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 Marketing 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.
Stuart Hennell
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Watchfinder
Stuart Hennell is a Co-Founder & Managing Director at Watchfinder • Stuart spent 6 years working on various Major UK and European Projects in the Civil Engineering Industry • He has lots of experience negotiating and developing supplier/client relationships both inside and outside of the UK as well as strong leadership skills and have used them to build a strong and successful team at Watchfinder • Stuart goal is to build Watchfinder into a worldwide brand and a byword for quality products delivered with the highest standards of customer service • Stuart studied Engineering Geology & Geotechnics at University of Portsmouth
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About Watchfinder: Watchfinder is the world’s leading retailer of pre-owned watches
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.
Michael Browning
Co-Founder and CEO of Onovative
Co-Founder and CEO of Onovative
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About Onovative: Onovative is marketing automation and customer analytics for banks and credit unions.
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.
Ed Mills
Co-Founder of Hitcents.com
CFO @ Hitcents.com.
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About Hitcents.com: Hitcents is an innovative & creative agency specializing in mobile game & app development, web design, cutting-edge technology, and more.
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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About : Online Video Maker – Make Your Own Professional Videos in Minutes
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.
Jon Taylor
Founder and CEO of MrQuickPick
Founder of MrQuickPick
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About MrQuickPick: Roadside Assistance Entrepreneurs
Kayla Mount
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of SuperFan
Kayla has been in the marketing and advertising industry for more than 10 years, having co-founded her own marketing agency in 2009 after working with one of the region’s top advertising agencies for 5 years. She is a long-time sports fan, and after seeing the need for sports fans to connect with one another, Kayla co-founded SuperFanU in 2011. Kayla is a graduate of the University of Kentucky ’05 – the winningest basketball program in the country!
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About SuperFan, SuperFan: SuperFan is a developer of a fan loyalty and engagement platform used to help teams connect with their fans.
Chris Nowak
Co-Founder and Chief of Product Development of SuperFan
Chris has been in the trenches of program and application development since 2004, building multiple high-volume transaction web services for a variety of successful companies. He has created and implemented multi-million dollar membership systems and large-scale emergency alert networks. In 2009, Chris co-founded a progressive marketing and application development agency and in 2011, co-founded SuperFanU. Chris attended Western Kentucky University, the home of Big Red!
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About SuperFan: SuperFan is a developer of a fan loyalty and engagement platform used to help teams connect with their fans.
Ho Yang
CEO and Founder of 500videos Inc.
Ho yang is CEO and Founder at 500videos Inc.
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About 500videos Inc.: 500videos’s verified video comes with 3-point (place, people, product) verification.
Roger Searl
Founder, Managing Director of INFO/NATION
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About INFO/NATION: INFO/NATION is an extensive database of Greater China’s high net worth individuals and ultra high net worth individuals (HNWI and UHNWI).
Dawn Marie Yankeelov
Founder and President of Aspectx
Yankeelov presented at the International Public Relations Society of America Conference on “Top 10 Ways to Remarketify Products and Services for Greater Success,” and in 2010 on “Customer Retention: Learn Critical Factors for Maintaining Online Commerce Success.” For seven years, Ms. Yankeelov spoke on various topics at the International Virtual Communities Conference held then in Europe by Infonortics, Ltd. She also contributed to the American Bar Association’s Emerging Businesses Series for 2005 and 2010, handbooks for those companies in growth sectors.
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About Aspectx: Aspectx provides a global perspective on your public policy needs with a focus on actionable items.
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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About Hot Mod Media, TheWayoftheWeb: Content and Marketing Agency, Resources and Tools
Hilary Baumann
Founder of FascinationDesign
Founder at FascinationDesign
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About FascinationDesign: PRINT | WEB | SOCIAL | BRANDS
