Cleo began her career in PR at Freud Communications on their talent team. She helped to plan The Olympic Torch Relay and other big events for Pepsi, Guinness, Walkers, Children in Need and Trinny and Susanah, as well as looking after talent at film events and photo-shoots across the Freud Portfolio.

After moving into private events in the music and arts industries, Cleo studied Fashion Journalism at the London College of Fashion and went into the beauty world of magazines. Wanting to expand her knowledge and skill-set, Cleo completed the work-based learning Graduate Teacher Programme and became fully qualified in a year and a half. She ran a two-form entry nursery in the Barbican, where she managed ten staff and seventy children, also catering to twelve fully statmented children under five who had special needs.

Now fully equipped, Cleo returned to the events world, taking up the role of Retail Editor and Special Events Manager at Conde Nast’s WIRED Magazine. Here she planned and executed bespoke private dinners and events with C-suite guests, both in London and abroad, as well as working on their 8 major annual conference events. In addition to her event production role, Cleo delved into the business side of magazines, including brand sponsorship. She worked closely with brands to design gifts for WIRED events, ensuring cool and innovative brands had a chance to showcase their innovations and bring the WIRED World to life. Cleo then went on to work for Conde Nast in the Global Brand Licensing department, which opened new Vogues, GQ, WIRED's in new terriotories. “Being part of the team responsible for setting up these licensee's with all the knowledge behind the brands was exhilerating".” As well as the special projects she worked on which looked at the brands outside of the magazine world. Cleo also worked on the Vogue Business launch party.

After such a varied and exciting time, Cleo returned to writing. Cleo joined Maddyness UK. Interviewing tech entrepreneurs and start-up gurus and learning a great deal along the way. “People are truly innovative and exiting and always have great tips for business and life in general.” Cleo also writes regularly for PR firms as a copywriter, especially in relation to tech clients.

Cleo now offers consulting in both brand strategy and marketing. Currently working very closely with the Curation team. “To help a company refine and redirect their offering in the marketplace, to pivot and determine the best way to reach people and companies with their product has been such a fantastic process.”

Cleo is also Head of Events for Congress London, a not for profit women's networking group. Cleo feels it is imperative to help give back to women who want to advance themselves in industry. “As women we face challenges associated with our gender and if we stick together and share our experiences and our learnings we can break through the mould that society has crafted for us.”