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Meet the London Hub Team | The Minds Behind the Madness

Meet the London Hub Team

Every successful organisation needs a strong team behind it. Ours just happens to include a former Ministry of Silly Walks consultant, a man who once tried to expense a shrubbery, and at least one person still convinced meetings should begin with interpretive dance.

Together, the London Hub team delivers strategy, creativity, operations, and occasional confusion across a wide range of projects, partnerships, and innovative ventures throughout London.

John Cleese - Director of Strategic Nonsense

John Cleese

Director of Strategic Nonsense

John oversees high-level strategy, conflict resolution, and the official London Hub Ministry of Silly Walks initiative. Known for turning straightforward meetings into philosophical debates, he specialises in “disruptive thinking” — mainly by disrupting thinking entirely.

His recent proposal to replace all internal emails with carrier pigeons is currently under review by operations.

Favourite Transport: Walking absurdly through Canary Wharf Core Skill: Arguing for 20 minutes without making a point
Eric Idle - Head of Communications

Eric Idle

Head of Communications & Mild Panic

Eric manages public relations, social media, and spontaneous musical numbers. His communication strategy is built around optimism, improvisation, and loudly whistling when deadlines approach.

He remains responsible for the company-wide decision to refer to technical problems as “unexpected adventures”.

Favourite Phrase: “Always look on the bright side.” Biggest Achievement: Surviving 47 Zoom calls in one week
Michael Palin - Partnerships Lead

Michael Palin

Global Partnerships & Unexpected Expeditions

Michael handles external partnerships and international projects. Nobody is entirely sure where he is at any given moment, although reports suggest he recently held a stakeholder meeting somewhere between Soho and Kazakhstan.

Calm, adaptable, and permanently carrying a notebook, Michael is widely regarded as the only team member capable of navigating both London traffic and office politics.

Favourite Meeting Style: Conducted while boarding a train Current Status: “Travelling”
Terry Gilliam - Creative Director

Terry Gilliam

Creative Director & Visual Chaos Engineer

Terry leads the visual identity of London Hub, combining bold creativity with what HR officially describes as “concerning levels of imagination”.

His presentations often involve animated diagrams, medieval references, and at least one giant foot descending from the sky.

Favourite Design Tool: Scissors and absolute madness Office Warning: Do not encourage him near storyboards
Terry Jones - Operations Coordinator

Terry Jones

Operations & Internal Confusion Management

Terry coordinates internal operations, scheduling, and emergency biscuit procurement. He has successfully reduced meeting overruns by introducing a strict “no shouting unless historically accurate” policy.

He is also responsible for approving all shrubbery-related expenses.

Favourite Workflow: Controlled chaos Speciality: Turning disasters into “learning opportunities”
Graham Chapman - Executive Chairman

Graham Chapman

Executive Chairman & Keeper of the Holy Spreadsheet

Graham oversees governance, finance, and long-term planning, often while dressed as a knight and demanding quarterly reports from people who technically do not work here.

Despite repeated warnings, he still insists every strategy session should include a dramatic quest narrative.

Management Style: Brave, bold, slightly confusing Favourite KPI: “Ni!”

A Perfectly Serious Organisation

At London Hub, we believe innovation comes from collaboration, creativity, and occasionally someone pretending to ride an invisible horse through the office during quarterly planning.

Our team combines strategic thinking, creative storytelling, operational expertise, and an alarming number of theatrical references to deliver projects that genuinely stand out.

Past Members & Legendary Contributors

Over the years, London Hub has been fortunate enough to work with a number of remarkable individuals whose contributions, creativity, and occasional complete lack of organisational discipline helped shape the culture we know today.

Douglas Adams - Former Innovation Consultant

Douglas Adams

Former Innovation Consultant

Douglas joined London Hub briefly after accidentally wandering into a strategy meeting while looking for tea. During his time with the team, he pioneered several ambitious projects including a fully automated meeting scheduling system that became self-aware and refused all Mondays.

His legendary report, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Project Management”, remains technically unfinished after being misplaced somewhere in space-time.

Known For: Explaining complex ideas with alarming calm Favourite Number: 42
Neil Innes - Musical Engagement Director

Neil Innes

Former Musical Engagement Director

Neil brought creativity, music, and complete unpredictability to the London Hub team. Responsible for transforming ordinary presentations into semi-professional musical productions, he firmly believed every quarterly review deserved at least one acoustic guitar solo.

Several long-standing clients still refer to his infamous “PowerPoint: The Musical” presentation as either visionary or deeply traumatic.

Speciality: Turning meetings into singalongs Office Rule Introduced: No tambourines after 4pm