Mary Miers commutes between her home in the Scottish Highlands and the London offices of Country Life magazine, where she works as fine arts and books editor. Her books include American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons and The English Country House. Paul Barker is one of England's premier interior and architectural photographers, whose books include English Country House Interiors, England's Thousand Best Churches, and English Ruins.
Jeremy Musson is an architectural historian and has been Architectural Editor of Country Life for many years. In his work, Jeremy has always been committed to engaging a wider public to the glories of historic buildings and to exploring the influence of ideas about the past and preservation. He has written and edited hundreds of articles on historic country houses, from Garsington Manor to Knebworth House. He also presented Curious House Guest on BBC2 and is the author of two books, including How to Read a Country House. Jeremy is married with two children.
Tim Richardson is a Director of Waverly Learning and Director of Its Original Ltd. He is an expert in leadership development. Previously Head of Leadership Development and Talent Management at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, he has worked with corporate clients such as HSBC, BBC, BOC, Zurich, Centrica, Llloyds TSB, Barclays and Uniliver amongst others. A regular speaker for conferences around the world on the subject of talent and leadership, his passion lies in teaching people to lead responsibly and authentically. He is also chair of Lambourne End, an outdoor centre for disadvantaged young people in Essex, UK.