Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Kent based Founder operating in the Advertising space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jeremy Jacobs
CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder of Enlighten
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About Enlighten, EYECONIC.TV: Enlighten is a place-based cannabis television network, displayed on screens in dispensaries around the nation.
Mike Power
Founder & Chairman of the Board of The Power Agency
For more than 30 years, Mike Power led the growth of what began as a small design shop and is now one of the region’s largest, most progressive marketing firms. With some of the world’s leading companies as his clients, you couldn’t blame him if he had the arrogance of Don Draper. But even though he started back in the halcyon days of Madison Avenue, Mike’s only focus was to do great work for his clients. His blue-collar work ethic is famous in the hallways of the company that bears his name; so is his interest in mastering the technology, strategy and resources available to get the best answers to the toughest challenges presented by the global companies and nonprofit agencies that are still our clients today. Mike’s personal awards include the Jericho Award from Cedar Lake Lodge, the Silver Medal Award from the Louisville Advertising Federation, Arthritis Foundation’s Man of the Year and the Frederick Law Olmsted Leadership Award. Under his direction, the company has been honored by multiple organizations for its ethics and entrepreneurial spirit. Mike cares that he built a legacy of excellence that his son continues. He’s exceptionally proud that “a guy from the South End with a fine arts degree” from the University of Louisville created a thriving business on a loan from his father-in-law – and that it continues to grow in a tough economy. But if you asked him today what honor has meant the most to him, he’d probably grin and tell you about 2007, the year he won Hurstbourne Country Club’s Senior, Member-Member and Club Championships. Then he’d laugh out loud and tell you to help yourself to the ubiquitous bowl of peanut M&M’s on the conference table.
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About The Power Agency: The Power Agency is a full-service agency with traditional, digital marketing, CGI, photography, audio/video production.
Ashley MacKenzie
Founder & Chief Executive of Fenestra
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About Fenestra: Fenestra is a computer software company that specializes in booking, billing, payments, and audit transactions.
Shawn Rubel
Founder/CEO of Eezy
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About Eezy, Vecteezy: Eezy is a provider of free and premium design resources for content creators.
Chuck Miller
Co-Founder & Managing Principal of The Market Element
Chuck A. Miller, MBA, has 18 years of experience in marketing, sales, business development, and small business ownership. He has co-founded/owned 4 start-up ventures, including his most recent start-up that resulted in acquisition. Chuck’s passion is inbound marketing, with specific expertise in crafting strategy and delivering measurable results for start-ups, small businesses, and multinationals. Chuck has spearheaded and coordinated several product launches with experience in market research, analytics, messaging, brand development, and campaign/promotion development. With his recent start-up venture success, Chuck has evolved into an inbound marketing evangelist, and wants to take this winning digital formula to others and help them realize their own digital marketing potential. Chuck has been employed by CEM & Associates LLC, Global Crossing, Expedite, ACT Conferencing, IBAHN, picoSpin LLC, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. He holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS and an MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Chuck and his wife Shaina are natives of Colorado. They live in Lafayette, CO with their son Joshua and dog Amber.
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About The Market Element: The Market Element is a digital inbound marketing consultant specialized in practical and proven digital inbound marketing strategies.
Susan Jones
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Seed Strategy
Seed’s founder and strategic visionary, Susan directs the agency’s high-performing cast, rolling up her sleeves and digging in. She revels in delivering success stories—all while sharing the laughs that come with doing something you love with good peo”The best part of any project is rolling up my sleeves and digging in. Each process is unique, but it’s always driven by the determination for success and enhanced by the laughs shared with good people doing what we love.”ple.
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About Seed Strategy: Seed Strategy grows big ideas for brands around the globe.
Steven Lloyd-Barlow
Co-Founder | Director of vidbuild
vidbuild is the brainchild of Film & Media Production Director, Steven Lloyd-Barlow. After a career in managing film and TV shoots on a large scale, Steven recognised the cost and budget constraints that small businesses face in video production. The cost and expertise required to develop media in-house, or the cost involved to outsource the work simply outpriced most small to medium sized enterprises. As video content is the number one performer in global marketing, SME’s were suffering hugely in being locked out of this game. Steven sought VC funding through now parent-company Car Cloud Ventures, and partnered successfully with some of the worlds largest stock video providers (Getty, iStock & Storyblocks). With 5 years of development work completed within six months, and beta launch in early 2018, vidbuild was born.
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C. Peter Clough
Founder of The Independent Podcast Alliance
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About Call Me Mobi, The Agora, The Independent Podcast Alliance: The Independent Podcast Alliance offers tools that help podcasters increase revenue and audience through clever marketing and advertising.
Jeff Carter
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of the Board of Viamedia
Mr. Carter is a twenty-eight year veteran of the cable television advertising industry. He began his career in 1984 and has served in the capacities of Regional Director for TeleCable Corporation, Regional Vice President for Telecommunications, Inc and Group Vice President for AT&T where he was responsible for the majority of AT&T’s cable advertising sales operations in the eastern United States. Mr. Carter is a co-founder of Viamedia and the CEO of Viamedia Holdings, Viamedia, Inc, Viamedia LLC and VNS, LLC. Viamedia and its affiliated companies operates in fifty-six US DMAs. He serves on the Board of Directors and oversees the operations of the companies as Chief Executive Officer.
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About StayOver Managment LLC, Viamedia: Viamedia is a non-MSO affiliated video ad sales organization offering video providers a full turn-key solution.
Dan Bayens
Co-Founder of Content Creative Media
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About Content Creative Media: Content Creative media workshops are designed to introduce the tools of media production from creative and relevant visual storytelling
Irwin Jacobs
Founder of Fishing League Worldwide
As chairman and chief executive officer of the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, Irwin L. Jacobs serves as the leader of FLW and visionary founder of the FLW Tour. FLW is, without question, the purveyor of America’s largest and most prestigious fishing tournaments, including the FLW Tour, FLW Series, Bass Fishing League, College Fishing and High School Fishing. Jacobs heads an organization that offers the biggest awards in the sport and provides more opportunities for more anglers around the world than anyone. FLW’s tournament portfolio includes the world championship of bass fishing: the FLW Cup. It’s a no-entry-fee event that offers the sport’s biggest payday. No one has contributed more than Jacobs to putting the sport on the fast track. Jacobs has received recognition for his efforts and contributions to the sport of competitive fishing throughout his career and in 2009 was inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. In 2010 he was inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. Jacobs saw the organization he started honored as well in 2010 with FLW joining him in the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. Today Jacobs continues to tap into the buying power of the nation’s fishing enthusiasts through new ventures in business and sports. Throughout his career, Jacobs has owned and/or controlled multiple large, small and start-up companies. He is a passionate and relentless innovator, linking sports and business for the benefit of sponsors, fans and anglers alike.
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About Fishing League Worldwide: Fishing League Worldwide is the premier tournament fishing organization.
Jason Lark
Founder & Managing Director of Celerity
Jason Lark is the Founder and Managing Director of Celerity.
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About Celerity: Celerity is a data-driven marketing agency specializing in helping brands to maximize value from marketing technology and customer data.
Jason Lark
Founder & Managing Director of Celerity
Jason Lark is the Founder and Managing Director of Celerity.
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About Celerity: Celerity is a data-driven marketing agency specializing in helping brands to maximize value from marketing technology and customer data.
Dan Thornton
Founder/Managing Director of TheWayoftheWeb
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