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GSAL Futures Conference, 2024

  • Session Choice #3

Panelists

Richard Palmer Jones  (OL89 – not shown) – owner and brand director, PJH Brand Management, Ltd, a sport apparel marketer and distributor
Edward Cowburn (OL95) – founder and design director, AcidFC, a sport fashion designer
Kent Sampson (GSAL12) – senior specialist, marketing at McLaren Racing
Mark Manning (OL00) – owner and managing director, Manning Stainton and Norther Estate Agencies Group

Marketing

Get deeper insight into the business and creativity involved with marketing. Our panel will share their own experiences of exploring opportunities and finding niches when taking their products and communications to the wider market. 

Who is it for

For students interested in:

  • Business Studies
  • Economics
  • Fashion
  • PE and sports
  • English Language
  • English Liturature
  • Modern Languages
  • Government and Politics
  • Maths
  • Sociology
  • Geography

Profile of panelists

Richard Palmer Jones
Richard (OL 89) is the owner and brand director at PJH Brand Management Ltd, with extensive experience within the sports industry, including marketing and distributing Under Armour (Golf). After leaving LGS, Richard had attended University of Leicester and Leeds Business School.

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Edward Cowburn
Edward (OL95) attended the University of Manchester and later Camberwell College of the Arts. He is the founder and design director of AcidFC, a design company that specialises in football kit fashion. AcidFC recently designed the Leeds United football kit.

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Kent Sampson
After leaving GSAL in 2012, Kent studied sports and recreation management at the University of Edinburgh. He worked at advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather before moving to marketing at McLaren Racing.

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Mark Manning
Mark (OL00) has overseen the growth and navigated the branding of his estate agency as it has expanded into new regional markets. After attending LGS, Mark attended Alliance Manchester Business School, studying Business IT.

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