Shannie Mears

Co-Founder & Head of Talent
The Elephant Room

Shannie left Global advertising agency Iris worldwide with the former CEO whilst she was an intern in 2017. She is now the Co-founder & Head of Talent at The Elephant Room, which is a creative ad agency addressing the industry's Elephant in the room when it comes to access and representation. She has worked with Global brands such as; Uber, Converse, Chivas, Disney and more. She was named Management Today's 35 under 35 young woman in Business 2019 as well as Oystercatchers Champion for change 2020. She is a lecturer at Kingston University and previously sat on the Race disparity advisory board at no.10 in the UK.