The true power of video

We believe the secret to effective communication lies in authenticity. Only when communicators are at their most natural can they fully convince audiences. So we put helping people be their most passionate and engaging selves right at the heart of everything we do.

We do this in a thousand little ways, and one big one - we are really easy to work with.

Our Work

Partnership

Who we work with

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Team work

Who we are

Guy Ruddle

Founder and CEO

Guy has a unique perspective on modern video and podcast communication having been a multi-award winning broadcaster, the world’s first Podcast editor for a national newspaper and the man behind the UK’s leading online newspaper video product.

Guy founded First Touch TV in 2014 to bring that knowledge, and the experience of conducting over 10,000 broadcast interviews, to the corporate world.

Ed Adams

Director

Ed is in charge of project management and production for First Touch TV. He’s responsible for everything from planning through to editing and delivery. He’s passionate about bringing clients’ stories to life through writing, producing and editing our video and podcast output.

Ed has over 20 years experience for UK news brands including ITN, The Telegraph and News UK.

Henry Richards

Director of Photography

Henry is a DoP, cameraman and producer with a vast amount of experience in both the documentary and corporate worlds. His work includes factual and current affairs programming for the BBC, Channel 4 and Al-Jazeera.

He has been part of First Touch TV since the beginning and in his spare time still develops and makes documentaries. His latest project was an investigation into how Peru is facing an ecological crisis through a lack of water.

Natalie Chisholm

Podcast producer

Natalie has over 20 years experience in audio and radio production. She spent much of her career at BBC Radio 5 Live, where she was one of the first producers to edit podcasts for the Drive programme. Natalie has gone on to edit and produce a number of independent and corporate podcasts for clients such at the ICAEW and RICS.

Natalie is also an experienced voice over artist.

Very many thanks to you and your team for the great effort under enormous time pressure. Having had a review of the finished article I am very pleased with how it has turned out. It was a pleasure working with you and I hope we have the opportunity to do so again in the future.

— James Douglas-Hamilton, Managing Director, Rothschild

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I’m not sure we have ever had such fab feedback on the videos. They absolutely made the evening, and loads of people said that.

— Gail Greengross, Director of Communications, BITC
Once again you have managed to create the most informative and engaging videos. I have always found your ability to tell a story, in a compelling and interesting way, inspiring.

— Stephen Howard, Chief Executive, Business in the Community
More than once we have given them a rushed brief but they always handle it calmly and deliver the goods.

— Louise Howells, TUI Travel

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