After 4 years at Richards Butler (now Reed Smith) including secondments to MTV and ITV, Nicola moved to Endemol UK as Legal and Business Affairs Executive for 3 years and then to Jamie Oliver Limited for 6 years as Senior Legal and Business Affairs Manager for Fresh One Productions, Fat Lemon, Fresh Pictures and Jamie’s Youtube and MCN channels.

Nicola set up Mint & Co in 2016 with a vision to provide accessible, commercial business affairs support for the media and creative industries, whilst championing a flexible working ethos.

Is: down to earth, positive, tenacious and unfailingly calm in any crisis.

Loves: Interior design, the sea, good wine and her cat Lethal Basil.

With over ten years in communication and change at PwC and IBM, working in Europe and globally, followed by a stint in legal recruitment, Maisy then trained as a business coach. For the past ten years, Maisy has enjoyed coaching international business leaders for Untapped, running HR and client service reviews for media businesses, training in schools and businesses to improve communication and written for BT TV, Volleyball and Netball magazine. Maisy brings a love of connecting with people and a passion for client service. At Mint & Co Maisy manages workflow, focuses on improving and nurturing Mint & Co’s relationships with clients and consultants, and helps build and support the Mint Collective team.

Is: creative, upbeat, a problem solver, caring and curious.

Loves: cooking, skiing, The Archers, walks with Mitch the cockapoo and everything about Christmas.

Jules trained as a musician before working on the operations side of the record industry, as product manager for a variety of labels. At theatrical data specialists Purple Seven she oversaw client operations, before becoming Studio Manager for a creative agency. At Mint & Co she manages day to day operations, supporting Nicola, Maisy and the Mint Collective.

Jules is across all functions of the business aside from client relationships and consultant management. She manages social media and marketing (including the blog) consultant and client billing, our IT and trade subscriptions, organises consultant socials and internal mint Collective comms re client and industry updates. She keeps all internal databases and documents in tip-top shape and assists with biz dev.

Is: Organised, enthusiastic, broad-minded.

Loves: Cooking, Grand Designs, video games and cycling.

After completing the LPC and an LLM in Entertainment and Media Law, Sarah became an in-house business affairs advisor at the BBC. She enjoyed roles at ITV and BBC Worldwide before moving to entertainment specialists, Princess Productions where she spent 7 brilliant years in the business affairs team, becoming Head of Legal and Business Affairs.
She now works as a freelance Business Affairs Consultant, specialising in development, production and exploitation across all genres (scripted & non-scripted) for UK based independent producers.

Is: Pro-active, reliable, friendly and persuasive.

Loves:  Sun, snow, family, gin and Axl Rose.

Laura has over 10 years direct in-house and consultancy experience with a wide range of production companies. Following a training contract with Bond Pearce LLP, Laura joined Twofour Group as in-house solicitor, working on a vast array of ob-docs, factual and factual entertainment and scripted programmes including award winning shows such as This Time Next Year, Educating Yorkshire and The Real Marigold Hotel and Motherland.

In 2017 Laura made the decision to go freelance, recognising a need, particularly in the South-West of England where she is based, for smaller production companies to have access to business affairs expertise. Laura enjoys working across the entire production process including development, commissions, compliance, licensing, and everything in-between. She has been fortunate to work on commissions for a wide range of broadcasters and platforms including Discovery, Vice, Disney, Blue Ant and Netflix, as well as UK broadcasters. 

Is: Optimistic, goal-oriented, friendly and responsive.

Loves: Getting the work/life balance right – including sea swimming, horse riding, beach and moorland time, and everything else that a family life in Devon entails!

Dan has worked in-house in the UK TV sector since 2002, with extensive experience in scripted and non-scripted development and production, co-production and studio work, distribution, broadcasting matters and commercial exploitation. Before becoming a freelance consultant his in-house career consisted of 9 years at ViacomCBS, including 5 years as head of legal for Comedy Central, 9 years at Fremantle in distribution and production, and a six-month interim position heading up legal and business affairs at Big Talk Productions.

Is: Pragmatic, calm, commercial, someone who wants to help his clients achieve their objective.

Loves: Music, playing the trumpet in bands and orchestras, travel, walking, and watching too much TV.

