Paul Lindsell
Managing Director
Matt Howell
Associate Director
Rachel Mitchell
Account Director
Josephine Ornago
Head of Research
About Us
At ThoughtSpark, we’re all about content. Content for marketing, for PR, for web optimisation, for sales support, for social media, for lead generation…. The list goes on.
We’re living in a content-hungry world. The more you are out there, the more likely people are to ask you to tender for their business. On the other side of the coin, if you’re not visibly publishing intelligent, expert content, then you may not be selected for tender lists.
We have insight and understanding of most industries and the public services. We operate with our native speakers across the globe. And every account we have is directed by a senior and experienced Account Director.
So we create your content. We help you squeeze the most value out of it by making sure it is repurposed for sales, marketing, investor relations, web marketing, social media, and the rest. And we help you integrate it into your lead generation programmes so that it is visibly playing a role generating business for you.
Paul Lindsell
Managing Director
Paul has been running marketing companies since 1993, supporting clients with strategy development through to efficient and effective execution. For long, a believer in measurable, joined-up marketing and communications with clear strategies and goals, Paul’s experience ranges across a variety of sectors, including financial services, retail, IT & software, capital markets, eCommerce and the environmental industry. Outside of commercial matters, Paul is co-Founder of industry group The Data Governance Forum, acts as trustee for a number of charitable causes, and still occasionally works as a professional musician.
Matt Howell
Associate Director
Matt’s copywriting skills were first honed supplying daily horseracing stories for the national newspapers. Matt has been with the company for almost twenty years, progressing from an Account Executive role to become a partner in the firm. He has particular experience in the communications, IT and software sectors and is skilled at identifying and developing content themes that directly address clients’ challenges. Matt also has a strong track record in devising and running fun CSR programmes for clients. Away from the desk, Matt provides the village Under-10 football team with the dubious benefit of his coaching know-how.
Rachel Mitchell
Account Director
Following a brief stint in the insurance industry and several years’ grounding at other London-based PR agencies, Rachel joined the company as an Account Executive in 2010. Her role quickly developed, giving her experience with clients from a wide range of sectors including technology, communications, logistics, financial services and legal. Working with SMEs to large multinational corporations, Rachel is adept at tailoring PR programmes to the client’s specific needs and identifying where additional support can be provided.
Outside of work Rachel gets to indulge her adventurous side in her voluntary role as a Girl Guide leader.
Josephine Ornago
Head of Research
Jo is in charge of the company’s research and new business activity. She is also an avid social media geek and advises clients and colleagues on the latest trends and techniques. An Oxford classics graduate, she joined the company, left for a stint working as a freelance marketing copywriter for the automotive sector in Italy, and then returned to the fold as a senior player. Based near Milan, along with her architect husband and young son, she divides her time between the UK and Italy and provides the company with an ideal base for central European operations.