We’re a friendly and award-winning bunch of strategists, creatives, brand story tellers, business planners, media gurus, digital technologists, event producers and buzz conductors.
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.
Elly Kestenbaum
Head of Planning & Strategy
Racking up 20 years blue chip experience in comms, Elly has planned and led award-winning integrated programmes for the likes of McDonald’s, Ribena, Barclays, Talk Talk, Nickelodeon and Unilever. A self-confessed data geek, Elly’s passion and skills in planning, strategy and evaluation not only ensure Tin Man campaigns deliver in spades but have contributed to the hundreds of industry awards the agency has amassed over the years.
Paul Valentine
Creative Director
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
Director, Head of Media & Campaigns
Natalie combines a gold dust mix of creative campaign direction, media expertise and attention to the tiniest details to produce the best PR programmes. With over 15 years of experience, Natalie has partnered with brand leaders from some of the world’s biggest names, including Cadbury’s, Magnum, Johnnie Walker, Budgens, Barclaycard and Nickelodeon.
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.
Clare Hindley
Director, Head of Operations & Clients
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.
Leanne Bertolone
Practice Director
Leanne has a decade of experience creating consumer campaigns for brands such as Cadbury Creme Egg, Cadbury Fingers, OREO, Dove, Persil, Comfort and Hilton. Leanne leads ‘Tinfluence’, our influencer marketing arm, and is expert in providing strategic and creative direction for influencer programmes, building online communities and finding the perfect blend between traditional and digital comms.
Hannah Milne
Practice Director
Hannah brings over 12 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 among our people.