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Friend of the P13 family, Alex Bec is the managing director and co-owner of the [HudsonBec Group](https://www.instagram.com/thehudsonbecgroup/), which exists to enable creativity to thrive. The independent group includes the incredibly influential media company It's Nice That, creative agency Anyways Creative, creative job board If You Could, and educational resource Lecture in Progress.
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Alex has an unwavering passion for giving opportunity and exposure to the best talent in the creative industry, from established names to rising stars – all four businesses continually strive to support this desire.
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Over the last ten years It’s Nice That has grown from a one-week University project to respected creative media company that reaches over a million people every month.
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Launched in 2011, Anyways has grown into an agency collaborating with the most influential companies in the world including Google, Nike, Uniqlo and BBC.
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Although in its infancy, Lecture in Progress started on an important journey in 2017 to help the next generation of creatives make better career decisions, and in time look to diversify the talent in the industry.
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As if he wasn't busy enough, Alex has also recently launched ‘If you could jobs’, worked as a Visiting Creative Director at Wolff Olins, and been awarded a D&AD yellow pencil.

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Alex Bec

Born in Dublin, now based in London, [L.A. Ronayne](https://www.instagram.com/ronayne/) comes with a lucky 13 years of experience in content, digital creative and editorial for fashion and lifestyle brands, working with the likes of YOOX, adidas, H&M, G.H. Mumm and more recently Pride in London.
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In 2016, she was elected onto the D&AD Board of Trustees and named one of Campaign Magazine's Female Creative Trailblazers.
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Before joining Anomaly in 2019, where she is now Group Creative Director, she taught the Digital Storytelling Masterclass for D&AD, served as a contributing editor of Riposte magazine and CDed at Stink Studios.

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L.A. Ronayne

Dean Bryce has almost 20 years of experience in the music business. His journey started as management assistant for MJ Cole, The Cinematic Orchestra & Roots Manuva before he wrangled an A&R position at the iconic label Ninja Tune - bringing in a few Mercury Prize winning artists and creating Ninja Tune dance imprint record label Technicolour Records which helped bring Peggy Gou to prominence.
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He then moved on to be the global head of music at @boilerroomtv before founding [Don’t Sleep](https://www.instagram.com/dont.sleep.music/) - a London based music venture that supports global creators who push culture forward. This is done at every stage of the creative journey: discovery, publishing, management and records. They look after exciting musicians such as Berwyn, Bad With Phones, Smasher and Shadez the Misfit.

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Dean Bryce

[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

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