Our Team

Our world-class PR experts have promoted everything from start-ups to major brands. They are experts at helping smaller businesses punch way above their weight.  They have the latest knowledge and tricks of the trade, over 100 years of combined PR experience – which they are using day in day out now – and are ready to share with you!

Here’s a selection of our coaches & mentors…

Hannah Aspey

Hannah Aspey
Consumer Expert

Consumer expert Hannah knows what makes the glossy consumer magazines tick. She has worked with leading brands including Galt, CORGI, Living & Learning, Mega Bloks, Halsall, Sotheby’s and Bonhams and has promoted no end of ambitious smaller businesses too, from designers and kitchen equipment companies through to toy importers.

David Barrett
Media Relations Specialist

David is a real media relations specialist who can turn his hand to any industry sector. He has promoted website businesses, flood restoration specialists and exhibitions right through to personal finance advisors. David knows how to help an ambitious business hit the PR big time – having worked with thebestof, the UK’s fast ever growing franchise business, helping it win numerous awards along the way.

 

James Ashe
Enterprise Expert

James has worked with Championship Manager, Toyota, Gillette, the European Union through to Blu Tack, Hewlett Packard, Camelot, Diageo and Heinz Foods. But don’t let these big names scare you. He has got national exposure for owner-run garden design firms and recycling companies through to greetings cards and sports companies.

 

Liz Connolly
Regional PR Specialist

With a real passion for regional PR, Liz knows what it takes to build local profile. That’s why she has been used by one of the UK’s most ambitious and rapidly growing franchise companies, Raring2go!

Fiona Mountain
Retail Expert

Having worked for the BBC, Fiona knows what it takes to give your story TV or radio appeal. Fiona also knows how to help small businesses, especially retailers, really tell their story – she has promoted fledgling games companies, training businesses and associations right through to food and drinks companies and retail giants such as Superdrug.

Our people are still active in the PR industry, running PR campaigns for clients today; they are NOT academics.

Louise Findlay-Wilson
PR Expert

Louise has promoted every kind of enterprise business from web start-ups, fast-growing biotech businesses and ingredients companies through to accountancy firms, materials companies and small event organisers. At the other end of the spectrum she has worked with major names too such as ASDA, NatWest, the BBC, Historic Royal Palaces, St Paul’s Cathedral and Cap Gemini.