Martin Loat   FCIPR Creative Director A public relations professional, Martin has advised clients including MTV, Eurosport, Turner Entertainment, CNN, Viacom, Capital Radio, Telegraph Group and many more on their communications and corporate reputations. Originally a writer, Martin started his career as a journalist on business magazines and has written for national newspapers including the Financial Times and The Guardian.   Martin has been a judge on both the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and PR Week annual awards and he recently featured in the PR Week Power Book of influential communicators.   At Grasswhispers, Martin advises clients on communications strategies, tone and tactics and oversees message development and script writing.

Ryan Malone  Dip IT, BSc InfoSys, MA SysDev, MCSD, MCAD Technical Director Before starting Grasswhispers, Ryan worked at MSN Australia (ninemsn) -  a 50:50 joint venture between the Microsoft Corporation and Australia's leading media company, PBL. Ryan held the titles Program Manager and more recently Technology Manager at ninemsn, which gave him great depth of experience across many areas of the business. Prior to working at ninemsn Ryan lead the technology arm in the creation of LawCentral.com.au, one of the rare dot-com-boom success stories. At Grasswhispers, Ryan oversees message recording and broadcasting as well as managing the systems used by the service.