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 Sussex based CEO’ operating in the Marketing space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
Giles Palmer
Founder & CEO of Brandwatch
Giles Palmer is the founder and CEO of Brandwatch, a leading social intelligence company. Formerly of BSkyB, Giles started Brandwatch and since its launch in August 2007, it has grown to become one of the world’s leading social media analytics and listening companies. Giles’ goal for Brandwatch is to help organisations find and engage with online conversations that matter. This motivation has turned Brandwatch into a platform that gathers millions of online conversations every day and provides users with the tools to analyze them. This empowers brands and agencies to make smarter, data-driven business decisions. Brandwatch has developed a social listening and analytics offering, Brandwatch Analytics, and a social command center platform Brandwatch Vizia, which showcases real-time visualizations across enterprises. Currently, Brandwatch has over 1,000 customers including 30 of the Fortune 100 companies, and serves businesses across the globe, from FTSE100 companies to SMEs. Giles regularly speaks at social media conferences and serves on the Industrial Advisory Board for Sussex University as well as the Social Media Committee for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
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About Brandwatch, Futrli: Brandwatch is a consumer intelligence and social media listening platform.
Steve Timmins
Chief Executive Officer of THE GROOVY GROUP
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About SHOPWITHUSNOW.COM, SOUNDS-MIXES.COM, THE GROOVY GROUP, THE GROOVY GROUP, THEGROOVYGROUP.COM: THE GROOVY GROUP is an online company providing users with the tools to publish multimedia.
Andrew Foyle
Co-Founder & CEO of Miappi
Andrew Foyle joined Miappi as Co-Founder and Chief Executive in 2012.
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About Miappi: Miappi helps brands to discover authentic consumer stories, manage the digital rights and to distribute to marketing channels and ecommerce.
Mark Hla
Founder and CEO of Pure360
Mark Hla is Founder and CEO at Pure360.
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About Pure360: Pure360 provides email marketing and SMS software for businesses to access customers via mobile and web devices.
Richard Jelbert
Founder and CEO of Inzura
Richard is an industry expert on the use telematics and mobile Apps in motor insurance. Richard has been working closely with a range of broker, direct insurers and other technology providers to build next generation mobile centric Apps that support whole lifecycle customer journeys. Working closely with Autoline, Richard and Inzura have developed the ChilliDrive Young Driver insurance App and social platform. Previously Richard was the Founder and CTO of MyDrive Solutions, a telematics service provider, and CEO of Vzzual Ltd the app-based photo analysis business for insurers.
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About Inzura: Inzura’s customer engagement Apps and cloud-based services cover the major personal insurance lines.
Sarah Owen
Founder and CEO of Pumpkin PR
Sarah Owen is the Founder and CEO at Pumpkin PR.
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About Pumpkin PR: Pumpkin PR is an independent PR agency specializing in public relations management for creative, tech, and media industries.
Sarah Owen
Founder and CEO of Pumpkin PR
Sarah Owen is the Founder and CEO at Pumpkin PR.
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About Pumpkin PR: Pumpkin PR is an independent PR agency specializing in public relations management for creative, tech, and media industries.
