Alex
Hi, I’m Alex and I look after the global account development for Glide. I’m responsible for growing the business across Europe and the world which is scary but also very exciting! At home I’m renovating my flat in Teddington (if anyone tells you that it’s worthwhile/satisfying doing up property, then they’re lying!!!). I try and travel as much as possible to soak up the sun and have perfected the art of sunbathing whilst drinking mohito’s!

Apollo
I began my career at HP as a graduate. I joined Glide in 2009 and have worked closely with Alistair Wheate to develop a global portfolio of high value brands. My expertise is centred on consulting with clients to identify opportunities to strengthen their online presence. In particular, I am interested in how organisations gain additional leverage from existing coverage and generate significantly greater inbound traffic from earned media outlets.

Keith
Keith is a pioneer in the field of automated sentiment analysis. His 25 year career began by creating advanced mathematical models for the UK Government’s Advanced Planning Unit, followed by 3 years as Research Director at Saatchis. He was then recruited by IBM to setup KWHR, one of the first ever firms to build a commercial sentiment analysis model which was subsequently adopted by brands including Dell, Kodak, Sony and NASDAQ. Keith joined Glide in March 2009.

Sam C
Having worked at Cision and mostly recently Metrica at the Gorkana Group, Sam was brought on board to head up Glide’s media monitoring and analysis platform, GlideIntelligence. He is passionate about the ever-evolving media landscape, social media’s effect on reputation management, and the role of technology in helping communications professionals keep ahead of all this. Sam’s alter ego is a magician, and he can often be found entertaining in some of London’s top clubs and private parties.

Sam P
Hi, I’m Sam Phillips, CEO and founder of Glide Technologies. I’ve always been a bit of a geek and love product development and telling anyone who’ll listen about what we’re developing. Have been working in online PR for over ten years and I, personally, think this is the most exciting time ever because the rules are changing daily and no-one really knows what’s going to happen next which makes for some fascinating challenges. Glide is growing fast and has never been more enjoyable. Out of work my hands are pretty full too. My fantastic partner, Sarah, and I spend most of our time juggling the needs of our four kids out of our home in Highgate, north London.

Samantha
Hi there! This is Mother Glide (sometimes known as Samantha Deeks or just ‘the other Sam’). I’ve been with Glide since the beginning and I’m loving all the recent changes and expansion that investment has brought.

As a first time mum my contributions to this blog may be a little random and composed at odd times throughout the night or early morning, but I hope they will at least be entertaining.