About Blue Hippo Media
Blue Hippo is a Birmingham based media production company that works within three visual mediums:
Founders and Executive Management
- Pip Piper
In 1997 Pip left work as a full-time youth worker to establish the media charity One Small Barking Dog, which had grown from helping local young people make short films. Over the past 10 years OSBD has grown into an internationally recognised organisation making short films for and with young people.
In that 10 years Pip has produced over 100 short films that range from educational/charity sector to corporate media, short film and TV. The films ranged from 2-50 minutes duration with budgets from no budget to over 75k.
In 2002 Pip began developing feature films and has developed his role as a producer working with established film industry figures. Pip is on the board of reference for Damah Film Festival in Los Angeles and is a director of the West Midlands Producers Forum.
- Rob Taylor
Rob Taylor has a background of almost 25 years in the creative industries including tour and stage management, concert promotion, and artist management, with acts signed to A&M, Polydor, Peppermint Jam, PRA (USA) and various independent labels.
After a number of years working as chief executive for a large national charity he set up his own Management Consultancy (Impatient Management) 5 years ago and works as an advisor with boards of directors and executive teams across the creative and charitable sectors. His work has taken him to Africa, India and the Middle East.
Rob is a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.
- Simon Burton
Simon has worked in senior management roles within the worlds leading telecommunication companies in various engineering, sales and marketing roles since 1988. His passion has been working alongside the Public Sector in the UK for over a decade understanding the communication needs of organisations and responding accordingly.
Simon also serves as a trustee for both a UK and International charity which helps keep focus on the important issues of work and life.
The vision of Ethical Corporate is to work alongside UK and Multi-National Companies who operate their business on an ethical value system helping them deliver their media based projects
Running alongside our commercial activities is a strong community base, so Blue Hippo also supports the work of media charity, One Small Barking Dog, www.osbd.org.