Senior Management Team
Chris Norton
Founder & CEO of Dad Jokes
Chris once DJ’d at the Radio 1 Christmas Party and is an award-winning communications consultant with more than 25 years of experience.
He was a lecturer at Leeds Beckett University and has had a varied PR career having worked both in-house and in a number of large consultancies. He is an integrated PR and social media blogger and writes on a wide variety of articles across a huge amount of topics from digital marketing, social media marketing right through to technology and crisis management. His integrated PR and Social Media Training blog is currently listed in Brand Republic’s top 100 marketing blogs in the world and is also listed in the top 15 PR blogs in the UK.


Will Ockenden
Director & wannabe flair bar tender
Will, who once appeared on breakfast TV with Take That, is a social media and PR specialist with 20 years of agency experience in the UK and Australia.
He started his career in traditional PR, before quickly recognising the hybrid role of PR/social media was the way to truly get people talking and achieve real business change. His diverse skill set ranges from social media conversation analysis, to online influencer outreach and engagement, community building, online crisis management, social media training and social media policy/strategy development. He has worked with many market-leading global brands, but is equally at ease helping the smallest of start-ups, with limited budgets and resource.

Vicki Murphy
Head of Client Services & Director of Office Fun
Allergic to large sea vessels, white chocolate and donuts

Ella Cairns
Business Development Director & Founder of Spontaneous Singing
Can do an uncanny impression of a baby crying – with her mouth shut

Claire Beaumont
Account Director & Head of Sarcasm
Has 7 tattoos – each of which is inspired by Geek Culture (Game of Thrones, Buffy, Harry Potter, Firefly and Batman)
Creative Team

Andy Ireland
Videography Manager &
Chief Yachtsman
Was born on Mothers Day

Maya Dixon
Graphic Designer & Crazy Cat Lady
Black belt of foreign public transport navigation

Zak Thompson
Junior Videographer & Karate Kid
Represented Great Britain in American Football from the age of 15
PR & Social

Emily Moult
Account Director & Chief Wine Taster
Has a completely irrational phobia of komodo dragons

Isobel Jokl-Carter
Account Director & Diet Coke Queen
Can rotate her tongue 360 degrees

Sinead Morrissey
Account Director & Chief Slide Tester
Is a qualified make-up artist

Victoria O’Connell
Account Director & Director of DIY
Music is her number 1 – take her to a gig, pass her a pint and she’s happy

Marta Rijo
Senior Account Manager & Sass Master
Makes a mean Portuguese Tarte

Abbey Gray
Account Manager & Head of Christmas Cheer
A novice baker and loves nothing more then baking sweet and savoury treats!

Becca Quinlan
Account Manager & Owner of Excessively Large Mug
Eats tuna salad and propercorn for lunch everyday (she promises is more fun at home)

Harvey Clapperton
Account Manager & Babybel Bandit
Has never been bitten by a mosquito

Lauren Smith
Account Manager & Canva Queen
A qualified gymnastics coach, coaching from the age 16!

Courtney Milne
Senior Account Executive & Head of Haggis
Her (not so hidden) talent is knowing all the words to just a large number of songs. She’s been referred to as a ‘human jukebox’

Tyler Smith
Senior Digital and Social Executive & King of Karaoke
Can use his hands as maracas

Sadie Straw
Senior Account Executive & Pilates Pro
Fully in her wellness era and often found in mind boggling poses. Ouch!

Emily Wiswell
Account Executive & Promoter of the Colour Green
Don’t mess with her – she has a black belt in Karate

Sarah Dabharia
Account Executive & Queen of PPR Birthdays
Once went to Paris for less than 24 hours to watch her favourite band live

Caitlin Wharmby
Account Executive & Queen of the performing arts
Enjoys channelling her inner Roberta Flack

Joscelin Story
Account Executive & Guardian of Girls Night
Passionate campaigner and co-founded the Girls Night in Leeds movement
Finance & HR

Nicola Gamble
Accounts Assistant & Keeper of the Money Pot
Loves country music!