Lisa worked in private practice in Australia for 7 years before moving to London in 2005. Since relocating, Lisa has held senior business affairs roles in the television industry. She was VP of Business Affairs at Sony Pictures Television International Production for 7 years, and prior to that was Director of Legal and Business Affairs at Entertainment Rights plc. Lisa has broad experience advising across unscripted and children’s television production, distribution, and acquisitions, and on the development and exploitation of interactive and ancillary products and rights.  She has particular expertise in respect of the production and exploitation of television formats and associated rights. Since leaving Sony 4 years ago, Lisa has been providing business affairs services to clients on a consultancy basis; her recent clients include Fremantle, Objective Media Group and Expectation Entertainment.

Is: Calm, pragmatic and a creative problem-solver.

Loves: Sunshine, cheese, test cricket and true crime podcasts.

Jenny is a production, rights and finance specialist working across scripted and non-scripted content. She has particular experience negotiating and structuring development and co-production deals. Before becoming a freelance consultant, Jenny worked in-house at Channel 5/Viacom and was a Senior Associate in the Film & TV team at Clintons.

Is: Pragmatic, responsive, analytical and a ‘people person’.

Loves: Marathon running, skiing in the French Alps, the Channel Islands, wine and the great outdoors.

Lucy has wide ranging experience across the television industry, having worked in production, broadcasting and distribution for over 20 years. She spent 7 years as a Senior Legal Counsel at Sky including in the commissioning and Sky Vision legal teams. She has been working as a business affairs consultant for several years, including for the BBC Studios Productions scripted team, StudioCanal and Red Production Company. She has expertise in scripted and unscripted production and for Red, advised on ‘It’s a Sin’ and ‘Stay Close’. Lucy also has an MBA from Henley Business School.

Is: good at getting to the bottom of things, a completer-finisher, collaborative.

Loves: cooking, BBC Sounds, kind people.

Guy has extensive experience in the distribution sector, most recently as Associate Principal Counsel for The Walt Disney Company overseeing licensing of Disney’s Film, TV and Channel businesses in EMEA, with a focus on VOD matters and working to create the space for the successful launch of Disney+. Guy’s portfolio also includes ancillary rights management, media regulation and compliance, general commercial law, joint ventures and the launching of new media services. Prior to Disney, Guy was Head of Legal for ChelloZone (now AMC Networks International) and also worked at City law firms Travers Smith and Field Fisher. Guy holds an LL.B and a post-graduate diploma in UK, EU & US Copyright Law.

Is: a ‘can do’ effective problem solver and deal facilitator with a strong commercial outlook.

Loves: scuba diving, open water swimming, running, homemade cocktails and going to muddy music festivals.

Nicholas began his legal career at DAC Beachcroft qualifying into the TMT team; he has over 10 years of experience advising media and technology companies on a whole host of commercial and legal issues. He moved in-house to Classic Media/Entertainment Rights (now Dreamworks Animation), then onto Vubiquity International, where he became VP Business and Legal Affairs, with a board position. Nicholas has worked on complex business contracts for content licensing, content services, platform integration, software licenses, and cloud solutions. He has exceptional expertise in honing in on clients’ business needs, with a particular focus on content creation, licensing, distribution and protection.

Is: A sucker for detail, kind, fun and sometimes a little bit fierce.

Love: Nature, the outdoors, his garden and growing veg.

Clare is a highly skilled experienced business and legal affairs consultant, having worked in the media and entertainment industry for almost 30 years. Clare’s expertise lies in all aspects of television (from production to playout) and content distribution including digital, programming, channels, apps. Clare has previously headed up the European legal team at Discovery Communications, supporting the channels business and, more recently, has worked closely with Disney and the media distribution teams to deliver their strategic goals and vision in the direct-to-consumer space. Clare is a mentor to young solicitors and trainees and is on the board of trustees for a small befriending and mentoring charity in West London.

Is: Positive, tenacious, responsive.

Loves: Cycling (ultra distance, gravel, and track); yoga, gardening, and painting.

With a degree in Political Science, and having qualified as a corporate lawyer, Jo decided to jump ship from the City to work for Channel 4, where she spent nearly 10 happy years.  She left Channel 4 to join the management team of Maverick TV, where she continued to build her experience, developing commercial opportunities around many of the UK’s most loved factual tv programmes. Since the sale of Maverick to All3, Jo has been a consultant, helping companies with their commercial and strategic affairs, focusing primarily on factual, entertainment and sport.

