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Born in Kirkcaldy, schooled in Manchester and after an eclectic mix of initial employment – Shoe Sales, HMC&E, Au pair in Canada, Sue got into marketing through telesales, working for commission only, where within 3 months she was promoted to Advertising Manager!

Moving to the agency side first with Hilton Advertising then Grey Communications Group she was promoted to Media Director and Deputy MD with responsibility for the North of England and Scotland.

By 1996 she was convinced of the need for media specialists working out-with the traditional full service agency and in 1997 MediaVision was incorporated with Sue as principal shareholder and Managing Director. MediaVision has grown from five staff and no clients to 25 staff researching, strategising, planning and buying media throughout the UK, across Europe and in North America with a peak turnover of £50 million.

MediaVision consistently reverses the trend of media accounts leaving Scotland for London by bringing English, UK and European business accounts to Scotland.

Sue joined the Entrepreneurial Exchange in 2001, has recently been involved in mentoring through the Raising the Bar initiative and has a favourite saying It can be done!

Operations Director at MediaVision since 2001, Former Civil Engineer and Lottery Sports Fund Manager

Principal focus — managing the business to allow Sue to continue to have a more client facing role.

Originally from Newcastle and a former Chef in a Michelin starred restaurant, Nicola was promoted to Media Director in 2007 and has been working in media since 1996.

That experience is across all media (ex TV) and across many countries with pan-European experience in planning & buying press, radio & outdoor.

Massively ROI focussed and by genuinely understanding a client's business objectives have been proactive in recommending new strategies/ routes to market and for example was an early adopter of interactive RED BUTTON technology for Direct Holidays DRTV activity in the early noughties.

Natalie started working in media agencies in 1992, across all media and disciplines but over 15 years specifically in strategic and implementational planning and research. In Scotland now since 2003, Natalie has a planning and research role that covers all clients and accounts.

Natalie previously worked at OMD London as Strategic Planning Director on Reckitt Benckiser, Sony and Pepsi, and is the winner of two Media Week Awards (Best Direct Response Campaign, Frizzell Insurance, Best Use of Research, Scoot) Natalie has had wide experience in both London and Edinburgh, on large multi national accounts and small targeted regional campaigns.

Ross Hope has worked at MediaVision since its creation in 1997. Prior to working at MediaVision Ross spent a short time working at Campbell Stafford Advertising.

Ross was promoted to Director in the summer of 2011 after sterling work across many years and provides effective communication solutions across a wide media spectrum. Planning, buying, running, researching and analysing campaign results while always ensuring full accountability in regional and national press, television, radio, outdoor, magazine and door to door advertising.

Ross is currently the account director for the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, Barrhead Travel and Great British Mobility accounts.