NICE TO MEET YOU.
At Dopamine, we're more than a talent management agency - we're a team of passionate, purpose-led individuals united by a shared belief: that creators deserve care, strategy and space to build legacies beyond their social feeds. Meet the people behind the scenes who make the magic happen - champions of talent, creators of culture, and cheerleaders for our clients every step of the way.
ALDRIN YU
Finance Manager
Aldrin is a finance professional who is responsible for managing day-to-day finance operations. Responsibilities include accounts payable and receivable, client invoicing, bank reconciliations, journal entries, executing month-end close activities and preparing financial statements.
Previously, Aldrin was an Auditor at Da Hua CPAs, a large accounting firm in China, performing substantive testing, preparing audit working papers and conducting financial statement analysis across multiple industries.
FLEUR COTTLE
Talent Assistant
Fleur graduated from Bristol University with a degree in Marketing. She has experience working in PR, events and media content distribution.
Today, she acts as an Assistant working across the wonderful Paula and Daisy Sutton, Helen McGinn and Pizza The Queen.
GABRIELLE YOUNG
Talent Manager
Gabrielle Young is an experienced social media marketing professional with a strong background in the creative industries. Beginning her career as a professional dancer, Gabrielle transitioned into the world of digital media, working at a leading talent management agency where she oversaw campaign management for some of the industry’s top influencers.
Now Talent Manager at Dopamine Studios, Gabrielle specialises in talent management, campaign coordination, and production support. Her strengths lie in her exceptional organisational skills, industry insight, and ability to foster meaningful relationships across the entertainment and content creation landscape. Known for her eye for detail, creative flair, and problem-solving mindset, Gabrielle is passionate about delivering polished, high-impact work across every project she leads.
GEORGIA FANUCCI
Talent Assistant
Georgia graduated with a degree in business, management and marketing. Georgia joined Dopamine from Vogue where she was a Talent Management and Marketing Executive.
Today, Georgia assists with the management of Paula Sutton, Samantha Fitzpatrick, Jack Callaghan and Tamsin Wong.
JASMINE DE OLIVEIRA
Creator Marketing Assistant
Jasmine works alongside Tasha Harris to deliver our creator marketing offering.
With a background in PR, social media and events, she has all of the experience to deliver relevant and impactful campaigns for clients.
Her current client is ITV where she is involved in briefing, contracting, logistics, overseeing campaigns and reporting.
LIZZIE STAFFORD
Talent Director
With over a decade in the industry, Lizzie joined Dopamine with a wealth of experience. Previously employed at McSaatchi, she lead their live events offering across the roster.
Lizzie is now responsible for overseeing the talent division of Dopamine, working on strategies, development of IP, broadcast and events.
LOLA MASHENSKI
Talent Assistant
Lola is the Talent Assistant working across Natalie O'Neill, Ruth Crilly, Toni Tone, Hope Bailey and Helen McGinn.
Lola was previously employed at Sky where she was involved with their social media and influencer marketing.
She carries that experience forwards, now managing the Dopamine's social media feeds.
LORNA COLWILL
Senior Talent Manager
After graduating with BA Hons in English Literature, Lorna embarked on her career in talent management. In this time she has progressed from assisting at a literary agency to managing the careers of household UK talent, to global success.
Lorna enjoys cultivating ideas with her roster and has spearheaded new projects for the likes of Channel 4, ITN, A+E Productions and Dear Media, for both TV and podcast opportunities.
She regularly brokers partnerships with global brands for her talent, specialising in food, beauty, lifestyle aånd travel.
Across her roster, Lorna takes a 360 manaågether.
When she’s not working, Lorna can be found getting through her to be read pile, or attempting to cook a complicated recipe she saw on TikTok.
LUCY BILLINGTON
Commercial Director
With over a decade of experience in the influencer space, Lucy has a wealth of experience overseeing the commercial side of digital and broadcast talent. Her 7 years at Gleam Futures enabled her to work across some of the industry's biggest trailblazing digital talent from the likes of Zoe Sugg, Mrs Hinch, Grace Beverley, Lissie Mackintosh, Grace Victory and Olivia Neill amongst many others.
Over the years Lucy has been instrumental in the relationships with top-performing clients including Sky, Waitrose, Samsung, L'Oréal and John Lewis, which has led to not only to best performing partnerships but also the widest spanning 360 partnerships crossing over digital, OOH, live, print and press.
Lucy leads the business to grow commercially through brand partnerships deals that span beyond social first content working closely with both brands and agencies with the end goal of creating long-term partnerships, high engagement and ROI for brands alongside key talent. Lucy continues to champion out of the box thinking within the industry, navigating the ever-changing digital landscape, ensuring talent are compensated fairly across the board and partnerships continue to diversify.
MELANIE KENTISH
Founder & CEO
With over 18 years of experience in the entertainment and digital industries, Melanie Kentish has established herself as a leading force in talent management. Having worked with some of the biggest entertainment brands - including ITV, Sky, Netflix, and the BBC - Melanie has a deep understanding of the evolving media landscape and how to help creators thrive within it.
As the driving force behind the ITV Ambassador Programme, Melanie connects influential talent with meaningful brand partnerships. She has also been recognised for her expertise, sitting on the judging panel for the bCreator Awards and winning the prestigious Serious Influence Award for her impact on the industry.
Having founded Dopamine Studios, her focus is on talent management and IP development, helping creators build brands, businesses, and legacies beyond their social feeds. Passionate about purpose-led work, Melanie believes in empowering talent to create long-term success that extends far beyond fleeting digital trends.
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SAMANTHA MISHON
Senior Talent Manager
Passionate about innovation in the creator economy, Samantha specialises in representing digital-first creators, helping them expand their platforms and build their presence both online and offline. Her expertise spans multiple areas, from securing brand partnerships to developing long-term growth strategies that elevate talent beyond social media.
Throughout Samantha’s career, she has worked across bestselling book deals, product development and podcasts as well as having led social media strategy for one of the UK’s top podcast duos, driving engagement and audience growth.
TASHA HARRIS
Head of Creator Marketing
With over a decade of experience in PR, Social, and Creator/Influencer Marketing, Tasha has been part of the influencer marketing industry since its early days. She quickly recognised her passion for the space and its immense potential. Tasha has worked in-house for leading brands such as Tom Ford Beauty, bareMinerals, Sainsbury's, The Fragrance Shop, and most recently, Sky, where she led the team for over 4 years. Notable campaigns include the award-winning Sky Glass TV, where she managed and built creator brand families ranging from 50 to 300 influencers.
With expertise across creator marketing, Tasha has led campaigns spanning brand collaborations, paid boosting, social ads, organic social, OOH, and more, maximising the impact of creators in various brand initiatives.
Tasha is excited to lead on ITV, bringing her wealth of experience to the team and continuing to push the boundaries of creator marketing. We're now expanding and open to working with new brands.
WILLIAM WALTON
Talent & Commercial Assistant
Will is a psychology graduate whose responsibilities include assisting the talent managers with the day to day management of the talent's schedules and brand partnerships.
Alongside this, he works closely with the Commercial Director to explore commercial opportunities for the roster to deliver value for both our clients and brands.
