A young diverse team of digital experts

Anthony Purkiss

Ant oversees the business operations, strategy and culture at Make. Every day he sets out to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected and confident to achieve great things for our clients. With creativity and passion at the heart of everything he does, Ant believes that digital transformation comes with the right mindset and the right team. A true search marketer at heart, Ant believes in the power of digital marketing to deliver tangible business impact with a significant return on investment.

In 2014, after years working for multinational marketing agencies, something changed in Ant; he became consumed by the potential to deliver at scale in half the time. He quickly followed his passion and started on a journey of designing and developing a network of lead generation and advertising websites with his friend and Make co-founder Tom. This led to starting their own digital marketing and web agency, Make!

When he isn’t working to create a cohesively inclusive culture at Make, Ant leverages his experience of designing and delivering digital marketing solutions which enhance engagement, attract sales and, most importantly, fuel business growth for our clients.

Tom Witcherley

Tom’s in-depth understanding of digital design and functionality is the driving force behind all our work.

He starts by gaining a detailed understanding of your business and audiences and then directs a strategy that leverages digital innovation to achieve your commercial goals.

You see his work in everything we do at Make (including this website). He’s been designing websites for 15 years and has particular expertise in sport, luxury brands and technology.

Penny Austin

Defining and implementing web solutions, monitoring work with a critical eye, utilising the latest digital advances and leading a team of developers, designers and clients – just another day in the life of Penny.

With over 10 years of experience in digital marketing and web project management, Penny is responsible for the project management and delivery of our largest website projects across various industries such as fintech, SaaS, hospitality and technology. From initial conception to going live, Penny seamlessly guides our creative and technical teams as they create, implement and maintain websites, online tools, digital applications, and more!

But, Penny’s upbeat professionalism isn’t her only skill. After taking up weight lifting last year, Penny’s latest PB is a whopping 127.5 KG.

Dan Witcherley

At Make, we take a different approach when it comes to partnering with new businesses and agencies. That’s where Dan comes in; helping ambitious brands to connect with their customers and fulfil their potential for growth.

A rapidly changing digital market requires a radical new approach. Dan works alongside our clients’ marketing and web departments – often with other agency partners – in new, nimble ways to build an agency team that delivers highly creative, data-driven work quickly and efficiently.

Backed by the might of Dan, we’ve seen record growth over the past two years – expanding across 10 new markets and doubling in size against a challenging climate!

What’s the best thing about Dan? No idea is a bad idea, no target is unachievable, and no guitar is left unplayed.

Ava Pannell

Heading up Make’s marketing department, Ava is responsible for developing and overseeing brand and communication strategies across our entire client base, as well as providing thought leadership throughout the agency and to external audiences.

Ava brings a wealth of experience in performance marketing and digital transformation having worked in marketing for over a decade, across 7 different markets, both agency and client-side.

With experience across FMCG, travel, finance, retail, and more, Ava has worked with brands such as UGG, Teva, Direct Line, Natwest, National Trust, Imperial College London and The Travel Corporation. Driven by her curiosity and commitment to producing effective work, she has also been instrumental in the strategic planning and growth of a number of successful start-ups and SMEs, including Make!

If Superwoman did exist, we’re pretty sure Ava would be a match! Outside of the office Ava enjoys escaping to the countryside at the weekend and spending time with her horses

Paul Wilson

Leader of our web and development teams, Paul builds strategies, ideas and designs into tools that deliver real-world impact for our progressive clients. As well as managing our team developers and project managers, Paul directs our largest technical work right from project conception through to delivery. With exceptional precision and planning, he seeks to lift the bonnet on what’s needed for a website to be instrumental in building its future success. As a result, our clients get a product that unlocks exciting opportunities for themselves and their customers.

Paul (although incredibly modest about this) has been instrumental in building our internal infrastructure here at Make and is considered a polished gem in our crown.

