Tom Cleeland founded The Cool Commentator in 2009 to share cool content he found on the web - he has since grown the blog to share content with over 12,000 readers and now manages an awesome team of cool contributors, who you can meet below. Away from The Cool Commentator Tom is a copywriter at advertising agency Iris Manchester. Tom hates writing biographies in the third person.

Alexandra Dobbing joined The Cool Commentator as a contributor and was made Deputy Editor to help run the blog. Along with finding and sharing cool content, Alex manages contributions, making sure cool content is shared on time with our readers. Away from The Cool Commentator Alex studies Film and Television Production.

Alex King is a copywriter at TMW in London, Alex offered his services to TCC after noticing the lack of writers on the team. He loves writing (obviously), reading (slowly), and music videos. One day he’ll write a screenplay.

Hugh Thomas graduated from the University of Warwick in June 2010 with a degree in Management Science and now works in marketing for a large global FMCG company based in London. He is interested in a wide variety of topics including advertising, marketing and new technology. He sees ‘The Cool Commentator’ as a place to share all the stuff that captures his imagination from day to day.

Laila Milborrow  is mid-weight art director at OgilvyOne in London. A paragraph that best describes me? Well, I know what I like and what I don’t and seeing new things is part of my day to day life. I love everything creative and love sharing it.

Jai Lennard A Photographer + Creative Director freelancing in NYC, Jai was raised in Northern California in a home filled with art. Most of the art were nudes. He used to count how many pairs of boobs there were with friends for a good laugh. You’d like Jai. Jai would probably like you.

Michael Mercer-Brown A designer and all round friendly, passionate, hardworking person. Currently in final year of Design & Art Direction (BA Hons) degree at Manchester School of Art, has a keen interest and focus on print & publication design but love to explore new media. I like challenging projects that push the boundaries of design.

Celina Klefas-Stennett has decided to join the TCC as she would like to have a legitimate excuse for spending 75% of her day online. She is in her final year of a course on Advertising and Brand Management and looking forward to graduating later on this year. She loves digital & social media, advertising, technology, fashion, art and photography.

Sheena Brobbey is an uber-cool London based Graphic Designer, who drowns herself in awesome art, fashion and design on a daily basis. Always on the lookout for the next best thing, in art, design, music, food, and culture, whilst making bad jokes, snapping pictures, and eating cake.

Eirini Pan is finishing her Masters in Advertising and Design at the University of Leeds. She joined TCC to express her passion for creativity. She loves editing videos, playing games and eating chocolate. She hates rude people, internet connection problems and bees. She says, “Ideas are like trees. If you want them to ‘bloom’ you have to create a strong route- strategy. If you want to find an ‘eureka’ idea, you have to shake them.”

Dave Dunkerley is an all round lover of technology, media and music.About to enter my final year of Film and TV production at university I specialise in editing, camera work and Still’s photography, and aspire to become a director of photography. Other passions include music in which I play guitar and sing at local bar every week and also a huge interest in technology.80% of my internet usage is reading and researching up and coming games and gadgets.