About us
We create and deliver the right message, to the right audience at the right time with one objective – to drive more customers to your door to help increase your sales and profit. Creativity, energy and sheer hard work have earned our team an outstanding reputation for launching places, spaces and products. Beyond the launch we help establish reputations and maintain our client’s visibility in hugely competitive markets. Our inspiring and exciting communications combined with our contacts in the sector means we get our clients messages out there. Is it the right time to talk to us? If you believe your business deserves more customers, then the answer is yes! Don’t expect a sales pitch. Panthera is different. Part of our approach is to conduct insightful research into your venue and market as part of the process. We will share this research with you and aim to provide immediate valuable advice to help grow your business. Our research, introductory meeting and feedback is our investment in building a relationship with you to help you decide if Panthera is the right partner for your business. Why are more and more clients choosing Panthera.
Meet the team
Thomas Wright
Co-founder
Thomas’s early career focussed on design and branding. He then moved into PR, joining a successful lifestyle agency. Thrown in at the deep end he quickly learned that clients would only stay loyal if he could attract more customers to them that resulted in increased sales and profits way beyond the fees his firm was charging. He also understood that getting clients messages promoted was not just about what you know, but who you know! This mind-set combined with his creative communications and promotional ideas earned Thomas fast track promotion becoming a Partner in the firm. He led both the launch and on-going promotion of venues and brands in London, across the UK and Worldwide. Following a year of working overseas researching many of the world’s most successful restaurants and lifestyle venues in Europe, Asia and the USA he returned to the UK with requests from old clients to work with him again.
Samantha Preece
Co-founder
Samantha has more than 20 years’ experience within the communications industry and has worked with some of the world’s leading restaurants, hotels and brands. A top strategist, communicator and writer she worked as a journalist for seven years before making the move into PR. Passionate about food and drink she has launched restaurants such as Dabbous and Novikov and venues such as Brasserie Blanc. She has worked with some of the world's leading chefs including Raymond Blanc, Alain Ducasse and the late Joël Robuchon and F&B brands including Real Kombucha and Crossip. Samantha worked with the iconic Dorchester Collection, launched the first three properties within THE PIG hotel group, the new multimillion pound spa at Ye Olde Bell and with destinations such as Texas and Cyprus.
Zak Walton
Creative Director
Zak started his career as an in-house graphic and web designer for a developing shopping e-commerce company, evolving the brands voice and aesthetic through fluid user-experience design.
From his experience as a food, portrait and fashion photographer, Zak then joined Panthera where he manages photography, visuals and social content for a number of their clients, this ranges from building websites and orchestrating visual identities to expanding a brands voice and reach through various platforms.
Social media is key to developing and expanding a brand these days, so Zak works with our clients to make sure they’re reaching the right audience in the best possible way.