fortunate to have worked with and learned from some great leaders like Nick Harding at Praesepe and Nick Mackenzie at Greene King,” said Lockwood.
“I’ve also really enjoyed the leadership roles I’ve had in the industry, including Gala Coral and Genting Stanley, helping those businesses with strategic direction within the gaming and entertainment space and ultimately improving the bottom line. But it now feels like the right time to do something different.”
Lockwood will draw on his decades of experience in the AGC, Casino, Betting, Bingo, i-Gaming and Pub sectors to help firms in areas such as commercial negotiations and procurement, new product development, strategic planning and data management. He confirmed: “The consultancy will be very much focused on helping our industry leaders achieve their strategic goals.”
And Lockwood is already up and running with the consultancy as he advised Coinslot: “The new business is now live and trading and I’m talking to a number of UK businesses who can see value in having a different perspective drawn from experienced-based insight, or simply need to bring in expertise, but given the real cost pressures on our industry at the moment, don’t want the ongoing permanent headcount cost.”
“My goal is to use my core expertise to be able to add real value to businesses helping them to improve strategic direction, processes, systems, commercials and cost base.”
