Meet the Team
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CEO & Founder
Martin formed the idea for the business when his Dad passed away and found the organising the funeral incredibly stressful. Running his design agency for 6 years gave him experience in UI, print design, brand design and marketing. As well as building teams and managing people.
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Project Manager
Ben formed his development agency, Ultimate Web, in 2003 and has experience managing complex e-commerce builds for some of the biggest brands including Goldsmith’s. He brings a wealth of lean operating experience from forming profitable start-ups over the past 5 years.
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Sales
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Developer
Ian is an experienced full stack developer with over 20 years of industry experience. He was the lead developer for Icon’s store design system which was sold by the business owners for £7M in 2015. Ian is an ideal developer to build and maintain the Membrance system.
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Developer
Henry is an experienced front and mid stack developer with over 10 years of industry experience. His background in design makes him uniquely suited to translating Membrances printed products into a digital service. His commitment to agile methodology allows Membrance to continuously improve over time.
OUR MISSION
To help families tell their loved one’s story.
With our software platform, and range of printed and digital products, we guide families through the process and make the experience of funeral planning less stressful.
Founders story:
“I was devastated when my Dad passed away and the experience of saying goodbye didn’t do him justice.”
Losing Dad was life changing and processing what had happened left me in a fog struggling to function.
But the stress and pressures of organising his funeral were immediate: how do I tell my family and his friends what has happened? Who will want to come to the funeral? Do I need to organise a wake? How many people should I cater for? How do I make an order of service? How many orders of service do I need?
On top of that the standard for things like funeral stationery was incredibly low, I ended up with an order of service that didn’t do my Dad justice and an experience that was needlessly stressful. I couldn’t believe that no one had done something to make this situation easier for families - So I formed Membrance.”
Martin Lewis CEO