Fiona Day has over 20 years of experience as a self-employed entertainer and event organizer. She currently runs her own business, Jukebox Legends & Promotions, entertaining residents at over 300 care homes and sheltered housing communities across the UK. Fiona is skilled in managing all aspects of running a business including budgeting, marketing, and communicating with various stakeholders. She is dedicated to enhancing the lives of elderly residents through her work.

1. Fiona Day
33 Handley Court, Bunyan Road, Sandy, Beds, SG19 1BJ
m: 07472 731701 | e: fiona-day@hotmail.com
FIONA DAY
PERSONAL STATEMENT
As a professional entertainer and events organiser, Iam outgoing, friendly and positive with an eye for
detail and planning. I have been working in care homes and sheltered housing schemes since 2001
and am well respected by management for the way I relate to them and their residents. Currently I
work in approximately 280 Care Homes and 40 Sheltered Housing Schemes. Running my own
business, I have experience dealing with marketing, organising, budgeting and contracts, as well as
communicating with contractors, managers, companies, and elderly residents. I use email, social
media, websites, Word, Publisher, Excel and PowerPoint to run my business. It is my aim to bring a
positive contribution to a sheltered housing scheme, enhancing the lives of all residents, ensuring it
is a happy and safe place to live.
KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
 Experience running a business and performing management and administrative processes,
including budgeting, invoicing, negotiating and marketing
 Supplier and sub-contractor management to ensure quality and project delivery within tight
timescales and strict budgets
 Good communication skills – from sub-contractors, suppliers and managers to the elderly
 Excellent planning and organisation skills
 Good awareness of health and safety and food hygiene
TRAINING
 1992: Food Handling Hygiene Trainers Certificate
 2015: Level 2 Food Safety for Catering (refresher)
 2015: Level 2 Health and Safety Induction
 2015: Workplace First Aid
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Self-employed entertainer and promoter 2001 to Present
Jukebox Legends & Promotions
Entertaining and promoting shows in the UK and abroad – from care homes to stage shows.
 Currently I entertain in up to four care homes or Sheltered Housing Schemes per day
including Housing and Care21, First Port, Hanover, Churchill & Anchor
 Arranging and delivering up to four 1-hour shows per day; communicating with Activity
Coordinators, Managers and Entertainment Committees to ensure well-planned events over
seven counties
 Communicating with multiple contacts and organisations to ensure smooth running of large
charity fundraising shows
 Operational and administrative processes including the budgeting and marketing to support
the running of Jukebox Legends & Promotions
 Addressing the Health and Safety aspects of each show in relation to the logistics of venues
and the audience to be entertained (loop system, wires etc.)
 Involving myself with care home tenants, demonstrating empathy and rapport, hearing what
they enjoy and adjusting our show in response to their feedback.

2. Fiona Day
33 Handley Court, Bunyan Road, Sandy, Beds, SG19 1BJ
m: 07472 731701 | e: fiona-day@hotmail.com
Self-employed entertainer and promoter (Spain) 2007–2013
Jukebox Legends & Promotions
Entertaining and promoting shows in Spain. During this time, I returned to the UK several times a year
to continue work with Care Homes and Sheltered Housing Schemes.
 Organised stage shows: putting on these shows required finding venues, promoting, ticket
distribution, organising fundraising competitions, finding suitable door staff, designing adverts
and posters, collecting money and paying acts
 Contract management for both venues and supporting performers, negotiating prices and
managing budgets
 Sourcing and hiring acts from the UK including organisation of accommodation, food and
travel arrangements
 Shows were run ten nights a month, ten months of the year: acts included top international
tributes as well as original artists, for example Chas Hodges (Chas and Dave), Lena Martell
and Ricky Valance
 Shows organised by Jukebox Promotions, both here and in Spain, were predominantly a
platform for raising money for charity: to date approximately £40,000 has been raised in Spain
for “Help at Home Costa Blanca”
Self-employed balloon decorator 1995–2001
Balloon Options, Cambridgeshire
Owner of Balloon Decorating Company and event organiser.
 Coordinated extensive balloon deliveries and decorating for large corporate events and
weddings; sometimes up to 10 events a day
 Budgeting, planning and organisation of orders to ensure they were delivered according to
customers’ needs and specifications
 Supplier management and negotiation as well as stock control
 Sourcing and training additional part-time staff to provide backup when working within tight
time constraints and delivering multiple events per day
 Producing quotes and conducting cost analysis for each order to ensure the correct profit level
Part-time telesales and service calls 1994 –1995
Dial-A-TV, Abbots Ripton
 Making calls to prospective customers and taking orders for TV rentals
 Coordinating installation times
 Taking payment details
 Dealing with customer queries and complaints
Self-employed 1992–1994
Food Handling Hygiene Trainer for companies
 Marketing and sales activities to secure business training catering staff across a range of
organisations including hotels and colleges
 Designed and delivered food handling courses using PowerPoint presentations
 Marked test papers and presented certificates
 Sent invoices to company accounts departments for payment

3. Fiona Day
33 Handley Court, Bunyan Road, Sandy, Beds, SG19 1BJ
m: 07472 731701 | e: fiona-day@hotmail.com
Part-time waitress 1990–1991
Kneesworth House Psychiatric Hospital
 Management of front of house staff in the restaurant
 Setting tables
 Food service
 Served meals to VIP company guests
Part-time waitress 1989–1990
Bridge Hotel, Huntingdon
 Part-time silver service waitress
Stay-at-home wife and mother 1976–1989
Seamstress 1974–1976
Aquascutum
 Worked on the factory floor making ladies coats
 I was trained to do all aspects of sewing and I was asked to become a supervisor, which I had
to decline as I was getting married and moving to a different area
Singer 1973–1974
The Young Ambassadors
 Travelled round the UK and Eire with a touring singing group.
EDUCATION
Imperial School 1963–1973
 A small, private, church-funded American school, Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Word
 Publisher
 Excel
 PowerPoint
 Social media
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 10 November 1956
Driving Licence: Full, clean, with own car
REFERENCES
Gary Nichols, CEO of Dial-a-TV (Rentals) Ltd
Telephone: 01487 772321
Trish White, Manager at Arden House
Telephone: 07702 166664
Caroline Newbury, Court Manager at Housing and Care21
Telephone: 07879 818443