
Take a nosey at a few of our amazing team
No, we're not a bunch of freelancers. We're a team of hand-picked marketers from brand backgrounds who are hired by us, trained by us and mentored continuously as they help brands grow the Brand Hackers Way™.
Meet our founder, Lottie

Brand Hackers was the happiest accident.
As a fractional Marketing Director, I kept running into the same challenges. Either no one executed my thinking, I was an expensive doer, or I managed junior teams I wouldn’t have hired. So I built my own and started renting it to brands. The impact was instant.
I am obsessed with how to grow brands - not just the strategy and execution but the people and the culture too. Across Up Talent, Up World, and Brand Hackers, I help brands scale with the right strategy and team. Honestly, I have the best job in the world.


The only marketing email worth opening
We won’t spam you. We won’t send you generic “insights” you could get from AI LinkedIn gurus. We'll send you actual marketing advice that works for free (with zero corporate cringe).
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Meet some of our team

James Hickson
Account Director
A little about them:
James has led commercial growth for BrewDog, Innocent Drinks and Brand Hackers. A founder and advisor, he's helped challenger brands scale fast, from new market launches to strategic partnwerships.
Whether securing retail space or driving sales, James makes brands bigger, bolder and more profitable.

Chessie Samler
Head of Marketing
A little about them:
From Sony Music to leading HelloFresh's global brand, Chessie has a knack for turning great ideas into standout brands.
With experience in Harvard Business School incubators and shaping some of the world's most recognisable businesses, she's an expert at helping brands define their position and build an audience that sticks.

Will Tinson
Commercial Director
A little about them:
Will has over 10 years of experience in marketing agency leadership roles, including client strategy, sales and most recently, Managing Director of a full-service creative agency.
Will has delivered hundreds of successful marketing projects and campaigns across both DTC and B2B marketing, working with the likes of Panasonic, RingGo, and Sanofi before joining Brand Hackers to lead our growth strategy.

Toby Smith
Growth Marketing Lead
A little about them:
Toby has 10+ years of specialised expertise in in leading agency teams and leveraging data-driven insights to build and optimise multi-channel campaigns that drive growth and deliver measurable commercial success.
Proven track record of accelerating online growth for ambitious D2C e-comm brands, consistently translating business goals into impactful marketing strategies.

Laura Hartley
Social Marketing Lead
A little about them:
Laura has 15 years experience leading social and influencer strategy for some of the best loved brands, films and destinations. She's a creative with a commercial eye who delivers social campaigns with real purpose!

Genevieve Prince
Senior Brand Marketing Manager
A little about them:
From Gousto to Mindful Chef, Genevieve has worked at the heart of fast-growth DTC brands.
She's an expert in brand partnerships, ambassador programmes and positioning brands for scale, making sure they stand out in crowded markets.

Héloïse Wormleighton
Brand Marketing Manager
A little about them:
Héloïse has shaped brand strategies for some of the biggest names in FMCG and food, including G Spot, MyCookieDough, Olly's and Livia's.
She blends consumer insights, storytelling and brand positioning to create marketing that sticks, helping brands build loyalty and expand into new markets.
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Emma Harrison
Senior Brand Marketing Executive
A little about them:
Emma blends brand strategy, CRM, and content marketing to help brands tell their story in a way that drives results.
She's worked on Union Coffee, Here We Flo, Wednesday's Domaine and Hammer Films, ensuring marketing strategies translate into buisness impact.

Lauren Bisset
Senior Growth Manager
A little about them:
Lauren is a senior marketing manager who makes growth feel effortless.
Whether she’s scaling revenue for DTC brands like OceanSaver, Old Spike Roastery or VetBox, or project-managing website builds for Spill Tea and Chillhop Music, she leaves no stone unturned to get acquisition and retention strategies firing.

