Who we are
Our Mission
To help good people tell important stories that get attention
Our Vision
We want all our clients to be world class storytellers
We do this by:
- Unlocking the secrets of your audience’s attention and behaviour with our bespoke research
- Developing compelling content formats that connect with audiences and inspire action
- Sharing our expertise in running successful content formats to make your teams more effective
Principles
- Work with good people
- Make the world better one story at a time
- Only tell stories people want
Our team
Matt Locke
Director / Full-time
Matt leads on operations and processes for the company, as well as exec producing projects for clients including BBC, PBS, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Wellcome Trust. Before founding Storythings in 2011 he worked for over a decade in senior digital roles at Channel 4 and the BBC, including roles as Head of Innovation at BBC and Head of Multiplatform at Channel 4. He also started the Public Media Stack project, and will eventually one day finish his book about the history of attention metrics, which is actually way more interesting than it sounds. Matt also sits on the Board of Directors at Storythings.
Hugh Garry
Director / Full-time
Hugh is a strategist and executive producer who has been developing award winning online, video, and audio formats for over 25 years. He spent the first 15 years innovating in digital media at the BBC. Hugh writes the Storythings newsletter and Formats Unpacked. You really should subscribe. Hugh also sits on the Board of Directors at Storythings.
Anjali Ramachandran
Director / Full-time
Anjali has a background in digital media, strategy and innovation and was previously Head of Innovation at PHD Media, part of Omnicom Media Group. At Storythings she works on strategy and executive production for clients including PBS, Experian and Science Gallery London. She is passionate about diversity, equality and inclusion and is a co-founder of global women in tech network Ada’s List. She also writes the Other Valleys newsletter looking at creative and tech-related news from emerging markets and is a trustee of Chayn. She has worked across India, the US and UK. Anjali also sits on the Board of Directors at Storythings.
Darren Garrett
Creative Director / Part-time
Darren looks after creative things and helps with production matters at Storythings. Prior to working with Storythings he ran his own company for 13 years making games, animation and digital things for companies such as BBC, Channel 4, Universal, Paramount and Disney winning a BAFTA, BIMA’s & a Games for Change award along the way. He once wrote a script that was recorded by Julianne Moore, but it was only phrases such as ‘head west’. Still counts though.
Emily Bromfield
Head of Production / Part-time
Emily looks after all things production and operations at Storythings. Before joining the company in 2018, she worked at a number of art and literature organisations including Artangel and PEN International. Outside work she tries to keep her tomato plants alive, despite having no green fingers, and reads too much.
Emma Sarling
Operations and People Manager / Part-time
Emma looks after operations and the wellbeing of the team at Storythings. With a background in music and TV including marketing and production for BMG, Virgin and Disney, Emma has more recently been involved in operations with a focus on all things digital. Outside of work, Emma loves to climb a mountain and is never happier than being upside down in a yoga headstand – both good for the soul!
Emma Greengrass
Operations Coordinator / Part-time
Emma supports the day-to-day operations at Storythings. Her background is in international development. Before joining the company in 2021, she worked at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) as Editorial Coordinator for a social science research programme. When not at work, she enjoys swing dancing, reading, karate and yoga.
Eden Brackenbury
Designer / Full-time
Eden makes artwork and manages websites for Storythings and our clients. She was the lead designer on Nevertheless Season 2 and Public Media Stack. She believes in sticking up for people and making sure people can see themselves in our work.
Laura Sterian
Audience Researcher / Full-time
Laura is Storythings’ Audience Researcher. Originally from Bucharest, she has worked for 16+ years to grow local audiences in contexts such as arts management, cultural strategy and film production. She is currently studying Psychology and Cognitive Science. She believes in the power of storytelling to shape our worlds. And that curiosity actually saves the cat.
Patricia Yaker Ekall
Writer/Editorial Lead / Full-time
Patricia writes, edits and curates a quarterly publication for the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center, a residency program for the world’s leading thinkers. She has ten years of experience working as a journalist and editor at HuffPost, Esquire, Art U.K. and the TLS. She was a Research Fellow for the British Council at the 58th Venice Biennale and is reading for an MSt in Literature and Art at the University of Oxford. As someone who’s spent much of her career being the greenest person in the room, Patricia is passionate about mentoring young creatives.
Chloe Thrussell
Editorial Assistant / Full-time
Chloe provides editorial support across Storythings, including the weekly newsletters and the ADP ReThink Quarterly. She has a background in film festivals and travel journalism and holds an MA in Visual Cultures. In her spare time, she loves to go bouldering and to kayak in the sea.
Grace Dobush
Editor / Fixed-term
Grace is a freelance journalist based in Berlin, where she’s written about business, tech and design for publications including Handelsblatt, Fortune, Wired and Quartz. She is the editor of the ADP ReThink Quarterly, a global publication about people and pay. Many years ago she co-founded an indie craft show and craft business conference back in Ohio, but now she only crafts for fun, not for profit.
Advisory Board
We are thrilled to have the following talented people on our advisory board, and look forward to benefitting from their keen guidance and experience.
Graydon Gordian
Advisor / Fixed-term
Graydon Gordian is the Head of Marketing at Fractal Software, a venture capital studio launching and building the next generation of vertical SaaS startups. He spent several years working at the intersection of media and technology for organizations such as ESPN, Sesame Street and CNN before transitioning to a leadership role at the Atlanta-based agency Fortyfour (ACQ: Bounteous), where he served clients as varied as Fiserv, Coca-Cola, Adult Swim and Boehringer Ingelheim.
Bec Mortimer
Advisor / Fixed-term
Bec set up the first international office for Netflix and played a pivotal role driving growth in the UK and beyond, a job she binged for nearly a decade. She has been integral to the launch and subsequent success of several major film distributors in the UK and has held roles at Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, Momentum Pictures and Entertainment One. Bec’s leadership in senior marketing positions across the industry has resulted in highly impactful, buzzworthy and award-winning global campaigns.
Renee Edwards
Advisor / Fixed-term
Renee Edwards is the Director of Global Social at IBM. As part of IBM’s executive leadership team, Renee spends her days collaborating with some of the smartest minds in technology to drive business growth and innovation through social and digital marketing. Her passion for leadership and creativity has led her to develop some of the most engaged, global social communities in the industry. It has also helped create a platform used to advocate for equity in the workspace and elevate the diverse perspectives of those around her.
Prior to joining IBM, Renee served as Director and Head of Social Media at ADP. She also held additional leadership roles at Samsung Electronics America and Intel Corporation.