Julian Ingram
EVP & UK Managing Director
What inspires me?
All my working life my inspiration has been the limitless potential of people to create, given the right environment. Whether it’s a play, game, book, art or design our society is constantly re-enriched by a creative culture. All I want to do is help create the conditions for creativity to flourish and generate a bit of wealth for our clients and staff along the way.
Simon White
Managing Director, London
What inspires me?
My family, my colleagues, and my record collection.
Matthew Gidley
Director of Insight & Strategy
What inspires me?
I believe that Momentum’s commitment to fully integrate its discipline areas and blur the boundaries between traditional, digital, and experiential solutions will allow us to redefine our industry, our culture, and the role of brands and marketing in society. We might even have a little fun along the way. Inspiring!
Paul Gascoigne
Creative Director
What inspires me?
Where do I find inspiration? The great Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough”. It’s a beautiful way of summing up my key creative principle - that inspiration can be found everywhere, as long as you look hard enough to find it.
Rachel Raphael
Client Services Partner/Operations Director
What inspires me?
Travelling – visiting new countries and soaking up the culture; Reading – I love to read to understand how others have overcome a similar challenge to the ones I face; Achieving my goals - having a sense of achievement; Working with incredible minds - those that stretch me, challenge me and make me think differently about things.
Simon Parker
Managing Partner, Digital
What inspires me?
I’m interested in pretty much everything in at least a shallow way and I am inspired by connections between things and by thinking how and why things work as they do. How do things fit together, how does this work, why is this beautiful? Then you can start playing around with stuff. I like to ask “what if” questions, what if I push this, what happens if I pull that? Childlike when it works, childish when it doesn’t.
Stephanie Nattu
Business Development & Marketing Manager
What inspires me?
The world around me inspires me but if I had to say only one thing, it would have to be food – all types. Its colour, texture, history, origin...
The restaurant world also inspires me, everything from the food, menus, decor and simply the creativity of ‘putting on a good show’. Restaurants who create experiences that on par with others such as the best gig you’ve ever been to is definitely inspirational.
Caroline Barker
Business Development Director
I am inspired by pioneeering craftsmen, those who have the will to learn and develop real skills to make & do things of beauty with them… whether it be with material (Vivienne Westwood, Kaffe Fassett), rocks (Joe Brown), film (David Lynch), photography (Ansel Adams) or pottery (Josiah Wedgwood).
Paul Watson
Managing Director, Momentum Manchester
What inspires me?
Music, mountains, Einstein, Shakespeare, children, sailing.
Dave Lambert
Creative Director, Momentum Manchester
What inspires me?
My children, who are aged 5, 7 and 9, tackle every challenge they face with an amazing desire to succeed. If I fall off my bike, I will get up and try again, the bike will not win.
This desire makes me challenge myself. Go further, try something new and never, under any circumstances admit defeat.
Rob Gleave
Managing Director, Momentum Instore
What inspires me?
People who do what they say are going to, and seeing individuals who have succeeded in the face of adversity – we all need to stop moaning and take inspiration from people who have got something to moan about, but don’t as they just get on with it.
Tim Ellis
New Business Manager, Momentum Instore
What inspires me?
Creating an emotional link with clients.
My inspiration in life comes from having travelled the world, understanding different cultures and ethics has made me great at understanding people. Applied in the workplace a grasp on client’s motives helps understand what they really want to achieve. Above all I work hard, have fun and show personality, traits too often forgotten.
