DSP Interiors’ Olivia leads the way

Graduate Olivia Priestley is celebrating after being shortlisted for a business leadership award just months after leaving university.

Olivia, 23, was named a finalist in the recent East Midlands Leadership Awards for her work as Marketing Director at DSP (Interiors), a role she took up in September last year.

She was shortlisted in the Young Leader category of the awards organised by The Business Desk which recognise individuals across the region who demonstrate outstanding leaderships skills and make a positive impact within their organisation and industry.

Olivia has been responsible for introducing a clear marketing strategy at the award-winning design, refurbishment and fit-out company, based in Derby.

And she has improved the company’s digital presence and implemented new systems to support lead generation and enquiry management.

Despite not taking the award on the night, Olivia said: “It was a real privilege to be shortlisted and recognised alongside so many other talented leaders across the region.

“Although I haven’t been out of university for long, I have been able to implement some of the things I learned during my degree which is really pleasing.

“I’m proud of what I have achieved so far at DSP (Interiors) and look forward to seeing how the strategies I have put in place help the organisation to continue its growth.”

DSP (Interiors) has been providing office design, refurbishment and fit outs to companies across the UK since 1988.

The firm has won several national awards for its work for companies including Robinson Structures on Pride Park and KTM Sportmotorcycles, at Silverstone, and was shortlisted for an award for a project with SureScreen Diagnostics, in Nottinghamshire.

Olivia joined the company in June last year, after finishing a Business and Spanish degree at the University of Leeds, which included a year at Valencia University.