Shannon Osbourne
Senior Growth Manager
A little about them:
From scaling a start-up agency from scratch to leading global campaigns for Fortnum & Mason and Neom, Shannon knows how to make brands grow.
With seven years in D2C under her belt, she blends sharp strategy with hands-on execution, just as confident in the boardroom as she is in the ad account. Whether it’s FMCG or subscription, big budgets or scrappy ones, Shannon makes every penny punch above its weight.

Christina Hill
Growth Marketing Manager
A little about them:
Christina is a Growth Marketing Manager with 4 years’ growth experience in B2C startups. After starting out in acquisition at Koru Kids, she worked on product-led and marketing-led growth for subscription apps including the launch of the Zumba app.
She’s a full-funnel thinker specialising in digital acquisition channels, but is an experienced growth hacker and loves a crazy idea.
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Jean-Luc Hepburn
Performance Marketing Manager
A little about them:
Jean-Luc is a Performance Marketing Manager who lives and breathes growth. He’s worked with 20+ challenger brands including Wednesday’s Domaine, JUX and Untangle Grief.
From paid media strategy to killer creative, Jean-Luc helps brands scale with no fluff, just results.

Adelle Ansara
Growth Marketing Executive
A little about them:
Adelle is a Growth Exec who thrives on solving digital puzzles.
She’s worked with brands like Wilton London, Jeroboams and ONE LDN, managing everything from paid search and social to creative briefing and customer journey mapping.

Nicole Blacklock
Growth Marketing Executive
A little about them:
Nicole is a Growth Marketing Executive with over a decade of experience growing beauty and fashion brands.
From SEO audits to paid ad campaigns and CX optimisation, she’s a one-woman growth engine who knows exactly how to help DTC, B2B, and B2C brands level up.
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Zoe Lacey
CRM Manager
A little about them:
Zoe is a CRM expert who balances design and strategy like a pro. With 10+ years of experience across DTC, B2C, and B2B brands, she builds email flows and campaigns that don’t just look good, they perform.
Whether launching a new product or driving retention, Zoe makes every email count.

Kendra Butler
CRM Executive
A little about them:
Kendra is a seasoned CRM executive with a passion for all things email. With over four years of experience driving retention for DTC brands, she thrives on turning first-time buyers into loyal customers.
An avid learner and experimenter, Kendra jumps at every opportunity to A/B test new strategies and content, always seeking ways to optimise performance and expand her expertise.

Abigail Kempson
Social Media Manager
A little about them:
From Up Club and GUNNA Drinks to Pukpip and Toast Brewing, Abigail thrives on making challenger brands impossible to ignore.
She creates scroll-stopping content that connects brands with their audiences.
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Han Greenway
Social Content Manager
A little about them:
Han is a Content Manager with 3+ years of experience, passionate about creating captivating content that resonates with audiences.
With a track record of working with high-profile brands like Tony's Chocolonely and overseeing social media for entertainment giants such as Hammer Films and Anderson Entertainment, Han excels in both the creative and strategic aspects of social media.

Dani Houdet
Social Media Executive
A little about them:
Dani is a Social Exec who knows how to make content stick. Food is her thing she’s worked with Urban Legend and Folc and she also manages Lottie Unwin’s TikTok.
Whether it's video editing, trend tracking or influencer wrangling, Dani keeps brands fresh and relevant.

Robin Paton-Copley
Social Media Executive
A little about them:
Robin is a content creator and storyteller with a passion for crafting engaging narratives that resonate. She began her career developing TV show concepts for major platforms including Amazon, Netflix, and the BBC, before diving into the start-up world.
She's an expert at adapting to new brand voices, speaking to audiences vastly different from her own and creating content that delivers real value. Whether building ideas from scratch or working to a brief, she brings creativity, insight, and impact to everything she creates.

Mia Slater
Social Media Executive
A little about them:
Mia is a social media executive, content creator and storyteller with a strong track record of delivering high-performing, gen-z focused campaigns with 5+ years of experience. She began her career at Look Fantastic, working with major beauty houses such as L’Oreal, LVMH, Coty and Unilever, where she helped develop and deliver social-first strategies across TikTok, Instagram and beyond.








