02.2.0
Your future marketing and website team
"Great things in business are not done by one person. They’re done by a team of people."
Steve Jobs
Our story
Marketing and sales are key pillars to a thriving business but also something that can cause a lot of stress when they aren’t working well.
Growth by Design was born from a desire to help business owners, and the communities they serve to be the best they can be.
Combining traditional and digital marketing expertise, and with first-hand experience in small businesses, we are here to give SMEs first-class marketing support and website services that deliver real business results, without a hefty price tag.
Meet the team that is taking on this challenge!
Management Team
Henry Laker
Managing Director
Henry has over 25 years experience of partnering with clients to create creative, marketing-led solutions which deliver results and business success. When not working, he’ll be gardening or trying to keep control of his four mad Jack Russell terriers.
Tim Rylatt
Commercial Director
Tim is a highly experienced business coach and has a real personal passion for marketing and sales. He likes to investigate buyer motives and create smart solutions to communicate towards them. When away from work Tim enjoys riding his motorbike and going to the cinema.
Juliet Rylatt
Finance Director
Juliet is the organiser and keeps us all in check. She loves planning, administration and providing support to the team. In her time off she enjoys reading, travelling and drinking prosecco!
Looking for marketing and business strategy support?
Marketing Team
Louise Fenn
Marketing Team Leader
Louise has 20 years of marketing and advertising experience. Having previously owned her own company, Louise has first-hand experience in business growth and sales and a true understanding of what it is like to be in your shoes! When at home she loves to spend her time upcycling furniture and playing the guitar.
Ghislaine Moolenaar
Marketing Executive
Ghislaine has over 6 years of marketing experience across a diverse portfolio of B2B and B2C, online and offline. With this rounded knowledge, any client who works with her feels the benefit. Her favourite part of the job is creating artwork and creative writing. In her spare time she is Vice-Captain of the BHRFC Black Widows.
Quinn Humphreys
Marketing Executive
Quinn joined the marketing team after completing his degree in digital photography at Ravensbourne University London. He enjoys creative marketing, using his photography and videography skills to think outside of the box and work with clients to create something unique. Outside of work, Quinn is an avid musician and has a passion for travel and photography.
Liam Overton
Marketing Executive
Working previously as a freelance content creator, Liam has a specialism in the automotive industry and a general love of all things cars to match. He has a great understanding of how to develop the right content for the right audience. If he isn’t busy creating, you’ll find him on the slopes with a snowboard in hand.
Amanda Ripley
Graphic Designer
Having been a graphic designer since 1997, there isn’t much in terms of business sector or design format she hasn’t seen and done. Anything from brand packaging (for the likes of Tesco no less!) through to print-ready brochures and online graphics.
If you need a marketing team, get in touch with us
Website & Development
Tom Groom
Web Designer & Developer
Joining straight off the back of finishing a Master’s Degree in Digital Marketing, he has a passion for creating, and communicating our client’s value to their customers. Away from work, Tom will be mostly playing, watching, and reading about football.
Dario Barnes
Web Designer & Developer
Dario is an accomplished designer and developer with over 20 years of experience working on projects with some of the world’s top known brands. In his spare time you will find him walking, surfing, or paddleboarding with his dog, or back in front of his PC mixing and producing music.
If you need a new website, or your current one needs redeveloping, get in touch with us
Operations
Joanne South
Marketing Manager
Responsible for Growth by Design’s own marketing, Jo uses her honed marketing skills, having worked for some of the biggest digital marketing agencies in the UK, for the benefit of the SME sector. She enjoys visiting art exhibitions and traveling.
