David Murray-Hundley"LinkedIn Business Leader of the Year 2010" is start-up kid at heart and CEO for drinksin.com. Geek warning: David wrote his first successful game concept on the BBC Micro for Superior Software at the tender age of 11. He went on to bag himself a degree in Artificial Intelligence and has since tackled start-ups including Intelisys, Commerce One, Adaro, Dione, UtilityOne and PodLoco.com. At playtime you'll find David out riding his horses, driving race cars and hunting down the nearest Michelin Star for a bite to eat and a glass of Dom.. He has a passion for all things technology - With the right people and the time to watch them grow, anything is possible.
Mark Wallis CTO and co-founder of the company, offers technical advice and direction to our small team of developers, based on over 12 years of experience in design, support and performance of high class multimedia services across Europe. Marks biggest achievment is his involvment with WAP at a very early stage. Installing one of the first WAP gateways in Europe and working for genie.co.uk (now O2) designing, delivering and supporting the architecture that is still used today to deliver services for O2s mobile internet platform and the iPhone. Mark has a thirst for adventure, fast cars, sunshine and a passion for getting the most out of life.
Jaime Keenan is co-founder of the company and as Head of Marketing, she is responsible for getting the drinksin word out on the street. An honours graduate of London College of Communication, B2B marketing and CRM were her thing but after setting up drinksin she has a new found love for social media as long as it works on her iPhone - she's never off it .. poor thing! In her spare time you'll see her seeking out vintage at a car boot or chatting with strangers at a festival.
Laurence Williams is in charge of Product Development and co-founder of the company. Also respondsible for much of the content on the site, if there is a venue listed, Lol will of spoken to them. With his impeccable manners and maverick style, he's the perfect man for schmoozing with the trade. Lol also coordinates our growing team of journalists, city ambassadors, graphics designers and photographers. In his spare time he'll either be tucked away in his studio producing music - of the long electronic filmic kind or he'll be at a gig.
Ellie Broughton is a newbie in the world of media, but she's hit the ground running. She's written for a good few magazines and papers, become addicted to Twitter - @___ellie - and won herself a place to study media at the prestigious City University School of Journalism. But her first love must be a well-crafted gin and tonic! With work experience placements in Paris and Dublin under her belt, she's a well-travelled young boozer, and has a homing instinct when it comes to the best drinking districts in any city. When not, ahem, 'researching' for Drinksin, you'll find her reading Grazia, eating croissants or hanging out with lovely types.
Joe Edwards designer, marketer extraordinaire and self confessed geek...brandjoe has been putting interwebs together for over 8 years. When Joe's not designing and marketing, he's generally drinking and dining, reading about design, marketing and social media and playing basketball to try and kill some calories. Joe is a great newcomer to the team and his insight into usability and social media has been invaluable. We HEART Joe and if you're into design and/or social media make sure to follow him on Twitter.
Joe Whitfield is a Researcher and Content editor for drinksin with experience in running various bars and writing bar/restaurant reviews for numerous magazines and websites. This guy knows his stuff when it comes to having riotous fun, partying to excess and has boundless knowledge of food and booze. He also organises concerts, parties and dabbles in project managing charity events. Live music is his bag, so he can be found robotically dancing next to the stage at most live events. If you are looking for the best place to eat, drink and party, just ask Joe !
