Spoken and The Execs Factor
Hot on the heels of International Women’s Day, we meet Digital Woman of the Year 2018 Lisa Seymour of award-winning studio Spoken. She talks about her career and the glittery charity event she inspired and helped to organise, The Execs Factor.
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Lisa Seymour is undoubtedly a leader in her field; someone who knows what type of branding a company is looking for and how to create it.
She co-ran the Face Media Group for 12 years. Spoken was launched as a side project three years ago. Life was breathed into the sub-brand while Lisa was still the Operations Director at Face Media.
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The business was incorporated in 2016 and has gone on to win major recognition in both Sussex and beyond. While working at the Face Media Group, Lisa developed a strong relationship with the design team. She worked alongside Jim Cunliffe and Chris Riley, later being (Jim and Chris weren’t designers, just co directors) the design team was joined by Adam Prewin 2011 (Adam was head of design at Face)
“They often asked me for ideas and my creative take on projects,” she says. “I realised that Adam was a pretty amazing designer straight away. His work is creative and classy, and he has a keen eye for the small details.” Reflecting on her time at the Face Media Group, Lisa reveals: “Over time, the business changed from purely design for print to offer budget websites and logos. We offered this successfully, and customers felt they always received more than they were expecting.”