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Our clients say we outshine our competitors.

That's because they are confident of how much print, broadcast and new media coverage we will deliver - before we deliver it.

Pro-active, highly experienced and passionate about PR, we cut through the noise to set and deliver objectives which are aligned with your business plan. See below for more details about the senior team. 

Sharon Cain - Managing Director

Sharon Cain - Managing Director

Sharon is a former Sky TV and BBC journalist who founded Quest as: "The home of good journalism."

Working at a strategic level, Sharon conducts in-depth interviews with senior personnel to ‘peel off the layers' and dig out appropriate angles. She draws on her writing expertise to target clients' messages across print and broadcast media.

A champion of female entrepreneurs, Sharon was selected by regional development agency Yorkshire Forward for the nationwide Women's Ambassadors' Programme. Running half marathons and cycle challenges for charity, Sharon is passionate about travel and has lived in Hong Kong and in a tree house in the Philippines. She is most proud of her team and Quest's raft of awards from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.  

Carol Rees - Senior Consultant



Senior consultant Carol Rees has amassed over 20 years’ experience in PR and communications, specialising in business-to-business and business-to-consumer accounts across public, private and third sectors.

Working directly with household name clients in energy, manufacturing, construction, IT, professional services, fmcg and retail sectors, Carol boasts an impressive track record in generating significant levels of influential press coverage for clients. She is an accomplished writer with a flair for disseminating complex information and repackaging key messages for diverse target markets.

Carol plays tennis competitively and socially all year round, and is an ongoing supporter of animal welfare charities.
 

Charlotte Hird - Account Executive

Charlotte Hird, Account Executive

Charlotte has three years’ experience in PR and communications over a range of sectors including finance, education and music. Her specialism is in both business to business and business to consumer.
 
She worked in the press office at Skipton Building Society for 18 months, dealing with national, regional and trade journalists alike. Charlotte played a key role in developing trade coverage as well as project managing quarterly social campaigns designed to raise the Society’s profile in the front of national newspapers, not just in the money and business sections.
 
She has extensive experience in researching and drafting media copy for a range of clients with notable successes which include raising the local media profile of Joseph Priestley College’s hair & beauty client club - Inspirations and rebranding of the college’s website She has a flair for creative writing and is a contributor on the lifestyle blog ikeepfit.com.
 

In her spare time Charlotte enjoys keeping fit, live music and visiting foreign lands. 

Steve Hare - Finance Director
 

Quest’s Finance Director Steve Hare has gained three decades of experience in operations and finance roles with organisations spanning Bupa Care Services to  small and medium sized enterprises  operating across the North West and North East of England. 

Steve has been instrumental in setting in place robust systems and processes which enables the Quest team to punch above its weight. His skills also encompass video filming, production and editing.

Over the last decade Steve has played a key role in Quest’s ethos of putting something back into its local communities – supporting organisations including Marie Curie Cancer Care, Henshaws and Candleighters.  Steve has completed ten Great North Run challenges for charities along with a 160 mile cycle challenge across the Yorkshire Dales in 2.5 days.
 

Quest's Associates

Quest PR works with a select group of associates  with strong track records who comprise current and former journalists and experienced practitioners.

For a free audit to determine if your current PR activities are meeting your core objectives, call us now on 01423 564 192. 


Quest PR is an active member of the CSR Consortium; a group of companies well-versed in responsible business matters - from employee well-being to environmental behaviour, and diversity to community engagement. To find out more visit
http://www.csrconsortium.co.uk/
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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