About

Marketing Wigwam specialises in helping professional organisations grow their client base.

The two principals are Darren Sparkes and Jon Howarth who jointly run the training and consultancy services.

Darren (ACMA) is an accountant by trade, and an accomplished trainer/consultant in finance, management and business strategy. In addition he also tutors CIMA, ACA and ACCA candidates and is on the marking panel for several professional accounting bodies.  Previously he spent 14 years in industry in Senior Management positions for manufacturing and distribution companies.

Jon's background is in sales and marketing, for ten years he was Sales and Marketing Director of a software solutions company providing consultancy services.  Jon helped grow the business from three to eighty people, he also spent two years in New York setting up the US side of the operation.  Over the last five years he has worked with small and medium sized businesses, helping them develop their sales and marketing strategies.