Jonathan Gaunt
FD Works
Jonathan believes in doing finance better together and he believes designers deserve a ‘best friend in finance’. He wants to help their design business clients succeed and be their trusted adviser, enabling them to drive their business growth and success.
Jonathan Kirk
Up to the Light Ltd.
Jonathan Kirk advises a wide range of agencies on all aspects of business improvement and growth, challenging some of the ingrained assumptions that exist in our industry and providing effective, insight-led advice.
Areas of Expertise: Business strategy & processes, People, Sales & Marketing
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Lucy Mann
Gunpowder Consulting Ltd
Lucy helps agencies optimise their new business performance.
Areas of Expertise: Financial planning, People, Sales & Marketing
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Natasha Ellard-Shoefield
The Hand
Natasha specialises in helping design agencies grow through the acquisition of new clients via a targeted business development strategy.
Areas of Expertise: Business strategy & processes, People, Sales & Marketing
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Aliya Vigor-Robertson
JourneyHR
Aliya and her business partner Sue run an HR Consultancy called JourneyHR. They have a brilliant team of creative industry HR specialists who work with a large community of award winning clients helping them attract and retain their talent.
Andre Yong
Angsana
Andre founded new business/lead generation agency Angsana in 2006 after working with agencies such as Landor and Fitch. Andre helps creative, comms and tech companies design and execute business development campaigns that maximise their skills and case studies to win new name clients.
Areas of Expertise: Business strategy & processes, Sales & Marketing
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Service Design in Government 2017
A practical three day conference for anyone involved in designing or commissioning public services. Bringing together the very best service design speakers and practitioners to share techniques and case studies from the field. DBA members get 10% off tickets.
DBA CEO on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
By Deborah Dawton, CEO, Design Business Association
DBA CEO Deborah Dawton outlines why the review of the tax credit environment for R&D outlined in the Autumn Statement is important to the design industry.
Expert advice – all wrapped up
By Hannah Paterson, Insight and Content Editor, Design Business Association
With Christmas fast approaching, our Wise Men and Women of the DBA Experts Register share some top tips for your business in 2017.
DBA Board name their design highlights
By Hannah Paterson, Insight and Content Editor, Design Business Association
A Scottish icon, a product to challenge Apple’s dominance and a piece of design with real emotional punch feature amongst our Board of Directors' most admired designs of the year.
