Charlie works closely with brands who are looking to make a step change and sees data-fuelled partnerships as the key to unlocking a brand’s full potential. She thrives on using our unique data and Partnership Engine™ to unlock big insights for brands and then developing brilliant partnerships that bring those insights to life – and prove the value that smart use of data and partnerships can bring to a brand’s bottom line. She is an ROI nut. She is passionate about co-creation and true win-win partnerships, a skilled facilitator and an innovation champion – always on the look out for fresh inspiration and new insights. She has worked in the industry for 19 years, across multiple sectors, for UK and Global clients. Outside of the work she can mostly be found enjoying time with her crazy family and 2 small boys, planning adventures and enjoying London life. She also has questionable taste in movies, a massive shoe addiction, and a chocolate habit.

Emma is experienced in creating & implementing effective partnership campaigns, with over seven years’ experience working in specialist marketing partnership agencies. She is motivated by finding opportunities to match brands together in a way that delivers activity that works hard for both sides. She is always on the look-out for new brands and contacts to further build Mando-Connect’s Partner Bank ™ from its current base of over 2,000 brand partners. Emma has worked with and for brands such as Three Mobile, Deliveroo, Sky, Procter & Gamble and HSBC. Outside of the office, she loves to bake and spends countless hours buying yet more baking equipment. When not putting her KitchenAid through its paces, you’ll either find her with a G&T in hand or browsing Pinterest for interior design inspiration.

To know more about Emma, read her spotlight interview here.

Elliot is Partnerships Account Director with over 7 years’ experience in specialist partnership agencies around the world. He has directed partnership projects with Google, The Premier League, Vodafone, Universal Pictures, Nissan. He truly believes in the transformational power of partnerships and their ability to connect the dots between brands to solve complex challenges in creative ways that delight, disrupt and deliver business value. As an original, solutions-focussed and lateral thinker – Elliot enjoys making the somewhat complex nature of partnerships, simple (most of the time).

Outside of work Elliot is a keen chef having previously co-run a supper club. He enjoys running, particularly on wild trails during his time in New Zealand. Music is another of Elliot’s passions collecting records, playing them too loud and going to festivals.

Mark is our chief data scientist and promotions and rewards mechanic guru. He has an unrivalled insight into Mando’s ProNet™ database and an uncanny ability to uncover game-changing insights the inform the development of highly effective promotions and partnerships strategies. He has studied and worked with ProNet™ for over 14 years now and been part of the team that has won a lot of awards for effectiveness, including the COGS Risk Management Campaign in 2016 & 2017. Mark’s inimitable knowledge and expertise is an integral cog in the agency’s unique Partnership Engine™ approach. Mark and his team regularly analyse the data, combining it with industry data and insight, to keep one step ahead. When Mark’s away from work you’ll find him putting his analytical side to good use and advancing his stock portfolio. When away from number crunching, Mark loves watching live music and films in the cinema, running marathons and even climbing mountains. Mark’s currently occupying his time renovating his own Victorian property.

James is one of our Senior Partnership & Insight Managers and works in the Partnership Team, sourcing and developing the latest and greatest brand partners for our clients. He enjoys the challenge of working with both well-established companies and new challenger brands and is always on the hunt for new contacts to add to Mando-Connect’s Partner Bank ™. Coming from a tech start-up and ecommerce background he’s well versed in Mando-Connects data-centric approach to brand partnerships and has a wealth of experience in the loyalty and rewards sector. Outside work James enjoys adventure travel and being outdoors. Recent holidays include:  mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps; cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats; and snowshoeing in the national parks of Finland. Closer to home, James’ favourite pastimes include cooking and cheering on the Welsh rugby team.

Katy is an experienced Project Manager with over eight years project management experience working on a broad range of clients including the BBC, ITV, Sky, ITN, CNN, NFL, HSBC, Hitachi, Waitrose, Honda and Jaguar. She is hyper organised, a great relationship builder and thoroughly enjoys variety, team work and keeping a project on track from start to finish, and in budget! She loves working in partnerships informed by robust data that are intuitive, creative and that really make sense for both the brands in partnership and the lucky consumer experiencing them. Outside of work, she has accidentally become a keen runner- recently completing the Great North Run and is currently training hard for the London Marathon 2020. Originally from the Lake District, Katy loves nothing more than visiting for long weekends, and is partial to a spot of Kayaking on Lake Windermere too - if it’s not raining (rare in the Lake District)!

Oscar is one of our Senior Partnerships Managers with extensive experience in creating and delivering compelling brand partnerships that work for clients, partners and consumers. Having worked as both a brand and agency ambassador, he is very focused on commercial success and developing results driven partnerships that deliver strongly against their objectives. He has managed brand partnerships on an international basis and has worked with many of the worlds’ best known brands, including AMC Networks, Virgin, HSBC, Future PLC, Vodafone, British Gas, Amex, DFS and many more. He is excited to be part of a highly talented team, harnessing the power of Mando-Connect’s unique data to deliver truly creative, innovative and valuable brand partnerships for our clients. Outside of work he enjoys travelling, having been to 6 of the 7 continents (only Antarctica to go), loves food and wine, the works of Nicki Minaj and has experienced plenty of ups and downs being a lifelong Norwich City FC fan!