Is:  solutions oriented, loyal, commercial, good at assessing risk.

Loves:  hearing the other side of an argument,  wild poppies, outdoor swimming  (although not below 15 degrees!).

Charlotte is a general commercial lawyer with a focus on the media industries. She trained at Harbottle & Lewis and following qualification spent 3 years at NBCUniversal before moving to Scripps Networks, the company behind the Food Network and Travel Channel. Her experience includes content licensing, linear and digital channel distribution, ad sales, marketing, rights management & compliance. Charlotte now works as a consultant while living in beautiful Geneva.

Is: diligent, adaptable, resilient, fair, pragmatic, calm & a happy soul.

Loves: blue skies, the sea, cooking, dark chocolate, laughter & deep breaths.

Jodi Miller joined us at the start of August. After qualifying as a solicitor in a small niche firm in the city, Jodi became an in-house business affairs advisor in the factual commissioning department at the BBC. She then enjoyed roles at FremantleMedia (distribution) and Virgin Media (commissioning and production) before a few years as a business affairs advisor in the not for profit social impact documentary world. Jodi then managed the business affairs of one of the UK’s largest influencers for several years, gaining a deep understanding of the fascinating worlds of digital marketing and social media.

Is: Pro-active with a can do attitude, pragmatic, commercial and very reliable.

Loves: the sun, the sea, the mountains, – all nature, family and good food!

After finishing training at Beggars Group and Statham Gill Davies, Henriette began consulting for clients in the music industry in 2000. She has held long term business affairs consultancy roles over the years at companies such as Air-Edel, Cutting Edge, Beggars and Instant Karma as well as representing individual artists, composers, producers, songwriters and managers. Henriette also has a wealth of live events experience through her experience working on London Calling. Henriette specialises in all matters music and events related.

Is: Positive, effective and devoted

Loves: Travelling, reading, good food and wine

Mark is a law graduate, broadcaster and radio programming specialist. Concurrent with a successful career in broadcasting, Mark established ROCK THE RADIO, a consultancy that develops custom programming concepts for brands, and completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP University Law School in London. Mark assists clients with special projects from time to time, including contract reviews.

Is: Tenacious, indefatigable and fiercely loyal.

Loves: Biscuits, running and brave people.

Kirsty is a highly experienced, creative and collaborative media and compliance consultant working across all traditional and new media platforms with a passionate belief in free speech and the power of communication. She has worked for many years at the highest level in the media industry and regularly deals with cutting-edge legal issues and high-profile matters for national and international publishers and broadcasters dealing with all content and compliance issues as well as with legal and regulatory complaints. She worked for many years at RPC, the leading defendant media litigation practice in the country.  She then moved in-house enjoying senior roles at Penguin Books, the Daily Mail/MailOnline and The Times and The Sunday Times. Kirsty now advises a range of digital, print, audio, TV and film producers and publishers across all genres from investigative reporting to lifestyle podcasts, from live news to comedy, sport and drama. She brings this wealth of pre- and post- publication and broadcast expertise to Mint & Co.  Kirsty’s specialisms include libel, privacy, copyright, trade marks, passing off, contempt and data protection, as well as the relevant regulatory codes and the criminal and civil laws affecting all broadcasters and publishers.

Is: Practical, calm and ever curious.

Loves: Food and wine, the Scottish islands, family and our cocker spaniel puppy.

Luci Sanan (nee Burnley) is a commercially minded senior leader in international content. With 15+ year’s experience, Luci has a deep knowledge of the format and programme distribution market having worked at IMG, DRG, Banijay and Content FilmTV in acquisitions, sales & development roles before spending 7 years in the senior management team at The Story Lab, the content division of Dentsu; one of the world’s largest advertising and communications networks. At Dentsu, she was responsible for IP investment across scripted, non-scripted video and audio, and oversaw distribution, marketing,  business affairs and operations globally.  In 2023, Luci set up as an independent consultant to harness her skills across the INDUSTRY to support producers, media owners and brands.  Luci is skilled in areas including IP strategy, branded entertainment, international distribution, IP investment, deficit financing and agency financing models, podcasts, rights management, B2B marketing and PR. Luci brings an energy and warmth to her work and a sense of fun and humour. She is a contributor to TBI magazine and regularly speaks at industry trade events.

Is: Adventurous, reliable, commercial

Loves: Scuba diving, cheese and badgers!