Thu 11th Dec 2025 - Shortlist for industry’s top young marketers and innovators unveiled Shortlist for industry’s top young marketers and innovators unveiled: Propel and Think Hospitality have unveiled the shortlist for the Restaurant Marketer & Innovator Rising Stars for 2025. They will be honoured at a presentation night on Monday, 19 January at Fulham Pier, hosted by Sodexo Live. The Rising Stars programme recognises talented future leaders under 30 in marketing, innovation and strategy roles. Judges look for creativity, confidence, commercial awareness, ability to collaborate, leadership skills and perseverance. They also look for experience in senior stakeholder management, understanding of how to develop strategy, ability to self-reflect and clear potential to be an industry leader of the future. This year’s shortlist is: Alison Dolan, account executive, Joli; Amy Lau, head of marketing, Shake Shack UK; Minty Beardsley, marketing manager, Brother Marcus; Bethany Prior, marketing manager, Candid Hospitality; Brogan Latham, digital marketing manager, 200 Degrees; Catherine Wells, marketing manager, SushiDog; Conor King, commercial analyst, Elior; Emile Fisher, marketing manager, 125 Data & Insights; Esme Davis, marketing manager, Greene King; Fiona Vien, marketing executive, Wasabi; Flora Newman, commercial manager, SSP UK; Gemma McCaughern, creative lead, Sugar Snap; Georgia Finkler, marketing executive, Big Table Group; Gigi Moya, social media assistant, Incipio Group; Jack Howson, managing director, Aperture Comms; Jack Shepherd, digital design manager, Big Table Group; Josh Martin, commercial manager, SSP; Katie Claxton, marketing manager, Greene King; Megan Hopkins, senior client manager, CGA by NeilsonIQ; Sophie Thorp, commercial marketing manager, Greene King; Tabitha Williams, social media and creative manager, Bill’s; Talor Kearney, senior marketing manager, Stonegate Group; Thomas Garrod, senior marketing executive, Brakspear; and Victoria Frank, marketing manager, Pho. Think Hospitality partner Heleri Rande said: “Rising Stars is vital because it identifies and champions the innovators already making a meaningful impact, ensuring our industry continues to evolve with creativity, insight and ambition.”