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The Footprint team
Footprint comprises a group of senior-level professionals. We’re a hands-on bunch who work extremely closely with our clients – we want you to think of us as part of your team. We’re not one of those consultancies who present you with directors and then service you with assistants: you work with the senior members of the team, from start to finish.
John Hirst BA (Hons)
Managing Director
Working across all our clients, John’s strength is his strategic experience and straightforward approach to problem solving. John has a marketing based degree and a classic marketing education working in client companies, agencies and running his own businesses, which gives him the added bonus of being able to see issues from both the client and agency side. Prior to founding Footprint John was Managing Director of Satchel Consultant Designers, an award winning design company he helped to establish in 1990. Satchel was part of the larger Charles Walls Group and it was in his Group role that John was responsible for the team that achieved BS5750, making Charles Walls the first full service agency in the UK to attain accreditation. Following this, John went on to head up the total quality team and finally became head of client retention at the agency.
Bridget Summers BA (Hons), MCIPR
Account Director
Having trained as a journalist, Bridget went on to find her calling in the world of PR where her first class communication skills and straight talking have won her fans both in the media and with clients in a wide variety of industry sectors. Prior to joining Footprint, Bridget was deputy managing director at Charles Walls Public Relations and is still handling campaigns for Uponor (now Radius Systems), Flender (now part of Siemens Automation and Drives) and the John Cheatle Group after more than ten years.
Samantha Orange BSc (Hons), CIPR Diploma, CAM Certificate
Account Director
Equally happy escorting a party of Jorvik Vikings to lay siege to the Blue Peter studios, launching a five star hotel and spa in the south of France or overseeing the PR for a buy-out by one of the UK’s largest house builders, Sam has vast experience of managing a diverse range of consumer, business to business and trade PR campaigns that has brought her into contact with regional, national and international media over the last two decades.
Jay Commins Ll.B (Hons) DEJF MTS
Account Director
Jay has over 12 years' experience working across a variety of sectors, including construction, food and leisure, but has increasingly specialised in tourism. Currently, he heads up the PR campaigns for English Heritage in the West Midlands and Yorkshire, which involves promoting twelve top sites, both for the events in the busy summer months, and using creative PR to drive visits during the quieter, off-peak month be it podcasts, ghost hunts or imaginative radio scripts.
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Lucy Dale
Spa Consultant
Our Spa Consultant, Lucy, has more than 18 years' experience as a spa manager, area manager, training manager for Totally UK and VitaMan, head therapist and trainer on the QE2, TV presenter, and beauty therapy lecturer in BTEC and NVQ. She is also a former ISPA conference lecturer and was responsible for the relaunch and restoration of the world famous Turkish Baths in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
John Hirst BA (Hons)
Managing Director
Working across all our clients, John’s strength is his strategic experience and straightforward approach to problem solving. John has a marketing based degree and a classic marketing education working in client companies, agencies and running his own businesses, which gives him the added bonus of being able to see issues from both the client and agency side. Prior to founding Footprint John was Managing Director of Satchel Consultant Designers, an award winning design company he helped to establish in 1990. Satchel was part of the larger Charles Walls Group and it was in his Group role that John was responsible for the team that achieved BS5750, making Charles Walls the first full service agency in the UK to attain accreditation. Following this, John went on to head up the total quality team and finally became head of client retention at the agency.
Bridget Summers BA (Hons), MCIPR
Account Director
Having trained as a journalist, Bridget went on to find her calling in the world of PR where her first class communication skills and straight talking have won her fans both in the media and with clients in a wide variety of industry sectors. Prior to joining Footprint, Bridget was deputy managing director at Charles Walls Public Relations and is still handling campaigns for Uponor (now Radius Systems), Flender (now part of Siemens Automation and Drives) and the John Cheatle Group after more than ten years.
Samantha Orange BSc (Hons), CIPR Diploma, CAM Certificate
Account Director
Equally happy escorting a party of Jorvik Vikings to lay siege to the Blue Peter studios, launching a five star hotel and spa in the south of France or overseeing the PR for a buy-out by one of the UK’s largest house builders, Sam has vast experience of managing a diverse range of consumer, business to business and trade PR campaigns that has brought her into contact with regional, national and international media over the last two decades.
Jay Commins Ll.B (Hons) DEJF MTS
Account Director
Jay has over 12 years' experience working across a variety of sectors, including construction, food and leisure, but has increasingly specialised in tourism. Currently, he heads up the PR campaigns for English Heritage in the West Midlands and Yorkshire, which involves promoting twelve top sites, both for the events in the busy summer months, and using creative PR to drive visits during the quieter, off-peak month be it podcasts, ghost hunts or imaginative radio scripts.
See me on LinkedIn and on Facebook
Lucy Dale
Spa Consultant
Our Spa Consultant, Lucy, has more than 18 years' experience as a spa manager, area manager, training manager for Totally UK and VitaMan, head therapist and trainer on the QE2, TV presenter, and beauty therapy lecturer in BTEC and NVQ. She is also a former ISPA conference lecturer and was responsible for the relaunch and restoration of the world famous Turkish Baths in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.