After a successful career in sales and marketing for GlaxoSmithKline, Jolyon moved to Procter and Gamble. His success driving a diverse range of leading household brands ultimately led him to the role of Market Strategy and Planning Manager for the Personal Healthcare division, owning such brands as Vicks and launching Thermacare. He also acted in the high profile public-facing role of Procter and Gamble’s Trade Marketing Manager during the UK launch of Pringles and Sunny Delight. With extensive expertise to bring to other organisations, Jolyon co-founded Box Bear and has been responsible for driving its expanding presence in the media communications sector. Finding solutions where none were present.

Daniel joined the Box Bear team in 2017 to head up the Pharmaceuticals Team, following a 17 year career in the life sciences industry. This included 7 years as a Brand Manager for companies such as Pfizer, Boehringer-Ingelheim and Bristol-Myers Squibb, and 10 years in medical education, advertising and PR agencies.  Daniel brings expertise and insight into communicating complex medical messages in a simple and impactful way. Passionate about renewable energy, and if not out training for triathlons, Daniel can often be found blowing a referee’s whistle on the rugby pitch.

Sarah joined Box Bear team in 2023 to head up the Training and Development team. bringing over 20 years of experience in the life sciences sector.

Having started her career in the NHS as a psychiatric nurse specialising in psychodynamic psychotherapy, Sarah then spent 15 years working across UK sales and training for companies including A.Menarini, Allergan & EUSA Pharma, and EU commercial training roles at Daiichi Sankyo, Circassia, GW Pharmaceuticals and Jazz Pharma.

An “Insights accredited Practitioner” Sarah brings expertise into building high performing sales teams and developing learning strategies to effectively support the business. Passionate about immersive & interactive blended learning techniques that enable everyone to fulfil their goals and organisations to achieve their results, . Sarah also enjoys fitness, with a keen interest in Martial Arts gaining a brown belt in Shodan Karate. She is also equally likely to be found playing Vivaldi on the violin, or spinning some kicking house tunes on her DJ kit.

Everton is a highly experienced 2D and 3D animator, editor and graphic designer, who rejoins Box Bear as our Studio Director after several years leading the digital design studios for both the RAF and the UK Ministry of Defence.  Originally from Brazil, Everton has a degree in animation but is equally at home behind the camera in a green screen studio, or creating complex templates in Premiere and After Effects.  Also known as The Robot, Everton is powered almost entirely by coffee.

Suki is Box Bear’s Finance Manager and brings more than 10 years of experience from the commercial and public sector in high profile financial support roles. Before joining Box Bear, Suki held a senior role at a solicitor’s firm as a legal costing draughtsperson. Constantly looking to improve policies and procedures to work smarter, which includes the impact of Tea consumption on workplace efficiency, Suki also enjoys the occasional fitness outburst with a strenuous session of Pilates.

Justin has worked in the Creative IT sector for over 30 years. With both design and technical skills, he is an experienced user interface designer and project manager. Justin has worked with many household names providing staff training systems, customer touch-screen kiosks, and B2B and B2C websites. More recently he has turned his hand to Box Bear’s VR Meeting and seminar solution – VR TeamSpace.

Gary has worked as a computer consultant and software developer for over 30 years. He has extensive experience in web technologies (HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP) and databases (MySQL/SQL Server) and numerous programming languages. He has built everything from simple websites to complete client/server systems and is the driving force behind Box Bear’s VRTeamSpace and HoloPresenter solutions. Gary is fuelled by a half-half mixture of Coke and Diet Coke. In his spare time, Gary can be found lighting shows at his local theatre.

Joe is Box Bear’s Junior Account Manager. After graduating from a university degree in tv and video production, Joe moved into the education sector teaching a wide range of ages and learning disabilities. Joe then moved into Data management and brings a variety of different skills to the company. When Joe isn’t managing the latest Box Bear project, he enjoys going to the theatre and going to concerts.

Ingrid is Box Bear’s HR Lead and Office Manager and joins the team with years of experience in training and policy development. A keen runner and tea drinker, Ingrid is an ex-Australian, and so everything is still a bit upside down.

Stephen is an experienced 3D generalist with a background in Architectural visualisation and 3D CAD systems, before moving onto software development and technical artist roles. Major works include authoring a desktop tram simulator for Manchester and Nottingham tram networks.After spending 20 years working in Hong Kong Stephen is now back in the UK from his world travels, and at Box Bear is rarely seen without a Hololens on his head!

Jane is Box Bear’s Junior Developer, with a 1st Class degree in Computer Games Programming from the University of Northampton, bringing a fresh perspective to the VR Development team. Always eager to learn about the latest technology and to improve her skills, Jane also enjoys drawing and the company of her two office cats.

Gabriel is Box Bear’s Junior Developer, graduating with a 1st Class degree in Computer Games Development. He has a strong background in Unity and C# programming and has worked on several notable projects. Gabriel’s skills and experiences make him a reliable and accomplished professional in the field of game development. An avid gamer and history buff, Gabriel is now on a virtual quest for VR wisdom.

Sean is a motion graphics designer with a 1st class degree from the University of Sussex in Industrial and Product design. As part of the studio team, Sean mixes his 3D modelling and animation skills with his keen interest in camera work and virtual set design. Sean’s previous roles have included an internship at McLaren Applied Technologies, and DNC. He has also worked at The All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, but not as a ball-boy!

Adele is a graphic designer and 2D illustrator and joins the studio team at Box Bear having graduated from the University of Bournemouth with a degree in 2D animation. With a keen interest in fine art and music festivals, Adele can also often be found in mid air suspended from a hot air balloon.

Simon is a freelance copywriter with 25 years’ experience delivering the communication and education needs of organisations. He has written for over 170 private and public sector clients, supporting projects that target customer, employee and stakeholder audiences. He works extensively in the field of employee engagement, and has supported 23 national and international programmes raising awareness in compliance subjects for organisations such as the Department for Work and Pensions, Jaguar Land Rover, Royal Mail Group and Sony Mobile. His expertise spans most digital, print and live-delivery media, including animation, video, e-learning, presentations, articles and website content. He also serves as lead copywriter on cross-media initiatives.

Emily is Box Bear’s PR and Social Media Lead. With a 1st class degree in Media Studies and a diploma in Journalism, Emily uses her digital production and storytelling skills to create engaging content for Box Bear’s social media channels. When she isn’t editing reels or writing social media copy, you can find her crocheting- often with a cup of tea.

Monty is part of the senior leadership pack at Box Bear, lending his unique skills to the team. When not chasing squirrels or fetching rugby balls, Monty offers staff and clients alike a chance to unwind and keep morale high.