Who we are

Say hello to the team that help brands be more…

Philippe04

Philippe founded be more… because Burson-Marsteller believes PR agencies can do a better job of helping brands remain relevant to consumers in today’s increasingly connected world. Responsible for Burson-Marsteller’s global relationship with Sony Ericsson, and the UK lead for the blended WPP PR team that supports Ford, Philippe specialises in developing multi-market, multi-channel communications campaigns [...]

Managing Director

Philippe Pendaries

Anke

Anke is our award-winning Art Director and illustration specialist. She knows how to get to the heart of even the most complicated brief, filtering complex marketing and business products into compelling visuals and – as an experienced illustrator – loves to add that little bit extra to a project when she can. Anke’s specialities include [...]

Art Director

Anke Stockhausen

Jess

Jess runs our integrated design, marketing and digital production department at be more… Her role involves taming our talented team of designers, digital, and audiovisual specialists to ensure all of our work blends insightful strategy with powerful design. Jess has overseen successful projects for some of our biggest clients, including Ford, Sony Ericsson, Activia, Kimberly [...]

Production Manager

Jessica Hedberg

Laura Oakley

Laura’s previous experience as a newspaper columnist, combined with her certificate in newspaper journalism from the NCTJ, means she knows exactly what to say to get journalists listening. She has five years of PR experience working across consumer, health and trade communications, and currently manages several be more… client accounts, including Activia, Shape, Paul Frank [...]

Manager

Laura Oakley

Chris Wood

Chris is our audiovisual guru, creating videos that stand out on any platform. He began his career at Granada Television in 1998, and has since navigated his way through the Sky+ Box, working for the BBC, ITV, CH4, CH5, SKY and a host of satellite channels. He has directed, produced, filmed and edited many marketing [...]

Video Producer

Chris Wood

Paul O'Brien

We spotted Paul’s work at a student exhibition in 2006, and swiftly snapped him up to join our design team. Specialising in online and digital graphic design, and with a keen interest in print, Paul has worked with a diverse range of clients including Danone, Sony Ericsson, GSK, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the [...]

Designer

Paul O’Brien

Sam Sivarajah

Sam is a multi-disciplinary graphic designer with cross platform experience ranging from typography, branding and animation to photography, print and 3D. Soon after joining us, Sam rose to the challenge of designing the be more… visual identity and creating the fresh new website you’re currently viewing. After completing an MA in Graphic Design at UCA [...]

Designer

Sam Sivarajah

Sion

Sion made be more… the next stop of his international PR career adventure in 2010, having previously worked as a PR consultant in Singapore and New York. A graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and former BBC journalist, Sion is a self-confessed news vulture who can’t resist the temptation to snoop for [...]

Senior Associate

Sion Rogers

Sandy

Steve is our resident copywriter, cockney, and father of one. He has bags of experience writing engaging, compelling copy for newsletters, social media platforms, DM campaigns, adverts, brochures and websites for brands including Sony, Danone, Skolkovo, De Beers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, H10 Hotels and Shell. Steve joined us in March 2010, fresh off [...]

Senior Associate

Steve Sandsmith

Christian Brown

Christian pulls the strings at the heart of a number of our accounts, as well as our five-a-side football team. He co-ordinates media relations programmes and social media campaigns for a good spread of be more… clients including Ford, Saban, Bacardi and Pilkington. Christian is one of our digital experts, helping our clients make the [...]

Associate

Christian Brown

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Design terminology may be all Greek to some people, but to Mary, it’s her mother tongue. Our multi-disciplined Mediterranean maestro joined us with a BA in Graphic Design from UEL, an MA in Design Management from the London College of Communications, and an APM Certificate in Project Management. She has brought her passionate, hyper-organised style [...]

Designer

Mary Paschentis

Rosie

Rosie’s love of all things creative, cool and consumer made her an obvious addition to the Be More team.  Technology is also never too far from her heart as she uses her passion for digital branding and social media expertise on all client accounts (and inundates the team with the latest tunes/trends and all round [...]

Client Executive

Rosanna Lloyd