About JRG Consultancy
JRG Consultancy was inspired by John Robson, the grandfather of our Managing Director Gemma, who sadly passed away 27 years ago. John was an extremely successful businessman who always taught her that hard-work, determination and a bit of luck are the core foundations for a successful business.
Founded in 2020, during the global coronavirus pandemic, JRG Consultancy quickly established service development and vendor relationship contracts with major businesses across the UK. In 2021, the company expanded to offer a communications arm to its portfolio to broaden the scope of its services.
Team
Gemma Bridgeman
Managing Director
Gemma studied International Business & Marketing at Nottingham Trent University which included a spell working abroad in Australia and New Zealand.
Back in the UK, she joined network services business Networks First and enjoyed over 5 successful years there. After a year with managed solutions company Node4, she joined cybersecurity specialists Equilibrium Security as Head of Marketing & Sales, later becoming Commercial Director.
After over 5 years at Equilibrium, Gemma decided to leave to setup JRG Consultancy at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly secured contracts with major businesses in the Midlands and across the UK.
Bobby Bridgeman
Communications Director
Bobby studied Film and Literature at the University of Warwick and then a Masters in Sports Broadcast Journalism at Staffordshire University which included work placements at BBC Radio Shropshire and then Aston Villa FC.
Bobby then became a permanent transfer to Villa Park joining the in-house media team as a broadcast journalist. He spent over 6 years at the football club filming and editing videos, producing a weekly international TV programme, conducting interviews and also both radio and TV commentary on Villa's matches.
Following the blood cancer diagnosis of Club Captain Stiliyan Petrov, Bobby then moved to Midlands-based charity Cure Leukaemia initially as Media Manager and later as Head of Communications.
During his 7 and a half years at the charity, Bobby oversaw all the marketing and communications at Cure Leukaemia helping them secure and deliver a 2-year national partnership with Deutsche Bank which raised over £2,000,000.
This allowed Cure Leukaemia to make the transition from a regional organisation to a national charity in January 2020 when it began funding 12 hospitals across the UK as part of the Trials Acceleration Programme. Later in 2020, he also helped the charity become the first ever official charity partner of The Tour de France in the UK.
With a varied career to date, Bobby has gained valuable experience and skills across all aspects of communication allowing him to offer wide-ranging advice and content creation to businesses in his new role with JRG Consultancy.
Testimonials
"I have worked directly and indirectly with Bobby for over 14 years and whilst he was always an excellent videographer and broadcaster at Aston Villa, he seamlessly broadened his skillset as Head of Communications for Cure Leukaemia. We worked together to produce numerous videos, marketing campaigns, press releases and to secure an official Royal opening of the Centre for Clinical Haematology in Birmingham. Bobby has always been reliable, resourceful, hard-working, and passionate about his work and, given his broad knowledge and experience across all areas of communications, I would highly recommend his services for any business."
Paul Faulkner
Chief of Staff - RCL Partners