About Us
Who we are
Motional was founded in 2017 in response to the growing need to provide more accessible tools and support for time-pressured educators to better support the mental health and wellbeing of the young people in their care.
The team has expanded steadily over the years to support the increasing number of client users; Motional is now being used by over a thousand organisations, by tens of thousands of practitioners, supporting a hundred thousand children and young people across the UK.
We are rewarded daily by the knowledge that our online tool and support services make such a positive difference to the lives of children and young people.
Listen to our founder Neil discuss Motional on The Safeguarding Company's podcast.
"I have just completed 2 new snapshots for 2 students I have been working with! Wooohoooo both show amazing results!"
Helen Wetton
Torpoint Community College
Meet the team
Neil Gilmour
Founder, Technical Lead
Neil is the founding Director of Motional, he is responsible for the creation of all the tools and drives all the technical development. He frequently uses words like ‘algorithm’ and ‘papercuts’ that we pretend to understand....and drinks coffee. In his spare time he’s usually wet – either sailing or paddling! Neil has a particular interest in neurodiversity and ‘the outdoors’ as a driver of wellbeing.
Lou Gilmour
Director, User Support
Lou is the Director with responsibility for ensuring the Motional family get the very best experience and use out of the tools! As well as being the head of support, Lou is a member of the team who ensures jobs get finished! In her spare time Lou is passionate about music, family and the outdoors’ Lou’s particular focus is on universal approaches and stopping children falling through the gaps!
Rich Head
Strategy & Relationships
Rich leads on customer engagement, content, and innovation. As well as being a Director, his primary role is to understand the needs of users, find the solution and use that to shape the future of Motional. He drinks even more coffee than Neil and occasionally might mention that he’s from Cornwall and lives near the beach! Rich is particularly interested in the intersection between leadership, whole-school change and emotional wellbeing outcomes and is a Chartered Fellow of the CMI.
Tracey Down
Administrative Lead
As Office Manager, Tracey directs all the important background work including supporting users with account setup and maintenance, uploads, subscription changes and invoicing. Tracey is a family-orientated mum to five and therefore has no spare time!
Lindsey Jones
New Business Development
Lindsey is responsible for supporting new customers as they join the Motional family, understanding their needs, and ensuring they have all the information they require. At weekends, she is most likely to be found quietly tinkering in the home or garden, whilst listening to French Café music. Lindsey has expertise in the impact of military life on emotional health.
Eden Ingoe
Marketing Executive
Eden is our marketing guru - she supports all outbound communication and guides future content development. In her spare team Eden enjoys travelling and eating her way around the South West alongside a little yoga (it's all about balance!). She is passionate about connecting with like minded professionals and creating engaging and helpful content to improve children's emotional wellbeing!
Guy Collins
Website Developer
Guy keeps the Motional website in check and assists Neil with the technical development of the Motional platform. When not sitting in front of a computer screen, Guy likes to beat his family at board games enjoy board games with his family, play trumpet with his band and go Kitesurfing.
Ready to learn more?
Contact our team today to find out more: