About us
We combine PR and marketing skills with a true passion for sports, wellbeing and the great outdoors.
Our journey
Aspire was born on a skiing trip to the French Alps in 2010. Our ambition was to turn a love and expertise in sports, wellbeing and the outdoors into a different kind of PR and marketing agency.
We want to create the strong relationships and shared sense of achieving that we have experienced through sport. Today, we feel in great shape.
We are building success by focusing on the goals of our clients.
We are in constant motion. We know an active life is happier and healthier. We know action delivers positive results.
We know that movement works.
Services
Aspire Active
Get your brand in front of the people that matter. Our brilliantly creative PR and marketing campaigns connect you with journalists, celebrities, influencers, media publishers and retailers. If you’re not sure who your audience is, we can help you with that too.
- Brand ambassador selection & activation
- Key influencer identification & activation
- Brand tie-ups & collaborations
- Product seeding & review programmes
- Media & influencer relations
- Social media management
Aspire Live
Put on immersive experiences that get people talking. We plan, manage and execute every detail to ensure your event’s success. Bringing brands to life is our passion, from product launches and influencer activation to trade shows, expos, live events and more.
- Creative concepts
- Launch events
- Sponsorship & exhibition activation
- Live event coverage
- Press & ambassador trips
- Blended sales & marketing events
Aspire Studio
Make sure your marketing content and collateral has impact and delivers results. We can take on any brief, big or small, and produce powerful storytelling and creative content that catches the eye and inspires action, from one-off campaigns to regular social and editorial content.
- Promotional videos & brochures
- Magazines & newsletters
- Creative copywriting, editorial & blogging
- Photography & image libraries
- Graphic design
- Brand identity & guidelines
- Website design & build
The Aspire Community
When you bring together different people, beautiful ideas can happen.
It’s one It’s one of the reasons we are passionate about continuously growing the Aspire community. To reach out to professionals from the sport, fitness and wellbeing industries, who share a love of movement and the great outdoors.
We run curated events called Moving Meets around the UK. Moving Meets connect people and create space for our community to explore specific activities, challenges, ideas and topics that are relevant to us today and in the future.
We also run virtual chats called Moving Communities based on topics that matter to us, providing a platform for inspiring stories based around the power of movement to be shared.
Our team
Our in-house team and network of experts work closely with you to bring fresh insight and ideas.
We are a team of unstoppable thinkers and doers who bring a passion for sport, fitness and wellbeing to everything we do.
Work with us and benefit from years of specialist experience, complemented by a select group of experts who share our belief that movement works.
Layla Smith
Founder & Managing Director
Monica Poncelas
Associate Director
Tania Lewis
Social Media Manager
Becky Hepworth
Account Manager
Vikki McGill
Account Manager
Josh Puttock
Account Manager
Kate Gordon
PR Lead
Bunty
Running Buddy
Bunty
Running Buddy
What moves us
We have a passion for action
Commitment. Creativity. Positivity. We live and breathe the active lifestyle. We love how movement helps us to have fun, improve wellbeing and deliver excellence for our clients.
We are ambitious to achieve more
Run faster. Climb further. Aim higher. We’re not afraid to face challenges, embrace competition and take the lead. We want to be the best we can be, whether it’s personal goals, your business plans or turning small steps into bigger movements.
We stay true to our real selves
We celebrate difference, respect individuality and welcome all backgrounds. We have the confidence to be open, straight-talking and bring our whole self to work. We believe life is richer when we open hearts and minds.
We love collaborating with others
We get our kicks working as an extension of your team. We are a loyal, respectful and collaborative bunch. We believe a collective, can-do spirit is the key to achieving great things together.
We care about the world around us
We care deeply about each other and standing up for causes close to our hearts. Success is more than results, it’s the positive contribution we make to communities, the nation’s wellbeing and the health of our planet.
Join the team
Teamwork is in our DNA. Maybe it's because we're passionate about sports and wellbeing. Or because we know that talented individuals with a collective spirit can achieve great things together.
So, if you're a humble star. Independent and collaborative. Dare to listen and speak up. Can bravely be yourself and embrace differences. We are the team for you.