CONTENT BY BEAUMONT COMMUNICATIONS - Key Persons


Amanda Pierce

Former UK CEO of Burson-Marsteller, Amanda is known for one of the best "sniff tests" in the business. Fired up by solving complex reputation problems, she's at her best when translating business strategy into effective communications.

Deborah Menikoff

Deborah brings a wide range of skills to her work. She works on everything from ideas, to content creation, to website governance. She is dedicated to helping clients meet the communications challenges bought about by today's fast-paced, multi-media world. She's partnered with clients from many different industries tackling a variety of content assessment and strategy, social media and community management and site transition projects. LinkedIn Email Deborah

Elissa Bertot

Job Titles:
  • Brand Strategy, Training, and Copywriting
Elissa is on a mission to help clients build a brand they're proud of. Drawing on 15 years' experience in communications, branding and marketing, she mixes brand strategy with change management to transform the way organizations communicate, internally and externally. A true word nerd, she combines strategy with creativity to develop messages and content that engage audiences across industries. Elissa bridges the gap between public and private sectors, working with corporations, non-profits, NGOs and social impact startups alike. As an experienced speaker and trainer, she uses her expertise to empower clients and organisations drive change and tell stories that inspire action.

Ilona Tofahrn-Flint

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Design
Ilona has over 15 years' design experience working for both multi-national companies and agencies in London. From designing magazines, to logo and branding, to communications materials and presentations - whatever the brief, Ilona relishes a challenge. She always offers a different view, introducing fresh ideas and novel design solutions that elevate any project she works on. Although originally from Germany, she is proud to have lived in the UK long enough to call herself an English Rose! Ilona hates clip art and comic sans (who doesn't? )

Laura Hurst

Job Titles:
  • Design
Having cut her teeth in the print industry (and has the paper cuts to prove it), Laura now has over twelve years experience as a graphic designer, with a focus on branding and publication design. Laura combines professionalism with fun and creativity, and loves drawing inspiration from the world around her. Her favourite part of the design process is getting the know the client, deeply understanding their needs and motivations. This, she believes, is the basis of great design. Outside of work Laura can be found pursuing quite a few different hobbies, including knitting, painting and most recently, rollerskating.

Vicky Bristow

Job Titles:
  • Public Relations
After 15 years working at leading UK PR agencies and in-house at large organisations, including Direct Line Group and the University of Hertfordshire, Vicky is passionate about developing PR and communications strategies that connect businesses & organisations with their target audiences, using audience insights, her nose for news and creative storytelling. Vicky uses her wealth of experience to create PR programmes and campaigns that deliver media coverage in the right titles and drive social engagement, growing clients' positive reputation and connecting customers with their purpose.