Emily Keogh
FounderEmily Keogh is an award-winning entrepreneur, start-up champion and innovator specialising in creative strategy for the Travel & Hospitality and Food & Drink sectors. A passionate advocate for creativity, she launched the ‘Palm Academy of Disruption’ incubator at the agency, and was shortlisted as PRCA’s “Consultancy Head of the Year”. A Cambridge University graduate from all-female college Newnham, Emily supports gender equality & women in business.
Jake Evans
Senior Account ExecutiveSince joining Palm in 2021 Jake has built up strong experience in PR and Communications, having worked extensively across the agency’s Hospitality and Travel division on accounts, including Mama Shelter London, Nobu Hotel London Shoreditch and Mollie’s among others.
Kate Downie
Associate DirectorKate has over 13 years’ experience in hospitality and travel communications, specialising in restaurants and hotels. She has run campaigns for a huge number of chefs, brands and establishments across the luxury and casual sector both in the UK and internationally, including: Nobu; Ennismore; Hilton; Hyatt; The Mandrake; The Ritz London; Great Northern Hotel; Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane; Los Cabos Tourism Board; Brasserie Blanc; Rhubarb Hospitality Collection (Sky Garden) to name a few; allowing her to have built a little black book of press contacts and a wealth of experience. At Palm, Kate leads the Hospitality & Travel Division.
Helena Walsh
Creative DirectorHaving spent nearly a decade at Palm developing her expertise in creative campaign execution, Helena now spends her time forging new partnerships with some of the most exciting names in the industry - all supported by a love for media trends, food, drink and travelling.
Hayley Porter
Account Director and Brand/ Business Development ManagerHayley has in-depth knowledge of the media landscape and a passion for driving creative and meaningful coverage for the brands she represents. Her campaigns combine an expertise in the F&B sector and understanding of her clients’ commercial objectives.
Rose Olive
Associate DirectorRose has worked in consumer PR since 2007, boasting a wealth of experience looking after a range of clients, including Young’s Seafood, Higgidy, Pukka Pies and wagamama. She is passionate about client relationships and delivering meaningful results for brands, and is part of the leadership team at the agency.
Kia McKee
Senior Account ExecutiveKia moved from an in-house role to join the Hospitality and Travel division at Palm. She is experienced in both PR and wider marketing and has a particular specialism in influencer marketing and how brands can use Digital media to engage consumers.
Rocky Rickhards
Office ManagerHaving studied design and worked in Hospitality PR ahead of joining the agency, Rocky brings organisation prowess and an open-minded approach to his wide scope of responsibilities at Palm.
Amy Geromilich
Senior Account ExecutiveAmy joined Palm following a year’s apprenticeship in travel and luxury lifestyle PR. She brings with her a strong passion and desire to represent trendsetting brands and applies this to her diverse hospitality client portfolio at Palm.
Charley Holyoak
Junior Account ManagerCharley has several years’ experience in PR and wider marketing, working across a range of big brand names. Charley brings with her passion for media relations and helping clients stand out from the crowd by securing meaningful and creative coverage.
Charlotte Grove
Senior Account ExecutiveCharlotte joined the Palm team with experience in both Consumer and Trade PR and with extensive knowledge of the Food & Drink industry, having represented Yakult, Mission and Moofree among others. She has a passion for and expertise in everything food, drink and wellbeing and uses this to achieve great coverage for clients and build media relations.
Bethany Smedley
Creative DirectorBethany is passionate about creativity, building meaningful strategic partnerships, and discovering long-lasting relationships. She has an in-depth knowledge of e-commerce, commercial objectives, and brand management. She has worked on global brands with significant cultural capital, from adidas, ASOS and BESTSELLER, and the marketplace platform Contact Creatives. This wider brand experience informs her creative campaigns in the Food, Drink, Hospitality & Travel spheres.
Charlotte Carter
Account DirectorCharlotte has years of experience, working in food and drink PR across both trade and consumer campaigns. She’s passionate about food, particularly baking, and loves learning about delivering campaigns that meet her clients’ needs and executing creative ideas. She delivered an escape room for KETTLE Chips, and has headed up campaigns for supermarket brands Odysea, HYKE Gin and Guittard Chocolate. She’s worked on The Spanish Olive Festival for the Spanish Olive Board and directed a three-day food festival in Ireland for the Normandy Tourist Board.
Georgia Bell
Junior Account ManagerGeorgia has several years’ experience in Consumer and Trade PR having represented Tyrells, Echo Falls, Baileys Chocolate, and TREK among others. With a personal love of all things food and drink, she is full of enthusiasm for driving media and influencer relations and has a passion to secure outstanding coverage for her clients.
Petra Aranda
Client DirectorI’ve spent the last 12 years or so working at hospitality and travel focused communications agencies in London, with a few years in Madrid too, promoting Spain as a luxury travel destination. I have been lucky enough to look after the reputations of some incredibly inspiring chefs as well as some brilliant F&B brands. It’s given me so much respect for the hospitality industry, and I’m excited to join Palm PR as client Director looking after some of the world’s best hotels, restaurants, and destinations.
Clem Donohoe
Account DirectorOriginally hailing from Australia, Clem has been lucky enough to work on some of the biggest names in the food, drink, lifestyle and entertainment sectors. She brings a wealth of knowledge executing consumer and trade campaigns, including for the likes of The Walt Disney Company, Peroni, Häagen-Dazs, Nobu Melbourne and Ardbeg Whisky. On the weekends you'll find her testing a new recipe (or seven) and hosting dinner parties for family and friends.
Gabriella Kounnis
Account ExecutiveGabriella joins Palm after completing a range of internships, representing clients across the luxury lifestyle, F&B, travel and immersive sectors. She is on the ball with all media moves and top tier influencers and stays in the know of the best places to see and be seen.