Our Team
The people who are ready to serve you.
Fraser Ayres
Co Founder & Joint CEO
Fraser has a fiery passion for diversity, inclusion, and access in all its forms and founded the TriForce Creative Network/D and I in 2003 as a way of addressing those issues directly through solution-based models and access altering pathways. As one of the few Showrunners in the UK as well as the creator of the only comedy panel show about Black history – Sorry, I Didn’t Know, Fraser brings a practical knowledge based on the realities of production and the industry as a whole.
Minnie Ayres
Co Founder & Joint CEO
Minnie has been at the core of The TCN since the beginning and is also co-founder of D and I. Alongside supporting scripted and unscripted productions recruit more inclusively since 2018, Minnie is also an Executive Producer for Sorry, I Didn’t Know, the comedy panel show about Black history for ITV, Dead Canny, a comedy about a young Geordie medium for Dave, and Handle with Care, a feature doc about the foster care system for ITV.
Charlotte Willis
Senior Talent Manager
Charlotte joined the TriForce Creative Network and D and I team in 2021. Prior to joining the team, she worked as a freelancer in entertainment and factual broadcast television. Transitioning from being part of casting teams getting people on screen to supporting those behind the scenes and helping companies crew up for their productions, Charlotte’s passion has continued to grow for ‘helping people happen’. She has also shared her expertise as a panellist and delivered industry training sessions, championing inclusion and pathways into the screen sector.
Akira Hippolyte
Projects Manager
Akira Hippolyte is a production and project manager with over seven years of experience in unscripted television, having progressed from Runner to Junior Production Manager. She is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion within the industry. In her spare time, Akira also manages a growing events venture.