David Hieatt has been described as a marketing genius. After leaving Saatchi and Saatchi, he built streetwear brand howies into one of the most influential active sports brands in recent years. After selling it to Timberland, he co-founded The DO Lectures, voted one of the top ten ideas festivals in the world by The Guardian. He started Hiut Denim in his hometown of Cardigan in west Wales. A town that used to have Britain's biggest jeans factory. Its purpose is to get 400 people their jobs back. In 2024, it was featured on television in BBC2's Inside the Factory. David has a cult internet following and has spoken at Apple, Google, Red Bull and many other top companies, conferences and festivals including Hay Literary Festival. He is the author of Do Open: Why a simple email newsletter can transform your business (2017) and The Path of a Doer (2010, 2020). Sophie Bambuck is Chief Marketing Officer at The North Face (formerly Converse, Nike, Everlane)