‘1284’s comms brought in £149,000 of new income in the first 12 months.’
Mark Underwood
Co-Director
Digital Planning
‘1284 tells the story of our mission to build a sports and education campus.’
Matt Piper
Director
FSD FC CIC
‘1284 bring professional brilliance, warmth and humanity to all they do.’
Rob Martin
CEO
Menphys
Managing Director
George is an award-winning Chartered PR Practitioner and Chartered Manager. He has a first-class MSc in Strategic Leadership, as well as post-graduate diplomas in journalism, public affairs, and strategic management.
George is a Board Member at East Midlands Chamber and the Chair of Charity Link. He spent 15 years as a journalist and was Editor of the Leicester Mercury from 2016 to 2020.
Account Director
Amy is a Chartered PR Practitioner with 10 years+ of regional news experience. She specialises in East Midlands local government comms. A trained BBC journalist, Amy was a regional Local Democracy Reporter.
Amy has BA in Media Studies and a post-graduate diploma in Journalism. She was comms manager for University Hospitals Leicester during the Pandemic.
Partnerships Director
Suz is a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She has 25+ years of industry experience, working on business development for some of the Midlands’ biggest brands. She helps SMEs build market share.
Suz has managed product ranges with turnovers in excess of £25m for companies including Next, Boots, and Samworth Brothers.
Account Executive
Lauren is a PR Executive, marketer and photographer. She supports the development and execution of strategic communication plans for regional startups, social entrepreneurs, and non-profits.
Lauren is a member of the PRCA, and the Internal Auditor for 1284’s ISO9001. She also manages 1284's Good Business Charter accreditation and its carbon reduction strategy.
Content Director
Emma has 15+ years experience in news management and industry digital media leadership. She also has a degree in Communications, agency experience, and spent more than a decade teaching journalism at two leading universities. She has an MA in Journalism.
She oversees content campaigns for our clients, providing a news desk approach to manage proactive and reactive content.
Digital design
Jim is Managing Director and Co-Founder of Bulb Studios, driving digital product strategy through user-centric design, app development, and innovative UI/UX methodologies for global enterprise and startup clients.
Photography
Beth is a nationally published freelance photojournalist with 20+ years of experience in news, sport, PR, and commercial photography. She delivers striking visual storytelling for clients across corporate, healthcare, educational and creative sectors.
Web development
Graham is Director of Rugby Web Design, delivering 5*-rated website development, technical support, and digital solutions for small businesses and local organisations. He specialises in robust, user-friendly Webflow platforms.
ESG & Impact
Chris is the award-winning Founder of Think Funding, bringing 40+ years of expertise in ethical business planning, fundraising, impact reporting, governance, and social innovation for public, community, and education sector organisations across the UK.
Branding
Richard is a graphic designer and brand specialist with 30+ years industry experience at Director level in leading creative agencies. He creates compelling brand identities for national and global clients, specialising in InDesign to develop distinctive marketing and editorial collateral.
AI and data
James is Co-Founder of Digital Planning and specialises in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, automation, and enterprise architecture. He leads complex digital transformation projects, creating bespoke solutions across multi-language frameworks in complex industries.
