Mandy Stephens

Mandy Stephens began her career as a freelance PA with a strong background in the hospitality and events industry, having worked in hotels, bars, nightclubs, and restaurants. This hands-on experience gave her a practical understanding of what it takes to run a smooth operation under pressure. She later expanded into public relations and communications, bringing the same no-nonsense, loyal approach to her work. Based in , , Mandy Stephens operates as a solo practitioner who focuses on providing reliable, on-the-ground support for exhibitions, conferences, and corporate events.

From Hospitality to PR Support

Mandy Stephens’s early career in the wet and dry trades—managing licensed premises and troubleshooting operational issues—shaped her ability to handle fast-paced environments and demanding clients. This background is directly relevant to her current work in public relations and communications, where she often serves as a stand hostess, promotional support, or event manager. She has experience working across IT and internet sectors, helping companies demonstrate software on computers or affiliated websites. Her ability to hold a customer’s attention on a stand while agents are busy is a skill she developed through years of face-to-face interaction in bars and restaurants. Mandy Stephens also works part-time as a trace consultant for a short-term finance company, using data protection software such as Experian, Journey Man, and E-Consumer View, which adds a layer of data-handling expertise to her PR toolkit.

Services Offered

Mandy Stephens provides a range of services tailored to the public relations and communications needs of businesses participating in trade shows, public exhibitions, and conferences. Her offerings are practical and hands-on, designed to support sales teams and enhance brand presence at events. Typical services include:

• Stand hostess and customer engagement at exhibitions and conferences
• Promotional support and product demonstration (including software and digital platforms)
• Event management and coordination for corporate hospitality functions
• Full bar service and catering coordination, including chef on site at shows
• Sales support and lead capture, including taking detailed customer information for follow-up
• Trace consultancy for data protection and customer verification (using Experian, Journey Man, and E-Consumer View)

These services are delivered with a focus on reliability and loyalty, which Mandy Stephens identifies as her defining professional trait. She does not aim to be a large agency but rather a dependable freelance partner for companies that need extra hands on deck during critical events.

Who Benefits from Working with Mandy Stephens

Mandy Stephens is best suited for small to medium-sized businesses or agencies that require temporary, on-site support for exhibitions and conferences in and around . Her experience in the IT and internet sectors makes her particularly useful for tech companies demonstrating software or web-based products at trade shows. She is also a good fit for organisations that value a personal, loyal approach over a large agency’s more standardized service. Companies looking for a stand hostess who can handle both customer engagement and bar service, or that need someone to manage corporate hospitality with a chef on site, will find her background in the wet and dry trades directly applicable. For those seeking a public relations and communications partner who can also assist with data protection tasks, Mandy Stephens offers a unique combination of skills that larger firms often cannot match.