If you're lucky you might just meet Bruno, a Red Miniature Dachshund owned by Paul and his partner, who regularly has a guest appearance on company calls. His top abilities are speed, guilting people into food, cuddling and mischief. We’ll let you decide if we’re referring to Bruno or Paul here.

Matt Rhodes

With a passion for all things digital marketing, coupled with an ability to lead and inspire others inside and outside the agency, superstar Matt leads some of our biggest client accounts ensuring they are profitable and growing; taking responsibility for the delivery of quality creative work that meets our client’s needs and addresses their business problems.

With 6 years under his belt with growing national and international brands such as eBay UK, Deliveroo and Klarna, Matt is regularly involved in pitches for new business, approaching these with both a creative and commercial mindset.

Amongst a team of novice runners, Matt puts us all to shame having completed his first Ultramarathon! He also bakes a mean loaf of bread. When he’s not doing superhuman things, you’ll find Matt tucking into a series of Peep Show, for the hundredth time.

Molly Herbert

Planning, creating and managing social media requires a clear content strategy, unwavering consistency and buckets of creativity. All of which our miracle worker Molly has brought not just to Make, but across our impressive portfolio of clients too!

With Molly's magic, businesses and brands can take their social media strategy to the next level. Having worked with a mixture of global franchises and brands such as Ballymore, House of Influence, and MILK, Molly packs a punch in her unique experience of organically connecting businesses with audiences across the globe. Whether it’s TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook - no social platform is an untrod territory.

When Molly isn’t busy tapping into the latest Gen Z trend, you’ll find her out and about in the countryside reconnecting with all things nature.

Luke Moss

In-house wizard, Luke is our go-to for the day-to-day management of paid digital marketing campaigns including paid search, display and social advertising strategies across our B2B and B2C clients.

Responsible for creating and optimising paid media channels to support our client’s growth goals, Luke has an exceptional eye for detail when managing campaigns designed to create valuable experiences that get people to take action.

But, mastering the world of paid media isn’t Luke's only outlet, he also holds the title of Junior Darts Champion. Don’t believe us? Challenge him to a game and see for yourself.

Selina Cresswell

As an International Events and Marketing graduate, Selina prides herself on her ability to time manage, work independently under her own initiative, think analytically and conduct thorough research across all of her accounts.

Selina loves finding ways to streamline processes and build strong teams who work well together to bring the best to the business. She enjoys working on a variety of projects at once. With a keen eye for detail, she is able to weed out issues to ensure the successful completion of all tasks and projects.

As Make’s answer to Mary Poppins, Selina’s ability doesn’t stop there. Outside of the office you’ll find her mastering just about any sport and has swum for her home town of Essex!

Alberto Marin

Making the impossible possible, with over 7 years of experience building WordPress websites from scratch, Alberto knows how to create a website that not only looks beautiful and on-trend but also has a well thought out user journey with incredible user experience elements.

Alberto has worked with various businesses across Fintech, SaaS, FMCG and Fashion, helping them utilise WordPress capabilities. Whether it’s landing page design & development, corporate websites, multi-language websites, Alberto’s experience allows him to build quality WordPress websites that attract and convert leads and are easy to manage.

When he’s not making, fixing and tweaking sites, you’ll find Alberto roaming Suffolks countryside in a bid to stay in touch with his love of nature! Since the beginning of lockdown, Alberto has also become our very own Chief Morning/Evening Officer due to his daily check-ins on Slack!

Fiona Spellman

What makes Fiona tick? Managing the full life cycle of web projects, working closely with teams of developers, and launching brilliant websites out into the world.

Starting out her career in video editing after graduating with a degree in Editing & Post Production, Fiona quickly discovered her passion for project management. Since joining Make, Fiona has taken our web clients by storm as a results-driven project manager who believes in building effective cross-functional teams, and uniting people with different expertise to accomplish great things.

In her spare time, you'll find Fiona keeping a close eye on her childhood football team, Liverpool and plans to a local woman's team!

