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Long time fam friend, [Paul Ruffles](https://www.instagram.com/pruffs/) (also known as Ruffs) is a trusted and recognised expert in global Sports/Street retail, business and culture.
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Starting from the shop floor at JD Sports he has a 25-year, proven track record of celebrating, creating, and delivering impact for brands, their products, and their stories. He passionately feeds off and thrives on the purpose and credibility of the work and whom the work is with.
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He is committed and empathetic to people’s thoughts and needs, and has a clear understanding of how other influences such as music and art inform other cultures and working with those to excite the market - people like Jon Burgerman, Dave White, and more recently Nicole Mclaughlin - honed over 10 years as MD of Size? and Footpatrol, various campaigns with brands such as Reebok and currently new brand directions for Merrell with the launch of Merrell 1TRL.

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Paul Ruffles

[Jennifer Byrne](https://www.instagram.com/jennbyrne_/) has a decade of commissioning and development experience working at the forefront of moving image, across editorial, branded, online publishing, broadcast TV and long form documentary.
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She's passionate about telling stories in new and impactful ways and discovering and developing new directors. Jennifer is currently Head of Video at The Face magazine after previously working as Head of Development at SOMESUCH and Head of Video at Dazed where she got to work with some of the worlds best talent in front of and behind the camera.

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Jennifer Byrne

The wonderful Skye Kelly-Barrett is a curator and the founder of [Roar Art & Illustration agency  ](https://www.instagram.com/roarartists/).
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Roar Art & Illustration Agency; a unique boutique art agency representing a carefully curated selection of the most talented artists, both established and emerging, within the creative industry.
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Having worked as an art director and curator, she realised that there was a space in the market for an artist agency in the New Contemporary art field, focusing on alternative & low-brow artists. Clients include: Vans, Nike, The Guardian, FA Cup, Riot Games, Virgin, BBC, to name a few.
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Alongside running Roar, Skye also curates and manages exhibitions and events, having recently taking over as curator for the Mothership venues including: The Book Club and Colours Hoxton.

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Skye Kelly-Barrett

[Akinola Davies Jr.](https://www.instagram.com/akinoladaviesjr/) is an award winning filmmaker, writer & video artist. Some might know him from working with Blood Orange, Tim & Barry, Kenzo, or from his documentary for Carhartt WIP which follows the footsteps of Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most political musical icon, amongst other things.
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His work is situated between West Africa and the UK as he identifies as a member of the global diaspora who is situated within the margins of being part of both worlds. Akin tries to delicately navigate the collision of both colonial and imperial tradition and whilst advocating a return to indigenous narratives.
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He explores themes of community, race, spirituality, identity and gender, telling the stories that bridge the gap between traditional and millennial communities. These themes come with a duality: that of necessity and urgency in regards to the medium of storytelling.
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There is a large emphasise on a necessity for clear intention in concepts and a willingness to experiment with form: the preparation and meticulous research for his films assume a central role and are critical to his image manufacturing. He draws from aspects of collective, individual memory and lived experience.