Andy
Wardlaw
Global Managing Director
Tech & Innovation
Andy started his career just as the first wave of digital businesses were beginning to establish themselves, transforming entire industries and generating a need for a new breed of innovative, hybrid talent.
Joining the first digital specialist search firm, he found himself helping to structure and staff the nascent UK teams of Amazon, Microsoft, AOL & eBay, as well as the first digital communications agencies.
Advising businesses and senior talent within the creative and technology sectors has been the focus of his career. He has built cross-functional internal talent team and led staffing and talent strategy internationally for leading creative businesses, including AKQA. He has also run his own talent consultancy.
Andy believes that the key to sustainable commercial success is the alignment of transformational talent with business transformation and growth strategy. Since re-joining The Talent Business in 2016, he has been advising brand owners, tech platforms, consultancies and communications agencies on their senior hires, identifying and securing leaders capable of driving business transformation. He has also worked with agency groups on their business acquisition strategies, and advised brand owners on the selection of agency partners.
When he can, he runs, skis, travels and spends time with his family.
Olivia
Skone
Managing Director UK
Business & Marketing
Olivia spent her formative years in some of London’s top creative agencies of their time, including WCRS, CHI&Partners, and RKCRY&R, producing award winning campaigns for Marks & Spencer, The Times and The Sunday Times, Land Rover and TalkTalk.
She has also held marketing role at the start up Espotting.com and the media owner ITV, where she worked on the pioneering strategy for advertiser funded programming.
Olivia completed a post grad in periodical journalism and had her two sons (which she describes as her most challenging role so far) before joining The Talent Business in 2013.
She describes working with transformational senior talent at The Talent Business as finding her ‘True North’. Olivia heads up The Talent Business’ European Marketing & Business practice out of the Group’s London office. She partners a broad range of brand owners, tech platforms, consultancies and communications agencies, helping them to identify and secure transformational hires. Her primary focus has been marketing leadership roles with brand owners & tech platforms, and business leadership roles for communications agencies.
Harriet
Belsey
Partner
Creative & Design
Harriet has over 15 years’ experience in businesses fuelled by innovation and creativity. Having worked in both client services and marketing at some of the world’s leading communications agencies & brand owners, Harriet joined The Talent Business’ London office in 2015, focusing on senior Creative & Design talent. In addition to being a Partner in the Creative & Design practice, she is also the London office’s New Business Director.
Harriet partners senior creative talent & marketing leaders to deliver business & brand transformation. She’s experienced at identifying business development opportunities and working with senior stakeholders to deliver measurable growth.
Her industry experience includes beauty, fashion, premium & lifestyle brands, entertainment, FMCG, charity & automotive.
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