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Simon Forster

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Founder & Executive Creative Director at Robot Food
📍 Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Simon Forster is the Founder and Executive Creative Director of branding agency Robot Food, where he partners with major brands like Carlsberg to drive commercial growth. He bridges creativity and commercial thinking, specializing in building disruptive brands that challenge their categories. People who have worked with him describe him as fearless, bold, proactive, and creative.

Outside of his creative agency, Simon is an avid enthusiast of action and motorsports, including snowboarding, wakeboarding, skating, surfing, and motorcycle track days. He co-founded Stories & Ink, a successful skincare brand specifically formulated for tattooed skin, demonstrating his passion for building brands from the ground up.

As a student, Simons headmaster told him he would never amount to anything, a comment that has served as a key motivator throughout his successful career.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Founder & Executive Creative Director
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Challenger Brands
Specializes in creating and repositioning brands to disrupt categories and drive significant commercial growth, helping them stand out by answering genuine consumer needs.
Action & Motor Sports
He is passionate about snowboarding, wakeboarding, skating, and motorbikes, often participating in track days. This interest influences his energetic and boundary-pushing professional approach.
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Career

Work history

1-2009
Founder & Executive Creative Director
Robot Food
9-2016
Founder & Executive Creative Director
The Others Beauty Co.
9-2015
Director
Blind Ventures Limited
Sportswear Manager
Fox Racing
Director
20FOURSEVEN
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Media appearances

Simon Forster of Robot Food: How To Grow Your Brand In a Challenging Economy. Featured in Medium (Authority Magazine)
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design/leader: Robot Food founder Simon Forster. Featured in Design Week
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Education
1994 - 1996
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Harrogate College of Art & Design
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Harrogate Grammar School
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