About
Will Hanschell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pencil, where he applies AI to challenges in commercial creativity. Born in Barbados, he has spent over 15 years building management consulting and creative marketing businesses.
CEO at Pencil
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Experience
- PencilCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentUnited Kingdom
- Entrepreneurs FirstFellow2018Singapore
- IrisPartner2015 — 2018Singapore
- IrisSenior Manager2011 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Digital Strategy57Business Strategy52Integrated Marketing45Analytics19Digital Marketing38Marketing Strategy34Strategy53Social Media18Social Media Measurement12Management Consulting13Customer Insight14CRM9
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Will Hanschell?
- Will Hanschell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pencil, where he applies AI to challenges in commercial creativity. Born in Barbados, he has spent over 15 years building management consulting and creative marketing businesses.
- Where does Will Hanschell work?
- Will Hanschell is CEO of Pencil.
- What companies did Will Hanschell found?
- Will Hanschell founded Pencil.
- Where did Will Hanschell go to school?
- Will Hanschell studied at University of Cambridge (BA, MEng, MA, Engineering (Information & Systems)).
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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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