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Jonny Stanton

PR Lead at THIS™ | Freelance Senior PR & Comms Consultant

United Kingdom

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $25,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $50,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2024

  • PR Lead

    2024

  • PR Advisor

    2023

2023

  • Senior PR and Communications Consultant

    2023

    Freelance PR consultancy services across food & drink, tech and venture sectors. https://jonnystanton.my.canva.site/

2021 - 2022

  • Associate Director

    2021 - 2022

    Working alongside founders Chris Smalling and Rebecca Wheeler, I consulted for a year at ForGood to build and launch the VC consultancy. In a hybrid role, I lead the PR and communications offering, managed deal flow, and led on the engagement and onboarding of Changemakers.

2021 - 2022

  • Venture Scout

    2021 - 2022

    As a Venture Scout, I help Backed source deals and talent for their portfolio. If you're building something great and looking for funding, drop me a DM.

Freelance

2020 - 2022

  • Senior PR and Communications Consultant

    2020 - 2022

    Working with a portfolio of clients at the cutting edge of food, tech or the way we live our lives, including allplants, HECK, THIS™, Slerp, Nude, Inkpact, SKOOT, Claret Capital, GridBeyond and THE PACK. During the COVID-19 period, I've donated my time to support projects with Furloughed Foodies, Nourished Communities and Lifesaver.

2019 - 2020

  • Head of PR

    2019 - 2020

    Contract role heading up the PR and communications at the UK’s number one plant-based meal delivery company.

2019 - 2019

  • Senior Account Director

    2019 - 2019

    Contract role working on campaigns and planning for PlayOJO, Konami and Mobvoi.

2018 - 2019

  • Senior Account Director

    2018 - 2019

    Part of the senior consumer team looking after creative planning and implementation across accounts including Visa, Hilton and The Ryder Cup.

2017 - 2018

  • Account Director

    2017 - 2018

    Leading accounts including Wowcher, TravelSupermarket, Tesco Bank, Adaptive Lab, Pavegen and Love Cocoa. Winning new business and helping grow accounts with strategic idea generation and planning.