MEET THE TEAM
Everyone at Ignition has a passion for standing out – and helping our clients do the same. We live and breathe creativity and innovation.
- Mike Butler
- Ben Hickey
- John Woollaston
- Rowena Rose
- Ken Wright
- Andy Cox
- Adam Mitchell
- Mike McNabb
- James Wright
- Rebecca Wren
- Glynis James
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Mike Butler
General ManagerMike grew up in Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire and after a spell as a groundsman, spent 20 years in the insurance industry, doing business-to-business marketing. An entrepreneur at heart, Mike was delighted to have the opportunity to run and develop Ignition, as he’s really passionate about helping businesses become more innovative and ultimately more successful. As Mike's work involves a lot of travelling, he spends his spare time with the family — and on the odd round of golf.
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Ben Hickey
Regional Development DirectorBen began his career as an army officer, commanding a troop of challenger tanks. When he decided to leave the army he knew he wanted a job with lots of personal interaction — which is how he found his way into marketing. Ben cut his teeth in sales promotion, before switching to direct marketing and business development. His role at Ignition draws on that commercial experience, but also means he gets to work with lots of different people — so he’s definitely ticked the ‘interaction’ box. He sums up what he does in his spare time with three words, ‘kids, kids, kids’ but does try to fit in a round of golf. And clearly he hasn’t got the army out his system — as he’s now joined the TA.
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John Woollaston
Regional Development DirectorJohn was born in Birmingham and joined Ignition after working at several major London advertising agencies and marketing consultancies. He enjoys the autonomy he has in his current role — and using his marketing experience to help clients’ businesses grow. He spends his spare time enjoying life with his family, along with football, wine and beer, music, badminton and tennis. His can also turn his hand to a bit of property development and likes making old and tired buildings beautiful again.
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Rowena Rose
Regional Development DirectorRowena did a degree in Business and Marketing before working in telemarketing and direct mail for 10 years. She then left the corporate world to set up her own organic deli and bistro, but was enticed back to the world of marketing by Ignition. Rowena particularly enjoys meeting clients, establishing where they want their business to go and showing how Ignition can help and support. Her leisure time is spent in the outdoors rather than indoors — enjoying skiing, cycling walking or golf. And she’s almost finished an alpine renovation project — so plans to do even more skiing in the future.
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Ken Wright
Regional Development DirectorWith a strong background in commercial insurance, business planning, customer sales and marketing, Ken’s role at Ignition gives him a chance to put past experience into practice. He enjoys using the knowledge he’s gained to solve problems and get the job done — without having to deal with unnecessary bureaucracy. Pre-children, Ken travelled the world — sky diving, trekking through the Burmese jungle and climbing Mount Everest. He’s even worked as a bungee rope tester and scuba diving instructor. Now, post-children he enjoys a nice bottle of wine, ‘Mid-summer Murders’ and a comfortable cardigan.
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Andy Cox
C3 Development ManagerAndy has been at Ignition for a while and over time has swapped his Mac for a PC, and his jeans for a suit. He started life as a graphic designer and is now responsible for developing Ignition’s range of Marketing Services. And when asked why he’s still here, Andy says it’s because he loves what he does and enjoys working with such a great team of people. He also finds it very satisfying to see clients' businesses grow as a result of work Ignition have done. With a young family, his spare time is pretty scarce, but 'Get Squiggling' feeds his love of art and 'Waybuloo' helps him unwind.
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Adam Mitchell
Client and Creative Services ManagerHaving completed his degree, Adam worked in the marketing departments of several educational establishments, and eventually found his way to Ignition. As Client and Creative Services Manager, Adam gets stuck in to lots of areas of the business. Whether it's meeting clients, or helping his team meet their clients' aims and objectives, or contributing to Ignition's own business plan, Adam likes to be hands on. And in his spare time he enjoys travelling, going to the gym and spending time with his family. Did we mention his love of cycling, where he trains and races? Of course, it was pure coincidence that his last family holiday in France coincided with a major cycling event!
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Mike McNabb
Client Services ExecutiveAfter a spell as a marketing co-ordinator looking after a retail branch network, Mike decided to make the leap to the other side of marketing, and the agency life. Here at Ignition he likes the variety of getting involved in all aspects of his clients' marketing activities. This means he experiences a far greater mixture of work, and people, than if he had remained client side, keeping him fresh for the task each day. Mike enjoys golf and swimming and is a handy man to know as he makes his own beer!
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James Wright
Client Services ExecutiveHaving studied marketing at university, James came to Ignition seeking a role that would involve him in the broad spectrum of marketing activities and disciplines. Which is exactly what he got, as he now manages marketing plans for multiple clients, stating that developing the understanding of each client's different needs is the most enjoyable aspect of the job. James enjoys his food, working it off by playing squash, skiing and walking. He can regale you with horror stories of life in a bacon factory, and his love of travelling means he's now always equipped with the essentials for repairing a Nepalese bus.
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Rebecca Wren
Client Services ExecutiveA university placement for a safety sign manufacturer was enough for Rebecca to land a job in marketing with the same company on finishing her degree. This led to a love of marketing and a desire to experience more of the elements of the role, and so to a job with Ignition. She loves the challenge of working with many different clients and solving their problems. She describes herself as very organised, to the extent of keeping her colouring pencils in strict rainbow order, and loves food, particularly baking. One day she will open that cake shop.
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Glynis James
Finance & Operations AdministratorGlynis looks after the finance and administration for Ignition, helping the rest of us get on with our jobs. She has a strong track record in the field, fulfilling a similar role for many different sorts of companies in the Manchester and Bolton area. Outside of work she enjoys getting together with her large extended family, as well as cooking for friends, walking and tending her garden.