Connecting minds, Creating the future
Growth, Strategy and Marketing recruitment specialists
About Us
We have decided to do things a different way, the brainy way
Here at Brainy Associates we leverage the experience of the wider Brainy Group
In-house specialists
Consultative
Leveraging Technology
We’re a part of the Brainy Group.
Results Driven Digital Marketing

A fresh approach to corporate advisory
What we can do for you
Services
Our solutions are focused on delivering exceptional talent, research and advice to our clients. We invest significant time and resource to provide accurate, detailed market intelligence. We focus on building long-term relationships based upon our clear strategy and values.
Permanent and Contract recruitment
Our network
Market Intelligence
Selection and screening
Interested in working together?
who we are
Meet the team
Managing Director
Hannah Mayes
Hannah is the founder of Brainy Associates and has a wealth of experience across financial services marketing with coverage including banking, consulting and asset & wealth management. Hannah has focused on working with mid to senior level professionals across industry with experience building marketing teams from the top down whilst also providing competitive insights
and tailored research.
Investment Director
Larry Kotch
Larry has helped over 400 companies with their Digital Strategy. He recently ranked #3 in B2B Marketing’s Global 30 under 30 and is a regular speaker on London’s marketing circuit. Larry is an automation evangelist and is on a mission to empower all great businesses with the tools to generate amazing leads.
Associate
Zeeshan Jaffry
Zeeshan supports the Brainy Associates’ Research and Market Advisory service line. He is one of the founding members of Brainy Capital, our generalist Corporate Finance arm. Prior to this Zeeshan has worked in within financial advisory across corporate finance and investment banking. Zeeshan holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance from Queen Mary, University of London.
Managing Director
Josh Knox
Josh is a managing director in the Brainy Group. Josh specialises in Corporate Advisory, supporting clients in unlocking the optimal growth solutions available. Before joining Brainy Capital, he held roles with Invenio Corporate Finance, JC Rathbones where he advised Corporate and Real Estate clients on M&A, capital structuring and debt raising. He holds a First Class Degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Waikato.
Investment Director
Jonathan Lemer
Jonathan has wide-ranging experience in Capital Raising for high-growth start-ups and SMEs. He previously worked in venture management, helping multinational Corporations launch early-stage technologies and new ventures across the globe. He is also the founder of an award-winning Digital Agency called the Brains.
Insights & News
Embedded Finance – the future of CX?
The shift to digital is by no means new - but the COVID crisis has undoubtedly accelerated our digital journey. Though we will likely see a slow transition back to some sort of normality, an acceleration in digital transformation seems to be non-negotiable. I’ve...
COVID 19 and digital marketing – what’s next?
It’s been almost 5 months since we were catapulted into lockdown and the unprecedented nature of COVID 19 meant that there was no tried and tested ‘rule book’ for our response. So, as we continue to press on, I wanted to take a quick look at how marketing teams have...
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Do you have experience working in a digital marketing or marketing automation role within banking, fintech, start-ups, consulting or asset and wealth management? If so, we want to hear from you.