Daniel Taylor

Coding connoisseur, Dan spends his days at Make building and delivering responsive websites that help to drive traffic and convert new business.

His first love is front-end development but is equally proficient with back-end functionality. Dan shines when formulating processes and plans for website builds, meaning he can over-deliver on our clients’ needs, and on time. Whether it’s HTML CSS JavaScript, Shopify or WordPress, you’re in a safe pair of hands.

Away from the workweek hustle, you’ll find Dan perfecting his guitar skills. Over lockdown, Dan took musical escapism like a duck to water. We’re yet to upload any video footage of his musical genius, so you’ll have to take our word for it.

Matt Horne

From entire websites to individual projects and ongoing optimisation, Matt works to deliver unrivalled website experiences for our clients’ audiences. He is passionate about making the best outcome for any given task - whether that’s a digital event or improving site speed to improve SEO. He understands the value of helping others in his team to achieve greatness and pushing himself beyond the challenge.

We were lucky enough to bring Matt into the team in 2015. Since then, he has gone from strength to strength, delivering fantastic websites and optimised web pages, giving our clients marketing teams ideal platforms to deliver on their KPIs and marketing objectives.

In his spare time, you’ll find Matt exploring his picturesque hometown of Cornwall. Disclaimer, Matt believes Cornish Pasties are overrated.

Jon Beaumont-Pike

Discovering a website that works for you can be like finding a diamond in the rough.

As a Web Developer with nearly ten years of experience, Jon has spent many hours working with clients on their websites. He takes pride in creating good-looking, responsive websites that are optimised for every kind of device. That way people all over the world—from his rural home in Herefordshire to your own town—can access them from their mobile, desktop, and tablets alike!

When he isn't working, Jon is occupied with two of his favourite things: being a dad and getting outdoors. He especially loves taking his five-year-old son around town on his scooter and splashing around with him in rivers when the sun comes out.

Harry Ray

Specialising in web and e-commerce development, mobile apps, content management systems, training, web design and data integration, Harry is one of our rockstar developers dedicated to delivering results that exceed client expectations.

Harry has over 5 years of development expertise working in creative agencies, financial companies and hosting providers before joining our crew at Make. A champion of team spirit, Matt is responsible for advising our team on how to go the extra mile for clients and continuously aims to include extra touches to make the sites we build feel alive with exceptional user experience.

In his spare time, Harry likes to get creative playing guitar, taking photos and more recently, cooking, ‘...but it’s tough to beat a ham salad baguette from the petrol station, stuffed with Walkers ready salted crisps.’

Matt Brumwell

Master of conceptual and executional excellence, Matt has an eye for the finer details that go into producing visually memorable work. As a multi-disciplined designer, Matt has worked across almost every platform and content channel, including video, social, display, web design and CRM. Matt strives to elevate briefs with creative thinking, whilst delivering at pace and consistent quality. That’s having your cake, and eating it too.

Since graduating with a degree in Graphic Design in 2017, Matt has worked with a collection of world-renowned brands such as Walt Disney, LEGO, Virgin Radio, The Times, talkSPORT and Klarna.

When Matt isn’t developing his creative wizardry, you’ll find him cooking up a storm with a new recipe in the kitchen (we are yet to reap the rewards of Matt’s culinary ability).

Catarina Rodrigues

Graduating with a Masters in Computational Art from Goldsmiths, Catarina’s highly sought skills involve using algorithms, mathematical formulas, computer programs and other analytic tools to refine the shopping experience for customers. Her mission is not to create bland advertising, but to find better ways to connect customers with your brand.

Catarina’s creative capability doesn’t stop with UX digital design, she has also mastered the art of creative coding and filmmaking, adding more fuel to her fire in regards to the process of designing products that are useful, easy to use, and delightful to interact with.

But what makes Catarina even more exceptional? Having lived in over 3 different countries, she is fluent in 4 languages, and her 2022 goal is to learn Japanese.

