Our People

Rachel Cullis Dorsett

Founder and Director

With over 30 years’ experience in the PR industry, cutting her teeth in entertainment publicity for ITV and the BBC before moving into the leisure, lifestyle and food sectors, Rachel is passionate about the value that strategic communications brings to businesses.  Strong writing, storytelling, and just good old-fashioned perseverance, as well as an acute attention to detail continue to be the backbone of her career. She founded Silver Pear in 2020 and is committed to creating brilliant PR people to future proof the profession.

Work Fuel:

• Intravenous coffee
• Actual newspapers and magazines (not digital) – the higher the pile the better
• Trevor the family black Labrador (only when he’s asleep)

Guilty Pleasures:

• Frasier – there has been nothing to beat it either before or since.
• Artisan cheeses from the British Isles
• Freshly washed bedlinen and a good book, in that order

Harriet Slinger

Senior PR Consultant

An organised, tenacious and highly-effective PR consultant, Harriet’s years of experience span consumer and B2B sectors, with a strong food and drink background working on both large household brands and small artisan producers. Previously described as a “safe pair of hands who gets the job done”, Harriet provides clients with a positive PR experience, tangible results, and the benefit of her extensive list of contacts in consumer magazines, national newspapers, regional and trade publications.

Work fuel

• Plenty of lists, they’re the best way to stay on track and get stuff done
• Building successful and fruitful relationships with our clients and media contacts – one of the best bits of the job
• A quick cuddle with Murphy, my dog

Guilty pleasures:

• Most 80s and 90s music
• Rewatching Derry Girls over and over
• Organising and decluttering – just call me Stacey Solomon!

Olivia Gould

Senior PR Consultant

Olivia is a hard-working and positive senior PR consultant with a conscientious attitude and a vast knowledge in B2C PR after working in the industry for over a decade. She has gained a wealth of experience after strategically devising, managing and executing multiple campaigns and retained PR activity for a variety of high-profile attractions in the leisure sector, alongside leading restaurant brands.

Work fuel:

• A good old-fashioned A4 diary with comprehensive to do lists so no action is missed
• Picking up the phone to clients or the media to cement those important working relationships
• A lovely big coffee to kickstart the working day

Guilty pleasures:

• My gorgeous two cats Charlie and Georgie (who is quite the hunter and frequently brings home presents for us, from mice to birds. I suppose that’s her way of saying how much she loves us!)
• Relaxing at home with a cheesy rom-com and a big bag of popcorn
• Scouring Rightmove on a daily basis to have a nosy in other people’s houses

Lizzie Hubbard

Senior PR Consultant

A seasoned and strategic PR consultant, Lizzie brings a wealth of experience across sectors including arts and culture, tourism, consumer, and not-for-profit. She specialises in strategic communications, media relations, and reputation management, with a passion for telling powerful stories that cut through the noise. Known for building strong journalist relationships and delivering results that matter, Lizzie’s approach blends creativity, calm focus, and clear purpose.

She is led genuine curiosity about people and the world around her – a quality she believes is key to successful PR. Whether shaping narratives or pitching stories, Lizzie brings thoughtfulness, precision, and a keen understanding of what makes the media tick.

Work fuel:

• Tuning into the radio to keep up with what’s happening in the world – news, culture, and everything in between
• Crafting a killer story angle that sparks a journalist’s interest
• Coffee, creativity, and the occasional biscuit – in that order

Guilty pleasures:

• Getting lost in museums, the more niche and obscure the better
• Always saying yes to banoffee pie when it’s on offer
• Rewatching old horror films, not just in October