TEAM

We’re a friendly, award-winning team of strategists, creatives, brand storytellers, business planners, media gurus, digital technologists, event producers, and buzz conductors.

Mandy Sharp
Founder & CEO
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Mandy Sharp
Founder & CEO

Mandy launched Tin Man in 2013 to offer big brands big ideas and big thinking, but with the bespoke and personal touch they wanted. Previously MD of global PR agency Citizen Relations and founder of award winning experiential & PR agency Brando, she has over 20 years’ experience advising global brands on using communications to boost their bottom line. Her intelligent, creative yet results-driven approach has delivered award-winning campaigns for some of the world’s largest companies, including BT, Barclays, Sony, ITV and WaterAid.

Mandy launched Tin Man in 2013 to offer big brands big ideas and big thinking, but with the bespoke and personal touch they wanted. Previously MD of global PR agency Citizen Relations and founder of award winning experiential & PR agency Brando, she has over 20 years’ experience advising global brands on using communications to boost their bottom line. Her intelligent, creative yet results-driven approach has delivered award-winning campaigns for some of the world’s largest companies, including BT, Barclays, Sony, ITV and WaterAid.

Elly Kestenbaum
Partner
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Elly Kestenbaum
Partner

Racking up more than 20 years’ blue chip experience in comms, Elly has planned and led award-winning integrated campaigns for the likes of Virgin Atlantic, McDonald’s, Barclays, Smart Energy GB, Nickelodeon and Virgin Media. A self-confessed data geek, Elly’s passion and skills in planning, strategy and evaluation not only ensure Tin Man’s work delivers in spades but have contributed to the hundreds of industry awards the agency has amassed over the years.

Racking up more than 20 years’ blue chip experience in comms, Elly has planned and led award-winning integrated campaigns for the likes of Virgin Atlantic, McDonald’s, Barclays, Smart Energy GB, Nickelodeon and Virgin Media. A self-confessed data geek, Elly’s passion and skills in planning, strategy and evaluation not only ensure Tin Man’s work delivers in spades but have contributed to the hundreds of industry awards the agency has amassed over the years.

Paul Valentine
Partner
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Paul Valentine
Partner

Paul has that perfect blend of strategic thinking and insight-driven creativity. He has over 15 years experience crafting creative ideas that help brands better connect with their audiences. EE, BAFTA, Virgin Media, Netflix, Coca-Cola, Jameson, Ch4, Cadbury and the 2012 London Olympic Games have all benefited from his results-focussed approach.

Paul has that perfect blend of strategic thinking and insight-driven creativity. He has over 15 years experience crafting creative ideas that help brands better connect with their audiences. EE, BAFTA, Virgin Media, Netflix, Coca-Cola, Jameson, Ch4, Cadbury and the 2012 London Olympic Games have all benefited from his results-focussed approach.

Natalie Neave
Partner
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Natalie Neave
Partner

Natalie is a consumer comms specialist with proven experience creating and executing award-winning campaigns for some of the world’s biggest and most loved brands including Cadbury, OREO, Magnum, Sky, Unilever, Barclaycard and Kellanova (formerly Kellogs). With 17 years experience, Natalie is a results-driven agency leader, combining a gold dust mix of creative campaign direction, media expertise and a holistic approach to the campaign ecosystem to produce the most effective and commercially successful PR programmes.

Natalie is a consumer comms specialist with proven experience creating and executing award-winning campaigns for some of the world’s biggest and most loved brands including Cadbury, OREO, Magnum, Sky, Unilever, Barclaycard and Kellanova (formerly Kellogs). With 17 years experience, Natalie is a results-driven agency leader, combining a gold dust mix of creative campaign direction, media expertise and a holistic approach to the campaign ecosystem to produce the most effective and commercially successful PR programmes.

Clare Hindley
Partner
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Clare Hindley
Partner

Highly collaborative, pragmatic and with strong commercial acumen, Clare comes with over 20 years’ experience from big, networked agencies (Edelman, Porter Novelli, Grayling) working across both UK and multi-market programmes. She has lead comms campaigns for a wide range of brands including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Barclaycard, Dolmio, Glenfiddich, Nivea, Dove, Persil and Dulux.

Highly collaborative, pragmatic and with strong commercial acumen, Clare comes with over 20 years’ experience from big, networked agencies (Edelman, Porter Novelli, Grayling) working across both UK and multi-market programmes. She has lead comms campaigns for a wide range of brands including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Barclaycard, Dolmio, Glenfiddich, Nivea, Dove, Persil and Dulux.

Hannah Milne
Practice Director
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Hannah Milne
Practice Director

Hannah brings over 15 years of experience managing campaigns across multiple touchpoints and stakeholders. Her broad consumer background spans household brands including Virgin Media, megabus, LNER, Guide Dogs and National Trust. Passionate about people, Hannah leads the Tin Man ‘Hearts & Minds’ programme focused on promoting mental health and wellbeing amongst our team.

Hannah brings over 15 years of experience managing campaigns across multiple touchpoints and stakeholders. Her broad consumer background spans household brands including Virgin Media, megabus, LNER, Guide Dogs and National Trust. Passionate about people, Hannah leads the Tin Man ‘Hearts & Minds’ programme focused on promoting mental health and wellbeing amongst our team.

Katie Fox
Practice Director
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Katie Fox
Practice Director

With a decade’s worth of consumer comms experience, Katie has delivered creative campaign strategies for some of the world’s biggest brands including Vodafone, Indeed, Gumtree, Virgin Atlantic and Plenty of Fish. A passion for purpose combined with a commitment to producing only the highest quality comms work has seen Katie at the helm of award-winning campaigns that have changed behaviour and directly impacted clients’ bottom lines.

With a decade’s worth of consumer comms experience, Katie has delivered creative campaign strategies for some of the world’s biggest brands including Vodafone, Indeed, Gumtree, Virgin Atlantic and Plenty of Fish. A passion for purpose combined with a commitment to producing only the highest quality comms work has seen Katie at the helm of award-winning campaigns that have changed behaviour and directly impacted clients’ bottom lines.

Leanne Bertolone
Business Director
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Leanne Bertolone
Business Director

Leanne has over a decade of experience creating consumer campaigns for brands such as Cadbury Creme Egg, Cadbury Fingers, OREO, Dove, Persil, Comfort and Hilton. With a wealth of experience managing integrated, UK and multi-market programmes. Leanne also leads ‘Tinfluence’, our influencer marketing arm, and is adept at providing strategic and creative direction for influencer programmes, building online communities and finding the perfect blend between traditional and digital comms.

Leanne has over a decade of experience creating consumer campaigns for brands such as Cadbury Creme Egg, Cadbury Fingers, OREO, Dove, Persil, Comfort and Hilton. With a wealth of experience managing integrated, UK and multi-market programmes. Leanne also leads ‘Tinfluence’, our influencer marketing arm, and is adept at providing strategic and creative direction for influencer programmes, building online communities and finding the perfect blend between traditional and digital comms.