Nick Glaves: Course tutor
PR consultant | Business Editor | Copywriter | Journalist
I started my career teaching psychology to undergraduates at the University of Hull, but a passion for writing saw me change direction to become a journalist.
I studied my NCTJ exams with CMP and then secured a role as a reporter on a weekly local newspaper in the north of England.
A year later I was offered a job at a busy regional daily, where I started as a news reporter and worked my way up to become business editor, producing a 12-page weekly business supplement as well as a daily business page. I also covered newsdesk in the case of absenteeism or holidays.
After working as business editor for around 2.5 years, an opportunity came my way to join a PR company, with the eventual plan that I buy the business out.
I worked for the company for a year, then embarked on a three-year journey to purchase the business which I have now run for the past six years.
During that time, I have also launched a second PR and marketing company that specialises in agribusiness, land management and associated industries.
As part of my day-to-day role, I provide PR counsel, marketing communications, copywriting, and crisis communications to a range of businesses and organisations.
My clients include a mixture of regional, national and international businesses across a variety of sectors.