Robert Jones
Robert Jones is the founder of Brandland and has 30 years experience as a brand strategist, with the global agency Wolff Olins and as a Norfolk-based independent. At Wolff Olins, he helped over 70 organisations, in the UK and globally, to build their brands – including Aviva, Barclays, Camelot, Historic Royal Palaces, Oxfam, PwC, National Trust, Tate, Tesco, Virgin And Wikipedia.
In 2008 he joined Norwich Business School where he set up the world’s only MSc in Brand Leadership. Over 90% of the MSc graduates go on to get jobs in branding, from Alibaba to Virgin, Google to L’Oréal, Interbrand to FITCH.
Robert is Professor of Brand Leadership at the University of East Anglia, and author of The Big Idea and Branding: A Very Short Introduction.
Lis Ivany
Lis Ivany is Brandland’s Development Manager, and the organisation’s first employee. She started with Brandland in July 2023, to create a long-term strategy to make the organisation sustainable and self-sufficient. Working with Robert Jones, and our Steering Group, she is developing a communications plan and events framework, and exploring income generation.
Lis works part-time for Brandland, and is also a freelance arts marketer. She has over 20 years experience working in communications in the cultural and creative industries.