Stuart Moore

Stu has a passion for all things design, especially when it’s Figma related. Working with the rest of our design team, he is always striving to push a client’s brand to take them to the next level and produce an exceptional design that works with user experience at the forefront. The result? Atomic design systems for web, product, branding and motion graphics deliver on our clients’ marketing objectives.

After studying Graphic Communication, specialising in branding and identity, Stu has gone on to work with an eclectic mix of brands such as Jim Beam, Neom, O2 and Tottenham Hotspurs. Since joining Make, Stu works closely with our developers and marketers arming him with a strong understanding of HTML, CSS and SEO practices allowing him to generate outstanding levels of eye-catching design that works.

Living and breathing his passion for design, Stu also teaches graphic design in his spare time and has built an impressive Instagram following of over 13k! Have a peek, @stugraphics. So, how does Stu replenish his energy away from design? Why, weightlifting and cycling, of course.

Matt Sperling

Matt holds a BA in Graphic Communication & Design from the University of Leeds and obtained his very first design job working with killer brands like Visa and Mastercard. Since joining our team at Make, Matt has produced creative campaigns that stand out from the crowd for brands such as Mollie’s (owned by SoHo House), Asana and Klarna.

His design and creative ideation always bring a client’s brand to life in a smart, relevant way. Whether it’s a new corporate identity or motion design, Matt has an innate ability to align with a client’s goals and, through design and messaging, help them effectively engage their target audience.

Taking his love of photography to the next level, Matt runs his own side hustle selling prints, illustrations and more! Check it out for yourself, MattePrintsUK!

Sigi Carson

After travelling to London for love many moons ago, Sigi found another passion, digital design.

With over 15 years of experience, Sigi is an expert digital designer, animator and transcreator. Having worked on countless award-winning digital campaigns, Sigi is a creative problem-solver at the forefront of modern communication.

When she isn't busy shaping pixels, Sigi enjoys volunteering as a TEFL teacher abroad or at home, taking her dog Bowie for long walks, and getting down on the yoga matt to keep her balance.

Karen Hubbard

Coming soon

Eugene Delaney

Forging the path for game-changing innovation amongst our founders, team and clients from behind the curtain is our NED, Eugene Delaney. After a period of exponential growth, Make is now set to become a key player in web development and digital marketing.

As an experienced Director in the Sports, Gaming, FinTech, and SaaS industries, Eugene is armed with a proven record in delivering successful business strategies, acquisitions and commercial partnerships. With a scrupulous eye for detail and business acumen, Eugene is a key player in helping shape the future of our growing and ever-evolving agency.

Liam Kingswell

As a team we develop marketing strategies across the entire marketing mix.

Any strategy can include a combination of website development, CRO & SEO to owned and paid social advertising across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest and YouTube. Spending thousands on Google search, display, app and shopping advertising, Apple Search, Quora, Reddit, email marketing, offline activity for brand repositioning and concepts and everything in between, we develop plans to help businesses reach their goals.

Anna Gunning

Anna help's companies achieve business goals by communicating more effectively with their customers and employees. Her experience spans online and offline channels in sectors including industry, manufacturing, property, professional services and technology.

Anna specialise's in identifying and distilling the key messages that resonate with your audience, and then crafting a content strategy and copy that achieves your objectives - for example, raising awareness, facilitating growth, or engaging employees.

She has the Master Level Content Marketing Certification from Copyblogger and the inbound certification from HubSpot. Anns is also an editor for ProCopywriters, the UK professional association for commercial writers.

Thomas Schmidt

Our Senior Back End Developer, Thomas is a key figure in our development team. Thomas's intensive skills and expertise transform our creative team’s designs and interfaces into complex, integrated digital platforms with a keen passion for API development. He specialises in a range of the latest back-end development technologies, with knowledge extending across design, UX, SEO, and also CMS implementation. Thomas is passionate about keeping up-to-date with trends, ideas and technologies in the development world.