Oliver Rowe

“I love business communication because it exercises the creative and strategic parts of my brain in equal measure. My job at Belong is to work closely with our clients to help define their communication briefs and ensure we deliver outstanding creative work for them.

Having grown up as film and book geek, I think I was always destined for a career that involved storytelling. After gaining a degree in Film & Video, and nine years as a marketing exec in the film industry, I joined the creative agency BDA in 2005 and fell in love with the diverse and ever-changing world of corporate comms.

During my seven years at BDA I worked closely with communication leaders at some of the UK’s biggest brands, and my team's work won more than 30 industry awards.

Founding Belong was an opportunity to create a new kind of agency, and it's still the best decision I ever made.

I continue to nourish my love of film thanks to my BAFTA membership, and am very proud to serve as a Trustee of the charity Stonewall.”

Glyn Williams

“What I like most about my job is the challenge of creating something that gets noticed. Perhaps it’s because of my early beginnings as an actor (sssh, tell NOBODY), that I firmly believe that if nobody’s looking, what’s the point?

Getting people’s attention appeals to the extrovert in me. Getting people to then care or change, or to settle and commit appeals to the part of me that’s fascinated with human behaviour and why we do the things we do.

Having working alongside Olly in the field of corporate communications for 5 years at BDA, we decided it was time to push ourselves and our work further. Belong was the outcome. It’s a joy to come to work with our fantastic team every single day. What I bring is the love of a robust communications plan, a passion for clear, creative storytelling and a fairly large dollop of humour.”

Charlotte Stern

“Upon the calling of my inner feminist I gained a degree in Politics at Sheffield University and honed my opinions on the human condition. This led to me joining the creative agency BDA in 2009 - where a strong opinion was always welcomed.

At Belong my interest in the human condition continues. Meeting new people and businesses, hearing their stories and bringing them to life; this is simply the most fun and fulfilling day job I could wish for.

I have a passion for all things food related (my cookbook collection can no longer be contained by my kitchen), I love Radio 4, rattlin’ a good yarn, holidays to Ibiza and sniffing out the best new restaurants in London.”

Sanna Ekdahl

"One sunny afternoon in 2008 I boarded a flight from Stockholm to London. I never used the return ticket and seven years later I am still in awe of this beautiful and diverse city.

My passion for the humanities led me to study English Literature and History of Art, whilst my passion for music prompted me to try to master the harmonica (I might play Billy Joel’s ‘Piano Man’ for you one day). I still love the arts and music – they are the keys to understanding people and the ways in which we connect with one another.

At Belong I help in all aspects of our office and project management. My goal is always to keep things running like a well-oiled machine!"