Meet The Team

Giles Semper

Giles joins the BID from Place Making Consultancy, the means and has a wealth of experience in planning, setting up and running BIDs. He has led placemaking projects in more than 50 UK neighbourhoods, towns and cities, always with an emphasis on innovation and creativity. He has also worked overseas, and is a founding member of the European BIDs Network.

Rebecca Handley

Rebecca has spent most of her career in BIDs, latterly as Deputy CEO of the Basingstoke Together BID.

Heidi Isa

Before joining GO! Southampton, Heidi worked as a Town Centre Manager for 4 towns across the Winchester district, developing new events, creating marketing campaigns and successfully increasing footfall among visitors and locals. She brings with her a wide range of skills and gained through professional experience in international relations, media and business development.

Carolina Filipe

Carolina first came to Southampton as a student during which time she developed a passion for the city. She graduated from Southampton Solent University in 2017 and worked as a Marketing Assistant at the Venus Awards before joining the GoSo team.

Helen Taylor

Helen joins us from a background in property, sales and customer service. Her most recent role was at Ceuta Healthcare; where she worked on an award-winning customer service team within the pharmaceutical industry. She also spent many years working as a lettings advisor and branch administrator in the property sector, giving her a wealth of experience in high level contractual administration.