Kirsty is one of our Senior Partnerships Account Managers with over 6 years’ experience looking after partnerships and marketing for some of the UK’s biggest media brands including The Times and The Telegraph. She is passionate about strategic brand partnerships and loves the creativity of bringing brands together to transform their individual strengths into mutual impactful campaigns. She sees the true value of partnership marketing is meaningful collaborations that result in high reward and meet multiple business goals from breaking into new audiences, rewarding existing customers or growing a customer base. Outside of work, Kirsty is a keen performer and has been seen treading the boards in various theatres over the last few years. When she isn’t belting out some Whitney or trying to learn a TikTok dance she is far too old for, Kirsty also enjoys travel, trying new restaurants and the guilty pleasure of reality TV.

Ella has detailed knowledge in the partnerships world, having created exciting campaigns for over 3 years. Within these years she has worked with a wide variety of clients including Google, Hasbro, PepsiCo, Caffe Nero, Macmillan Cancer Support, Travelopia to name a few. She enjoys coming up with innovative strategies to help clients reach their full potential in partnerships, and is excited to explore this within Mando-Connect. Outside the office, Ella loves to travel around the world exploring new places, creating new recipes at home and trying weird and wonderful food around London.

Jess is our Senior Partnership Account Executive. Fresh out of university having completed her degree in Business and Events management – she is injecting some new thinking, academic smarts, bundles of enthusiasm, creativity and great project management and sales skills into the team. She is loving researching new and exciting partner brands and reward types, finding new suppliers and sourcing new kinds of partnerships for our clients. She is also leading the charge on continuing to build and innovate our all important Connect Partner Bank ™, which houses and audits over 3,000 brand partners and growing. She is brilliant and finding new and exciting brands to add in. Outside of work, Jess loves trying different cuisines and can often be found at her local Indian takeaways. When not eating Jess loves to have a cocktail or two and is a real animal lover too – she is currently on a mission to add a dog, a ferret and a horse to her family’s menagerie!

Sophia joined Mando-Connect through the Marketing Debut’s Creative Project Management apprenticeship program. After completing her degree in Law with Psychology, Sophia wanted to pursue her career in advertising and marketing. She’s excited to work with brands where she can create successful and innovative promotional strategies and activities for them. When Sophia is not in the office, she is described as a food connoisseur as her love for cooking new dishes is known by many. When she’s not cooking, she’s relaxing to podcasts or is forcing her family and friends to recreate Tiktok dances with her. Sophia also enjoys travel and trying out new fun places in London and has a guilty pleasure for gaming.

Devlin discovered Mando-Connect through the Marketing Debuts Creative Project Management scheme. After leaving formal education, Devlin worked in numerous roles outside of the marketing industry. Some of these roles included bar work, catering and event planning. During this period, Devlin found himself becoming more and more attracted to marketing as a whole – he developed a great passion for meeting new people and growing as a person through each interaction. Slowly, through talking to others already in the industry, Devlin gained a fond interest for the marketing world. Due to these experiences, he’s extremely keen to apply himself both creatively and enthusiastically, creating the best possible brand campaigns and partnerships.

In his downtime, Devlin is an avid festival goer, as well as a movie enthusiast. He also enjoys going on runs with his friends - even if he can’t keep up most of the time!

Lauryn joined Mando-Connect after completing her degree in Visual Communications at the Arts University Bournemouth, bringing a youthful sparkle to the team. She is passionate about photography and design, and a key member of the team, ensuring all of Mando-Connect’s collateral are aligned. Lauryn works closely with the internal team alongside working on client projects, having already worked on an impressive list of brands. Her enthusiasm for design brings a whole new dynamic, with one of her first projects re-branding the entire company. When Lauryn is away from work, she travels as much as possible, last year racking up a total of 5 holidays. When she is actually in the country, you can find her in the gym, or with a rum in hand. She has an impressive trainer collection and loves animals, wanting to own a dog of her own one day.

Leon is our data analyst and fabulous YouGov'Nor, and an invaluable asset to the Mando-Connect team. He has unrivalled insight into Mando’s ProNet™ database having helped design and shape it into what it is today. He has studied, developed and worked with ProNet™ for over 5 years and been part of the team that has won many awards for efficiency, including the COGS Risk Management Gold Award in 2016, 2017 & 2018. YouGov has become a part of his daily life and he is Mando-Connect’s go-to for data and insights from the platform. When Leon is away from work he spends his time playing football for his local team Aylesbury Vale Dynamos and also referees the smaller 6-a-side version of the game. His downtime is spent taking his Weimaraner for long walks and being the perfect house husband. He is an avid traveller and is always off visiting a place on the other side of the world.