Strategist and cultural researcher working at the intersection between culture, psychology and contemporary behaviour. Across the past decade, Ella has worked both inside agencies and out in the field.

Her process has taken her everywhere from overnight streetwear drop queues, to redpilled Discord forums, and on turbulent propeller planes, interviewing strangers mid-flight. She has interviewed DJs, film directors, neuroscientists, sociologists and sextech founders - always in search of the emotional and psychological undercurrents shaping how people think, behave and connect.

Ella is most interested in the subtle shifts beneath the surface: the patterns, tensions, contradictions and signals that unsettle before becoming new norms. She translates cultural complexity into strategic clarity, distilling fragments and signals into narratives and culturally attuned brand worlds.
Bodyform
Unearthing the contemporary codes of American womanhood for the brand's biggest market launch
Cultural Insights Director | The Outsiders
ESN
Harnessing the brand's no BS approach to fight bro science and nutritional obfuscation
Strategy Director | MAKE Agency
kopparberg
Deep diving into Gen Z's private lives and attitudes towards alcohol
Senior Strategist  | Neverland
future farm
Uncovering an unusual enemy (Mars as Plan B) that framed choosing meat-free food as the antithesis of mundane
STRATEGY DIRECTOR | IMPERO
peachies
Fusing functionality and playfulness in new identity and name for a not-so-normal nappy brand
Strategy Director | OTHERWAY
first direct
Putting financial wellness front and centre in an award-winning national comms campaign
Senior Strategist | The Brooklyn Brothers
waterwipes
Normalising honest conversations about the challenges of parenthood in a study that led to a documentary film
Senior Strategist | The Brooklyn Brothers
ella's kitchen
Exploring the cultural shifts, emotional dynamics and family habits redefining modern parenting
Cultural Insights Director | The Outsiders
asda george
Pitch strategy leading to the award-winning 'Arrive Like You Mean It' campaign, celebrating the back to school moment
Senior Strategist | IMPERO