Meet the team
Meet the team
Our mission
Since 2014, we’ve been on a mission to make borrowing better than buying for people & planet – more affordable, convenient, socially-rewarding & kinder to the planet.
Alan Bridger
Software Developer
Ben Gill
Director & Operations Lead
Charlotte Thorpe
Marketing Lead
Garry Samett
Thing Tech
Heather
Thing Tech
Jamie Davies
Software Developer
Jamie Hillier
Local Operations
Kyle Gladwin
Product Lead
Kyra
Local marketing & partnerships
Nina Howie
Kiosk Installation
Ranjit Singh
Partnership Lead
Sophie Levens
Software Developer
Rebecca Wetten
Co-Director
Development & Communities
Rob Gamm
Director & Tech Lead
Sam Foote
Product & Marketing Designer
Who we are
Alan Bridger
Software Developer
Ben Gill
Director & Operations Lead
Charlotte Thorpe
Marketing Lead
Garry Samett
Thing Tech
Heather
Thing Tech
Jamie Davies
Software Developer
Jamie Hillier
Local Operations
Kyle Gladwin
Product Lead
Kyra
Local marketing & partnerships
Nina Howie
Kiosk Installation
Ranjit Singh
Partnership Lead
Sophie Levens
Frontend Developer
Rebecca Wetten
Co-Director
Development & Communities
Rob Gamm
Director & Tech Lead
Sam Foote
Product & Marketing Designer
Co-founders, mission guardians & advisors
These people represent the interests of borrowers, local partners and the planet in our strategic decision-marking. They uphold the "mission lock" that we have in place, ensuring that our short- and long-term decisions are in the best interests of the mission first and foremost.
Sophia Wyatt
Co-founder & Mission Guardian
Bex Trevalyan
Co-founder & Mission Guardian
Emma Shaw
Co-founder & Mission Guardian
Chair of the Mission Board
Jane ní Dhulchaointigh
Mission Guardian for the Earth
Shakira Boaye
Mission Guardian for Impact Investors
Edwin Love
Mission Guardian for Borrowers & Community-led sharing libraries
Wiebke Flach
Mission Guardian for Borrowers
Laura Humphreys
Mission Guardian for Council Partners
Neil McDonald
Mission Guardian for Community Partners
Sophia Wyatt
Co-founder & Director
Emma Shaw
Co-founder
Bex Trevalyan
Co-founder & Steward
Jane ní Dhulchaointigh
Mission Guardian for the Earth
Shakira Boaye
Mission Guardian for Impact Investors
Edwin Love
Mission Guardian for Borrowers & Community-led sharing libraries
Neil McDonald
Mission Guardian for Community Partners
Wiebke Flach
Mission Guardian for Borrowers
Laura Humphreys
Mission Guardian for Council Partners
What we're proud of
We're proud to work a little differently to your usual workplace.
Whether it's our in-person team days, collective decision making processes or working a 9-day fortnight, we prioritise collaboration and our team's wellbeing.
What we're proud of
Team days are for connecting and learning outdoors together - this is the team on a foraging day.
We made it onto Escape The City's top 100 list! Companies are judged on criteria such as impact & mission
We celebrated 10 years of Library of Things at the end of 2024 with cofounders, our team & borrowers!
"The organisation is people-centred, which means employees get to work in an environment supporting their strengths and skills. There is also a culture of collective decision-making, which means opinions and perspectives are valued. This means we're all working together to deliver real change in a positive and supportive environment."
"The organisation is people-centred, which means employees get to work in an environment supporting their strengths and skills. "
- Joe's review of Library of Things on Escape the City.
"The organisation is people-centred, which means employees get to work in an environment supporting their strengths and skills. There is also a culture of collective decision-making, which means opinions and perspectives are valued. This means we're all working together to deliver real change in a positive and supportive environment."
"The organisation is people-centred, which means employees get to work in an environment supporting their strengths and skills. There is also a culture of collective decision-making, which means opinions and perspectives are valued. This means we're all working together to deliver real change in a positive and supportive environment."
- Joe's review of Library of Things on Escape the City.