Mandy Sharp

Mandy Sharp is proof that you don’t need investors, co-founders or a corporate machine behind you to build one of the UK’s most respected creative comms agencies. A lone female founder and CEO in a category often dominated by bigger structures and bigger backing - as well as a fair bit of testosterone - Mandy has grown Tin Man from a standing start to a profitable multi-million pound business, all whilst building an enviable agency culture. Under Mandy’s leadership, Tin Man has become a creative powerhouse, winning Agency of the Year 3 times in 2025 and twice already in 2026, winning more than 650 industry awards, delivering consistent double digit growth, and climbing year after year in PR Week’s Top 150. But the numbers only tell half the story. Mandy leads the business with loyalty, warmth and ambition. She champions brilliant work and role-models a healthy work-life balance that sees her just as likely to be found at the sidelines of her daughter’s football match, or on the padel court, as she is leading an award-winning, independent creative comms agency. She also gives back generously to the industry. Clients stay. Staff stay. And 100% of employees say they are proud to work at Tin Man. So why Mandy? Well, in the words our client, Andi Donovan, Head of External Communications at Vodafone: “She is not only an outstanding agency leader, but a role model for modern leadership.”