 Certainly one of Americas best exports! - I loved every minute of it. I came with a group of workmates and all of us had an amazing night. I will definitely be back if it doesn't work out with one of my matches"
Anna, Balham "I felt compelled to email and let you know how much fun I had last night, the people there were great and it was all so well organised"
Russell, Wimbledon | About Original Dating - The Team Original Dating was founded by Andrew Summersgill and Stuart Kemp in 2003. Since then the company has grown in size and reputation and has become one of London's leading live dating events organisers. Below is a little more about the team behind Original Dating. Andrew Summersgill
Andrew is the MD of Original
Dating and founded the company to meet a demand for high quality, well organised speed dating events in London.
He loves travel, eating & drinking out, and
the geek in him rather likes computers, technology and photography too. Alongside speed dating Andrew is working on various other
hair-brained schemes one of which is
speed networking for businesses. Andrew worked in the exhibition, publishing and conference business before
setting up Original Dating in 2003.
Luke Toyne
Star of stage and screen - Mr Toyne truly is a one man entertainment
centre. When he's not presenting live telly or producing for various Sky
TV channels it's possible you'll find him managing some of our events
too. Luke is our expert quiz master and concessional host at our speed
dating events.
Emma Coulby
If you are attending an Original Dating speed dating event Emma
is likely to be the first person you get to meet. She is a first class host
and great at making people feel at ease and making introductions. Emma
will make sure your event experience with us goes with a bang!
Emma Reyes
Confusing as it may be, both of our
regular London event hosts are called Emma! Both of course are equally
wonderful and perfect in every way! There's nothing Emma R doesn't know
about running top notch speed dating events. Always helpful and a great
asset to Original Dating. A couple of interesting facts about Emma. 1) Emma
R is an actress. 2) She lives on a houseboat.
Robert Kelly
Rob is something of a multi-tasker when it comes to his role at Original
Dating. Besides being a first class event manager and host Rob is also a
marketing guru, talented writer, confidant, adviser and all round good guy. You
can read his
blog if you like.
Hayley Spears
Namesake to the queen of pop Britney - Hayley is quite simply the queen of
Original customer services. She works hard to ensure your bookings are
handled efficiently and queries are ironed out in the quickest time
possible! Gorgeous, fun and hard working - trust Hayley to iron out any
query's you may have. Hayley loves jetting away to the sun for frequent
holidays, enjoys eating out and generally living the high life! Contact
Hayley: info@originaldating.com
Stuart Kemp
Stuart is a co-founder of Original Dating but has now left his full time position to pursue other interests. Stuart now works as a marketing consultant to the company and was instrumental in creating the quality brand that Original Dating has become. Stuart has a passion for music, enjoys running marathons
(why?) and is a season ticket holder for Charlton Athletic.
Iain Smith
- Marketing Consultant
Iain works closely with the Original Dating management to ensure our
events attract our target market of young, fun professionals. Iain is a
human ideas factory and works tirelessly to achieve the Original Dating
brand objectives. Ever cheerful with a wicked penchant for downing shots (never on duty of course!). Iain is the life and soul of any party.
Simon Hedges
Simon is the technical wizard behind the new Original Dating booking system and matching engine. He joined the team in mid 2004 and is an expert in so many computing technologies there are simply too many to list. Simon's hard
work was rolled out in November 2004 and has enabled us to offer many additional
online features. Simon loves windsurfing and many other outdoor pursuits. Simon is hard very working, dedicated and is a highly valued member of
the team.
If you are interested in working for Original Dating - email us your CV -
info@originaldating.com | 