2026 Regional Business Awards

I have 22 years’ experience leading Marketing, Digital & Ecommerce.
I was previously Director of Digital/ Ecommerce at Marshalls, Head of Marketing at Tesco Bank, Global Digital/ Ecommerce Director at PZ Cussons (St Tropez, Imperial Leather, Original Source, etc), led Digital marketing at the Co-op Group (Food, Electrical, Funeralcare, etc) and have worked agency (McCann, Havas, Bray Leino Yucca & Visualsoft) and client side with brands including Wickes, Laterooms, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Cash Generator, Stagecoach & Silverstone.

LinkedIn | Paul Morris

I have a very strong digital marketing background which started at my parents' marketing agency in Germany. As a digital leader with more than twelve years of international digital experience, I have worked in almost any channel from PPC, Display, Social, Email, SEO etc. and have helped businesses to become more efficient whilst driving growth. I’m passionate about coaching and mentoring teams to perform at the top of the class to drive results & keep on improving and reimagining the digital landscape.

LinkedIn | Enesco

Founder and Managing Director of leading digital marketing agency Circus PPC. Rick founded Circus PPC in 2009 to tackle the growing need for businesses to have dedicated, highly trained, highly skilled professionals working on their digital marketing campaigns. Having taken his own agency from £0 to £15mil annual turnover he works tirelessly to help his clients achieve respective results, growing Sales, Revenue and Profit for all.

LinkedIn | Circus

I have worked in the Film & Television industry for over 19 years. I've had much experience on Film & Television Dramas, including Last of the Summer Wine, London's Burning, Rocket Man, Doctors and Films like Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Magicians, The Bourne Ultimatum, First Night and Ackley Bridge. I specialise in creating video content for businesses across the engineering, manufacturing, logistics and aviation sectors. This covers corporate video, testimonials, training, trade show films and many more.Recent work includes 360 VR with Thomas Cook Airlines, Video marketing training for SME's and our 6 part Documentary series The Inflight Food Trip.

LinkedIn | Albion Street Studios

Director & Founder of Spike. I have 10 years client side marketing experience, gave me the inspiration to set our agency up to be a driving force in class leading, strategic marketing. I have a real passion for SEO and digital innovation as a whole.

LinkedIn | Spike

Joanna is currently the Audience Development Lead at LGBTQ+ news publishers PinkNews. With over a decade in the marketing industry across content, SEO, social media and audience development, they have worked on award winning multichannel campaigns for globally-recognised brands.

LinkedIn | PinkNews

Jamie is the founder and Managing Director of Sculpt Digital, a boutique digital performance agency dedicated to helping businesses excel in the digital space. In addition to Sculpt Digital, Jamie is the proud owner of Blend Analytics, a digital analytics consultancy that specialises in providing data-driven insights to clients. With a wealth of experience working at global digital agencies, Jamie has held prominent positions, including serving as the Ex Dentsu Head of Digital for both iProspect and Carat brands. Jamie also played an instrumental role in leading the growth of the digital media team at Brass, further solidifying their reputation as a digital marketing leader.

LinkedIn | Sculpt Digital