Redfront: Service Design and Innovation

Simon has over fifteen years’ experience in business development.  He established Redfront in 2000 and since then has led on projects for a wide range of clients.  His specific expertise includes marketing, technology and design.

He has also led on a number of professional development programmes for Redfront, around the areas of brand development, marketing communications and project management and is committed to supporting the ongoing development of skills to meet the needs of the changing business landscape.

Prior to establishing Redfront, Simon worked for two of Britain’s leading contemporary dance companies, Rambert Dance Company and Siobhan Davies Dance Company. At Spoon Magazine, where he was marketing director, Simon was specifically responsible for developing the business plan for the creation of an e-commerce service.

Simon is also Managing Director of imagetext, a communications company, which is currently advising clients on the use of emerging web technologies and social media.

Phillippa has enjoyed over ten years developing strategies, services and projects in the public and private sector. She has special interests in the following areas: innovation, co-creation, talent development and enterprise.

Past roles include service design for a regional partnership of eight museums and galleries; senior project manager at Prevista Ltd, a leading economic regeneration agency; planning and evaluation manager at NESTA (The National Endowment of Science, Technology and the Arts); and design and delivery of UK-wide creative sector campaign for Make your Mark (now called Enterprise UK) - the national industry-led coalition founded to promote enterprise and inspire young people to make their ideas happen.

In addition, Phillippa has enjoyed mentoring both SMEs and young people; setting up active professional networks in five regions, facilitating innovation and design-related forums and events, nationally and internationally. She is a fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce), CIM qualified and sits on the Spacex Gallery board and the Designed in Devon committee.

At Redfront, Phillippa specialises in user-engagement, strategic partnerships, service innovation and networks.