Marc Palmer is the head of strategy and insights at Auto Trader UK, the country’s leading website for purchasing and selling new and used cars. He has worked in the motor industry for 20 years, beginning as a marketing and sales planning analyst at Ford.

Amanda Stretton is one of the leading female motorsport, classic car, and automotive broadcasters in the UK. She is also formerly an award-winning racing driver.

Francesca Specter is a London-based author, podcaster, and freelance journalist, specialising in writing about solitude, loneliness, and interior design through a psychological lens. Her debut non-fiction book, Alonement: How to be Alone & Absolutely Own It (Quercus, 2021), is a personal development guide inspired by the experts she’s hosted on her award-nominated podcast, also called Alonement. She has written for The Independent, The Telegraph, Monocle, and elsewhere, and has appeared as a commentator on BBC Woman’s Hour, Sky News, and Times Radio.