Alfie Buisson, Associate Director
As Associate Director at thenetworkone, Alfie plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s growth and supporting its global community of independent agencies. He manages member relations, facilitates referrals, and leads community initiatives to foster collaboration among agency leaders worldwide.
Alfie has driven key projects like the Indie Forum in Cannes and the Indie Awards, along with events, newsletters, IT initiatives, and digital content. His background includes agency and in-house roles, with expertise in website design, lead generation, social media, and international communications — honed further at the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).
Outside work, Alfie is passionate about music and travel. He founded a successful electronic music brand in London, organising events for up to 1,000 attendees, and aims to launch his own agency focused on music and festivals.
alfie.buisson@thenetworkone.com | +44 (0)20 7240 7117
Maddie Pluck, Account Manager
Maddie joined thenetworkone in March 2025 as an Account Manager, where she works closely with independent agencies to build strong partnerships and support the wider network community. She is keen to grow member engagement by building community in person events, webinars and thought leadership contributions.
Before joining thenetworkone, Maddie worked as marketing lead in-house at a renewable real estate-focused company, and she brings valuable industry insight and fresh energy to the team.
She speaks French, Spanish and loves to learn new languages through travel. She also spent a year living in Bogotá in 2023.
maddie.pluck@thenetworkone.com | +44 (0)20 7240 7117
Alice Carr, Marketing and Sales Executive
As Marketing and Sales Executive at thenetworkone, Alice focuses on client outreach and fostering strong relationships with agencies across the global network. She supports the wider community through various initiatives and is particularly interested in developing special interest groups to create more opportunities for engagement.
With a background in anthropology, Alice brings a culturally attuned and international perspective to her role. She joined thenetworkone in April 2025.
Julian Boulding, President
Julian began his career in advertising sales, before working in independent agencies in London. He then joined the DMB&B Group, now part of Publicis, where he spent fourteen years in a succession of senior roles. While with DMB&B, he lived and worked in UK, Europe, USA and Latin America, where he spent 3 years as Regional Client Service Director for Salles DMB&B in Brazil. During this time, he directed global advertising campaigns for companies like Procter & Gamble, M&M Mars, Avon and Philips Electronics, rising to be President, International for DMB&B’s sister network, NW Ayer.
In 2003, Julian left the world of traditional agency networks, to co-found thenetworkone.
julian.boulding@thenetworkone.com | +44 (0)20 7240 7117
Anna Poloczek, Database Coordinator
Anna joined thenetworkone in 2021, tasked with keeping our extensive global database of independent agencies accurate and up to date.
She holds a degree in French Language and Literature from the University of London. Her career began at Sopexa, organising major trade events for the food and beverage sector, before moving to Brazil where she taught English to senior executives from Unilever, P&G, AMEX and Ford.
More recently, Anna worked in multilingual client services in London for international property specialists Sifex and Hamptons International, helping high-net-worth clients worldwide find and buy overseas homes.
anna.poloczek@thenetworkone.com | +44 (0)20 7240 7117
